Unless you have the LED light upgrade package, you'll have boring crappy halogen lights (left). We need to update them to the LED upgrade lights as they look so much better. (right). Remove the existing rear lights. Flip them over, locate the 3 Torx screws and remove...
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453 Rear Light Pin Out
Right Hand PIN number Wire Colours Function Connects To 1 Green Reverse Light N10/10 S1 Pin 40 2 Pink Fog Light N10/11 Pin 4 3 Black/Brown Ground Earth Point W51/14 4 Pink/Brown Indicator N10/10 P1 Pin 12 5 Blue Tail Light N10/11 S2 Pin 11 6 Pink Brake Light N10/11...
453 Rear Speaker Fitting
Before your starting this mod you need to know 3 things. It's not the full system, is just some hack. The original system has a JBL amplifier under the seat, the subwoofer in the boot and all the cables available. I have just installed the rear speakers. The purple...
453 Rear Valance Removal
I really hate black textured body parts. Why can't they just colour code everything? It need sto be remove to paint it. Remove the rear panels from the car. Look at the back of the reflector, push the metal clip in and... ...swing the reflector out. Along the top of...
453 Rear View Mirror Removal
The 453 rear view mirror base is hidden behind plastic covers. Pull off the nearest cover. This reveals the metal stem and you can see the furthest cover in place. Pull the furthest forwards and then down. This cover holds the interior temperature sensor. You...
453 Rear Wheel Bearing Change
Loosen the wheel bolts, jack the car up, remove the wheel, remove the brake drum, remove the driveshaft bolt. Do yourself a favour, reinsert the driveshaft bolt a few turns and give it a tap with a hammer to help it release the driveshaft splines from the bearing....
453 Relay Layout
Relay Layout Main Fuse Box (Behind Dashboard) F2 Relay Number Function Specification K1 Heated rear window & mirrors (G Cartier) 20 241 077 35 Amp max K2 Electric windows (G Cartier) 20 241 077 35 Amp max K3 Sliding roof power Not sure, should be the same as K4 I...
453 Retrofitting TomTom R-Link Stereo
OK, so you have the bog standard "smart sound" radio unit... ...but you want the "smart media" unit? This is going to be a quick page. Well, it would be if I didn't pad it out with nonsense. Is It Easy To Retrofit? Nope. None of the connections are there and they are...
453 Reversing Camera Coding
Reversing Camera - 453 If you spent out a shit load of cash on the reversing camera, you may as well save some money on the coding. It's something you can do yourself easily using DDT4All and a laptop. Coding The Reversing Camera Launch DDT4All on your computer and...
453 Reversing Camera Pin Out
Touch Screen Connections This is the 24 pin connector on the back of the touch screen unit. Pins 18, 19, 20 and 21 on this connection are for the reversing camera. If you don't have the camera fitted from factory, these pin locations will be empty. Terminals From what...
453 Roof Rack
I bought my smart 453 roof rack from AliExpress. Click here (make sure you select the correct one for your car). Takes the key... ...place it in the lock and twist to unlock the side cover. Slide the side cover off... ...to reveal the business end of the rack system....
453 Rough Idle
My 453 Idles Badly Not just rough idle though. It can affect the acceleration or cause an intermittent knocking sound. It's now becoming a common issue with the 900cc turbo 453 engine. Smart initially stated that the cars required an ECU update. This may have been...
453 Scuttle Panel Removal
The scuttle is the panel underneath the windscreen that the wipers pass through. It's a decorative panel to hide the wiper mechanism. Mine was broken so I had to replace it. Pop out the clip in each corner. Lift up the rubber infill piece. Remove both wiper arms by...
453 Seat Belt Reminder
You should always wear your seat belt when driving on the road. Most of us aren't stupid enough not to. However, there are times when you are moving a car, not in public or not driving very fast. It's these times you realise how annoying the seat belt reminder alarm...
453 Seat Belt Reminder Disable
Disable The Seat Belt Alarm - 453 I'm sure none of you are stupid enough not to drive with the seatbelt on, However, there are times when you know you don't need it and don't want the speedo making noises and complaining. When I'm driving through the car park at work,...
453 Seat Belt Removal
Slide the seat forwards and remove the bolt that holds the belt to the car body using a 16mm socket. Pull the boot side panel off to reveal the seat belt guide. Remove the bolt with a 16mm socket. Move down to the seat belt reel. Remove the bolt using a 16mm socket....
453 Seat Removal
There are literally some reasons to remove the seats. My reason will become clear later. Here are the horrible standard seats. Why the fuck would you make white fabric seats! How long will they stay white? Slide the seats all the way back to reveal the front Torx E12...
453 Service Reset
Service Reset Method Colour Display Using the up or down arrow on the left side of the steering wheel, cycle through the information on the multi coloured display until you reach the service screen. It'll show either 1 or 2 spanners/wrenches and how long left until...
453 Service Schedule
453 Service Schedule - Fortwo, Forfour with turbo and non turbo engine. A Service (1 Spanner) Replace cabin filter Replace engine air filter (Turbo model only) Change oil and oil filter Check and correct all tyre pressures Check all exterior lights for proper...
453 Side Window Removal
This only covers the 453 fortwo because the door panel is plastic and can be removed. Look at the bottom of the glass, front and back. See the arrowed areas below. Simply remove the Torx screws from both clips. The black plastic cover will flip down. Make sure you are...