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Premium Mod Roadster SAM Unit Wiring452 Roadster

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.

Premium Mod Roadster Scuttle Tray Leak452 Roadster

This is the leak that causes the most trouble. Not just wet carpets and a bad smell, this can destroy the electrical system.

Normal Mod Roadster SE Drive Cover452 Roadster

Pop the clip out from the back of the cover. It doesn't take much for it to come out. Underneath the handbrake is a disc... ...lever it out to access the small Torx 10 screw. Remove the screw. Remove the gear knob by pulling it straight up without pushing the button....

Normal Mod Roadster SE Drive Pin Out452 Roadster

The SE Drive is the unit that contains the gear stick, ignition and all the other electrical magic. Let's have a look at it and discover how it works and what makes the semi auto different to the full auto.

Normal Mod Roadster Self Centring Steering452 Roadster

Problem Some people complain about the numb steering feel and the poor self centring of the steering wheel on a smart Roadster equipped with power steering. Personally I've never experienced this. The 2 Roadsters I had felt very direct in the steering and the wheel...

Premium Mod Roadster Soft Top Retrofit452 Roadster

If you just have a hard top and either want a soft top or the option of both, you're going to have to fit the soft top. Here is the soft top assembly. Thankfully it's a self contained unit just waiting to be bolted into the car. You will also need the 2 removable side...

Normal Mod Roadster Spark Plug Change452 Roadster

The Roadster engine is almost identical to the Fortwo engine so the sparkplug changing guide is the same. What does differ is the access. Here is a quick way.

Normal Mod Roadster Speakers452 Roadster

The standard speakers aren't great so lets put some half decent replacements in there instead.

Premium Mod Roadster Speedo Dead452 Roadster

The speedo in the Roadster is beginning to suffer from a new common fault. Much like the rest of the Roadster, the speedo electrics are a weak point for a few reasons. Straight After A Battery Reconnect The story usually starts the same way. After reconnecting the...

Premium Mod Roadster Speedo In A 450450 Fortwo

The For2 speedo looks way too boring compared to the Roadster one so lets fit a roadster one for the sake of it.

Premium Mod Roadster Speedo LCD Invert452 Roadster

This is what you normally see on a Roadster speedo LCD screen. Black text and symbols on a coloured background. The colour is amber unless you have changed the LEDs backlighting the LCD screen. How about modifying the LCD to make it look a bit more up to date? All you...

Normal Mod Roadster Speedo Pin Out452 Roadster

Pin Wire Colour Connects To Function 1 Yellow/Red Light Stalk Pin 1 Fog Lamp Symbol 2 Brown/White SAM Plug 5, Pin 7 Fuse 6, Illumination 3 Grey Outside Temp Sensor Pin 1 External Temp Sensor 4 N/C N/C N/C 5 Green/Blue Driver's Seat Buckle (If Fitted) Seat Belt Warning...

Premium Mod Roadster Speedo SMD LEDs452 Roadster

The Roadster uses a great deal more surface mounted LEDs than the For2 which restricts the changing and what colour filters you can use.