2019 Renault Scenic Owner’s Manual

A well-known competitor in the MPV (Multi-Purpose Vehicle) industry, the 2019 Renault Scenic persisted in providing families and people in need of adaptable space with an enticing mix of utility and style. This model year kept the unique design language of the Scenic, which is defined by a sleek, contemporary exterior and an interior that puts comfort and usefulness first. To accommodate a range of driving preferences, the 2019 Scenic was offered with a number of powertrain options, including economical petrol and diesel variants. The car was notable for its raised driving position, adjustable seating, and ample storage options. It also had a number of driver-assistance and safety systems. These qualities, together with its fun driving dynamics, helped the 2019 Renault Scenic become a well-liked option for families looking for a car without sacrificing style or fun to drive.

REARVIEW MIRRORS

Special feature:
When the rear-view mirror has been manually deployed or folded back, it is possible to reset it to a usage position. To do this, position the switch 3 to C. A mechanical noise from the rear-view mirror unit will be heard. If it is not the case, place switches 3 to A and then place switches 3 to C until the mechanical noise of the rear-view mirror is heard.

Interior rear-view mirror

Rearview mirror with lever 6
When driving at night, to avoid being dazzled by the headlights of the vehicle behind, depress the little lever located behind rear view mirror 6.

Rear view mirror without lever 6
The rear-view mirror automatically darkens when you are being followed by a vehicle using main beam head-lights or in very bright lighting. Depending on the vehicle, informa-tion regarding the activation and deactivation of the front passen-ger airbag is displayed on the inte-rior rear-view mirror (please refer to information on “Child safety: front passenger airbag deactivation/acti-vation” in Section 1).

Horn
Press the steering wheel boss A to ac-tivate the horn.

Headlight flasher
Pull stalk 1 towards you then release it to flash the headlights.

Direction indicators
Move stalk 1 parallel to the steering wheel and in the direction you are going to turn it.

One-touch mode
When driving, it is possible that the steering wheel may not be turned suf-ficiently to return the stalk automatically to its starting position.
In this case, briefly turn stalk 1 to the in-termediate position, then release it: the stalk returns to its original point and the indicator light flashes three times.

Hazard warning lights
Press switch 2. This switch ac-tivates all four direction indicators and the side indicator lights simultaneously. It must only be used in an emergency to warn drivers of other vehicles that you have had to stop in an area where stop-ping is prohibited or unexpected or that you are obliged to drive under special conditions. Depending on the vehicle, the hazard warning lights may come on automati-cally under heavy deceleration. You can switch them off by pressing switch 2.

Side lights
Turn ring 3 until the symbol is opposite mark 2. This indicator light on the instrument panel comes on.

Main beam headlights
With the dipped beam headlights lit, push stalk 1. This indica-tor light on the instrument panel comes on. To return to the dipped headlight position, pull the stalk 1 towards you again.

Manual operation
Turn ring 3 until the symbol is opposite mark 2. This indicator light on the in-strument panel comes on.

Automatic operation
Turn ring 3 until the AUTO symbol is op-posite mark 2: with the engine running, the dipped beam headlights switch on or off automatically depending on the brightness of the light outside, without any action on stalk 1.

Before driving at night: check that the electrical equipment is operat-ing correctly and adjust your headlights. Refer to the information on “Adjusting the headlight beams” in section 1. As a general precaution, check that the lights are not obscured (by dirt, mud, snow or objects being transported).

Automatic main beam headlights
Depending on the vehicle, this system switches the main beam headlights on and off automatically. It uses a camera located behind the interior rear-view mirror to detect vehicles that are being followed and those coming in the oppo-site direction.

The main beam headlights come on au-tomatically if:

• exterior light is weak;
• no other vehicles or lighting are de-tected;
• the vehicle speed is above approxi-mately 25 mph (40 km/h).

If any of the above conditions are not fulfilled, the system switches to dipped beam headlights. The “automatic main beam headlights” system should under no circumstances be used to replace driver attention and responsibility with regard to vehicle lighting and adapting to light, visibility and traffic conditions.

The system may encounter difficul-ties under certain conditions, inclu-ding:

• extreme weather conditions (rain, snow, fog, etc.);
• obstruction in front of the wind-screen or camera;
• when a following or oncoming ve-hicle has weak or hidden lighting;
• incorrect settings for the front headlights;
• reflective systems;

Switching on
Vehicle fitted with a navigation system From the multimedia screen, 4, select the “Vehicle” menu, “Driving assist-ance”, “Automaticmain beam lights”, then choose “ON” or “OFF”.

Vehicles without a navigation system

• With the vehicle stationary, press and hold the OK switch 5 to access the settings menu;
• repeatedly press the control 6 up or down until you reach the “Driving assistance” menu. Press the OK switch 5;
• repeatedly press control 6 up or down until you reach the “Automaticmain beam lights” menu, then press the OK switch 5;
• press the OK switch 5 again to acti-vate or deactivate the function.

Activation/deactivation
To activate automatic main beam headlights:

• turn ring 3 until the AUTO symbol is opposite mark 2;
• push stalk 1.

Warning light comes on the instrument panel.

To deactivate automatic main beam headlights:

• pull stalk 1 towards you;
• or turn ring 3 to a position other than AUTO.

Warning light goes out on the in-strument panel.

Note: make sure the windscreen is not obscured (dirt, mud, snow, condensa-tion etc.).

Operating faults
When the message “Check auto li-ghting” appears on the instrument panel, the system is deactivated. Consult an approved dealer. Using the portable naviga-tion system at night in the windscreen area below the camera may disturb the operation of the “automatic main beam headlights” system (risk of reflection on the windscreen).

Daytime running lights function
The daytime running lights come on automatically with no action on stalk 1 when the engine is started, and they go off once the engine is switched off.

Operating faults
When the message “Check lighting” with warning light © is displayed
and warning light k flashes on the instrument panel, this indicates that there is a lighting fault. Consult an approved dealer.

Switching off the lights
There are two possibilities:

• manually, move ring 3 to position 0;
• automatically, the lights will go out when the engine is switched off, the driver’s door is opened or the vehicle is locked. In this case, the next time the engine is started the lights will be switched back on according to the position of the ring 3.

Lights-on reminder buzzer
A warning beep sounds when the driv-er’s door is opened to warn you that the lights are still on.

“See-me-home lighting” function
This function allows you to briefly switch on the dipped beam headlights (to pro-vide light when opening a gate, etc.). With the engine and lights switched off and the ring 3 in position 0 or AUTO, pull the stalk 1 towards you: the dipped beam headlights come on for approximately 30 seconds. To increase this duration, you may pull the stalk up to four times (total time restricted to ap-proximately two minutes). The mes-sage “Follow-me home for _ _ _” along with the time the lights will be on for is displayed on the instrument panel to confirm this action. You can then lock your vehicle. To switch off the lights before they go out automatically, turn ring 3 to any po-sition, then return it to the AUTO posi-tion.

Welcome and goodbye function
(depending on the vehicle)
Once the function is activated, the day-time running lights and the rear side light light up automatically upon detect-ing the RENAULT card or when the ve-hicle is unlocked.

They switch off automatically:

• approximately one minute after li-ghting up;
• when starting the engine based on the position of the lighting stalk;
• upon locking the vehicle.

Welcome lighting under the door mirrors
With the function activated, the lights located under the door mirrors come on automatically upon detection of the RENAULT card, upon unlocking the vehicle or when opening a door.

They switch off automatically:

• approximately one minute after li-ghting up;
• upon starting the engine;
• upon locking the vehicle.

Activating/deactivating the function
From the multimedia screen, select “Vehicle”, “User settings”, “External welcome”. Choose “ON” or “OFF” to activate or deactivate the function.

Front fog lights

Turn centre ring 7 on stalk 1 until the symbol faces mark 2, then re-lease it. Operation of the fog lights depends on the exterior lighting position selected, and an indicator light will light up on the instrument panel.

Rear fog lights
Turn centre ring 7 on the stalk until the symbol faces mark 2, then re-lease it. Operation of the fog lights depends on the exterior lighting selected, and an in-dicator light will light up on the instru-ment panel. Do not forget to switch off the fog lights when they are no longer needed, to avoid inconveniencing other road users. When driving in fog or snow, or when transporting objects which are higher than the roof, the headlights do not come on automatically. Switching on the fog lights remains the responsibility of the driver: the indicator lights on the instrument panel inform you whether the fog lights are lit (indicator light on) or not (indicator light not on).

Switching off the lights
Turn the ring 7 again until the mark 2 is opposite the symbol for the fog light that you wish to switch off. The corre-sponding indicator light on the instru-ment panel goes out. The fog lights switch off when the exte-rior lights are switched off.

Cornering lights
(depending on vehicle) Whenever the dipped beam headlights are on and under certain conditions (at speed, the steering wheel at an angle, in forward gear, the indicator lights on, etc.), when taking a corner one of the front fog lights will come on to light the inside of the bend.

HEADLIGHT BEAM ADJUSTMENT
On vehicles fitted with this function, control A allows you to adjust the height of the beams according to the load. Turn control A downwards to lower the headlights and upwards to raise them. For vehicles not fitted with a control A, the headlight adjustment is automatic, depending on the vehicle load.

Special note
When driving the vehicle, the wiping speed slows down whenever the ve-hicle stops. For example, fast wiping speed will slow to normal wiping speed. As soon as the vehicle moves off, wiping will return to the speed originally selected. If stalk 1 is operated, it overrides and cancels the automatic function. Positions A, C and D are accessible with the ignition on. Position E is accessible only when the engine is running.

Efficiency of a wiper blade
Check the condition of the wiper blades. How long they last depends on you:

• it must remain clean: clean the blade and the screen regularly with soapy water;
• do not use it when the screen is dry;
• free it from the screen when it has not been used for a long time.

In any event, replace them as soon as they begin to lose efficiency: ap-proximately every year (refer to the information on “Wiper blades: re-placement” in section 5).

Precautions for using the wipers

• In freezing or snowy weather, clear the screen before starting the wipers (risk of motor over-heating);
• ensure that no objects are ob-structing the travel of the blade.

Operating fault
In the event of a malfunction of the au-tomatic wiping, the wiper is set to inter-mittent wiping. Contact an authorised dealer.

The operation of the rain sensor can be disturbed in the event of:

• damaged windscreen wiper blades; a film of water or traces left by a blade in the sensor’s detection zone may increase the response time of the automatic wiper, or increase the wiping frequency;
• a windscreen with any chip or crack level with the sensor, or a windscreen covered in dust, dirt, insects, ice, the use of washing wax and water-repel-lent chemicals; the windscreen wiper will be less sensitive or may even not react at all.

Special note
When driving the vehicle, the wiping speed slows down whenever the vehi-cle stops. For example, fast wiping speed will slow to normal wiping speed. As soon as the vehicle moves off, wiping will return to the speed originally selected. If stalk 1 is operated, it overrides and cancels the automatic function.

Precautions

• In the event of ice, check whether the blades are stuck to the windscreen before operating the wiping mecha-nism. If you activate the wipers while the blades are stuck down with ice, you may risk damaging both the blade and the wiper motor.
• Do not activate the wipers on a dry screen. This will lead to premature wear or damage to the blades.

WINDSCREEN WASH, WIPE

Specific front wiper position (service position)
This position enables the blades to be lifted to remove them from the windscreen.

This can be useful:

• to clean the blades;
• to release the blades from the windscreen in winter;
• replace the blades (refer to the “Wiper blades: replacement” paragraph in Section 5).

With the ignition on and the engine off, lower the windscreen wiper stalk to position E (fast continuous wipe). The wiper arms stop in a position away from the bonnet. To return the blades to position, make sure they have been placed on the windscreen, then move the stalk to position B (stop) with the ignition on. Before switching on the ignition, place the wipers on the windscreen. Otherwise, there may a risk of damage to the bonnet or the wipers when they are switched on.

Note:
Once the wipers have been switched off, at least 1 minute after locking the vehicle, it is possible to manually move the blades. Do not force the blade arms to move. This may risk damage to the wiper motor, the arms and the blades. After your intervention, to reposition the blades correctly, make sure the blades are resting on the windscreen, switch on the ignition and activate the wiper control. The blade on the driver’s side must always be above the passenger blade. If this is not the case, a quick sweep of the windscreen wipers should be performed once the vehicle is travelling at over 4 mph (7 km/h). In the event of obstacles on the windscreen (dirt, snow, ice, etc.), clean the windscreen (including the central area located behind the in-terior rear view mirror) and the rear screen before starting the wipers (risk of motor overheating).
If an object is preventing a blade from moving, it may stop function-ing. Remove the obstacle and react-ivate the wiper using the wiper stalk.

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