Modern vehicles are furnished with an impressive quantity of options, and now you can even enjoy Deezer on your car. However, some basic options are still quite handy. Indeed, being aware of the range of your Renault Zoe is part of the basic knowledge in order not to run out of gas. Many of us tend to do the same thing, wanting to reset the odometer of our Renault Zoe to zero after filling it up to know how many kilometers we’re going to drive . In this article, we will describe how to reset the odometer on Renault Zoe . In a first time, we will be interested in how this day counter works and, in a second time, how to reset this trip odometer and in a last part, if it is possible to decrease the mileage of its Renault Zoe.
How does the trip odometer function on Renault Zoe?
Let’s start our article with how your meter works. While it’s not required to figure out how your car works, it’s still wise and practical to know the fundamentals. If you’re concerned about about resetting your odometer to Renault Zoe , then this part will definitely interest you.
The odometer or odometer totalizer of your car used to be mechanical, and has now been changed to electronic. The intent of this replace is specifically to fight against mileage fraud , in truth, many people knew how to manipulate mechanical odometers to lower or reset the mileage of a Renault Zoe in order to sell it for more than its real value.
In the mechanical version, it works with a system of drums connected to a cable that is driven by the gearbox output shaft or the differential . Finally for the electronic version, the most general on the Renault Zoe, it is a sensor that can be located in different spots depending on the year of your Renault Zoe and that transmits the mileage data to the onboard computer.
Reset the daily mileage counter to zero on Renault Zoe
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Now let’s move on to the most necessary step, how to reset the daily odometer of your Renault Zoe? Although this step is generally easy to carry out, some of you, new buyers of Renault Zoe for example, may not be knowledgeable with the procedure to accomplish this process.
We will now look at the different techniques to reset the trip odometer to zero on Renault Zoe:
- Hold the right button on your dashboard for some seconds until zero is shown on the trip odometer
- If this button does not function, you can use the right-hand counter comodo by pressing the button at its end for a couple of seconds till the odometer of your Renault Zoe is reset to zero.
- Finally, on some of the newer models, you may need to proceed through your car’s centre console and display, going through your car’s options to reset it to zero
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If you want to reset the service counter of your Renault Zoe, please read our article on this topic.
Rollback or lower the mileage of his Renault Zoe odometer
Last part, which may interest some of you, how to lower the mileage of his Renault Zoe . Know already that this act is totally not allowed by the law , and that if you carry out this action, you risk up to 2 years in prison and 300, 000 euros fine. Nevertheless, if you have doubts about the mileage of a Renault Zoe before you buy it, it may be interesting to know how scammers work.
- Resetting a mechanical odometer to zero on Renault Zoe:
Nevertheless they are becoming more and more rare, mechanical odometers are the easiest to tamper with, in reality, it was enough to just locate the cable of the meter, disconnect it, and plug a drill on it to make it turn upside down and raise or lower the mileage of its Renault Zoe. - Reset electronic odometer to zero on Renault Zoe;
At last, the now general electronic odometers that were intended to fight fraud effectively are no more invulnerable than the mechanical versions. Indeed, using the diagnostic socket of your Renault Zoe, it is possible to reset the odometer of your Renault Zoe , with the help of a computer and software it is possible to change the mileage data displayed on your dashboard.
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Whenever you have any further questions about the Renault Zoe, do not hesitate to consult our Renault Zoe category.
