Category: Smart 1 & 2 Forum

Hello together, have now my holiday trip with my 42 (450 he, cdi, 2003 BJ, 52.000 km) behind me. Were a total of 1200 km within 4 days. Again I have to find that long distance with the smart is no problem. I once travelled nonstop 420 km. I have found that the seats for a small car are really above average. I find negative the starting weakness of the diesel. Before one from the stand exceeds the 50 km/h mark it takes forever, sometimes dav Apart from the fact that I don’t want to bring it more than 2500 revolutions when starting up. As an absolutely extraordinary I have to name the consumption of the small. I didn’t exactly record it, but it would have to be 3.3 liters of diesel at 100 km. But I also drove through the Colbitzer and Magdeburg Heath at 120 km/h. The floor mat in the driver’s footroom proved to be disturbing again and again. It always slipped towards the pedalerie. The flap on the left side, on the me If my left foot rests, it never remains in its intended position. And of course it must also be mentioned that the acceptance of the other road users, as often mentioned in the forum, is not the biggest. Some people absolutely have to overtake, just because it is a “smart” driving in front of them. This is annoying to some extent, because you also notice that it is only inconsideration of the people. How does it look at you? Did you have the same experiences? What can I do against the foot mat? Greetings from Thuringia – Hanne –

Does anyone have information about whether and when smart makes changes to the fortwo – facelift or small changes? e.g. all gasoline engines should be switched to EURO5 (long overdue!), cdi with closed particle filter (already known) etc.

Evening, I went to the car of my night-beavers earlier. Problem was that the spark plugs had probably already 60,000 down and there was no oil to be seen on the oil stick. So spark plugs out, 2 of them were completely gone (outside poles vebrannt), so he suddenly only ran on 2 cylinders and the other 4 still well worn. ALso 6 new spark plugs pure, oil filter changed, old oil sucked away I had no way to, so new oil refilled about 2.5 liters ;-). Is that normal, or was there really only so little oil in the engine? After that, I replenished and started oil to Max. The engine runs, but in my opinion with too little compression on the one cylinder. Is running restless and no mountain out of the way up. Can this now be due to too much oil in the engine (although only max on the bar), or is the cylinder head seal or piston ring burned and leaked due to the very low oil level? Could much I only got the car with push-on from the underground garage entrance, realz. LG

Hello, I bought a ForTwo BJ 2004 from a Hämdöer (in September 2007). Now I switched on the air conditioner for the first time, since I never needed it before. The engine speed drops short, I think, a sign that the compressor has plugged in via the magnetic coupling. The air, which then comes out of the nozzles (of course turned on) is both at stage 1 and at stage 2 minimally cooler than the internal air (at the external temperature approx. 23 °C). You can’t talk about cold air at all. Is it normal that the greenhouse gas has already erupted after about 4 years? Does anyone have any idea what a refill costs? Do you have to do this at the smart center, or can you do it at a free workshop? Thanks Rambaldi

Hello dear community! I usually come from the A3 range. My girlfriend has a Smart ForTwo Cabrio with steel rims since Saturday. Now should decent aluminums on it. We could get to the following quite cheap, but am not sure if they are not too big after all: DBV RE01 front 7.5×17 ET42 rear 7.5×17 ET42 hole circle 3×112 Included in delivery is an attachment set (distance discs?). The ET would then be at the front on 27 and at the back on 32. Too heavy or fits that in the Radkas If necessary, we should combine some subtle lowering springs from H&R. As an alternative we would have these rims: NIXXON Design “BALI” Front axle: 4,5×15 ET:23,5 Rear axle: 5,5×15 ET:22 These should fit easily, as an ABE is included. What do you say? Greetings! Fabe

Hello. Incredible but true ! In June advertising brochure of the ATU there is this offer -> rear silencer costs one € per PS 🙂 I sent an e-mail to my ATU branch, of course an e-mail has come back that this offer does not apply to the Smart, because with Kat etc…. blablabla I complained at the ATU headquarters in Weiden and see there got the commitment for an exhaust for my Smart. Of course a Eberspächer with KAT and ABE 🙂 I attached my bill to you and a picture of the montage. Perhaps this offer still applies to you good luck with greetings Thomas Edit by Derk: The picture pendants were removed at the request of the author.

Hello, I’ve always had ridicule and ridicule for Smart, until recently a colleague took me with him (for now), since then I’ve gone and think about buying such a vehicle myself. However, I wonder how it is on the highway. Is one taken seriously and enough power to overtake? Or is one forced to drive to the eternal right. And how is it on long distances with the comfort or with strong wind? Questions about question but maybe someone can answer it?!

Hello together… I bought a Smart 451 year 2011. But would like to exchange the radio which is in it, through an original. I read on the net that was installed for this year or model the Basic Radio from the factory. Question: fits the also the Radio 9 in my Smart The Radio 9 (part number: A4518204279) is a double-DIN CD radio. And… Do you need any accessories for the AUX connection? Glove compartment? Many thanks to all already… Greetings

My Smart 451 mhd BJ 2007 doesn’t start anymore. After ignition, all the lights light up and turn off, ECO flashes briefly and then goes off. I try to start then, click it for a short time from the direction of the fuse box, but nothing happens at all. The gears can be switched on without a running motor. Does that sound like a flat battery? This is now 12! years running smoothly? Mhd is switched off every time directly after engine start. Do I have to install an AGM battery now or would a VARTA SILVER C30 12V54Ah 54 Ah for the requirement profile? The car is moving 23 kilometers in the morning and the same distance in the evening. Or is there a better suitable battery now? Many greetings

Hello smart experts, yesterday I was a little proud of a friend, but also a little thoughtful about her new, used smart. It’s a petrol engine (I’m not a smart expert, maybe there are several gasoline engines) and despite its good condition she has some concerns now, because the car has already run over 40 tkm. She has heard – after the purchase – that the life of the engines should not be so high. Since she invested a considerable part of her savings in her car, she naturally wants to drive with it for a long time. What should she do, so that she can enjoy it for a long time? (normal maintenance according to the plan is logical, there are only “special measures” asked. How long do the smart petrolers live according to experience? Of course, the behavior of the drivers depends on the experience, but there should already be experiences. Thanks already for the info re