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Used Renault Ignition Barrel & Keys
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About Ignition Barrel & Keys
The Renault Ignition Barrel and Key is a unit consisting of a barrel keylock incorporating a four-way mechanical and electronic switch.
It is located in the steering column just beneath the steering wheel.
The purpose of the Renault Ignition Barrel and key is that when the key is inserted into the lock and the key turned, the first position releases the steering lock, the second turns on the electrical system and the third position engages the starter motor to run the engine. This third position is spring loaded to return to the second position and the engine, if started will run. Manual return to the first position will cut the electric power to the engine and it will stop. Turning the key to the off position will engage the steering lock and enable removal of the key.
Problems occurring with the Renault Ignition Barrel and key can include the key breaking in the lock, worn lock mechanism or damage by attempted theft of vehicle.
Renault trivia
- The Renault seen in Indian Jones and the Last Crusade went up for auction in 2017. The car was seen in the exciting finale where Harrison Ford races on horseback to beat the Nazis to the holy grail. The car was valued at auction at just over £18,000.
- The Royal family have always enjoyed a Renault, but the first royal sale was in 1905 when King Edward VII bagged himself a Landaulette. Our current monarch didn’t pay for one; however, they did receive a Renault Dauphine as a gift in 1957.
- Renault has more models of electric cars than any other manufacturer, with the Twizy, Kangoo, and Fluence their most popular electric-powered vehicles.
- Renault are obviously well known for their motorsport successes, but did you know that their early, groundbreaking work on car body mathematical curve modelling was one of the starting points for today’s computer graphics?
- Renault also owns Automobile Daci and Renault Samsung Motors, among their other global acquisitions.