First gear sluggish and high bite

[aaleycatt]

Hi I'm sorry if this has been asked before -
I very proudly bought my first Megane yesterday bought it home and realised the first gear seems really hard to get going - then its fine moving through the gears - -also the biting point is really high ( I have read this is normal though ?)

Have I bought a dud My husband seems to think I need a new clutch/flywheel

Please help - I'm really hoping this is nothing as I'm all spent out

Thanks in advance xx

[camer000]

The bite is fairly high on them, and the car being sluggish pulling off seems to be normal on diesels (at least if my car is anyhting to go off with the super turbo lag) but with a petrol car, I'm not sure. Maybe try pulling off with power going on more gradually rather than hard down right away, as it seems to be a little better then and actually moves, rather than sit and think about it for a bit. You can also see if it happens still when the car has warmed up a bit.

Another thing you could do is try diagnostics with a home kit (make sure it's Renault compatible though before buying) and even find another megane and test drive it to see if it feels similar (it's a bit of extra hasle but could give you the answer you're looking for).

Sorry I can't really be of much help.

[aaleycatt]

Thank you - I'm getting used to the high bite now
Another question - I have located the automatic lights - but does it have the ability to stay on whilst u "get home" they turn off as soon as you open the card door x

[camer000]

Thank you - I'm getting used to the high bite now
Another question - I have located the automatic lights - but does it have the ability to stay on whilst u "get home" they turn off as soon as you open the card door x

They should stay on as the normal lights do until you take the key out, but I don't have auto lights on my car, so I'm not sure.

Also something else with the power, is your car a VVT engine as they need to be revved more (over 3000rpm) to get any power from them.

[q292u]

Mine switch off as soon as I open the driver's door.
That seems to be the only way to switch them off.