- Interior
- 450 Dashboard Removal 450 Door Speaker Pockets 450 Mirror Too Low 450 Roof Panel Trim Removal 450 SE Drive Cover 450 Speedo Removal 450 Stalk Removal 451 Blower Motor Removal 451 Boot Divider + 451 Boot Side Removal 451 Boot Switch Change 451 Control Stalk Removal 451 Glasses Holder 451 Heated Seat Retrofit 451 Heater Resistor Pack 451 Interior Handle Removal 451 Lower Dash Removal 451 Mirror Too Low 451 Rear Squirter Fault 451 Roof Trim 451 SE Drive Cover 451 Speedo Disassemble 451 Speedo Removal 451 Storage Flap Faults 451 Storage Flap Removal 451 Sun Blind 454 Changing The Dials Acrylic Items Add A Button Airbag Removal Aluminium Decorative Parts Boot Side Panel Removal Brabus Handbrake Grip Fitting Brabus V6 Steering Wheel Fitting Carbon Fibre Effect Dash Instrument Surrounds Changing the Speedo Dial Dismantling the Roadster hardtop DIY Floor & Boot Mats DIY Handbrake Gaiter Door Handle Cable Repair Fitting Roadster Dials Force Open The 451 Hatch Glove Box Insert Removal Glove Box Retrofit Halfords/Ripspeed Handbrake Sleeve Heater Control Sliders Hyper Reclining 451 Seats Ignition Barrel Removal Installing Interior LEDs And Bulbs Leather dashboard, door cards, seats Leather Door Pockets Leather-trimmed Door Handles LHD/RHD Seat Swapping Lounge Concept Seats Lowline Drawer Removal Luggage Cover MDC Armrest Fitting Metal-Monkey Custom Dials MP3 Player Holder Neoprene Drawer Lining Paddle Shift Paddleshift DIY Painting With Nail Varnish Professional Window Tinting Rear rattle fix (city/fortwo) Roadster AC Drain Roadster Carpet Removal Roadster Door Card Removal Roadster Handbrake Replacement Roadster Rear Window Rattle Fix Roadster Speedo Removal Roadster Stalk Removal Roadster Trip Computer Safety Triangle Removal SE Drive Removal Seat Cover Removal Seat Height Handle Fault Seat Information Seat Removal Seat Removal 451 Side Dash Removal Snapped Mirror Adjuster Sound Deadening Starter Button Sunglasses Holder Tinting Plastic Windows Underseat Drawer V6 Steering Wheel Disassembly Wiper Rear Cover Removal
- Exterior
- 2012 Facelift Retrofit 450 Cabrio Roof Fix 450 Fog Light Bulb Change 450 Headlight Bulb Change 450 Headlight Removal 450 Mud Flaps 450 Rear Window Leaks 451 AC Radiator Removal 451 Crash Bar Removal 451 Door Glass Removal 451 Door Quarter Glass Removal 451 Front Frame Removal 451 Fuel Filler Flap Removal 451 Handle Removal 451 Headlight Change 451 Headlight Removal 451 High Level Brake Light 451 Mud Flap Fitting 451 Poly Sway Bar Bushes 451 Rear Hatch Dripping 451 Rear Light Removal 451 Removing The Mirrors 451 Smann Rear Spoiler 451 Smann Side Skirts 451 Spoiler Removal 451 Towbar Fitting 451 Upper Dash Removal 451 Wheel Bearing 451 Wing Mirror Caps 451 Wiper Mechanism Removal Angel Eyes 450 Angel Eyes 451 Applying Vinyl Logos Arch Extensions Axle Caps Base Rack Fitting Black Headlights - Almond Black Headlights - Peanut Blind Spot Mirror Boot Liner Removal Brabus 450 Side Spats Brabus Front Splitter Brabus Front Splitter Fitting Brake Disc Types Cabrio Rear Window Fix Changing A Wishbone Cleaning Your Smart Colour Coding Cubic Printing The Easy Way Debadge 2012 Facelift Debadge Your Smart Car DIY 451 Brabus Headlights DIY Air Intake Door Seal Drain Reinforcement Evilution Vinyl Logos Exhaust Cleaning Exhaust Valance DIY Extra Reflectors Fast Filler Cap Filler Flap Removal Filler Neck Flange Fit New Brake Discs Fitting 451 Foglights Fitting Braided Brake Hoses Fitting Brake Hoses Fitting Brake Pads Fitting Brake Pads 451 Fitting Bullbars Fitting Fog Lights 450 Fixing The Rear Panel Clips Forfour Foglight Change Forfour Rear Bearings Fortwo Rear Bulb Change Gas Strut Removal Handbrake Cable Removal Headlight Eyebrows Headlight Scratch Repair High Level Brake Light LED Rear Lights MDC Filler Cap Cover Fitting Mesh And Fit An Aftermarket Grill. Michalak Sucker Number Plate Lights 451 Painted Roadster Lower Lights Removing 451 Side Skirts Removing the Wing Mirrors Removing Wing Mirror Glass Replace Side Repeaters Replace The Roof Replace The Wheel Bearings Roadster Bonnet Removal Roadster Exterior Water Channels Roadster Headlight Protectors Roadster Headlight Removal Roadster Light Cover Tabs Roadster Mirror Removal Roadster Rear Bulb Change Roadster Rear Light Removal Roadster Rear Roof Leak Roadster Remote Bonnet Pop Roadster Roof Drain Spout Roadster Roof Not Closing Roadster Sagging Doors Roadster Steering Rack Bushes Roadster Sway Bar Bushes Roadster Tridion Paint Cracks Roadster Wing Mirror Leaks Roof Bar Colour Change Scoop Fitting Screen Washer Faults Sideskirt fitting Smart Lights Smart Mirrors with Indicators Smooth Rear Wiper Track Control Arm Bushes Undertray Lowering Update The 451 Headlights Valance Removal Vertical Wiper Mod Vinyl Wrapping Windscreen Wiper Replacement Wing Mirror Replacement Glass Wiper Arm Washer Jet
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- 12 Volt Car Battery 12V Rear Socket 450 Brake Light Switch 450 Fortwo Earth Upgrade 450 Horn Fault 450 Upgrade Horn 451 Boot Light 451 Boot Release Button 451 Brake Light Switch 451 Button Bank LEDs 451 Cruise Control 451 Dash Pod LEDs 451 Dash Pods 451 ESP Removal 451 Foglights/DRL Mod 451 Fortwo Earth Upgrade 451 Headlight Disassembly 451 Heater Controller LEDs 451 Horn Upgrade 451 OEM Navigation 451 Passenger Airbag Disable 451 Pod Swap Over 451 Speedo LEDs 451 Stereo LEDs 451 Towbar Electrics 451 Underseat Bass Unit 451 Window Switch LEDs Airbag Connector Maintenance Airbag Connector Replacement Alternator Testing Auto Drive Lock Info Brake Switch Test Cornering Lights Cruise Control on the smart Dash Pod Clock Fault Daytime Running Lights MDC Disabling the Yaw Sensor. DIY Car Tracker ECU Connections Extra Window Switch Find The OBD Socket Fitting HIDs Flashing Yellow Triangle Footwell Lights For2 SMD LEDs For2 Trip Computer For4 Fuses And Relays Forfour Earth Upgrade Forfour SMD LEDs Front Splitter Fitting Fuel Cap Solenoid Fuse Types and Sizes Handbrake Switch Headlight Adjustment Heated Seats - Retrofit Heater Blower Failure Heater Control Lighting Ignition Free Electric Windows Ignition Light Inaccurate Rev Counter Jump Start Your Smart KM to Miles LED High Level Brake Light Licence Plate Lights Light Stalk Fix MDC Cruise Control MHD ECO Off At Start MHD Starter/ECO Fault MP3 Lead Noisy Headlight Motors OBD Connections OBD Upgrade OBDII Error Codes Rear Light Wiring Remap DIY Retrofit Electric Mirrors Reversed Gearchange Roadster Brake Light Switch Roadster Dash Pod Lighting Roadster Earth Upgrade Roadster H7 Bulb Connectors Roadster Heater Selector Fix Roadster Heater Switch Roadster Horn Fault Roadster Island SMD LEDs Roadster Pods Roadster Pods In A For2 Roadster Roof Override Roadster Speedo in a For2 Roadster Speedo SMD LEDs Roadster Stereo SMD LEDs Roadster Switches SMD LEDs Roadster Trip Computer SMD LEDs Roadster Wiper Motor Sealing SAM Fuse Holder SAM Unit (Fuse Box) SAM Unit 451 SE Drive (Gear Stick) Seat Belt Reminder Alarm Side Repeater Removal Steering Wheel Removal The Ignition Switch Turn The ESP Off Turning The DRLs On And Off Warning Symbol Modification Waterproofing The SAM Unit Window Switch SMDs Wires Though The Bulkhead X-Gauge Features ZEE Unit (Fuse Box)
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- I.C.E
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SE Drive & Ignition Fix
There have been a few instances now where the ignition key fails to turn the ignition switch below it. So far they have all been in Roadsters.
There have been a few instances now where the ignition key fails to turn the ignition switch below it. So far they have all been in Roadsters.
Although this can be done while the SE Drive is on the car, it makes more sense to remove it.
There are wires that can be damaged but if you take care you will be OK.
Info on removing the SE Drive can be found
What Does The Fix Do?
The problem is inside the SE Drive. Inside it is an insert that holds the gear change PCB and the ignition barrel, the problem is that this insert is held in by 3 plastic clips on each side.
If they unclip themselves, the insert can fall down, moving the ignition switch away from the barrel. With these two not touching, there is no way to start the car.
It is also possible that the sliding metal plate can become dislodged
and cause poor or restricted movement of the gear lever.
What this fix does is to join the main assembly and the insert with a more reliable fixing.
Applying The Fix
Mark two holes on each side as shown above. These positions have no wires behind them.
To drill safely it is best to push a small drill bit into the chuck so it only shows about
4mm of the drill bit, this will stop it going in and touching any electrics in the SE Drive.
Drill the holes nice and slowly, it's only light plastic so doesn't need a lot of power.
Using either a countersink bit or the tip of a bigger drill bit, countersink each hole.
The reason is that the screw can then lay flush and not interfere with the cover.
You need to find the shortest countersunk screws you can get.
The plastic is about 4mm thick but you lose some of that when you countersink.
I used 3.5mm long screws as it is what I had, these do protrude slightly.
If your screws do protrude into the SE Drive, cover the points with a
bit of duct tape to stop any possible rubbing on the wires.
Job done.
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