Switching On The Lights The stalk for the lights is located on the left of the steering wheel. The end of the lighting stalk rotates to one of four positions. Position 1: all the lights are off. Position 2: side lights are illuminated. Position 3: low beam lights are...
Smartmods
for all your modding needs, recommended by Evilution
Kane Harrison
Using The Wipers
Wipers Rear Wiper The wipers are controlled using the stalk on the right of the steering wheel. Pushing the wiper stalk away from the steering wheel activates the rear windscreen wiper (not available on the cabrio or Roadster). The rear wiper sweeps every ten...
V6 Steering Wheel Disassembly
Bought one and the ESP cart is broken? Take it apart and swap the carts over.
Vediamo
What Is Vediamo? Vediamo is developer coding software used on the smart production line. Production line workers use it to code the appropriate functions to each car. It doesn't need TAN codes or SCN codes as they don't have time for such things. It just does what...
Vediamo – 453 EMM Software Flash
If you want to code the 453 front or rear facelift LED lights but have an old software version of V12 or V13, you will have to upgrade to V14 or V15. To do this, you'll need a C4 multiplexer and a laptop with Vediamo installed on it. Connect the multiplexer and double...
Vegetarian/Vegan Ownership
If you are a vegan or a lifestyle vegetarian (as opposed to a dietary vegetarian) then you aren't just limited to 2 things on the menu when you go out to eat, you are also limited to what cars you can buy. Personally, I'm neither but I was asked by a smart salesman if...
Vehicle Identification Number VIN
You car has a VIN code that will tell you about your car
Vehicle Lifting
I regularly get asked about my vehicle lifting devices so I figured I'd make a page about them. Jacks If you plan on doing anything to your car, chances are you'll need a jack as a minimum requirement. A big jack will do what a small jack can but a small jack won't do...
Venturi Effect
The venturi effect is the action of negative pressure behind an object as air passes over it. In this case, the negative pressure pulls all the dirt into the back of the car making it dirty far more quickly than any other part.
Vertical Wiper Mod
changing the wiper so that they are vertically aligned
Vinyl Wrapping
Bored of your panel colour, respray too pricey? DIY Vinyl wrap.
Viper Induction Kit
The viper is a carbon fibre based air induction system with a foam filter designed to offer a decent airflow while still filtering down to a respectable level.
Visteon Radio 9 & 10
The 1st 2 stereos factory fitted to the smart 451.
Visteon Stereo Hidden Menu
Turns out, there's a fairly useless hidden menu on the Radio 9 and Radio 10
Volume Knob Replacement
for the standard smart stereo.
Warning Lights
The speedo can illuminate many different symbols to tell you what is going on. You see a few of them light up when you start the car, maybe one flashes at you now and then. Do you really know what they all mean?
Warning Symbol Modification
Marc's idea was to remove the original warning displays and replace them to allow a LEDs to be used behind them and to give the dash a better look.
Washer Bottle Cap
The washer bottle cap doesn't stand up to UV light and degrades, you could just replace it with another one, or…
Wastegate Noise
For many years, the chatter/twitter noise heard when changing gear or lifting off the accelerator was thought to be the wastegate.
I proved this to be wrong and now it's common info. But what is it? Is it good or bad?
Wastegate Servicing
It has been noted that a build up of rust around the wastegate pivot can affect the movement of the wastegate arm. A seized arm won’t work properly and will affect performance.