mirror 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

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

>> 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

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

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

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

>> Controls.Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Starter switch positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Soft top system (cabrio only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Side windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Driving and parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Audio system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Air conditioning with climate control* . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Rear window defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Loading and storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Useful features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Mirrors
96
>> Controls. Adjust the interior and exterior rear view
mirrors before driving so that you have a
good view of the road and traffic conditions.
Exterior rear view mirrors
Manually adjustable exterior rear view
mirrors1
Adjustment lever
> Adjusting: Move adjustment lever
1 up,
down, left, or right to the desired setting.Power exterior rear view mirrors
1
The operating control is on the door control
panel.1
Knob for selecting the mirror
2
Adjustment button
G
Warning!
Exercise care when using the passen

ger
side exterior rear view mirror. The
mirror surface is convex (outwardly
curved surface for a wider field of view).
Objects in mirror are closer than they
appear. Check your interior rear view
mirror and glance over your shoulder to
determine whether any vehicles are in
the 'blind spot' of your field of vision,
before changing lanes.P88.70
2408
31
1 Model passion only.
P54.25
5342
31