Smart have designed a few add on extras that attach to the lower centre console for additional storage.
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Coolant Level Checking
The smart engine can suffer badly if not cooled properly so lets check the coolant is at the correct level.
Coolant Temperature Concerns
OMG, my engine is running far too hot! Calm down Mr American, you are suffering from ”too much information”.
Coolant Vacuum Filling
How to fill your drained engine with coolant with no air locks
Coolant/Antifreeze Fluid Testing
This is a refractometer. It measures the refraction of light through different fluids. Since the refraction is known for certain fluids, it can tell you information about that fluid. They are available very cheaply on Amazon. One of the fluids this can can test is...
Correct Tyre Fitting
It's incredible when you find out that the majority of tyre fitters don't know how to correctly fit a tyre. It's not rocket surgery but I guess these people aren't the brightest of people. Give Them A Head Start Clean your wheels up as much as you possibly can. You...
Crankshaft Rotation Sensor
The crankshaft is what the pistons are attached to. The crankshaft sensor measures the rotation of the crankshaft (and therefore the position of the pistons) so the ECU knows when to inject petrol and to fire the spark plug.
Crankshaft Rotation Sensor Testing
If your car stalls when it gets up to temperature or refuses to start, your crankshaft rotation sensor could have failed. You can read all about the faults and how to remove and refit this sensor by clicking here. The failure of this sensor is well known and people...
Cruise Control – 450
Cruise control is a bit pointless for a car that was really designed for town driving but a fun mod for the motorway, also has a limiter function so you won't get caught by those speed cameras.
Cruise Control Stalk Wiring
Cruise Control Stalk Wiring & Resistances This is the cruise control stalk used on the 450 Fortwo and Roadster. It is also used on the MDC cruise control kit sold for the 451 Fortwo. Pin Out & Wiring Colours 450 Pin Number Wire Colour 1 Pink/Red 2 Black/Pink 3...
Cruise Control Wiring – Roadster
Fitting The Cruise Control Stalk Firstly you need to get a cruise control stalk from smart. Roadster stalk number 001 2540 V004 C96A 00. Look under the steering wheel cowl, you will see 4 holes. Remove the Torx10 screws. Split the upper and lower cowls and lift the...
Cubic Printing The Easy Way
I'm sure most of you have seen cubic printing or hydrographics to give it its proper name but I would imagine that a lot of people didn't know the correct term. In most cases they are usually known by the smart monikers, numeric blue, aqua vanilla, aqua orange, aqua...
Custom Air Freshener
Standard air fresheners generally smell terrible, let’s make one that doesn’t.
Custom Seat Belts
Black seat belts are really fucking boring. 99% of the cars in the world have black seat belts, time to do something new.
Custom White Board
Why buy a boring generic dry wipe white board when we can custom make our own?
CV Joint And Boot
The smart drive shafts and CV joints are very tough and it is rare for them to fail.
Cycle Valve Bench Testing
The cycle wastegate control valve is what controls the flow to and from the wastegate. The wastegate controls the boost that the turbo can create. It's a fairly simple device. It's just a solenoid that swaps the input and output of the top pipe. This is the cycle...
Cylinder Head Bolts
It is important when refitting the cylinder head to get the bolts right
Cylinder Numbering
In which order are the cylinders numbered?
Daytime Running Lights MDC
If DRLs are not standard on your car, you can buy an add on module by MisterDotCom (MDC) that adds the functionality to your car.