Is My Interior Plastic Grey Or Blue? Yes, this is a serious question that I have received a few times every year. I don't think it stems from people not being able to tell the difference between grey and blue, I believe it's to do with the poor quality of some photos...
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450 Leaks
A round up of what faults cause water ingress into a 450
450 Panel Separation
This page currently focuses specifically on 1 model but the method is the similar for all models. Almond 450 Front Panels The front panels are comprised of 3 panels, 1 centre and 2 arches. Down each side are 6 sprung metal clips... ...and 4 Torx head screws. The...
451 – 3 Lines On The Speedo
Three horizontal lines on the speedo LCD indicates that there is a fault in the gearshift system. There are a few reasons for this to happen.
451 AC Radiator Removal
If you have a split in the air conditioning radiator then you'll need to replace it
451 Air Conditioning Drain
Water under the carpet in your fortwo?
451 Brake Light Switch
Rarer on the 451 but they have been known to fail
451 CDI 45bhp Sensors
Air Inlet Temperature Sensor On the back of the intercooler, just behind the top pipe. Press the tab on the electrical connector and pull the connector free. When the electrical connector is out of the way, pinch the tabs on eaither side of the sensor and pull it out....
451 Diesel 54bhp Safe Mode
When they changed the 45bhp diesel 451 to a 54bhp diesel 451, they added emission reducing systems that caused a shit load of trouble.
451 Diesel Remapping
Remaps replace your car's software which increases the power of the engine and can increase MPG too
451 ED 12v Power Usage
The Smart 451 ED has 2 batteries, well, it acually has 94 batteries but 93 of them make up the 400v drive battery. It also has the standard 12v lead acid battery that you'd normally get in a petrol and diesel smart. It's this battery that runs all of the electronics...
451 ED 22Kw Charger Info
Everything You Didn't Know About The Brusa 22kW 451 Charger ...and didn't really want to know. This is the 22kW charger box found in the 451 ED. Apparently it was the 1st 22kW in an electric car. It's bigger than you think too. It's nearly half a metre wide. It has 2...
451 ED HV Battery Opening
This is the high voltage battery removed form a 451 electric drive fortwo. It's 178kg of nearly unmovable nightmares. All around the outside, if you look carefully, there are discoloured spots along the outside lip. I have marked them yellow below. The discolouring is...
451 ED HV Mega Fuse
If you have a catastrophic high voltage electrical failure, the battery has a safety feature to stop all of that fire, sparks, screaming, running around and gnashing of teeth as everything in the local vicinity also sets on fire. This fault could be a damaged HV cable...
451 ESP Removal
In case you need to spin the wheels to get you out of snow and ice or if you are running your car on a dyno, you need to disable the ESP system.
451 Exhaust Types
The smart fortwo 451 ran from 2007 to 2014 and in those 7 years we saw a tightening of the emissions laws in Europe which meant that 451 exhausts changed. Due to the confusion, it seems necessary to create a visual list so people know what they need should they need...
451 Factory Cruise Control
This Is All Guesswork A few people have asked me about retrofitting the standard 451 cruise control with the buttons on the steering wheel. I have given them the information required but none of them have actually done it or got back to me. Is Your Car New Enough?...
451 Fortwo Bulb List
Smart 451 Fortwo ECE BSN Quantity High Beam H7 499 or 477 2 Low Beam H7 499 or 477 2 Front Fog Light H11 TBC 2 Side Light W5W 501 2 Side Repeater W5W Amber 501A 2 Front Indicator PY21W 581 2 High Level Brake Light T15 or W16W 921 1 Number Plate & Front Interior...
451 Fortwo Fuse Layout
451 Petrol & Diesel Fuse Layout No Amp. Colour 1 Engine 25 A Neutral 2 Windscreen wipers 25 A Neutral 3 Window lifter motor, left and right 20 A Yellow 4 Heater blower 25 A Neutral 5 Fog lights, LED DRLs 10 A Red 6 Parking lights right, instrument lights,...
451 Fortwo Not Selecting Reverse
451 Fortwo 999cc When the 451 fortwo started exhibiting the same problems when selecting reverse, people immediately assumed that smart hadn't learned their lesson and that a faulty brake light switch was to blame as with the previous models. Although it can cause the...