The 453 fortwo and forfour has a oil sump plug so I guess we should use it. I usually have a few empty containers like oil or screenwash. Grab a box cutter knife and cut a window in the top. Start the car up and get it running. When the temperature gets to normal...
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453 Paddle Shift Coding
This was using DDT4All 5.4.0 but I would suggest using the newest version you can download from Github. Earlier versions of DDT4All may not have the correct buttons. Also, depending on your car, DDT4All version, language settings, how you connect to the car and the...
453 Passenger Airbag Disable
If you want to fit a rear facing baby seat to the passenger seat of your fortwo, you should turn off the airbag. If you have seat side airbags, you'll have to turn off the passenger airbags for both forward and rearward facing baby seats. Open the passenger door and...
453 Phone Holders
OEM Phone Holder This is the standard phone holder available from smart and Renault (for the Twingo). It's massively over-priced and even 2nd hand, they sell for too much. The other problem is that they are rare 2nd hand and they won't hold every phone due to the...
453 Proximity Alarm Disable
Some versions of the 453 have interior sensors for the alarm. The coupe has ultrasonic sensors and the cabrio has interior protection sensors. It looks like these can be deactivated in DDT4All. Interior Proximity Alarm Deactivation Start DDT4All and connect to the...
453 Puncture Repair Kit
Look in the passenger footwell, under the dash, towards the fire wall. See the tri-wing nuts? Remove them. Grab the entire footwell piece and pull it out of the footwell. Flip it over and admire the contents. The pictographic instructions are on the...
453 R-Link Branding
Start DDT4All Read the installation and starting guide here. Sort Of... I don't have this stereo but you can run DDT4All in a demo mode and say you have. So this is my best guess but is should be right. Coding The Dash Pod In the 2nd box down, select...
453 R-Link Radio Decoder
This is going to be a very niche page of info for my normal audience of smart owners. However, this could be fairly widely used by the Renault community. The stereo shared by the smart 453 and many Renault cars goes by a few names. Smart Media System, Renault R-Link...
453 R-Link Radio Issues
The Smart media system (Renault R-Link, TomTom) isn't the most reliable stereo. It looks to be powered by Android so it's no wonder it crashes and freezes up every so often. Apps crash and freeze, the touch screen stops working, music won't play, blanks screen, no...
453 R-Link Touchscreen Pinout
Smart Media Stereo Connections Overview The touchscreen unit is designated A40/3 by smart. Connector AA Pin Number Wire Colour Function 1 Grey/White CAN Bus High 2 Brown/White CAN Bus Low 3 Yellow Microphone + 4 Red Microphone Signal 5 Pink/White Navigation On/Off 6...
453 Radio Locked
Radio Locked Please Contact Dealer First things first, don't contact your dealer because they won't/can't help. All they will do is sell you a new replacement stereo. 2nd Hand Radio The majority of the basic 453 radios have antitheft activated. They are also coded to...
453 Rear Brake Shoes
Remove the brake drum to reveal the brake shoes. They are held in place with 2 springs and 2 clips. The clips are easy, rotate them around... ...to give more clearance and a more direct route into your eye when they ping off. Lift the bottom of the clip and it'll let...
453 Rear Bulb Change
The back lights are at the back of the car! Mad huh. Open the boor and you'll see 2x Torx20 screws that need to be removed. Pull the headlight backwards. Eventually, the tabs will unclip on the outside edge. Disconnect the electrical connector... ...by putting a flat...
453 Rear Bumper Removal
Fortwo Before starting, you have to remove the lower boot flap. Remove the 5x Torx30 bolts found along the top edge of the bumper. Below the reflectors are a single Torx20 screw to remove. Underneath the edge of the lower valance is another Torx20 screw on each side...
453 Rear LED Light Coding
Start DDT4All Read the installation and starting guide here. Why Code The LED Rear Lights? The car monitors the brake light bulbs so it can alert you of a bulb failure. LEDs don't have the resistance of normal halogen bulbs so just swapping the rear lights over from...
453 Rear LED Light Swap
Unless you have the LED light upgrade package, you'll have boring crappy halogen lights (left). We need to update them to the LED upgrade lights as they look so much better. (right). Remove the existing rear lights. Flip them over, locate the 3 Torx screws and remove...
453 Rear Light Pin Out
Right Hand PIN number Wire Colours Function Connects To 1 Green Reverse Light N10/10 S1 Pin 40 2 Pink Fog Light N10/11 Pin 4 3 Black/Brown Ground Earth Point W51/14 4 Pink/Brown Indicator N10/10 P1 Pin 12 5 Blue Tail Light N10/11 S2 Pin 11 6 Pink Brake Light N10/11...
453 Rear Speaker Fitting
Before your starting this mod you need to know 3 things. It's not the full system, is just some hack. The original system has a JBL amplifier under the seat, the subwoofer in the boot and all the cables available. I have just installed the rear speakers. The purple...
453 Rear Valance Removal
I really hate black textured body parts. Why can't they just colour code everything? It need sto be remove to paint it. Remove the rear panels from the car. Look at the back of the reflector, push the metal clip in and... ...swing the reflector out. Along the top of...
453 Rear View Mirror Removal
The 453 rear view mirror base is hidden behind plastic covers. Pull off the nearest cover. This reveals the metal stem and you can see the furthest cover in place. Pull the furthest forwards and then down. This cover holds the interior temperature sensor. You...