How to fit or change the pollen cabin air filter.
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450 Air Con Re-Gas
The rubber seals on your air conditioning pipes don't last for ever, especially when you don't use it regularly. The seals dry up and the gas escapes leaving you with no air-con. It is possible to refill it DIY style using a can from Halfords or a similar motor factors.
Applying Rain-X
Microscopically, your windscreen is a mountain range.
Roadster Rear Bulb Change
Accessing and changing the rear bulbs seems to be a regular question so here's how to do it.
Filling The Windscreen Washer Tank
Eventually the windscreen jets stop squirting, chances are they have just run out of water, lets fill it up.
451 Brake Pad Fitting
Replace the brake pads with better ones with a higher performance and less brake dust.
450 Cabin/Pollen Filter
If you suffer from hayfever there is a good chance this will interest you. The smart pollen filter isn't always fitted as standard and if you do have one fitted it should be changed yearly.
450 Brake Pad Change
Swap your pads over for something a bit better.
451 Fog Light Bulb Change
How to change a blown fog light bulb
450 Fuel Filter Replacement
Not the easiest thing to get to but it helps to know where to look.
450 Cabrio Roof Tension
If your cabrio roof looks to be sagging slightly, you can adjust the tension springs hidden in the rear spoiler.
Changing Interior Bulbs
This page now covers the Roadster, old fortwo 450 and the new fortwo 451. Roadster Lever the side of the bulb diffuser down. Slide the unit to the left. Squeeze the two plastic clips shown below. Slide the bulb and its holder to the right. You can now pull the bulb...
450 Coolant Draining/Filling
The coolant doesn't need changing that often but it's handy to know how to do it.
Coolant Level Checking
The smart engine can suffer badly if not cooled properly so lets check the coolant is at the correct level.
Handbrake Adjustment
Adjust the handbrake.
Roadster Air Con Re-Gas
The rubber seals on your air conditioning pipes don't last for ever, especially when you don't use it regularly. The seals dry up and the gas escapes leaving you with no air-con. It is possible to refill it DIY style using a can from Halfords or a similar motor factors.
450 Air Filter Change
Changing the air filter is an easy task, replacing it with something better is just as easy.
450 Engine Oil Change
Changing the oil on a smart isn't like most other cars. You can't just undo the sump plug and let it all drain out, the main reason is because it doesn't have a sump plug.You have to adopt the same service technique as used in boats, the oil is sucked out through the...
Oil Specifications
There seems to be confusion over which oil can be used in the smart, luckily it happens to be very simple and covers all of the smart models.
Forfour Spark Plug Specs
What spark plugs do you need?