SMART FORTWO COUPE 2008 Service Manual

Storage compartments
40
>> At a glance.
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Storage compartments
>> At a glance.
41
Function
Page
1
Glove box
160
2
Door pocket, passenger side
160
3
Storage compartment in
tailgate
1
1 coupé only.
161
4
Parcel net bag
2
2 Vehicles with cargo compartment cover blind only.
156
5
Door pocket, driver’s side
160
6

Storage tray left to steering
wheel
160
7
Storage tray right to steer

ing wheel
160
8
Cup holder
155
9
Coin holder
159

Steering wheel gearshift control
42
>> At a glance.
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Model pure only:
The steering wheel in this vehicle varies from
steering wheel illustrated.
P46.10
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31
Function
Page
1
Left shift paddle
1: Downshift
1 Model passion only.
133
2
Multifunction display
136
3
Right shift paddle
1: Upshift
133

Overhead control panel
>> At a glance.
43
P82.00
2490
31
Function
Page
1
Passenger front air bag off
indicator lamp
64
2
Switching interior lighting
on/off
107
3
Interior rear view mirror
97

Door control panel
44
>> At a glance.P72.10
3349
31
Function
Page
1
Inside door handle
85
2
Adjusting exterior rear view
mirrors
•Manually
•Electrically
1
1 Model passion only.
96
96
3
Opening and closing right
side window
•Manually
•Electrically
1
120
120
4
Opening and closing left side
window
•Manually
•Electrically
1
120
120

>> At a glance.
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>> Safety.Occupant safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Panic alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Driving safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Anti
theft systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Occupant safety
48
>> Safety. The smart vehicle is equipped with seat belts
and dual stage air bags to protect you in a
crash. However, children can be killed or se

riously injured by an inflating air bag. Indeed,
there is a stronger risk of serious death or
bodily injury when an air bag deploys on a
child positioned in a rear
facing child seat in
the passenger seat. Because this vehicle has
only two front seats and no backseat, it is lim

ited as are other two
seat vehicles, in the ex

tent to which it may restrain children
traveling in the passenger front seat. Many
states have laws against placing children of
certain ages in the front seat of a vehicle that
has both front and back seats. Those laws
make exceptions to permit children to be re

strained in the front seat of two seat vehicles.
Special instructions and warnings are provid

ed below about when and if you may restrain a
child in the passenger seat of the smart vehi

cle. Under certain circumstances, it is appropriate for the passenger air bag not
to operate when a child is restrained in a car
seat in the passenger seat, and this vehicle is
equipped with technology to accomplish this.
Please pay very close attention to the instruc

tions and warnings below, particularly as they
relate to children.
In this section you will learn the most
important facts about the restraint system
components of the vehicle.
•Seat belts (

page 50)
• Child restraints (

page 66)
Additional protection potential provided by
•S
upplemental R
estraint S
ystem (SRS) with
•Air bags (

page 54)
• Air bag control unit (with crash sensors)
• Emergency Tensioning Devices and seat
belt force limiters (

page 53)Air bag system components with
• Passenger front air bag off indicator lamp
(

page 64)
• Passenger seat with O
ccupant
C
lassification S
ystem (OCS) (

page 60)
Although independent systems, their
protective functions work in conjunction with
each other.
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For information on infants and children
traveling with you in the vehicle and restraint
systems for infants and children, see
"Children in the vehicle" (

page 65).

Occupant safety
>> Safety.
49
The SRS system conducts a self
test when the
ignition is switched on and in regular inter

vals while the engine is running. This facili

tates detection of malfunctions. The SRS
indicator lamp= in the instrument cluster
comes on when the ignition is switched on and
goes out after approximately four seconds.
The SRS components are in operational readi

ness if the SRS indicator lamp= is not lit
when the engine is running.
A malfunction in the system has been detected
if the SRS indicator lamp=:
• fails to go out after approximately
4 seconds after the ignition was switched
on
•does not come on at all
• comes on after the engine was started or
while driving
G
Warning!
Modifications to or work improperly con

ducted on restraint systems (such as seat
belts and anchors, Emergency Tension

ing Devices, seat belt force limiters or
air bags) or their wiring, as well as tam

pering with interconnected electronic
systems, can lead to the restraint sys

tems no longer functioning as intended.
Air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devic

es, for example, could deploy inadvert

ently or fail to deploy in accidents in
which they otherwise should deploy
(although the deceleration threshold for
air bag deployment is exceeded). There

fore, never modify the restraint systems.
Do not tamper with electronic compo

nents or their software.
G
Warning!
In the event that the SRS indicator
lamp= comes on while driving or does
not come on at all, the SRS self
check has
detected a malfunction. For your safety,
we strongly recommend that you immedi

ately but safely pull the vehicle off of the
roadway and stop driving. Contact an au

thorized smart center immediately to
have the system checked; otherwise the
SRS may not deploy when needed in an ac

cident, which could result in serious or
fatal injury, or it might deploy unexpect

edly and unnecessarily which could also
result in injury.