Contemporary automobiles have a growing number of functionnalities and although they bring us a lot of comfort, some of them are not all the time user friendly. Whether you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Renault Maxity, depending on its functionnalities, it can be complicated to figure out how to start a Renault Maxity? Even if this essential act of running a car may seem self evident to most of you, dependant upon the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less simple to do so. In this article we will show you the different procedures to start a Renault Maxity with the key, then, in a second step, how to switch on a Renault Maxity with a card, and at last, without using the key.
How to start a Renault Maxity with key?
So we start our article which is meant to show you how to start a Renault Maxity, which is supplied with a classic key start. Find below the various measures to be executed to turn on the engine of your Renault Maxity:
- Discover the location of the neiman (hole in which the key is inserted), 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 read our article on the steering wheel blocked on Renault Maxity that is blocked to learn how to unblock it.
- Place the key into this one.
- Check 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.
- Verify on your dashboard that the orange lights disappear, if you don’t know what they signify don’t hesitate to read our article on orange lights on Renault Maxity to know the explanation for this.
- You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Renault Maxity starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds otherwise you risk harming it, if the car does not start, let it cool down a few tens of seconds before a new test)
- That’s it. You managed to start your Renault Maxity,
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How to start a Renault Maxity with the key card?
After discovering how to turn on the engine of a Renault Maxity with key or will explain you how to do it for a Renault Maxity equipped with a key card and not a key. The operation is still roughly similar, so don’t hesitate to return back to the previous section to get details on each of the steps to do. Discover listed below the steps to follow to start your Renault Maxity with a card:
- Dependent on 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 Maxity 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.
- Locate the “start” button, which is commonly located at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is commonly placed on the centre console.
- Check that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
- Push the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Renault Maxity
- Push a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Renault Maxity
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How do I start a Renault Maxity without a key?
And at last, we will see, how to start a Renault Maxity without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this could seem obvious. Even so, you should know that if your Renault Maxity is newer than the mid 90’s it will be complicated to start it without a key because of all the security equipment present on it. Obviously, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the method to follow:
- Remove the cover that covers your steering wheel and locate 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
- At last, strip the starter wire and connect it promptly with the battery wire (do not make prolonged contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Renault Maxity).
There, you’ve learned all the options to start a Renault Maxity.
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