The #1 key is bloody massive! It's like a Frisbee. Flip it over and you'll notice the smart logo is in the direction as the front buttons. To access the battery, the back of the key needs to be rotated 15 degrees clockwise... ...and it'll end up like this. However,...
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Hashtag Key Excessive Battery Use
There have been a small percentage of people stating that they are having to replace the battery in the Hashtag key fob regularly where really, the battery should last for 1 year at least. Firstly - Good Battery It's common sense so I thought I'd better point it out...
Hashtag Physical Key
If the key or the car runs out of battery, the central locking won't work so you'll need to access the physical key. This explains the excessive size of the fob. It's bloody massive! It's like a Frisbee. Flip it over and you'll notice the smart logo is in the...
Hashtag Service Schedule
Basic Maintenance 1 Year - 20,000 km - 12,500 miles Selected Maintenance 2 Years - 40,000km - 25,000 miles Advanced Maintenance 3 Years - 60,000km - 37,500 miles Comprehensive Maintenance 4 Years - 80,000km - 50,000 miles Change Items Replace The Cabin Filter...
Hashtag TPMS Issue
Everything was fine right up until the weather got cold. That's what everyone had the same question. The Car Claims A Tyre Is Low But It's Not You get in your car and you are bombarded with tyre pressure warnings. 1 under the speedo display... ...1 on the speedo......
Hashtag Wheel Bolt Info
What Is The Tightening Torque? According to smart, they should be tightened to 180Nm. However! That has to be a mistake. That's not just tight, that's dangerously tight. Dangerous to the point where they could snap. Here Are The Facts Here are the 2 types of bolt used...
HDD To SSD Conversion
2023 Edit The original info on this page is probably in excess of a decade old and, because of software and hardware changes, it's out of date. The cost of SSDs is now 20% of what they cost back then so it's just easier to find a Chinese company that sells MB Star...
Head Gasket Failure Test
Symptoms Do you have oil in your coolant? Coolant in your oil? Losing coolant? Air locks in the coolant system? Car running like a piece of shit? Good news, your head gasket might be screwed. The head gasket sits between the main block and the head. The main block...
Head Up Display
Head Up Display or HUD can be found on fighter jets, attack helicopters and a very few cars, let's try and add a smart to that list.
Headlight Adjustment
If you remove the headlights or change the bulbs, the headlights may be out of alignment. They may be too low or dazzling drivers.
Headlight Eyebrows
Adding eyebrows to the headlights can give a the car a better look.
Headlight Polishing
Headlights suffer from corrosion, it's easy to sort out.
Headlight Scratch Repair
Plastic lenses have their advantages over glass lenses but they do get scratched through general wear and tear,stone chips, road grit etc.
Heated Seats – Retrofit
After working on this project with smart owner BlackDog, everything is now ready to go.
Heated Seats Not Working
The heated seats on the 450 and Roadster seem to have a few common faults that stop them working.
These faults haven't appeared on the 451 yet but if they do, these fixes should help too.
Heater Control Sliders
The heater controls are a bit boring and snap too easily.
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...