Where Is The Towing Eye? Open the passenger door and pull back the carpet in the footwell, in the polystyrene footrest block you will see the towing eye. Pull it from the polystyrene block. On the very early smarts it can be found in the left hand boot storage...
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451 Heater & AC Faults
The new fortwo has a more sophisticated climate control rather than the air conditioning in the 450 and Roadster. More to go wrong.
451 Horn Not Working
It has taken 10 years for this issue to appear but I knew it would eventually occur. When I looked at the 451 wheel back in 2007 I could see a weak point in the system. I'm sure it'll soon become a common problem. Smart knew it'd be a problem as they changed the...
451 LCD Retrofit
For the 1st year (or so), the 451 came with a useful display on the speedo.
Unfortunately the dumbed down American display took over leaving us missing 2 piece of information.
Let us get it back.
451 Paddle Wheel Retrofit
Remove the steering wheel. Click. Plug in the new paddle shift steering wheel. Code the steering wheel paddles. Click. Still Doesn't Work? If you have bought a paddle shift steering wheel and the paddles don't work, it could be the wiring. Martjin D found that his...
451 Passenger Airbag Disable
So you have a mini-me and a rear facing child seat and want to turn the passenger airbag off but didn't spec the option?
451 Petrol Remapping
Remaps replace your car's software which increases the power of the engine and can increase MPG too
451 Spark Plug Specs
The new 451 uses Denso spark plugs as standard. Here is all the information about the OEM plugs.
451 Steering Wheel Disassembly
451 Non Paddle Steering Wheel Remove the steering wheel. Remove the 2x Torx25 screws from the back. Remove the rear cover. Remove the 2x Torx25 screws now uncovered. Remove the front cover. (spray paint or vinyl wrap this if you want) Loosen all 3 of the Torx40 bolts...
451 Stuck In Park
The 451 generally came with the standard TipTronic layout but American 451s and all electric drive 451s had the fake PRND layout. They had the parking pawl which manually locks the gearbox when the shifter is in park. When you turn the ignition to position 1, it...
451 Xenon HID Headlights
OK dumb-arse, pay attention. It is not road legal in any country to put a xenon bulb (or LED bulb) in a standard headlight designed to use a halogen bulb. However, in most countries, it's a bit of a grey area if you replace the projector with one actually designed to...
452 Roadster Bulb List
Smart Roadster ECE BSN Quantity High Beam H7 499 or 477 2 Low Beam H7 499 or 477 2 Fog Light H3 453 2 Side Light W5W 501 (T10) 2 Side Repeater W5WA 501 Amber (T10) 2 Front Indicator PY21W 581 2 High Level Brake Light W2.3W 284 (T5) 5 Number Plate W5W 501 (T10) 2...
452 Roadster SAM Unit Components
Layout If you want to know other other components, let me know. These are the 2 areas that are most problematic. 40 Pin Connector Left (Section 1) Component Number Component Type Ident Rating 1 0603 Resistor 473 47 kΩ 2 0603 Capacitor Blank 10 nF 3 0603 Resistor 823...
452 Roadster Towing
Where Is The Towing Eye? Open the passenger door and pull back the carpet in the footwell, in the polystyrene footrest block you will see the towing eye. Pull it from the polystyrene block. Where Does It Go? Being Towed Go to the front of the car and look to the left...
453 Bonnet Lock
Despite being in the manual, very few people know that you can lock the bonnet/hood on the 453. Look at the front of the car, over to the nearside, you'll see a hole. Put your key into the hole (it won't go in very far) and use the key to lever this cover out. It can...
453 Brake Light Failure
My Brake Lights Don't Work! This is becoming a new common problem on the 453 and it's sometimes not you think it is. The issue is that you rarely notice your brake lights aren't working until you miserably fail your vehicle inspection. Because you don't notice brake...
453 Buyers Guide
453 Fortwo & Forfour Buyer's Guide Manual Gearbox Or Auto Gearbox? Manual The manual gearbox isn't very nice and the clutch has a shit feel to it. It's very high on mine and there's no adjustment. I found the manual gear change to be a bit notchy and the gear...
453 ECU Location
Open the boot/trunk and look over to the right. Take out the Torx screws shown below... ...then pull the lower boot trim towards the centre of the car. You can then pull the top boot trim away. It helps if you pull the rubber boot seal backwards to clear the trim. You...
453 Electronic Controllers
No one seems to know where any of the 453 controllers are or, if they find a controller, they don't know what it is. The main issues that causes confusion with a lot of people is four-fold. 1 - Being a Renault underneath, none of the controllers look like the old...
453 Engine And Gearbox Types
How Can I Tell What Engine My 453 Has? Normally, to tell the engine, you open the boot, remove the engine cover and take a look. There is always a tell-tale difference between the engines. Turbo 0.9 Engine (281.910) - Renault H4B 1.0 Non Turbo Engine (281.920) Renault...