Renault Koleos Owners Manual: Warning lights

The display of information shown below DEPENDS ON THE VEHICLE EQUIPMENT AND COUNTRY.

Instrument panel A: lights up when the driver's door is opened. When the ignition is switched on, turn wheel 1 to set the brightness of the instrument panel.

The warning light means you should drive very carefully to an approved dealer as soon as possible. If you fail to follow this recommendation, you risk damaging your vehicle.

In some cases, the appearance of a warning light is accompanied by a message.

Side light warning light

Main beam headlight telltale

Dipped beam headlight telltale

Front fog light tell-tale

Rear fog light telltale

Automatic main beam headlight indicator light

Warning light 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.

Left-hand direction indicator tell-tale

Right-hand direction indicator tell-tale

Low fuel level warning light

It lights up orange when the ignition 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.

STOP light This lights up when the ignition 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.

Brake 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 accompanied 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.

Battery 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, accompanied by the warning light and a beep, this indicates an overload or discharge in the electrical circuit.

Stop as soon as traffic conditions allow and contact an approved Dealer.

Oil 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, accompanied 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.

Variable 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.

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 warning lights and/or messages on the instrument panel.

It means you should drive very carefully to an approved dealer as soon as possible. If you fail to follow this recommendation, you risk damaging your vehicle.

Toxic 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 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.

Anti-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 indicates 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.

Coolant temperature warning 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.

Preheating warning light (diesel version)

This should come on when the ignition is switched on. It indicates that the heater plugs are in operation.

It goes out when preheating is complete.

The engine can be started.

Door(s) open warning light

Rear seat belt reminder (depending on vehicle) Warning light comes on, accompanied (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 fastened/ 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.

Gear change indicator This lights up to advise you to change to a higher gear (up arrow) or lower gear (down arrow).

Air bag warning light This warning light will be displayed 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.

Brake pedal warning light This lights up when the brake pedal should be depressed.

Footbrake or electronic parking brake warning light

Engine standby warning light

Unavailability of engine standby warning light

Speed limiter and cruise control indicator lights

Tyre pressure monitoring system

ECO mode warning light This comes on when ECO mode is activated.

Assisted parking brake fault light

Emergency active brake assist

Electronic Stability Program (ESC) and traction control system warning light 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 warning light to come on: please refer to the information on "Driver correction devices and aids" .

On display B

Passenger airbag ON

Passenger airbag OFF

Driver's seat belt reminder and, depending on the vehicle, front passenger seat belt reminder

This lights up when the ignition is switched on, then, if the driver's or front passenger's (if this seat is occupied) seat belt is not fastened and the vehicle has reached approximately 12.4 mph (20 km/h), it flashes and a beep sounds for around 2 minutes.

Note: an object placed on the passenger seat base can activate the warning light.