engine RENAULT ESPACE 2016 5.G User Guide

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METHODS OF RESTRAINT IN ADDITION TO THE FRONT SEAT BELTS (3/4)
Operation
This system is only operational when
the ignition is switched on.
In a severe frontal impact, the air bags
inflate rapidly, cushioning the impact
of the driver’s head and chest against
the steering wheel and of the front pas-
senger against the dashboard. The air
bags then deflate immediately so that
the passengers are not in any way hin-
dered from leaving the vehicle.
Operating faults
å This warning light comes on
when the engine is started and then
goes out after approximately three sec-
onds.
If it does not come on when the ignition
is switched on or if it stays on, there is a
fault in the system.
Contact your approved Dealer as soon
as possible.
Your protection will be reduced until this
fault is rectified.

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STEERING WHEEL/POWER-ASSISTED STEERING
Power-assisted steering
Variable power-assisted steering
The variable power assisted steering
system is equipped with an electronic
control system which alters the level of
assistance to suit the vehicle speed.
Steering is made easier during parking
manoeuvres (for added comfort) while
the force needed to steer increases
progressively as the speed rises (for
enhanced safety at high speeds).
Stop and Start feature
With the engine on standby, power-as-
sisted steering is no longer operational.
It returns to its original state when the
engine is restarted or when the speed
moves above 1 mph or 1 km/h (hill,
slope, etc.).
Adjusting the steering wheel
height and depth
Lower the lever 1 and position the
steering wheel in the required position.
Then, raise the lever fully, beyond the
point of resistance to lock the steering
wheel.
Make sure that the steering wheel is
correctly locked.
For safety reasons, only
adjust the steering wheel
when the vehicle is station-
ary.
Never leave the steering wheel at
full lock while stationary.
Do not switch off the engine
when driving downhill and,
as a general rule, when
driving (the power-assisted
steering and brake cannot operate
normally).
With the engine switched off, or if
there is a system fault, it is still pos-
sible to turn the steering wheel. The
force required will be greater.
1
Engine on standby - power-
assisted steering is no
longer operational.
NB: power-assisted steering depends
on the mode selected in the “Multi-
Sense” menu (please refer to the infor-
mation in “Multi-Sense” in Section 3).

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CHILD SAFETY: General information (1/2)
Carrying children
Children, and adults, must be correctly
seated and strapped in for all journeys.
The children being carried in your vehi-
cle are your responsibility.
A child is not a miniature adult. Children
are at risk of specific injuries as their
muscles and bones have not yet fin-
ished growing. The seat belt alone
would not provide suitable protection.
Use an approved child seat and ensure
you use it correctly.
A collision at 30 mph
(50 km/h) is the same as fall-
ing a distance of 10 metres.
Transporting a child without
a restraint is the equivalent of allow-
ing him or her to play on a fourth-
floor balcony without railings.
Never travel with a child held in your
arms. In the event of an accident,
you will not be able to keep hold of
the child, even if you yourself are
wearing a seat belt.
If your vehicle has been involved in
a road accident, replace the child
seat and have the seat belts and
ISOFIX anchorage points checked.
To prevent the doors being
opened, use the “Child
safety” device (refer to the
information on “Opening
and closing the doors” in Section 1).
Driver’s responsibility
when parking or stopping
the vehicle
Never leave an animal,
child or adult who is not self-suffi-
cient alone on your vehicle, even for
a short time.
They may pose a risk to themselves
or to others by starting the engine,
activating equipment such as the
electric windows or by locking the
doors.
Also, in hot and/or sunny weather,
please remember that the tempera-
ture inside the passenger compart-
ment increases very quickly.
RISK OF DEATH OR SERIOUS
INJURY.

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DRIVING POSITION (2/2)
The equipment fitted, described below, DEPENDS ON THE VERSION AND COUNTRY.
1 Side air vent.
2 Side window demister outlet.
3 Stalk for:
– direction indicator lights;
– exterior lights;
– rear fog lights.
4 Driver Airbag and horn location.
5 Instrument panel.
6 Head-up display.
7 Controls for:
– on-board computer information
read-out and vehicle settings cus-
tomisation menu,
– remote radio and navigation
system.
8 Steering column stalk for wind-
screen and rear screen wash/
wiper.
9 Centre air vents.
10 Windscreen demister outlet.
11 Multimedia touchscreen.
12 Multifunction screen controls:
– screen activation/deactivation;
– volume;
– welcome menu;
– driving aids menu;
– settings.
13 Heating or air conditioning con-
trols.
14 Switches for:
– hazard warning lights,
– electric door locking.
15 Passenger Airbag location.
16 Storage drawer.
17 Controls for:
– heated front seats,
– activation/deactivation of ECO
mode,
– activation/deactivation of assisted
parking,
– activation/deactivation of the Stop
and Start function.
18 Storage compartment.
19 Assisted parking brake control.
20 Cruise control/speed limiter main
control.
21 Central multifunction and Multi-
Sense control.
22 Manual gearbox gear lever.
23 Automatic gearbox gear lever.
24 Engine start/stop button.
25 Control for adjusting steering


wheel height and reach.
26 Cruise control/speed limiter and
adaptive cruise control controls.
27 Bonnet release control.
28 Automatic tailgate opening/closing
control.

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šSide light warning light
áMain beam headlight tell-
tale
kDipped beam headlight tell-
tale
fRear fog lights tell-tale
Automatic main beam
headlight indicator light
Please refer to the information
on “External signals and lights” in
Section 1.
cLeft-hand direction indicator
tell-tale
bRight-hand direction indica-
tor tell-tale
MLow fuel level warning light
It lights up orange when the ig-
nition or the engine is switched on and
goes off after a few seconds.
If it comes on orange while driving and
is accompanied by a beep, fill up with
fuel as soon as possible. There is only
approximately 30 miles (50 km) worth
of fuel left.A
If no lights or sounds are
apparent, this indicates
a fault in the instrument
panel. This indicates that
it is essential to stop immediately
(as soon as traffic conditions allow).
Ensure that the vehicle is correctly
immobilised and contact an appro-
ved Dealer.
Instrument panelA: lights up when the
driver’s door is opened.
In some cases, the appearance of a
warning light is accompanied by a mes-
sage.
The © warning light means
you should drive very carefully to
an approved dealer as soon as pos-
sible. If you fail to follow this recom-
mendation, you risk damaging your
vehicle.
Warning light ® re-
quires you to stop imme-
diately, for your own safety,
as soon as traffic conditions
allow. Switch off the engine and do
not restart it. Contact an approved
Dealer.
The display of information shown below DEPENDS ON THE VEHICLE EQUIPMENT \
AND COUNTRY.
WARNING LIGHTS (1/6)

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WARNING LIGHTS (2/6)
®STOP light
This lights up when the igni-
tion or engine is switched on and goes
out as soon as the engine is running. It
comes on with other warning lights and/
or messages, and is accompanied by
a beep.
It requires you to stop immediately,
for your own safety, as soon as traffic
conditions allow. Switch off the engine
and do not restart it.
Contact an approved Dealer.
ÀOil pressure warning light
It lights up when the ignition or
the engine is switched on and goes off
after a few seconds.
If it comes on on the road, accompa-
nied by the
® warning light and
a beep, stop immediately and cut the
ignition.
Check the oil level. If the level is
normal, the indicator light is being lit by
something else. Contact an approved
Dealer.
UVariable power-assisted
steering warning light
It lights up when the ignition or the
engine is switched on and goes off after
a few seconds.
If it comes on while driving, alongside
the warning light
®, this means
there is a system fault.
Contact an authorised dealer.
DBrake circuit fault warning
light
It lights up when the ignition or the
engine is switched on and goes off after
a few seconds.
If it comes on during braking and is ac-
companied by the
® warning light
and a beep, it indicates that the fluid
level in the circuit is low or that there is
a braking system fault. Stop as soon as
traffic conditions allow and contact an
authorised dealer.
ÚBattery charge warning light
It lights up when the ignition or
the engine is switched on and goes off
after a few seconds.
If it comes on on the road, accompa-
nied by the
® warning light and a
beep, this indicates an overload or dis-
charge in the electrical circuit.
Stop as soon as traffic conditions allow
and contact an approved Dealer.
A
The display of information shown below DEPENDS ON THE VEHICLE EQUIPMENT \
AND COUNTRY.

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xAnti-lock braking warning
light
It lights up when the ignition or the
engine is switched on and goes off after
a few seconds.
If it lights up when you are driving, it in-
dicates a fault in the anti-lock braking
system.
Braking will then be as normal, without
the ABS. Contact an approved Dealer
as soon as possible.
ÔCoolant temperature war-
ning light
This lights up red when the ignition is
switched on or the engine is started.
If it turns red, stop and let the engine
idle for a minute or two.
The temperature should drop.
Otherwise, stop the engine. Let the
engine cool down before checking the
coolant.
Contact an approved Dealer.
WARNING LIGHTS (3/6)
Emergency active brake
assist
Refer to the information on “Driving cor-
rection devices and aids” in Section 2.
ÄToxic Fume Filter System
Warning Light
On vehicles which are equipped with it,
this light comes on when the engine is
started and, depending on the vehicle,
when the ignition is switched off if the
vehicle is in the engine standby phase
(refer to the information on the "Stop
and Start Function" in section 2) then
goes out.
– If it lights up continuously, consult your approved dealer as soon as
possible;
– if it flashes, reduce the engine speed until the light stops flashing. Contact
your approved Dealer as soon as
possible.
Refer to the information on “Advice: an-
tipollution, fuel economy and driving” in
Section 2.
ECO mode warning light
This comes on when ECO
mode is activated.
Please refer to the information on “Eco-
driving” in Section 2.
The display of information shown below DEPENDS ON THE VEHICLE EQUIPMENT \
AND COUNTRY.
A

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WARNING LIGHTS (4/6)
ÉPreheating warning light
(diesel version)
This should come on when the igni-
tion is switched on. It indicates that the
heater plugs are in operation.
It goes out when preheating is com-
plete. The engine can be started.
2 Door(s) open warning light
A
The display of information shown below DEPENDS ON THE VEHICLE EQUIPMENT \
AND COUNTRY.
åAir bag warning light
This warning light will be dis-
played on the instrument panel when
the ignition is switched on or the engine
is started, and will then go out after a
few seconds.
If it does not come on when the ignition
is switched on, or comes on when the
engine is running, there is a fault in the
system.
Contact your approved Dealer as soon
as possible.
ÓBrake pedal warning light
This lights up when the brake
pedal should be depressed. Refer to
the information on the “Automatic gear-
box” in Section 2.
Please refer to the information on
“Driving advice, Eco-driving” in Section
2.
}Handbrake or electronic
parking brake warning light
Refer to the information on the “Assisted
parking brake” in Section 2.
Rear seat belt reminder
(depending
on vehicle)
Warning light
ß comes on, accom-
panied (depending on the vehicle) by
a message indicating the number of
fastened seat belts on the instrument
panel for approximately 30 seconds,
each time the vehicle is started, a door
is opened or a rear seat belt is fas-
tened/unfastened. Check that the rear
passengers are wearing seat belts and
that the number of seat belts shown as
fastened corresponds to the number of
rear seat places occupied.
Š ‰Gear change indicator
This lights up to advise you to
change to a higher gear (up arrow) or
lower gear (down arrow).
Please refer to the information on
“Driving advice, Eco-driving” in
Section 2.
Assisted parking brake fault
light
Please refer to the information on the
“Assisted parking brake” in Section 2.

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WARNING LIGHTS (5/6)
The display of information shown below DEPENDS ON THE VEHICLE EQUIPMENT \
AND COUNTRY.
©Warning light
This lights up when the ignition
or engine is switched on and goes out
as soon as the engine is running. It can
light up in conjunction with other warn-
ing lights and/or messages on the in-
strument panel.
It means you should drive very care-
fully to an approved dealer as soon
as possible. If you fail to follow this re-
commendation, you risk damaging your
vehicle.
\bWarning light for electronic
stability program ( ESC ) and
traction control system
It lights up when the ignition or the
engine is switched on and goes off after
a few seconds.
There are several reasons for the war-
ning light to come on: please refer to
the information on “Driver correction
devices and aids” in Section 2.
A
ßRear seat belt reminder
warning light
This comes on for approximately 30 se-
conds, each time the vehicle is started,
a door is opened or a rear seat belt is
fastened/unfastened. Please see the
information on "Seat belts" in Section 1.
Engine standby warning
light
Please see information in the para-
graph on “Stop and Start Function” in
Section 2.
Unavailability of engine
standby warning light
Please see information in the para-
graph on “Stop and Start Function” in
Section 2.
Φ Speed limiter,
cruise control and
adaptive cruise control warning
lights
Please refer to the information on the
“Speed limiter”, “Cruise control” and
“Adaptive cruise control” in Section 2.
\fTyre pressure monitoring
system
Refer to the information on the “Tyre
pressure monitoring system” in
Section 2.
Emergency active brake
assist
Refer to the information on “Driving cor-
rection devices and aids” in Section 2.

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DISPLAYS AND INDICATORS (2/4)
6
Fuel gauge 6
If the level is at the minimum, warn-
ing light
M integrated in the indica-
tor comes on orange, accompanied by
a beep. Fill up as soon as possible.
Engine oil level low warning
When the engine is started, the instru-
ment panel display A alerts you when
the minimum oil level is reached. Refer
to the information on the “Engine oil
level” in Section 4.
The first time the warning appears, it
can be cleared by pressing switch 4
“OK ”.
Subsequent warnings will disappear
automatically after around 30 seconds.
4A
Coolant temperature indicator 5
In normal use, indicator 5 should be
before area B. Under “intensive” ope-
rating conditions, the needle may ap-
proach this zone. This is not serious
unless the warning light
® comes
on accompanied by a message on the
instrument panel and a beep.
5
B