Recent cars have more and more functionnalities and nevertheless they provide us a lot of convenience, some of them are not always simple to use. Whether you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Renault Grand Espace, depending on its functionnalities, it can be hard to know precisely how to start a Renault Grand Espace? Even if this imperative act of running a car may seem self evident to most of you, according to the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less simple to do so. Today we will teach you the several methods to start a Renault Grand Espace with the key, then, in a second step, how to switch on a Renault Grand Espace with a card, and to conclude, without using the key.

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How to start a Renault Grand Espace with key?

So we begin our article content which is designed to learn you how to start a Renault Grand Espace, which is supplied with a classic key start. Find below the different measures to be carried out to turn on the engine of your Renault Grand Espace:

  • Determine the position of the neiman (hole in which the key is introduced), it is in most instances on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dash. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not hesitate to browse our article content on the steering wheel blocked on Renault Grand Espace that is blocked to discover how to unblock it.
  • Place the key into this one.
  • Verify that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
  • Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn up to the point you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
  • Check on your dashboard that the orange lights turn off, if you don’t know what they signify don’t hesitate to browse our article content on orange lights on Renault Grand Espace to learn the reason for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Renault Grand Espace starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds otherwise you risk injuring it, if the car does not start, let it rest a few tens of seconds before a new testing)
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  • That’s it. You managed to start your Renault Grand Espace,

How to start a Renault Grand Espace with the key card?

After learning about how to turn on the engine of a Renault Grand Espace with key or will describe you how to do it for a Renault Grand Espace equipped with a key card and not a key. The procedure is still roughly similar, so don’t hesitate to go back to the previous part to get details on each of the steps to do. Discover down below the guidelines to stick to to start your Renault Grand Espace with a card:

  • According to the year and the series, you may or may not need to insert the card in a specific slot, check on your dashboard if your Renault Grand Espace is equipped with this slot or not.
  • If it has one, insert the card in this hole, otherwise you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
  • Uncover the “start” button, which is in most cases located at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is in most cases placed on the centre console.
  • Verify that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
  • Press the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Renault Grand Espace
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  • Press a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Renault Grand Espace

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How do I start a Renault Grand Espace without a key?

And to conclude, we will find out, how to start a Renault Grand Espace without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this might seem obvious. However, you should know that if your Renault Grand Espace is more modern than the mid 90’s it will be tricky to turn on it without a key because of all the security gadgets present on it. Of course, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the process to carry out:

  • Remove the cover that covers your steering wheel and situate among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
  • Strip, connect them together and separate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the process). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
  • Finally, strip the starter wire and connect it quickly with the battery wire (do not make lengthened contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Renault Grand Espace).

There, you’ve discovered all the methods to start a Renault Grand Espace.

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