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    Renault Megane 1.6 2003 "KEY NOT RECOGNISED" Archived Message

    Posted by Paul Foster on October 21, 2008, 4:13 pm

    Hi Guys.

    A good one this!

    This motor was booked in for a service today but I got a call to say it wouldn't start.

    The battery was goosed so, after jump starting it, drove it down to my workshop & left it running. When we first started it the engine wouldn't idle and it was neccessary to re-start 2 or 3 times.

    Now I've stopped the engine to add an engine flush the engine won't re-start and the display is reading 'Key Not Recognised'.

    I can't read DTCs as I can't turn the ignition on. The customer says he has been having trouble with the key for a while - He has been half withdrawing the card and tilting it up to start the car!

    I tried another Renault card to see if it would recognise a 'wrong card' but it was still the same. I tried the megane's key in another renault with the same result. The lock/unlock buttons work fine.

    Any suggestions?

    Cheers - Paul.

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