This vehicle is equipped, depending on the equipment, with a remote keyless entry system consisting of the following devices:
- central computer;
- uncoded reader (radio receiver and transponder);
- impulse button to start and stop the engine;
- steering column lock for mechanical steering wheel locking;
- electric motors for locking/unlocking opening elements;
- key cards with two or three (option «free hands») buttons;
- two special receiving antennas for a key card with a function «free hands» (depending on option);
- outside door handles specifically for the function «free hands» depending on version):
- interior door locks specifically for locking function (depending on version).
Two Renault cards are assigned to the car at the factory. Depending on the equipment level, the car can be equipped with:
- two Renault cards with two buttons (without a system «free hands»), including an encoded electronic unit that operates without a battery to control the engine start blocking system:
- radio remote control to activate the locking or unlocking of opening elements;
- two Renault cards, one of which is equipped with a system «free hands» (three buttons). This system allows you to open the opening elements without involving the remote control. (Equipping the car with several remote controls with the system «free hands» impossible. see chapter Renault card with function «free hands»).
The radio code used in Renault cards is constantly changing to avoid possible copying.
With this system, the remote controls are automatically resynchronized.
The remote control function is exclusively used for unlocking and locking opening elements (It has nothing to do with the engine immobilizer system).
Note. The central computer can control four different codes (maximum 4 Renault cards).
Note. A security key that allows you to open the car in the event of a remote control failure. alignment, built into every Renault card (To use a security key, you must have a security number).
If the battery charge is insufficient, unlocking the steering column lock is not possible. Starting the engine of a fatter car is also impossible.
Immobilizer transponder
The transponder of the engine immobilizer system, built into the Renault card, makes it possible to unlock the steering column, turn on the ignition and allow the engine to start.
Receiver built into the reader. recognizes if a Renault card is inserted into it.