Below is the catch that holds the Roadster's boot closed on both the Roadster and Roadster coupe. There are several reasons why this would fail to open. A fuse could be blown, a wire could be damaged, the key could be out of sync or the solenoid that opens the catch...
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Roadster Boot Lifter Fix
Boot Gas Struts Pulling Out I don't know how prolific this fault is or if it will become more common but it's something that had happened on OTV's Roadster. So just in case it becomes more common, here is the fix I created. The Roadster coupe boot gas lifters are very...
Roadster Boot Liner
The boot is in the front of the Roadster ok!
Roadster Boot Removal
Roadster (Non Coupe) Boot Removal You have 2 options depending if you want to leave the hinges attached to the boot deck or the car. Leave Hinges Attached To The Car Open the boot and look at the place directly under the hinges, you'll see a pair of nuts each side. If...
Roadster Brabus Skirt Fitting
Remove the old side skirts. They should just pull out to unclip. They are 2 parts per side. To mount Brabus side skirts to your Roadster, you need the hangers. These are the front hangers. Smart part numbers: Q0015876V001000000 Q0015878V001000000 Take out the Torx...
Roadster Brake Bleeding
Warning Brake fluid is dangerous, acidic, poisonous and potentially lethal. Be careful. Not only can it seriously damage paintwork, it can damage organic material so don't dip your balls in this stuff. This page shows you 4 different methods for bleeding the brakes...
Roadster Brake Booster Removal
What Is A Brake Booster It's a booster....right.....(hold onto your hats)....FOR YOUR BRAKES! You don't realise how much pressure you have to put through the brakes to make them work. You have 3 options. 1 - Have 1 incredibly powerful leg. 2 - Have a brake pedal that...
Roadster Brake Caliper Removal
First of all loosen front wheel nuts, jack up the car and place the axle stand securely. Lower onto the stand. Check for security of car on stand - you're going to be working on it! With the wheel removed it will look like this. You are now going to remove the...
Roadster Brake Caliper Seals
Back in 2014, Dave from Brakes International was good enough to send over a calliper rebuild kit. I was supposed to do a fitting guide and send people over to his shop to buy the kits. Unfortunately I'm useless at remembering to do stuff like that. The kit got stored...
Roadster Brake Disc Fitting
The standard Brakes are OK for a standard smart but when you start getting serious with the mods you have to get serious with the brakes.
Roadster Brake Light Switch
How to find and replace the brake light switch in a Roadster
Roadster Brake Light Wiring
Key:
E = Earth
C4/8 = Connection plug 4, pin 8
Fuse* or F* = Direct connection fuse number
Black Yellow = Wire colour
Modules are labeled in the picture.
Roadster Brake Master Cylinder
The brake master cylinder is what connects the movement of the brake pedal to the brakes of your car. It has the brake fluid reservoir sitting on top and it takes fluid from it and pushes it through 2 pipes into the ABS pump. From there, the pump splits the fluid into...
Roadster Brake Pad Change
Special Tools There will always be someone on a forum somewhere claiming that you need a pentagon (5 sided) socket when doing the pads or changing the discs. They are talking out of their bum. The pentagon bolt is the hinge pin that you rotate the calliper piston...
Roadster Brake Shoe Change
The Parts The front wheels have discs, pads and calipers. The rear wheels have drums, shoes and pistons. Here we have the piston at the top, the shoes down either side and a load of springs. The Special Tool I have just rewritten this page and taken new photos. This...
Roadster Brake Vacuum Booster
What Is The Brake Vacuum Booster? I have bad news for you. You aren't as strong as you think you are. You simply can't create enough power in 1 leg to stop a car. You would need a brake pedal 1 metre long for you to be able to apply the same amount of braking force...
Roadster Button Triangle Pin Out
Without Heated Seats - 1 or 2 buttons Pin Number Wire Colour Use 1 Red/Green Power 2 Violet/Blue Hazard Lights 3 Blue or Blue/Yellow Central Locking 4 Brown/White Lighting 5 Green AC 6 Grey AC 7 Black/Red (coupe) Rear Window Heater 8 Brown Earth With Heated...
Roadster Buying Guide
So, You’re Thinking Of Buying A Smart Roadster? There is really nothing affordable that drives and handles like a smart Roadster. They are fun, practical (for most), good on fuel and great on sunny days with the top down. On the flip side, they aren't the most...
Roadster Cabin Fan Removal
The cabin heater fan can be seen by posting yourself into the right side footwell and looking up. It connects into the side of the central cabin heater box. To give yourself more room, lower the SAM unit, move the brake light switch and shift the wiper bucket out of...
Roadster Cabin/Pollen Filter
How to fit or change the pollen cabin air filter.