453 Fortwo & Forfour Buyer's Guide Manual Gearbox Or Auto Gearbox? Manual The manual gearbox isn't very nice and the clutch has a shit feel to it. It's very high on mine and there's no adjustment. I found the manual gear change to be a bit notchy and the gear...
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453 Cabin Fan Removal
Post yourself under the dashboard in the nearside footwell. Look up and towards the centre console. There's the fan. Disconnect the electrical connector by squeezing the 2 tabs and pulling the plug out. Look at 2'o'clock on the fan housing and you'll see a Torx20...
453 Cabin Pollen Filter
Remove the footwell block that holds the puncture repair kit. Click. You'll notice a little peek-a-boo hole in the carpet behind the centre console. The bottom of the cover flap has a plastic tab. Pull it towards the back of the car slightly to unclip it. Pull the...
453 Centre Console Phone Charger
The Full Title For This Page Is 453 Facelift Centre Console Mobile Phone Wireless Charging Pad However, I didn't have enough room so I had to remove some of the words. What Phones Is This For? Currently iPhones with MagSafe charging abilities but it probably won't be...
453 Centre Console Remove
Automatic Lift the gear lever surround up. Push the PRND display upwards, turn it 45 degrees and post it back through the hole. Disconnect the switch electrical connector. Put the car into D (drive). This brings the gear lever back far enough so you can lift the...
453 Coolant Specs
Smart 453 Petrol Pre-Mixed Coolant (MB326.6) Product Name Manufacturer ALLIANCE PRIMECOOL GP P-40 Mercedes-Benz Pty. Ltd. /Australia, Victoria, Mulgrave/AUSTRALIA Antigel YORK 813 MOTOREX AG, Langenthal/Schweiz AVIATICON Finkofreeze F40 RM 50:50 Finke Mineralölwerk...
453 Cornering Lights
Start DDT4All Read the installation and starting guide here. Coding Cornering Lights In the 2nd box down on the left, select EMM_EDISON_DDT2000 In the 3rd box down on the left, scroll down to EMM_Cornering, click the + to expand the option. Click on...
453 Courtesy Light
The front interior courtesy light has 3 bulbs. They are dim and pointless. Jam a flat blade screwdriver in and lever the diffuser down. The clips easily let go and the diffuser with drop down. Look up and you'll see the 3 bulbs. The bulbs just pull straight down to...
453 Cruise Control Coding
This was using DDT4All 5.4.0 but I would suggest using the newest version you can download from Github. Earlier versions of DDT4All may not have the correct buttons. Also, depending on your car, DDT4All version, language settings, how you connect to the car and the...
453 Dash Pod Bezel
So, you have 453 with a dash pod and you want to change the pod ring. The pod rings on all previous versions just pulled off but not any more. To remove the 453 pod ring, you have to give it a twist clockwise. Not by much though. Once you've given it a twist, the tabs...
453 Dash Pod Coding
Start DDT4All Read the installation and starting guide here. Coding The Dash Pod In the 2nd box down, select [Tableau de bord] Cluster X07_V3.3 The 3rd box down should then populate with options. Click on the + next to Ecran Configuration Tdb to expand that tab....
453 Dash RPM Pod Fitting
Fitting The 453 RPM And Clock Pods Right Hand Drive Lever the right hand surround directly towards you. You do not need to remove the vent as I have done. The surround is only held on with trim clips. This reveals the vent hose and the pod fixing points. Level the...
453 Dashboard Removal
If you want to remove the dashboard, it's a good chance that it's because it looks like this. Airbag go pop. I bought this brand new replacement dashboard direct from smart. December 2022 is cost me £330. Every generation of smart gets harder to remove the dashboard....
453 Digital Speedo Coding
2 Types Of Digital Speedo Depending on your skills, tools and testicle volume, you have 2 options for a digital speedo. The small digital speedo is easy, the large digital speedo is tricky but looks better. Small Digital Speedo The small digital speedo appears on the...
453 Door Handle Removal
External Handle Removal Open the door and look at the back of the handle. Finally I have a use for a Torx27 screwdriver. Look on the trailing edge of the door and pull out the rubber bung. Use a Torx30 screwdriver to undo this bolt about 10 turns. You don't need to...
453 Door Panel Removal
Important This only applies to the 453 fortwo. The 453 forfour has metal door panels that cannot be removed. Remove the front bumper and the arch panels. Remove the front arch support clip. This is held in place with a 10mm bolt with a Torx30 head. Either tool will...
453 Dump Valve
I don't have a 453 turbo so I can't show it being done on the car yet. But I do have a turbo for the 453. The arrowed black box is the recirculating valve. It's coming off. Remove the 3x Torx30 bolts... ...that are located around the outside. The recirc valve just...
453 Eco Sport Settings
If you have the Eco and Sport setting on your 453 and bored of selecting the setting you want, you can code the car into remembering what setting was used when the car was used previously. Start up DDT4All and connect to the car. In the 2nd window down, click...
453 ECU Location
Open the boot/trunk and look over to the right. Take out the Torx screws shown below... ...then pull the lower boot trim towards the centre of the car. You can then pull the top boot trim away. It helps if you pull the rubber boot seal backwards to clear the trim. You...
453 ED-EQ Heater Fault
How Can A Heater Not Work? In petrol and diesel powered cars, the coolant is pumped around the engine and then into a radiator in the cabin. Air is blown over this radiator and into the car. On the electric drive version, the "engine" doesn't create enough heat to...