light 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

6>> Keywords Fuel
Additives, see Gasoline additives
Fuel level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Premium unleaded gasoline . . . . . . . . . 306
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Reserve fuel indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
RON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170, 306
Fuel filler flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Fuse box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283>> GGasoline additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
GAWR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Gear selector lever
Gearshift pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129, 137
Shifting procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Gearshift
Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Manual gearshifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 160Gross Axle Weight Rating, see GAWR
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating, see GVWR
Gross Vehicle Weight, see GVW
GVW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
GVWR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
>> HHandbrake see Parking brake
Hazard warning flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Activation after emergency
braking maneuver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Heating
Air distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Air volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
High beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
High mounted brake lamp . . . . . . . . 255, 260
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Hill start assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Hood see Service flapHorn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Hydraulic brake assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Hydroplaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
>> IIdentification labels, see Labels
Ignition (Position in starter switch) . . . . . 91
Immobilizer, see Anti
theft systems
Infant and child restraint systems, see
Children in the vehicle
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 136
Lamps, indicator and warning . . . . . . . . 237
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Instruments and controls, see Cockpit
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Interior rear view mirror, see Mirrors
Intermitted wiping, see Windshield wipers>> JJump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Jump start assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277

>> 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

>> Keywords
9
Passenger seat
Folding down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Poly
V
belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Potential problems associated with underin

flated and overinflated tires . . . . . . . . . . 195
Power steering see EPS*
Power washer see vehicle care
Power windows
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Practical hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Warning and indicator lamps . . . . . . . . . 237
What to do if... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Where will I find... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Premium unleaded gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Problems with your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Product information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Production options weight . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
PSI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206>> RRadio transmitters, control and
operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220Radio*
smart radio 10* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
smart radio 9* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Rain/light sensor*
Automatic headlamp mode . . . . . . . . . . 102
Exterior lamp switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Rear lamps
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Rear soft top see Soft top system
Rear view mirrors see Mirrors
Rear window defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Rear window wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Recommended tire inflation pressure . . 206
Refrigerant (Air conditioning) . . . . . . . . 305
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Remote control see Key
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Reporting safety defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Restraint system
Air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Emergency Tensioning Devices (ETDs) . 53
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48, 98
SRS indicator lamp, malfunction . . . . . . 246
Retractable soft top see Soft top system
Retreaded tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Reversing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Roadside Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
RON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
>> SSafety defects, reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Safety guidelines for the seat belt, seat belt
tensioner and air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Safety, occupant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Seat
Fore and aft adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Seat belt force limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48, 98
Emergency Tensioning Devices . . . . . . . 53
Proper use of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Release button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 245
Seat heating* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Seating capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Adjusting backrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Adjusting height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Folding down the passenger seat . . . . . . 94
Selector lever see Gear selector lever

Operator’s Manual
>> Introduction.
17
This Operator’s Manual contains a great deal
of useful information. We urge you to read it
carefully and familiarize yourself with the
vehicle before driving.
For your own safety and longer service life of
the vehicle, we urge you to follow the instruc

tions and warnings contained in this manual.
Ignoring them could result in damage to the
vehicle or personal injury to you or others.
Vehicle damage caused by failure to follow
instructions is not covered by the smart
Limited Warranty.
Your vehicle may have some or all of the
equipment described in this manual. There

fore, you may find explanations for optional
e q ui pm e nt n ot in stal l ed in you r veh icl e. If yo u
have any questions about the operation of any
equipment, your authorized smart center will
be glad to demonstrate the proper proce

dures.We continuously strive to improve our prod

uct, and ask for your understanding that we
reserve the right to make changes in design
and equipment. Therefore, information, illus

trations and descriptions in this Operator’s
Manual might differ from your vehicle.
Optional equipment is also described in this
manual, including operating instructions
wherever necessary. Since they are
special
order items, the descriptions and
illustrations herein may vary slightly from the
actual equipment of your vehicle.
If there are any equipment details that are not
shown or described in this Operator’s Manual,
your authorized smart center will be glad to
inform you of correct care and operating
procedures.
The Operator’s Manual and Maintenance/War

ranty Booklet (USA only) or Service/Warranty
Booklet (Canada only) are important docu

ments and should be kept with the vehicle.
Warranty informationThe Warranty Information Booklet contains
detailed information about the warranties
covering your smart, including:
• New Vehicle Limited Warranty
• Emission System Warranty
• Emission Performance Warranty
• Corrosion Warranty
• California, Maine, Massachusetts, and
Vermont Emission Control System Warranty
(California, Maine, Massachusetts, and
Vermont only)
• smartmove Assistance (Canada)
• State Warranty Enforcement Laws (Lemon
Laws, USA only)

Symbols
>> Introduction.
21
Trademarks:
•Bluetooth
® is a registered trademark of
Bluetooth SIG Inc.
•ESP
® is a registered trademark of
DaimlerChrysler.
The following symbols are found in this
Operator’s Manual:
!
Highlights hazards that may result in
damage to your vehicle.
i
Helpful hints or further information you
may find useful.
*
Optional equipment is identified with
an asterisk. Since standard equip

ment varies between models, the
descriptions and illustrations in this
manual may differ slightly from the
actual equipment of your vehicle.
G
Warning!
Warning notices draw your attention to
hazards that may endanger your health or
life, or the health or life of others.
>
This symbol points to instructions
for you to follow.
>
A number of these symbols
appearing in succession indicates a
multiple
step procedure. (several >)

page
This symbol tells you where you can
find additional information on a top

ic within this Operator’s Manual.

Cockpit>> At a glance.
33
i
Model pure only:
The steering wheel in this vehicle varies from
steering wheel illustrated.
Function
Page
1
Exterior lamp switch
Low beam
Turn signals
High beam
102
104
104
2
Steering wheel
3
Instrument cluster
•Miles
•Kilometers
34
36
4
Wiper switch
Windshield wipers
Rear window wiper
109
111
5
Tachometer*
140
6
Cockpit clock*
140
Function
Page
7
Overhead control panel
Interior rear view mirror
Interior lighting
57 Passenger
front air bag off indicator
lamp
43
97
107
64
8
Upper center console
38
9
Glove box release
Glove box lock
160
160
a
Glove box
smart MP3 interface*
(AUX
socket*)
160
144
b
Gear selector lever
128
c
Starter switch
91
d
Coin holder
Retractable soft top switch
1
1 cabrio
only.
159
114
Function
Page
e
Cup holder
155
f
Right shift paddle
1: Upshift
1 Model passion only.
133
g
Horn
h
Left shift paddle
1: Downshift
133
j
Opening and closing side
windows
Adjusting exterior rear view
mirrors
120
96
k
Inside door handle
85

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

Occupant safety
60
>> Safety.
i
The front air bags in this vehicle have
been designed to inflate in two stages. This
allows the air bag to have different rates of
inflation that are based on the rate of relevant
vehicle deceleration and a fastened or unfas

tened seat belt as assessed by the air bag
control unit.
On the passenger side, the front air bag
deployment is additionally influenced by the
passenger’s weight category as identified by
the Occupant Classification System (OCS)
(
page 60).
The lighter the passenger side occupant, the
higher the vehicle deceleration rate required
for the second stage inflation of the air bag.
The air bags will not deploy in impacts which
do not exceed the system’s deployment
thresholds. In such instances, the seat belts
are designed to protect you.The passenger air bag will only be deployed if
• the system, based on OCS weight sensor
readings, senses that the passenger seat is
occupied and the 57 indicator
lamp is not lit (

page 64).
• the impact exceeds a preset deployment
threshold.
The driver front air bag is located in the
steering wheel housing, the passenger front
air bag above the glove box.
1
Driver front air bag
2
Passenger front air bag
Occupant Classification SystemThe O
ccupant C
lassification S
ystem (OCS)
automatically turns the passenger front air
bag on or off based on the classified occupant
weight category determined by weight sensor
readings from the passenger seat.
i
The system does not deactivate the head

thorax air bag, the seat Emergency Tension

ing Devices, and the seat belt force limiters.
Occupants must sit properly belted in a posi

tion that is as upright as possible with their
back against the seat backrest and feet on the
floor to be correctly classified. If the occu

pant's weight is transferred to another object
in the vehicle (e.g. by leaning on armrests),
the OCS may not be able to properly approxi

mate the occupant’s weight category. P91.60
3287
31

Occupant safety
66
>> Safety.Infant and child restraint system*
We recommend all infants and children be
properly restrained at all times while the
vehicle is in operation.
The passenger lap
shoulder belt has a special
seat belt retractor for secure fastening of
child restraints.
To fasten a child restraint, follow all mounting
instructions provided by the child restraint
manufacturer. Then pull the shoulder seat
belt out completely and let it retract. During
seat belt retraction, a ratcheting sound can
be heard to indicate that the special seat belt
retractor is activated. The seat belt is now
locked. Push down on child restraint to take up
any slack.
To deactivate, release seat belt buckle and let
seat belt retract completely. To deactivate
the special seat belt retractor for the pas

senger seat, the passenger seat must be in
the most backward position. The seat belt can
again be used in the usual manner.The use of infant or child restraints is
required by law in all 50 states, the District of
Columbia, the U.S. territories, and all
Canadian provinces.
Infants and small children should be seated in
an appropriate infant or child restraint
system properly secured in accordance with
the manufacturer’s instructions for the child
restraint, that complies with U.S. Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 213 and 225
and Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards 213, 213.1 and 213.2.Do not expose the child restraint system
to direct sunlight. The child restraint
system’s metal parts, for example, could
become very hot, and the child could be
burned on these parts.
If children open a door, they could
• injure other persons
• get out of the vehicle and injure
themselves or be injured by following
traffic
Do not carry heavy or hard objects in the
passenger compartment unless they are
firmly secured in place.
For more information, please refer to the
"Loading and storing section"
(
page 155).
Unsecured or improperly positioned
cargo increases a child’s risk of injury in
the event of
• strong braking maneuvers
• sudden changes of direction
• an accident
G
Warning!
Never release the seat belt buckle while
the vehicle is in motion, since the special
seat belt retractor will be deactivated.