How Do I Release The Handbrake On A Renault Scenic When The Engine Is Off?

[merton69]

Hello all.

How do I release the handbrake on a Renault Scenic when the engine is off please?

Sometimes we need to move the car forward a tad to get into the garage and we don't want to switch the engine on just to move a couple of feet or so.

The car has an electric handbrake which can only be used when the electric is on.

[paul1763]

cant you just switch off engine with h/brake off and leave in gear?or if that doesn't work a mechanic friend of mine was doing something to the brakes of a modern french car (cant remember which one,renault citreon or peugeot) and said to stop the brakes applying he had to fool the cars brain by actually stalling the car therefore the brain thought the car was still running.

[merton69]

The car is parked on a slight incline. The Megan has an automatic handbrake so when the engine is turned off the brake comes on.

The garage is away from the house so if we need to get into the garage the car needs to be moved away then moved back for garage security purposes.

So I just wondered if the brake can be released without having the ignition on, like back in the day, you just released by hand and then back on.

[Toureman]

Join this forum, you should find the answer............

http://www.renaultforums.co.uk/index.php?referrerid=599

[TWR]

How Do I Release The Handbrake On A Renault Scenic When The Engine Is Off?

Is this not a case of an accident waiting to happen? leave the car the distance required Merton.