ECO mode SMART FORTWO COUPE ELECTRIC DRIVE 2013 Owners Manual

Let the fun begin!
Take a moment to familiarize yourself with
your smart fortwo electric drive coupé or
cabriolet and read through the Operator’s
Manual before driving. This will ensure
you get more fun out of your vehicle - and
avoid danger to yourself and others.
This Operator’s Manual contains very
important information about how to safely
and effectively operate the vehicle. It is
important to note that this is a unique
vehicle. It is obviously smaller than most
vehicles on the road and, for this reason,
it can provide both unique experiences and
special responsibilities. It is extremely
important that you read this entire Manual
and that you familiarize yourself with how
the vehicle works. Some of the features may
be different from the features on other
compact passenger vehicles. Should you
have any questions about the vehicle and
how to safely operate its features, please
use common sense and contact smart dealer
representatives, who are available to help
you.
smart is a vehicle manufactured by
Daimler, distributed in the United States
by smart USA Distributor LLC., and in
Canada by Mercedes-Benz Canada, and sold
and serviced by independent, authorized
electric drive smart centers.
Because of this vehicle’s unique
characteristics, we strongly recommend
that you service and maintain the vehicle
only at authorized smart service
facilities. A list of service facilities is
available by calling smart Customer
Assistance representatives at:
1‑800‑762‑7887 (in the USA)
1‑877‑627‑8004 (in Canada)
Although we cannot prevent you from
servicing the vehicle at facilities other
than smart authorized facilities, this is
not advisable.
Optional extras are identified with an
asterisk*. The equipment in your vehicle
may vary depending on the model, version and availability. smart is constantly
bringing its vehicles up to the very latest
state of the art and reserves the right to
modify them in form, equipment and
engineering.
Should you find that a particular feature in
this manual is important to your decision
to purchase the vehicle, we recommend that
you personally check the vehicle to ensure
that this feature has been installed before
buying the vehicle.
The Operator’s Manual, Quick Guide and
Scheduled Maintenance Guide/Warranty
Booklet (USA only) or Service/Warranty
Booklet (Canada only) belong to the
vehicle. You should always keep these
documents in the vehicle and make sure you
pass them on to the next owner if and when
you sell your smart.
Please contact an authorized electric
drive smart center if you have any further
questions.
The Technical Documentation team at
Daimler wishes you many happy hours at the
wheel.
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CAC (Customer Assistance Center) ......17
California retail buyers and
lessees, important notice for ...........13
Cargo compartment cover blind ........100
CD player ...................................... 91
Center console .............................. 25
Central locking Automati c................................ 51
Locking/unlocking from inside ....51
Certification label .......................208
Charge level gauge ......................... 79
Charging High-voltage battery ................108
Charging cable
Connecting .............................. 114
Control element ....................... 113
Storing .................................. 112
Children in the vehicle ...................40
Air bags .................................. 31
Indicator lamp, passenger front
air bag off ......................... 39, 168
Infant and child restraint
systems ................................... 41
OCS (Occupant Classification
System) ....................................37
Safety notes ............................. 40
Tether anchorage points .............43
Child safety
see Children in the vehicle
Cockpit ........................................ 20
Coin holder ................................. 102
Cold tire inflation pressure ...........138
Combination switch ........................64
Control system Charge and depart menu ..............86
Charging mode display ...............83
Contro llever ............................ 81
Introduction ............................. 81
Menus and submenu s................... 85
Message smenu .......................... 89
Multifunction display ................81
Odomete rmenu .......................... 85
Reset menu ............................... 86
Setting smenu ........................... 89Start menu
............................... 86
Time menu ............................... 90
Coolant
Anticorrosion/antifreeze .....213, 214
Battery ................................... 119
Capacities ........................ 212, 213
Drive system ........................... .119
Temperature warning lamp .........165
Coolant temperature ......................146
Cruise control ............................... 93
Curb weight ................................. 138
Customer Assistance Center (CAC) ......17 D
Dashboard see Instrument cluster
Data recording .............................. 18
Daytime running lamp mode ..............63
Deep water see Standing water
Defroster
Rear window ............................. 99
Windshield .............................. 99
Department of Transportation
see DOT
Direction of rotation (tires) ...........131
Door control panel ......................... 26
Door handles ................................. 26
Doors Locking/unlocking from outside ...51
Opening from inside ..................52
DOT (Department of
Transportation) ...................... 136, 138
Drinking and driving .....................141
Drive diagnostics Indicator lamp ........................ 166
Warnin glamp .......................... 166
Driving
Abroad ................................... 146
Coolant temperature .................146
Hydroplaning .......................... 144
Instructions ....................... 74, 141
In winter ................................ 145
Safety systems .......................... 44
Through standing water .............145
Tips, transmissio n.................... 78 Index
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Driving and parking
Safety notes ............................. 74
Driving safety systems ....................44
ABS ........................................ 44
ESP ®
....................................... 45
Hydraulic brake assistant ...........46 E
ECO indicator ............................... 83
Electrical system Improper work on or
modifications ........................... 15
Power outlet ............................ 106
Electronic immobilizer ..................46
Electronic Power Steering see EPS
Electronic Stability Program
see ESP ®
Emergency, in case of Hazard warning flasher ..........46, 66
Roadside Assistance ..................14
Emergency Tensioning Device
see ETD
Emission control
Information label .................... 208
System warranties ......................12
Engine
Electronic s............................. 206
Starting .................................. 74
Turning off .............................. 77
EPS (Electronic Power Steering)
Warning lamp .......................... 163
ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Program) ..45
Warning lamp .......................... 163
ETD (Emergency Tensioning Device) ...31
Safet yguidelines ...................... 33
Exterior lamp switch ......................62
Exterior lighting Overview ................................ 173
Exterior rear view mirrors ..............59 F
First-aid kit ............................... 154
Flat tire ..................................... 180
Fluids Capacities .............................. 212 Fog lamps
................................ 65, 173
Front air bags see Air bags
Front compartment ......................... 117
Front lamps Overview ................................ 173
Fuse chart ................................... 201
Fuses .......................................... 198 G
GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating) ......138
Global locking/unlocking ................51
Glove box .................................... 103
Gross Axle Weight Rating see GAWR
Gross Vehicle Weight
see GVW
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
see GVWR
GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight) .............138
GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating) ..138 H
Halogen headlamps see Headlamps
Hazard warning flasher .................... 66
Headlamps Automatic headlamp mode ............ 62
Daytime running lamp mode .........63
High-beam flasher .....................64
High-beam headlamps ................. 64
Low-beam headlamps ..................62
Switch ..................................... 62
Head-thorax air bags ......................35
Heated exterior rear view mirrors .....59
Height adjustment Seats ...................................... 57
High-beam flasher ......................... 64
High-beam headlamps ................64, 173
Indicator lamp ........................ 164
High-mounted brake lamp ...............174
High-voltage battery Charg elevel gauge .................... 79
Charging (AC power socket) .........112
Charging (control system) ...........88
Charging (private wallbox) .........112 6
Index

Charging (public charging
station)
.................................. 114
Charging cable ........................ 112
Displaying available power .........82
ECO indicator ........................... 83
Intelligen tcharging
management ............................. 117
Introduction ........................... 108
Notes ..................................... 191
Problems with the charging
process .................................. 117
READY indicator ........................ 82
Warning label (wheel change) ......189
Warnin glamp .......................... 164
High-voltage disconnect device ........17
Hill-start assist system ..................78
Hydraulic brake assistant ................46
Hydroplaning ............................... 144I
Identification labels ....................208
Identification number, vehicle
(VIN) .......................................... 209
Infant and child restraint systems see Children in the vehicle
Inflation pressure
see Tires, Inflation pressure
Inside door handle ......................... 52
Instrument cluster .....................21, 23
Illumination ............................ 80
Lamps, indicator and warnin g..... 159
Instrument panel
see Instrument cluster
Instruments and controls
see Cockpit
Intelligent charging management
High-voltage battery .................117
Interior motion sensor ....................47
Interior rear view mirror ................59
Interior storage spaces see Storage compartments
Intermittent wiping
Rear window wiper .....................68
Windshield wipers .....................67 J
Jump-starting .............................. 193 K
Key ............................................. 50
Loss of ................................... 169
Replacing the transmitter
battery ................................... 171
Kilopascal (air pressure unit) .........138
Knee bag ...................................... 35 L
Labels ........................................ 208
Emission control information .....208
Lamps, exterior
Exterior lamp switch ..................62
Switching on/off ....................... 62
Lamps, indicator and warning
12-volt-battery ........................ 164
ABS ....................................... 160
Brakes ................................... 160
Coolant temperature .................165
Drive diagnostics ....................166
EPS ........................................ 163
ESP ®
...................................... 163
Fog lamps ................................ 65
High-beam headlamps ...............164
High-voltage battery ................164
Low-beam headlamps .................164
Low tire pressure/TPMS
malfunction telltal e................. 166
Overview (kilometers) ................24
Overview (miles) ....................... 22
Passenger front air bag off ....34, 168
Seat belt telltale ..................... 161
SRS ....................................... .162
Turn signals ............................ 165
License plate lamps .......................174
Lighting ...................................... 62
Ambient lighting* .....................65
Coming home function ................64
Daytime running lamp mode .........63
Exterior .................................. 62
Interior .................................. 66
Loading
see Vehicle loading Index
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Product information
We recommend using Genuine smart Parts as
well as conversion parts and accessories
explicitly approved by smart for your
vehicle model.
We have tested these parts to determine
their reliability, safety and special
suitability for smart vehicles.
We are unable to make an assessment for
other products and therefore cannot be
held responsible for them, even if in
individual cases an official approval or
authorization by governmental or other
agencies should exist. Use of such parts
and accessories could adversely affec tthe
safety, performance or reliability of your
vehicle. We strongly recommend that you
not use them.
Genuine smart Parts as well as conversion
parts and accessories approved by us are
available at your authorized electri cdrive
smart center. Due to the technical
requirements of the smart fortwo electric
drive and its high-voltage power systems,
the vehicle should be serviced only at an
authorized electric drive smart center. In
addition, you will receive comprehensive
information on permissible technical
modifications and expert installations on
the operation and maintenance of the smart
fortwo electric drive. Operator’s Manual
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 longe rservice life
of the vehicle, we urge you to follow the
instructions 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.
Therefore, you may find explanations for
optional equipment not installed in your
vehicle. If you have any questions about the
operation of any equipment, your
authorized electric drive smart center
will be glad to demonstrate the proper
procedures.
We continuously strive to improve our
product, and ask for your understanding
that we reserve the right to make changes
in design and equipment. Therefore,
information, illustrations 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 electric drive
smart center will be glad to inform you of
correct care and operating procedures.
The Operator’s Manual and Maintenance/
Warranty Booklet (USA only) or Service/
Warranty Booklet (Canada only) are
important documents and should be kept
with the vehicle.
Warranty information
The smart USA Warranty booklet (USA only)
or the Warranty booklet (Canada only)
contains detailed information about the
warranties covering your smart,
including:
R smart USA Limited Warranty (USA only)
R New Vehicle Limited Warranty (Canada
only) 12
>> Introduction.

Knee bags
0002
Driver’s knee bag
0003 Passenger knee bag
The knee bags are designed to provide
increased protection for the driver and
passenger against the risk of injuries to
the knees, thighs and lower legs. The knee
bags are located on the lower instrument
panel. They are designed to operate
together with the front air bags in certain
frontal impacts if the system determines
that air bag deployment can offer
additional protection to that provided by
the seat belts. Knee bags operate best in
conjunction with a properly positioned
and fastened seat belts.
Head-thorax air bags (cabriolet only) G
WARNING
There is a possibility for a head-thorax air
bag related injury if occupants, especially
children, are not properly seated or
restrained when next to a head-thorax air
bag which needs to deploy rapidly in a side
impact in order to do its job.
To help avoid the possibility of injury,
please follow these guidelines:
(1) Occupants, especially children, should never place their bodies
or lean their heads in the area of
the door where the head-thorax
air bag inflates. This could
result in serious injuries or death shoul
dthe head-thorax air
bag be deployed.
(2) Always sit as upright as possible, properly use the seat
belts, and for all children
12 years old or under, use an
appropriately sized infant
restraint, toddler restraint, or
booster seat recommended for
the size and weight of the child.
(3) Always wear seat belts properly. G
WARNING
Only use seat covers which have been tested
and approved by smart for your vehicle
model. A seat cover must have adeployment
control seam for the head-thorax air bag.
Using other seat covers may interfere with
or prevent the deployment of the head-
thorax air bags. Contact an authorized
electric drive smart center for
availability.
If activated, the head-thorax air bags are
intended to provide increased protection
for the head and thorax (but not arms) of the
occupants on the side of the vehicle that is
struck.
The head-thorax air bags are deployed
R on the side of the vehicle that is struck
(when passenger side is struck only if the
seat is occupied)
R at the start of an accident with high
vehicle deceleration or acceleration
acting in alateral direction, e.g. aside
impact
R regardless of whether or not the seat belt
is in use
R independently of the front air bags
being deployed
R independently of the emergency
tensioning device
The head-thorax air bags are integrated
into the driver and passenger seat
backrests. Occupant safety
35>> Safety. Z

0002
Head-thorax air bag
Window curtain air bags and thorax-
pelvis side air bags (coupé only) G
WARNING
There is a possibility for a thorax-pelvis
side air bag related injury if occupants,
especially children, are not properly
seated or restraine dwhen next to a thorax-
pelvis side air bag which needs to deploy
rapidly in a side impact in order to do its
job.
To help avoid the possibility of injury,
please follow these guidelines:
(1) Occupants, especially children, should never place their bodies
or lean their heads in the area of
the door where the thorax-pelvis
side air bag inflates .This could
result in serious injuries or
death should the thorax-pelvis
side air bag be deployed.
(2) Always sit as upright as possible, properly use the seat
belts, and for all children
12 years old or under, use an
appropriately sized infant
restraint, toddler restraint, or
booster seat recommended for
the size and weight of the child.
(3) Always wear seat belts properly. G
WARNING
Only use seat covers which have been tested
and approved by smart for your vehicle
model. A seat cover must have adeployment
control seam for the thorax-pelvis side air
bag. Using other seat covers may interfere
with or prevent the deployment of the
thorax-pelvis side air bags. Contact an
authorized electric drive smart center for
availability.
Window curtain air bags
Window curtain air bags are designed to
provide increased protectio nfor the head,
but not the chest or arms.
Window curtain air bags are deployed
R on the impacted side of the vehicle
R in instances with a high rate of lateral
vehicle deceleration or acceleration
R independently of the front air bags
R regardless of whether the passenger seat
is occupied
R in a rollover if the system determines
that air bag deployment can offer
additional protection to that provided
by the seat belt.
The window curtain air bags are integrated
into the inner side of the roof frame. They
run above the doors from the A-pillar to the
B-pillar. 0002
Window curtain air bags 36
Occupant safety>> Safety.

R
you have adjusted seat backrest 002Bto
a position that is as upright as
possible
R you can move your legs freely
R you can depress the brake and
accelerator pedal safely.
X Make sure the seat belt is fastened
properly (Y page 60). Lighting
Exterior lamp switch
For safety, smart recommends that you
drive with your low‑beam headlamps on
during the day. In certain countries, local
laws dictate that low‑beam headlamps are
switched on automatically during
operation of the vehicle.
i If you drive in countries where
vehicles drive on the other side of the
road than the country in which the
vehicle is registered, you must have the
headlamps modified for symmetrical low
beams. Relevant information can be
obtained at any authorized electric
drive smart center. Exterior lamp switch
0004
Lamps off
Daytime running lamp mode*
0006 Parking lamps
0002 Low‑beam headlamps or high‑beam
headlamps
0002 Automatic headlamp mode* Parking lamps You can switch on and off the parking lamps
with the exterior lamp switch using the
manual headlamp mode.
X
Switching on: Turn the exterior lamp
switch to position 0006.
The parking lamps come on.
The following lamps also come on:
R Tail lamps
R License plate lamps
R Side marker lamps
Low‑beam headlamps You can switch on and off the low‑beam
headlamps with the exterior lamp switch
using the manual headlamp mode.
X Switching on: Turn the exterior lamp
switch to position 0002.
The low‑beam headlamps come on.
The low‑beam headlamp indicator lamp
0003 in the instrument cluster comes on.
The following lamps also come on:
R Tail and parking lamps
R License plate lamps
R Side marker lamps
Automatic headlamp mode* This feature is only available on vehicles
with rain-light sensor*.
The following lamps come on and go out
automatically depending on the brightness
of the ambient light:
R Low‑beam headlamps
R Tail and parking lamps
R License plate lamps
R Side marker lamps G
WARNING
If the exterior lamp switch is set to
position 0002, the headlamps will not be
automatically switched on under foggy
conditions. 62
Lighting>> Controls.
* optional

Reactivating (USA only):
X
Switch off the ignition.
X Remove the key from the starter switch.
X Switch on the high-beam flasher and
press button 0006on the key
simultaneously.
An acoustic signal sounds.
The daytime running lamp mode is
reactivated. Combination switch (high beam, high
beam flasher and turn signals)
X Make sure the key is in starter switch
position 1.
High‑beam headlamps and high-beam
flasher X
Make sure the low‑beam headlamps are
switched on (Y page 62).
X Switching on: Push the combination
switch to position 0004.
The high‑beam headlamps come on.
The high‑beam headlamp indicator lamp
0001 in the instrument cluster comes on.
X Switching off: Pull the combination
switch in direction of arrow 0003to its
original position.
The high‑beam headlamps go out.
The high‑beam headlamp indicator lamp
0001 in the instrument cluster goes out.
X High-beam flasher: Pull the combination
switch briefly in direction of arrow 0003.Turn signals
0002
Turn signals, right
0003 Turn signals, left
X Switching on: Push the combination
switch in direction of arrow 0002or0003.
The corresponding turn signals flash.
The corresponding turn signal indicator
lamp 0003 or0002 in the instrument
cluster flashes.
The combination switch resets
automatically after major steering
wheel movement.
i To signal minor directional changes
such as changing lanes, push the
combination switch only to the point of
resistance and release. The
corresponding turn signals will flash
three times. Coming home function
The interior lamps come on and then go out
again after 12 seconds every time when you
lock or unlock the vehicle.
When leaving the vehicle X
Remove the key from the starter switch.
X Exit the vehicle.
X Press button 0004on the key.
The vehicle is locked.
The interior lamps come on and then go
out again after 12 seconds. 64
Lighting>> Controls.

Compensate for the reduced engine braking
effect by pressing the brake pedal
accordingly, as required.
Using the steering wheel paddle shifters,
you can increase or decrease the
recuperation in overrun phases.
Recuperation means that energy is
recovered while driving - the electric
motor functions as a generator. The kinetic
energy of the vehicle is converted into
electric power and stored in the high-
voltage battery. The more the recuperation
increases, the more the vehicle will be
decelerated.
In overrun phases, there are three levels of
recuperation:
R no recuperation (level 0, coasting)
R mid-level recuperation (level 1)
R high-level recuperation (level 2)
The amount of recuperation in overrun
mode is displayed in the power gauge
(Y page 79).
When you switch on the ignition, level 1 is
automatically preset. X
Decrease recuperation: Pull left
steering wheel paddle shifter 0002.
X Increase recuperation: Pull right
steering wheel paddle shifter 0003.Use the different levels 0 to 2 for
conditions as described below: Level 0 Driving without frequent
breaking. No sharp bends on
the road ahead.
Maximum kinetic energy
remains for the vehicle.
Level 1 Normal driving, standard
setting.
Level 2 Sporty driving.
The break pedal has to be
depressed less often, as the
deceleration due to
recuperation is higher than
in level 1.
The energy efficiency is
substantially higher than if
the vehicle is decelerated by
depressing the brake pedal.
At levels
1and 2the vehicle can be
steplessly decelerated by depressing the
brake pedal.
i Under certain circumstances, in
overrun phases recuperation does not
work as described above. This may be e. g
the case if the high-voltage battery is
already fully charged or has not reached
operating temperature. Driving tips
Driving on uphill grades G
WARNING
The hill-start assist system is not
designed to function as a parking brake and
does not prevent the vehicle from moving
when parked on an incline.
Always engage the parking brake in
addition to shifting to park position P.78
Transmission>> Controls.