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.
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Roadster Heated Seat 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 Heater & AC 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 Heater Cables
Roadster Heater Control Issues Much like the fortwo 450, the Roadster uses bowden cables to control much of the heating system. A bowden cable is exactly like the brake cables you had on your BMX when you were young. It's a steel cable running through a sprung wound...
Roadster Heater Fan Fault
The Roadster heater switch is a weak point in the system and can fail, here is how to fix and prevent it happening
Roadster Heater Knob Snapped
You don't get to see most of what is going on behind the heater knobs. Here's what you see normally. This is what is going on behind the covers. When one of your heater sliders snaps because you're a cack-handed caveman, getting the broken part out is an absolutely...
Roadster Heater 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 High Level Brake Light
Roadster 452 For some reason, many places will tell you that the bulbs in the high level brake light cannot be removed. It could be that they have had problems getting the bulbs out. Needless to say, you can get the bulbs out and I have a nice easy way to do it. The...
Roadster Horn Fault
It is becoming increasingly common for the horn on the Roadster to stop working. This is usually due to the position allowing the terminals to become contaminated and therefore breaking the circuit.
Roadster Horn 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 Hub Ball Joint Change
The first thing most people hear about ball joints is when you fail the MOT because of a worn ball joint or split rubber boot.
Roadster Indicator Faults
Roadster Indicator Faults It's surprisingly normal to hear Roadster owners come up against a strange issue along the lines of: 1 or both indicators come on and stay on when I indicate. 1 or both indicators come on and stay on when I turn the car on. 1 or both sides...
Roadster Indicator 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 Inner Door Removal
Lever off the front of the interior door handle. It's just clipped on. Remove the two Torx 25 screws holding the handle to the door panel. Pull the handle clear. Pull the bottom of the door panelaway from the aluminium interior frame. It can be easier from the...
Roadster Interior Handle Cable
Door handle cables snap due to poor maintenance or general wear and tear. Here is how to change them.
Roadster Interior Lights 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 Interior Roof Trim
Fold down the sun visors... ...and remove the Torx25 screw found underneath. Pull the sun visor from the panel. Lever out the plastic pin on the far edge. Repeat the same above steps on the other side of the car. Grab the front of the panel and pull down to unclip the...
Roadster Internal Door Handle Fix
If your Roadster interior handle stops opening the door but you can still feel that the cable is attached you are suffering from a very normal problem. It's not the cable or the lock but the handle itself. Remove the exterior door panel. Feel through the weather...
Roadster Island SMD LEDs
The Roadster uses a great deal more surface mounted LEDs than the For2 which restricts the changing and what colour filters you can use.
Roadster Key Fob Battery
How Do I Know It Needs Changing? When the battery gets low, the indicators will flash nine times in quick sucession when you lock or unlock the car. From this point onward, you have approximately 100 uses of the remote central locking fob before it won't open the car...