Detailed How to Guides - 451 smart fortwo

Remove the Rear Side Quarters

2010-11-04T02:58:35.141Z

How do you remove these panels without breaking the plastic tab holes in the top corner?

If you have removed these please let me know how, also how you reinstalled them.

Thanks

How do you program the keys? I had a extra key shipped to me.

2010-05-03T20:30:21.735Z

Can someome tell me how to program a new key?

Water leak

2010-04-28T20:43:47.511Z

Hi,

I noticed today that there is water dripping from the back of my car. It is a translucent blue colour so I imagine it must be coolant although I was always under the impressionthat the smarts were air cooled as I have never been able to find a header tank. Does anyone have any ideas what this could be and how to rectify the problem without spending a fortune?

Cheers,

Jon

10k or 20k service

2010-01-02T18:26:38.453Z

Does anyone know how to reset the computer after an oil change? I need to reset the timer in the dash on one of my smarts, so the service light goes out.

Smart Parts Manual

2009-11-22T06:22:58.338Z

Enjoy!

http://scp-parts.com/pdf/2008fortwotech.pdf

Detail in how to step by step complete for smart

2009-09-24T10:28:33.839Z

Hi there I can help for free step by step in all categories for the smart,(repair,installs,etc...) images and text but I need in exchange.......
Due to a blown engine that will be repaired I need really good links to e-shop engine parts.
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Tire Pressure Monitor install and program

2009-08-29T21:37:51.658Z

hi
I am new to this smart thing (just picked up a pure orphan last week)
I am going to need winter tires. I found a set on steel wheels for a great price, but since they are a few years old they are pre sensor. I found sensors at tire rack.for a decent price (40 bucks each). I will of course have to have the sensors installed. Do they need to be 'programmed' by a dealer? or is it something anyone or tire shop could do? my plan is to use the winter tires/wheels in winter and and change over to 'summer' tires/wheels in spring.
thanks for your help\
Bob
(in soon to be snowy Cleveland Ohio)

Manual

2009-07-29T21:15:42.272Z

Need a manual for Passion. Bought S/H today, finding it abit complicated to get to grips with all-electronic job. Can anyone help please?

SMART California personalized license plates available

2009-02-07T14:57:02.244Z

My SMART California personalized license plates are available now, as I have sold my 2008 smart Passion cabriolet. If you are interested in the definitive license plates SMART and your smart is registered in California, telephone calls only please to 619-980-4586. Thank you, Howard

Rear license plate mount

2009-02-06T20:59:21.276Z

Took delivery of my Smart at the dealer in Chicago about a month ago. Brought it home with a paper temp tag in the rear window. I now have received my Michigan plate and proceeded to try and mount it. I was told by the dealer(s) that the car has no rear bracket. It also has no indication of where you would drill to mount the US style plate. I can see the pair of dimples in the rear deck for the European number plate. Now I am a stickler for detail, so drilling willy-nilly into my new car doesn't appeal to me. Here is my simple but somewhat involved solution. For around six bucks I got a universal license bracket at NAPA, NAPA number 730-5410 (Bell PN 46127-8). It is just a quarter inch think plastic slotted adapter plate. It comes with screws that are too long, which I saved for some other project. I drilled the two factory dimples in the rear deck to mount the bracket to the car. I ran a 1/4-20 tap through the adapter's four, plate mounting holes before mounting it to the car with shorter versions of the screws that came with the bracket. When you drill the holes you will understand why. After bolting the bracket to the deck where the factory intended, I bolted my license plate with 1/4-20 x 1/4" long fasteners. Voila, a little work, but I used the factory dimples and only drilled two holes in the car. And, it lines up with no measuring, eyeballing etc.
Here is a pic of the bracket.