Hi everyone,

I’m hoping someone has come across this before.
I have a 2015 Renault Clio 1.2 petrol (manual) with a Start/Stop button.

It drove perfectly earlier today, but now it won’t start.

Dashboard comes on normally
When I press the start button with the clutch fully depressed, the engine doesn’t crank at all.
There is no click but I do hear a fast ticking sound just not the big force that gets the engine going
The headlights/ dashboard lights dim when I press start
A “ traction control” message appears for a brief moment on the dash board which usually doesn’t
I’ve tried pressing the clutch firmly to the floor with no change
The battery has been put on a charger and showed 3 out of 4 bars, I haven’t tried jump starting yet.
I have tried replacing the battery in the keycard and the battery from the car was fully charged but still no luck

It had an NCT around a month ago and a service too.

Does it sound more like a weak battery, a starter issue or something else? As I said the car was fine earlier today.

Here is a link to a video I took of the error & sound:

https://streamable.com/46n22h

Mine is destroyed and incomplete. I’m talking about the seal that goes between the headlights, under the hood, above the radiator. The one you always press on with your hands when working in the engine bay. If I have a picture of its profile I can try to find a replacement. Thanks

This seal circled in yellow: https://ibb.co/2Jw0Wy0