Contemporary cars have an increasing number of options and although they bring us a lot of comfort, a lot of them are not all the time convenient to use. No matter you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Renault Megane, according to its options, it can be complicated to understand how to start a Renault Megane? Even if this fundamental act of running a car may seem evident to many of you, depending on the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less simple to do so. Today we will show you the several procedures to start a Renault Megane with the key, then, in a second section, how to switch on a Renault Megane with a card, and to finish, without using the key.

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How to start a Renault Megane with key?

So we start our article which aims to learn you how to start a Renault Megane, which is equipped with a classic key start. Find under the various guidelines to be executed to turn on the engine of your Renault Megane:

  • Discover the location of the neiman (hole in which the key is inserted), it is most frequently on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dash. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not think twice to consult our article on the steering wheel blocked on Renault Megane that is blocked to discover how to unblock it.
  • Place the key into this one.
  • Examine 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 till you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
  • Verify on your dashboard that the orange lights go out, if you don’t know what they mean don’t think twice to consult our article on orange lights on Renault Megane to discover the reason for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Renault Megane starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds or you risk damaging it, if the car does not start, let it cool down a few tens of seconds before a new test)
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  • That’s it. You managed to start your Renault Megane,

How to start a Renault Megane with the key card?

After finding out about how to turn on the engine of a Renault Megane with key or will teach you you how to do it for a Renault Megane equipped with a key card and not a key. The method remains more or less alike, so don’t think twice to return to the previous section to have information on each of the steps to do. Learn down below the actions to stick to to start your Renault Megane with a card:

  • Dependant upon the year and the series, you may or may not need to put in the card in a dedicated slot, verify on your dashboard if your Renault Megane is equipped with this slot or not.
  • If it has one, insert the card in this hole, or you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
  • Locate the “start” button, which is in most cases placed at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is in most cases situated on the centre console.
  • Examine that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
  • Push the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Renault Megane
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  • Push a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Renault Megane

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How do I start a Renault Megane without a key?

And to finish, we will see, how to start a Renault Megane without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this may seem obvious. Nevertheless, you should know that if your Renault Megane is more modern than the mid 90’s it will be complicated 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 technique to stick to:

  • 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 quickly with the battery wire (do not make extended contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Renault Megane).

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

If you wish more guides on the Renault Megane, go to our Renault Megane category.