auto lights de-activated ????

[spliffy]

hi all im a new owner of a renault grand scenic 1.9dci privelige and on the dash you can scroll thru different information i.e trip, fuel used etc and one of the options says auto lights de-activated ? how do you activate them and what do they do ? iv read owners hand book and cannot find any references to it cheers all.

[Citroenmad]

What year/shape Scenic is it?

I think, if you put the ignition to the service position (or press the start button to get ignition on a keycard Scenic) and press and hold the end of the light stalk, that should activate them.

[R9UKE]

Yep. With the engine on, press and hold the AUTO button on the end of the indicator stalk. You'll hear two beeps and it will change to AUTO LIGHTS ACTIVATED

[spliffy]

cheers that works hadnt noticed the outo button durrr ! iv had the car 1 month now and im still finding new things it has, it took me 2 weeks to find it had a multi changer !! anyway i love the car the only down side iv found is the drivers leg room the seat does not go back far enough ! what are the main things that go wrong with these cars guys , can i do anything to prevent them cheers.

[R9UKE]

Top of the range Privilège model - lovely!

Common problems. Electric window failure, failure of the heater fan relay, digital dash failure, key card failure. That's usually all the electronic problems that they suffer from. Not really anything you can so to prevent them. If the dash hasn't already been replaced, then it's just a ticking bomb I'm afraid! It was on Watchdog for it... £100 fixed price for a new one fitted by Renault.

Also, being the dCi, you can ignore Renault's recommendation of 18000 miles between surfaces. It needs oil changes at half that at the very least if you want to keep your turbo!

Did you know you can keep your key card in your pocket all the time for unlocking, starting and locking? It's called the Hands Free Renault Card. Also... double click the lock button quickly when locking the car and the windows will shut! Scénics are excellent, I love them!

[spliffy]

yes i love it too its loaded with toys and tes i sussed straight away that i could leave my card in my padded wallet all the time . iv just sussed out the outo wipers ( didnt know it had any for a month ) jusj also sussed it locks its self when the card is out of range all very clever stuff stuff you would expect on a high end car not a family run about.