How to access and remove the lighting stalk or the wiper stalk
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451 Coolant Drain
Draining Unless you like to be scalded, wait until the car is cold. Remove the front service panel and undo the cap to the coolant header tank. Look under the car at the engine over to the right. Just behind the long drive shaft, partially hidden by some...
451 Coolant Radiator Removal
If you have a leak in your radiator, fit a new one, don't rely on fluids like RadWeld. Changing the front coolant radiator is easy but actually getting to it is a long task. If you don't have air conditioning, it'll be the only time that you are glad that you don't....
451 Cornering Lights
You may have seen them on expensive Mercs and BMWs but cornering lights are now available on the smart
451 Crash Bar Removal
After a crash it may need replacing. Remove it to fit an exhaust or to fit a towbar.
451 Dash Button Pin Out
Dashboard Button Bank Pin Connection Wire Colour Connects To Purpose 1 Grey/Blue Speedo Pin 12 Illumination 2 Red/Violet SAM Plug 2, Pin 2 Permanent live, fuse 12 3 Brown Ground Earth 4 Yellow/Red Heated Seat Controller, Pin 1 LH Heated Seat Switch LED 1 5...
451 Dash Pod LEDs
Change the SMD LEDs in the 451 dash pods
451 Dash Pods
The rev counter and the clock aren't standard fitment in the new fortwo. Here is how to fit them.
451 Dash Pods Wiring
Key:
E = Earth
C4/8 = Connection plug 4, pin 8
Fuse* or F* = Direct connection fuse number
Black Yellow = Wire colour
Modules are labeled in the picture.
451 Diesel 54bhp Safe Mode
When they changed the 45bhp diesel 451 to a 54bhp diesel 451, they added emission reducing systems that caused a shit load of trouble.
451 Diesel Remapping
Remaps replace your car's software which increases the power of the engine and can increase MPG too
451 Door Card Removal
Removing the internal door card on the 451 is a pain in the tits unlike the previous model. You can't just remove the fabric part like before as it's hot staked to the rest of the internal door card. So, unfortunately, the entire internal door skin has to be...
451 Door Glass Removal
Tinting the glass properly, replacing the glass or cleaning out the runners?
451 Door Panel Removal
The door panel is removed to gain access to the speakers and the window mechanism.
451 Door Quarter Glass Removal
How to remove the small quarter glass at the back of the door
451 Door Speakers
Swap the door speakers out for some that are not rubbish.
451 Double DIN Surround
The 451 has a double DIN size hole so lets fit a different 2 DIN stereo.
451 DPF Regeneration
What Is A DPF? It's a diesel particulate filter, it's inside the exhaust. It catches all of the particles of soot from the engine. This improves the quality of the emissions from the exhaust. Do I Have A DPF The smart fortwo 451 diesel manufactured after October 2009...
451 Driveshaft Removal
Important Before you remove the 451 driveshafts, there is something you have to be sure that you have. At least 1.5 litres of the correct gearbox fluid. This wasn't an issue on the older model, however, on the 451, the driveshafts are actually below the fluid level....
451 Driveshaft Seals
If you look at the driveshafts where they exit the gearbox and notice oil everywhere, your driveshaft seals are crap. These seals are a lot more important on the 451. I'll explain the reason this later. Firstly you'll have to remove the driveshafts. Use a pry bar or...