Recent vehicles have an increasing number of functionnalities and despite the fact they give us a lot of comfort, a lot of them are not always simple to operate. No matter you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Renault Trafic, according to its functionnalities, it can be complicated to figure out how to start a Renault Trafic? Even if this required act of running a car may seem very clear to most of you, depending on 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 explain the distinct ways to start a Renault Trafic with the key, then, in a second step, how to switch on a Renault Trafic with a card, and to finish, without using the key.

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How to start a Renault Trafic with key?

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

  • Determine the location of the neiman (hole in which the key is introduced), it is generally on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dashboard. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not think twice to have a look at our article content on the steering wheel blocked on Renault Trafic that is blocked to discover how to unblock it.
  • Put 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 till you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
  • Check on your dashboard that the orange lights disappear, if you don’t know what they mean don’t think twice to have a look at our article content on orange lights on Renault Trafic to know the explanation for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Renault Trafic 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 testing)

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  • That’s it. You managed to start your Renault Trafic,

How to start a Renault Trafic with the key card?

After finding out about how to turn on the engine of a Renault Trafic with key or will describe you how to do it for a Renault Trafic equipped with a key card and not a key. The technique is still roughly similar, so don’t think twice to go back to the previous part to have details on each of the steps to do. Discover below the actions to stick to to start your Renault Trafic with a card:

  • Dependent on the year and the series, you may or may not need to insert the card in a specific slot, examine on your dashboard if your Renault Trafic 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.
  • Find the “start” button, which is commonly based 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 Trafic

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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 Trafic

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How do I start a Renault Trafic without a key?

And to finish, we will see, how to start a Renault Trafic without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this may seem logical. However, you should know that if your Renault Trafic is more recent than the mid 90’s it will be difficult to turn on it without a key because of all the security systems present on it. Obviously, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the procedure to stick to:

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

There, you’ve found out all the options to start a Renault Trafic.

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