engine oil SMART FORTWO COUPE 2008 Owners Manual

>> Keywords
5
Display message
Data bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Shifting system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Display, see Multifunction display
Door control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Door handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Door locking system
Locking and unlocking from outside . . . . 83
DOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Drive lock function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Driving off
Uphill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Driving safety systems
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Activating the hazard warning flasher . . 76
ESP
® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Hydraulic brake assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
>> EElectric fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Electrical and electronic devices, see Engine
electronics
Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Electronic Stability Program, see "ESP
®"
Emergency Tensioning Device . . . . . . . . . 53
Emmission control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Electronics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Malfunction indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Turning off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172, 305
Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Checking the oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Pressure indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
EPS (Electronic Power Steering)*
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
ESP
®(Electronic Stability Program) . 73, 243Exterior lamp switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Exterior lighting
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
See also Brake lamp
See also Front fog lamps*
See also High beam headlamps
See also License plate lamps
See also Low beam headlamp
See also Parking lamps
See also Sidemarker lamps front/rear
See also Turn signal indicators
See also Turn signal lamps, side
Exterior rear view see Mirrors
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
>> FFirst
aid kit* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Flat tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234, 265
Fluid capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Front fog lamps* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105, 255
Front lamps
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255

>> Keywords
7
>> KKey
Replacing the transmitter battery . . . . 252
With remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131, 134
Kilometer reading, see Trip odometer>> LLabels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Lamp in the overhead control panel . . . . . 64Lamps, indicator and warning
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Air bags, SRS indicator lamp . . . . . . . . 246
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Engine malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
EPS* warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
ESP
® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Front fog lamps* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
High beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Low beam headlamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Oil pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Passenger air bag off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
TPMS combination telltale . . . . . . . . . . 239
Turn signal indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Layout of the poly
V
belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
License plate lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Light alloy wheels
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299Lighting
Automatic headlamp mode . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Coming home function* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Daytime running lamp mode . . . . . . . . . 103
Exterior lamp switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Front fog lamps* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Hazard warning flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
High beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
High beam flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Low beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102, 223
Multifunction display, instrument
illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136, 141
Parking lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Limp
home mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155, 185, 204
Locking
And unlocking, inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
And unlocking, outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Loss of
Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Service and Warranty Information
Booklet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Low beam headlamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303

8>> Keywords>> MMain dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Main odometer display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Maintenance service interval display . . 139
Malfunction
Data bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Shifting system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Manual gearshift
Gear selector lever,
gearshift paddle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Gearshift pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Maximum load rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Maximum loaded vehicle weight . . . . . . . 205
Maximum tire inflation pressure . . . . . . 205
Miles reading, see Trip odometer
Mirrors
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
MON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170, 306
Motor Octane Number see MON
MP3 interface* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144Multifunction display
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Selecting display for status indicator . 138
>> NNeutral gear position
Automatic/manual transmission . . 128, 129
Normal occupant weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Number, Vehicle identification (VIN) . . . 294>> OOccupant Classification System see OCS
Occupant distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Occupant safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
OCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Passenger front air bag off
indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50, 98
SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
OCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Self
test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Oil, see Engine oilOn
board Diagnostics Socket (OBD) . . . . 292
Operating safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Operating your vehicle outside the USA or
Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Operator’s Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Outside temperature display . . . . . . . . . . 136
Overhead control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
>> PPaintwork care see Vehicle care
Panic alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Panorama roof* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Parcel net bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 156
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Parking lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Parts service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
PASS AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp see Passen

ger front air bag off indicator lamp
Passenger air bag see Air bags
Passenger compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Passenger front air bag off indicator
lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, 245
Passenger safety see Occupant safety

10
>> Keywords Self
test
OCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Service
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Service and warranty
Booklet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Service flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Service life (Tire) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Side rails
Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Side windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Sidemarker lamps front/rear . . . . . . . . . 255
Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Sign and labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Smartmove Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Snow chains* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209Soft top system
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Closing rear soft top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Mounting the side rails . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Opening and closing, rear soft top . . . 115
Opening and closing, retractable
soft top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Removing the side rails . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Sound package* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Standing water, driving instructions . . . 219
Steering wheel gearshift control*
Activating, shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Storage compartments
Coin holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Coinholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 155
Door pockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 160
Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 160
Next to the steering wheel . . . . . . . 41, 160
Tailgate coupé . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 161
Storing tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Sun roof see Panorama roof*
Sun screen* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
>> TTachometer* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Tail lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Tailgate
cabrio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
coupé . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Technical data
Air conditioning refrigerant . . . . . . . . . 305
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Coolants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Fuel additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Fuel requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Premium unleaded gasoline . . . . . . . . . . 306
Rims and tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Service fluids and capacities . . . . . . . . 303
Vehicle main dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Windshield/rear window washer system 308

Exterior view
>> At a glance.
31
Function
Page
1
Rear soft top
1
1 cabrio only.
112
2
Retractable soft top
1
112
3
Cargo compartment
Locking and unlocking
Opening and closing
•cabrio
•coupé
Opening engine compartment
cover
Engine oil
Rear window defroster
83
88
86
171
172,
242
154
4
Rear lamps
255
5
Fuel filler flap
Refueling
Gasoline
169
169
306
Function
Page
6
Doors
Locking and unlocking
Opening
Locking and unlocking manu

ally
83
85
250
7
Exterior rear view mirrors
96
8
Tires and wheels
Checking tire inflation pres

sure
Flat tire
182,
299
189
265
9
Towing
Installing towing eye bolt
278
279
Function
Page
a
Front lamps
255
b
Opening service flap
Coolant
Windshield washer fluid
176
178,
309
179,
308
c
Windshield wipers
Replacing wiper blades
109
262
d
Windshield
Defrosting
Wiping with windshield
washer fluid
149
110

Instrument cluster (miles)
>> At a glance.
35
Function
Page
1
Selecting display for status
indicator
Setting digital clock
138
138
2
Left indicator lamp display
with:
¡Low beam headlamp
indicator lamp
AHigh beam headlamp
indicator lamp
HCombination low tire
pressure/TPMS
malfunction telltale
=SRS indicator lamp
102
104
239
245
246
3
LLeft turn signal
indicator lamp
247
4
vESP
® warning lamp
243
Function
Page
5
KRight turn signal
indicator lamp
247
6
Speedometer
7
Right indicator lamp display
with:
GEPS* warning lamp
±Engine malfunction
indicator lamp
¬ABS indicator lamp
;Brake warning lamp
243
242
237
238
8
Adjusting instrument cluster
illumination
Setting digital clock
141
138
9
Right center indicator lamp
display with:
PEngine oil pressure
indicator lamp
DCoolant temperature
warning lamp
242
241
Function
Page
a
Multifunction display with:
• Fuel level display
• Transmission position
indicator
• Main odometer display, or
when active, distance to
next maintenance service
• Digital clock
• Outside temperature
display
136
137
136
138
136
b
Status indicator with:
• Trip odometer display
• Maintenance service
interval display
• Reserve fuel indicator
139
139
136
c
Left center indicator lamp
display with:
–Battery indicator lamp
238

Instrument cluster (kilometers)
>> At a glance.
37
Function
Page
1
Selecting display for status
indicator
Setting digital clock
138
138
2
Left indicator lamp display
with:
¡Low beam headlamp
indicator lamp
AHigh beam headlamp
indicator lamp
HCombination low tire
pressure/TPMS
malfunction telltale
=SRS indicator lamp
102
104
239
245
246
3
LLeft turn signal
indicator lamp
247
4
vESP
® warning lamp
243
Function
Page
5
KRight turn signal
indicator lamp
247
6
Speedometer
7
Right indicator lamp display
with:
GEPS* warning lamp
±Engine malfunction
indicator lamp
-ABS indicator lamp
3Brake warning lamp
243
242
237
238
8
Adjusting instrument cluster
illumination
Setting digital clock
141
138
9
Right center indicator lamp
display with:
PEngine oil pressure
indicator lamp
DCoolant temperature
warning lamp
242
241
Function
Page
a
Multifunction display with:
• Fuel level display
• Transmission position
indicator
• Main odometer display or,
when active, distance to
next maintenance service
• Digital clock
• Outside temperature
display
136
137
136
138
136
b
Status indicator with:
• Trip odometer display
• Maintenance service
interval display
• Reserve fuel indicator
139
139
136
c
Left center indicator lamp
display with:
–Battery indicator lamp
238

Engine compartment
172
>> Operation> Opening: Grasp the strap on cargo com

partment floor
1.
>Lift cargo compartment floor
1 with the
strap.
>Engage hook
4 into top mounting of cargo
compartment cover blind
5.
>Remove fastening screw
2.
>Remove engine compartment cover
3.
>Closing: Slide engine compartment cover
3
forward into the tabs provided.
>Tighten fastening screw
2.
>Disengage hook
4
from top mounting
5.
>Fold cargo compartment floor
1 back
down.
>Push the right hand and left hand cargo
compartment floor edges under the edges
of the side panels.
>Close the tailgate.
Engine oilThe amount of oil your engine needs will de

pend on a number of factors, including driving
style. Increased oil consumption can occur
when
•the vehicle is new
• the vehicle is driven at higher engine
speeds frequently
Engine oil consumption checks should only be
made after the vehicle break
in period.!
Do not use any special lubricant additives,
as these may increase wear and damage the
drive assemblies. Using special additives not
approved by smart may cause damage not
covered by the smart Limited Warranty.
More information on this subject is available
at any smart center.
G
Warning!
The engine is equipped with a transistor

ized ignition system that utilizes high
voltage. Don not touch any components
(ignition coils, spark plug sockets, diag

nostic socket) of the ignition system
• while the engine is running
• while starting the engine
• if ignition is "on" and the engine is
turned manually

Engine compartment
>> Operation
173
Checking engine oil level!
Check the engine oil level at regular
intervals.
When checking the engine oil level
• the vehicle must be parked on level ground
• the vehicle must have been stationary for at
least five minutes with the engine turned off
>Turn off the engine.
>Set the parking brake.
>Open the tailgate.
>Open the engine compartment cover
(
page 172).The oil dipstick is located in the engine
compartment on the passenger side.
1
Oil dipstick
2
Upper mark
3
Lower mark>Pull out oil dipstick
1.
>Wipe oil dipstick
1 clean with a clean cloth.
>Fully insert oil dipstick
1 into the dipstick
guide tube.
>Pull out oil dipstick
1 again after approxi

mately one minute to obtain accurate read

ing.
The oil level is correct when it is between
lower mark
3 (minimum) and upper mark
2
(maximum) on both sides of oil dipstick
1.
>Fully insert oil dipstick
1 into the dipstick
guide tube again.
>If necessary, add engine oil.
i
The filling quantity between the upper and
lower marks on the oil dipstick is approxi

mately 1.1 US qt (1.0 l). P01.00
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Engine compartment
174
>> Operation Adding engine oil
!
Only use approved engine oils and oil fil

ters required for vehicles with Maintenance
System. For a listing of approved engine oils
and oil filters contact an authorized smart
center.
Using engine oils and oil filters of specifica

tion other than those expressly required for
the Maintenance System, or changing of oil
and oil filter at change intervals longer than
those called for by the Maintenance System
will result in engine or emission control sys

tem damage not covered by the smart Limited
Warranty.The filler cap is located in the engine
compartment on the passenger side.
1
Filler cap
>Unscrew filler cap
1
from filler neck.
>Add engine oil as required.
Do not add more than 0.53 US qt (0.5 l)
engine oil at a time.
>Wait one minute until the engine oil has run
into the oil pan.
>Check the engine oil level once more.
>Add engine oil once more if necessary.
G
Warning!
When adding engine oil, always use a fun

nel to avoid spilling oil on any hot parts
such as the catalytic converter or ex

haust system.
If this should happen, however, the en

gine must be thoroughly cleaned before
you continue your trip. The engine oil
could otherwise ignite.P01.00
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