2008 SMART FORTWO COUPE Owners Manual

Mirrors
96
>> Controls. Adjust the interior and exterior rear view
mirrors before driving so that you have a
good view of the road and traffic conditions.
Exterior rear view mirrors
Manually adjustable exterior rear view
mirrors1
Adjustment lever
> Adjusting: Move adjustment lever
1 up,
down, left, or right to the desired setting.Power exterior rear view mirrors
1
The operating control is on the door control
panel.1
Knob for selecting the mirror
2
Adjustment button
G
Warning!
Exercise care when using the passen

ger
side exterior rear view mirror. The
mirror surface is convex (outwardly
curved surface for a wider field of view).
Objects in mirror are closer than they
appear. Check your interior rear view
mirror and glance over your shoulder to
determine whether any vehicles are in
the 'blind spot' of your field of vision,
before changing lanes.P88.70
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1 Model passion only.
P54.25
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Mirrors>> Controls.
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>Make sure that the key in the starter switch
is turned to position1.
> Selecting the mirror
: Turn knob
1 to the
left for the driver’s side exterior rear view
mirror or to the right for the passenger

side exterior rear view mirror.
> Adjusting the mirror: Move adjustment
button
2 up, down, left, or right to the
desired setting.Exterior rear view mirror heating
1
The exterior rear view mirrors will be heated
automatically at low ambient temperatures.
This prevents icing up the exterior rear view
mirrors and also creates a clear view when the
exterior rear view mirrors have fogged up.
>Switching on: Make sure that the key in the
starter switch is turned to position1.
The exterior rear view mirror heating is
switched on automatically at low ambient
temperatures.
>Switching off: Turn the key in the starter
switch to position0.
The exterior rear view mirror heating is
switched off.
Interior rear view mirror1
Lever
> Adjusting the mirror: Manually move the
interior rear view mirror up, down, left, or
right to the desired setting.
> Selecting the antiglare position: Tilt the
interior rear view mirror to the antiglare
position by moving lever
1 forward or
backward.
1 Model passion only.
P68.40
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Seat belts
98
>> Controls.
Fastening the seat beltsG
Warning!
Always fasten your seat belt before driv

ing off. Always make sure your passenger
is properly restrained.
Failure to wear and properly fasten and
position your seat belt greatly increases
your risk of injuries and their likely
severity in an accident. You and your
passenger should always wear seat belts.
If you are ever in an accident, your inju

ries can be considerably more severe
without your seat belt properly buckled.
Without your seat belt buckled, you are
much more likely to hit the interior of the
vehicle or be ejected from it. You can be
seriously injured or killed.
In the same crash, the possibility of
injury or death is lessened if you are
wearing your seat belt. The air bags can
only provide the protection they where
designed to afford if the occupants are
using their seat belts (

page 54).
G
Warning!
Children 12 years old and under must be
seated and properly secured in an
appropriately sized infant restraint,
toddler restraint, or booster seat recom

mended for the size and weight of the
child. For additional information, see
"Children in the vehicle" (

page 65).
A child’s risk of serious or fatal injuries
is significantly increased if the child re

straints are not properly secured in the
vehicle and/or the child is not properly
secured in the child restraint.
G
Warning!
Never let more people ride in the vehicle
than there are seat belts available. Be
sure everyone riding in the vehicle is
correctly restrained with a separate seat
belt. Never use a seat belt for more than
one person at a time.

Seat belts
>> Controls.
99
1
Seat belt outlet
2
Latch plate
3
Release button
4
Seat belt buckle
5
Seat belt guide> Fastening the seat belt: With a smooth
motion, pull the seat belt out of seat belt
outlet
1.
>Place the shoulder portion of the seat belt
across the top of your shoulder and the lap
portion across your hips.
>Push latch plate
2 into seat belt buckle
4
until it clicks.
>If necessary, tighten the lap portion of the
seat belt to a snug fit by pulling shoulder
portion up.
> Unfastening the seat belt: Press release
button
3.
>Allow the retractor to completely rewind the
seat belt by guiding latch plate
2.
G
Warning!
Never ride in a moving vehicle with the
seat backrest in an excessively reclined
position as this can be dangerous. You
could slide under the seat belt in a colli

sion. If you slide under the seat belt, it
could apply force at the abdomen or neck,
potentially causing serious or fatal inju

ries. The seat backrest and seat belts
provide the best restraint when the
wearer is in a position that is as upright
as possible and seat belts are properly
positioned on the body.G
Warning!
Read and observe the additional warning
notices printed in the "Safety" section
(
page 56).P91.40
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Seat belts
100
>> Controls. Proper use of seat belts
• Do not twist the seat belt when fastening.
• Adjust the seat belt so that the shoulder
portion is located as close as possible to
the middle of the shoulder (it should not
touch the neck). Never pass the shoulder
portion of the seat belt under your arm.
• Position the lap belt as low as possible on
your hips (over hip joint) and not across the
abdomen.
• Place the seat backrest in a position that is
as upright as possible.
• Never use a seat belt for more than one
person at a time.• Do not fasten a seat belt around a person
and another object at the same time. When
using a seat belt to secure infant or toddler
restraints or children in booster seats,
always follow the child seat manufacturer’s
instructions.
• Check your seat belt during travel to make
sure that it is properly positioned.
• Make sure that the seat belt is always fitted
snugly. Take special care to maintain a snug
fit when wearing loose clothing.
G
Warning!
Do not pass seat belts over sharp edges.
They could tear.
Do not allow the seat belt to get caught in
the door or in the seat adjustment mech

anism. This could damage the seat belt.
Never attempt to make modifications to
seat belts. This could impair the effec

tiveness of the seat belts.
Do not bleach or dye seat belts as this
may severely weaken them. In a crash
the y m ay no t be abl e to p r ovid e a de qu a te
protection.
Damaged seat belts or seat belts that
were highly stressed in an accident must
be replaced. Contact an authorized smart
center.

Lighting>> Controls.
101 Exterior lamp switch
For safety, smart recommends that you drive
with your low beam headlamps on during the
day. In certain countries, local laws dictate
that low beam headlamps are switched on au

tomatically during operation of the vehicle.i
If you drive in countries where vehicles
drive on the other side of the road than the
country in which the vehicle is registered, you
must have the headlamps modified for
symmetrical low beams. Relevant information
can be obtained at any authorized smart cen

ter.Exterior lamp switch Exterior lamp switch (USA only)
M
Lamps off
Daytime running lamp mode
1
1 Canada only.C
Parking lamps
B
Low beam headlamps or high beam
headlamps
M
Lamps off
C
Parking lamps
B
Low beam headlamps or high beam
headlamps
U
Automatic headlamp mode* P54.25
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Lighting
102
>> Controls. Parking lamps
You can switch on and off the parking lamps
with exterior lamp switch using the manual
headlamp mode.
>Switching on: Turn the exterior lamp switch
to positionC.
The parking lamps come on.
The following lamps also come on:
• Tail lamps
• License plate lamps
• Side marker lamps
Low beam headlamps
You can switch on and off the low beam
headlamps with exterior lamp switch using the
manual headlamp mode.>Switching on: Turn the exterior lamp switch
to positionB.
The low beam headlamps come on.
The low beam headlamp indicator lamp¡
in the instrument cluster comes on.
The following lamps also come on:
• Tail and parking lamps
• License plate lamps
• Side marker lamps
Automatic headlamp mode
1
The following lamps come on and go out auto

matically depending on the brightness of the
ambient light:
• Low beam headlamps
• Tail and parking lamps
•License plate lamps
• Side marker lamps1 Vehicles with rain
light sensor* only.
G
Warning!
If the exterior lamp switch is set to
positionU, the headlamps will not be
automatically switched on under foggy
conditions.
To minimize risk to you and to others,
activate headlamps by turning exterior
lamp switch to positionB when
driving or when traffic and/or ambient
lighting conditions require you to do so.
In low ambient lighting conditions, only
switch from positionU toB with
the vehicle at a standstill in a safe
location. Switching from positionU
toB will briefly switch off the
headlamps. Doing so while driving in low
ambient lighting conditions may result in
an accident.
The automatic headlamp feature is only
an aid to the driver. The driver is
responsible for the operation of the
vehicle’s lights at all times.

Lighting>> Controls.
103
>Turn the exterior lamp switch to
positionU.
With the key in starter switch position1, the
tail and parking lamps, the license plate
lamps, and the side marker lamps will come
on and go out automatically depending on
the brightness of the ambient light.
With the engine running, the low beam
headlamps, the tail and parking lamps, the
license plate lamps and the side marker
lamps will come on and go out automatically
depending on the brightness of the ambient
light.Daytime running lamp mode
1
In Canada the daytime running lamp mode is
mandatory and therefore in a constant mode.
>Turn the exterior lamp switch to
positionM.i
With the daytime running lamp mode acti

vated and the engine running, the low beam
headlamps cannot be switched off manually.
You cannot switch on the high beam head

lamps.
The high beam flasher is available at all times.
For nighttime driving you should turn the
exterior lamp switch to positionB to
permit activation of the high beam headlamps.When the engine is running, and you
• turn the exterior lamp switch to
positionC, the low beam headlamps, the
tail and parking lamps, the license plate
lamps and the side marker lamps come on.
• turn the exterior lamp switch to
positionB, the manual headlamp mode
has priority over the daytime running lamp
mode. The corresponding exterior lamps
come on.
1 Canada only.