The heater controls are a bit boring and snap too easily.
Smartmods
for all your modding needs, recommended by Evilution
Kane Harrison
Heaters
If you thought the smart had one heater, you'd be wrong.
Heavy/Stiff Steering
Getting to the bottom of stiff steering.
Hella 451 DRL Repair
The 5 per side Hella daytime running lights on the 451 where surprisingly poor quality and failed regularly.
HID Headlight Interference
Radio Interference After HID Installation This is a fairly normal occurrence. The radio signal is fine until you turn on the headlights. But as soon as the headlights are on, you get loads of static interference over the music. What Is It? Radio stations are...
Highline – What It Could Have Been
I have always wondered about the miriad of connections on the back of the Highline stereo.
Highline DVD Handbrake Bypass
The Bosch Highline stereo has a DVD player but it only works when the handbrake is on
Highline DVD Region Code
The software update added region code changing to the Bosch Highline stereo but it could only be changed 5 times.
Highline Firmware Files
Bosch Highline Firmware Update Below are the download links for the Bosch Highline stereo. You have 2 versions of the firmware, each one depends on the stereo version you have. The V1 was updated from V0815 to V0923 and the V2 was updated from V1208 to V1223. There...
Highline Security Code
The facelift 451 from 2011 could be optioned with the Bosch touchscreen stereo. This had a security code
Highline Software Update
The Bosch Highline stereo received an update, what does it do?
Highline Stereo Faults
Highline Faults The 1st reported fault that I heard about was in late 2014. Since then, the faults have been rolling in. Strangely, it's now not just 1 fault but several which shows that the Bosch unit is very unreliable. The faults covered here are: Unit Freezing...
Highline Stereo Hacking
The Highline stereo would be a much better unit if it wasn't for the terrible sat nav software.
The idea is to personalise the unit and force it to use a better navi program.
Highline Stereo Retrofit
So, you bought a Bosch Highline touch screen stereo and want to fit it to your car?
As long as you have a smart that can accommodate a double DIN stereo, you are in luck.
Highline Vs S100
The Bosch Highline stereo is the top of the range model for the facelift 451, how does it fare against a unit costing half the price?
How Do I Know If It’s MHD?
How Can I Tell If The Car Is An MHD? The Badge Originally this was easy, you just looked on the boot panel for the MHD logo. However, people like to de-badge the cars to make them look cleaner. Also, people remove the badge to try and trick people into thinking it's...
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How To Clean Your Mats
How Do You Clean Your Mats? You can't stick them in the washing machine and spraying cleaning gear on them makes them wet and smell. Also, what you are doing is wetting it all down and spreading it around the mat. Floor mats are generally made of synthetic fibres so...
How To Clean Your Windows
You thought that moving some dirty water over the windscreen using an old pair of holed underpants was ok? Although that may get rid of some bird shit and the worst of the road grime, the glass isn't clean. Dirty glass collects more dirt as the new sticks to the old....
How To Drive Through Deep Water
Driving Through Deep Water As you know, ICE engines draw in air, inject a small amount of fuel and then compresses it before igniting it. Air is a gas and gas can easily be compressed. Water on the other hand is a liquid and liquids cannot be compressed. So if your...