2008 SMART FORTWO COUPE warning

Symbols
>> Introduction.
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Trademarks:
•Bluetooth
® is a registered trademark of
Bluetooth SIG Inc.
•ESP
® is a registered trademark of
DaimlerChrysler.
The following symbols are found in this
Operator’s Manual:
!
Highlights hazards that may result in
damage to your vehicle.
i
Helpful hints or further information you
may find useful.
*
Optional equipment is identified with
an asterisk. Since standard equip

ment varies between models, the
descriptions and illustrations in this
manual may differ slightly from the
actual equipment of your vehicle.
G
Warning!
Warning notices draw your attention to
hazards that may endanger your health or
life, or the health or life of others.
>
This symbol points to instructions
for you to follow.
>
A number of these symbols
appearing in succession indicates a
multiple
step procedure. (several >)

page
This symbol tells you where you can
find additional information on a top

ic within this Operator’s Manual.

Operating safety
22
>> Introduction.G
Warning!
Work improperly carried out on elec

tronic components and associated
software could cause them to cease func

tioning. Because the vehicle’s electronic
components are interconnected, any
modifications made may produce an
undesired effect on other systems.
Electronic malfunctions could seriously
impair the operating safety of your
vehicle.
See an authorized smart center for
repairs or modifications to electronic
components.
Improper work or modifications on other
vehicle systems could also have a nega

tive impact on the operating safety of the
vehicle.
G
Warning!
Some safety systems only function while
the engine is running. You should there

fore never turn off the engine while
driving.G
Warning!
Heavy blows against the vehicle under

body or tires/wheels, for example when
running over an obstacle, road debris or
a pothole, may cause serious damage and
impair the operating safety of your
vehicle.
If you feel a sudden significant vibration
or ride disturbance, or you suspect that
damage to your vehicle has occurred, you
should turn on your hazard warning
flashers, carefully slow down, and drive
with caution to an area which is a safe
distance from the road.
Inspect the vehicle underbody and tires/
wheels for possible damage. If the vehicle
appears unsafe, have it towed to the
nearest authorized smart center or other
qualified maintenance or repair facility
for further inspection or repairs.

Operating safety
>> Introduction.
23 Proper use of the vehicle
Proper use of the vehicle requires that you
are familiar with the following information and
rules:
• the safety precautions in this manual
• the "Technical data" section in this manual
• traffic rules and regulations
• motor vehicle laws and safety standards
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Warning!
Various warning labels are attached to
your vehicle. These warning labels are
intended to make you and others aware of
various risks. You should not remove any
of these warning labels unless explicitly
instructed to do so by information on the
label itself. Removal of any of these labels
may cause you and others to be unaware
of certain risks which may result in an
accident and/or personal injury.

Instrument cluster (miles)
>> At a glance.
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Function
Page
1
Selecting display for status
indicator
Setting digital clock
138
138
2
Left indicator lamp display
with:
¡Low beam headlamp
indicator lamp
AHigh beam headlamp
indicator lamp
HCombination low tire
pressure/TPMS
malfunction telltale
=SRS indicator lamp
102
104
239
245
246
3
LLeft turn signal
indicator lamp
247
4
vESP
® warning lamp
243
Function
Page
5
KRight turn signal
indicator lamp
247
6
Speedometer
7
Right indicator lamp display
with:
GEPS* warning lamp
±Engine malfunction
indicator lamp
¬ABS indicator lamp
;Brake warning lamp
243
242
237
238
8
Adjusting instrument cluster
illumination
Setting digital clock
141
138
9
Right center indicator lamp
display with:
PEngine oil pressure
indicator lamp
DCoolant temperature
warning lamp
242
241
Function
Page
a
Multifunction display with:
• Fuel level display
• Transmission position
indicator
• Main odometer display, or
when active, distance to
next maintenance service
• Digital clock
• Outside temperature
display
136
137
136
138
136
b
Status indicator with:
• Trip odometer display
• Maintenance service
interval display
• Reserve fuel indicator
139
139
136
c
Left center indicator lamp
display with:
–Battery indicator lamp
238

Instrument cluster (kilometers)
>> At a glance.
37
Function
Page
1
Selecting display for status
indicator
Setting digital clock
138
138
2
Left indicator lamp display
with:
¡Low beam headlamp
indicator lamp
AHigh beam headlamp
indicator lamp
HCombination low tire
pressure/TPMS
malfunction telltale
=SRS indicator lamp
102
104
239
245
246
3
LLeft turn signal
indicator lamp
247
4
vESP
® warning lamp
243
Function
Page
5
KRight turn signal
indicator lamp
247
6
Speedometer
7
Right indicator lamp display
with:
GEPS* warning lamp
±Engine malfunction
indicator lamp
-ABS indicator lamp
3Brake warning lamp
243
242
237
238
8
Adjusting instrument cluster
illumination
Setting digital clock
141
138
9
Right center indicator lamp
display with:
PEngine oil pressure
indicator lamp
DCoolant temperature
warning lamp
242
241
Function
Page
a
Multifunction display with:
• Fuel level display
• Transmission position
indicator
• Main odometer display or,
when active, distance to
next maintenance service
• Digital clock
• Outside temperature
display
136
137
136
138
136
b
Status indicator with:
• Trip odometer display
• Maintenance service
interval display
• Reserve fuel indicator
139
139
136
c
Left center indicator lamp
display with:
–Battery indicator lamp
238

Upper center console
38
>> At a glance.
P68.20
3742
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Function
Page
1
Tachometer*
140
2
Cockpit clock*
140
3
Control panel
•Heating
•Climate control*
147
150
4
Audio system*
143
5
Hazard warning flasher
switch
107
6
Switching tow
away protec

tion*/interior motion sensor*
on/off
78
Function
Page
7
Switching seat heating*
on/off, passenger side
95
8
Restarting TPMS button
194
9
Central unlocking switch
84
a
Central locking switch
84
b
Switching front fog lamps*
on/off
105
c
Switching seat heating*
on/off, driver’s side
95

Occupant safety
48
>> Safety. The smart vehicle is equipped with seat belts
and dual stage air bags to protect you in a
crash. However, children can be killed or se

riously injured by an inflating air bag. Indeed,
there is a stronger risk of serious death or
bodily injury when an air bag deploys on a
child positioned in a rear
facing child seat in
the passenger seat. Because this vehicle has
only two front seats and no backseat, it is lim

ited as are other two
seat vehicles, in the ex

tent to which it may restrain children
traveling in the passenger front seat. Many
states have laws against placing children of
certain ages in the front seat of a vehicle that
has both front and back seats. Those laws
make exceptions to permit children to be re

strained in the front seat of two seat vehicles.
Special instructions and warnings are provid

ed below about when and if you may restrain a
child in the passenger seat of the smart vehi

cle. Under certain circumstances, it is appropriate for the passenger air bag not
to operate when a child is restrained in a car
seat in the passenger seat, and this vehicle is
equipped with technology to accomplish this.
Please pay very close attention to the instruc

tions and warnings below, particularly as they
relate to children.
In this section you will learn the most
important facts about the restraint system
components of the vehicle.
•Seat belts (

page 50)
• Child restraints (

page 66)
Additional protection potential provided by
•S
upplemental R
estraint S
ystem (SRS) with
•Air bags (

page 54)
• Air bag control unit (with crash sensors)
• Emergency Tensioning Devices and seat
belt force limiters (

page 53)Air bag system components with
• Passenger front air bag off indicator lamp
(

page 64)
• Passenger seat with O
ccupant
C
lassification S
ystem (OCS) (

page 60)
Although independent systems, their
protective functions work in conjunction with
each other.
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For information on infants and children
traveling with you in the vehicle and restraint
systems for infants and children, see
"Children in the vehicle" (

page 65).

Occupant safety
>> Safety.
49
The SRS system conducts a self
test when the
ignition is switched on and in regular inter

vals while the engine is running. This facili

tates detection of malfunctions. The SRS
indicator lamp= in the instrument cluster
comes on when the ignition is switched on and
goes out after approximately four seconds.
The SRS components are in operational readi

ness if the SRS indicator lamp= is not lit
when the engine is running.
A malfunction in the system has been detected
if the SRS indicator lamp=:
• fails to go out after approximately
4 seconds after the ignition was switched
on
•does not come on at all
• comes on after the engine was started or
while driving
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Warning!
Modifications to or work improperly con

ducted on restraint systems (such as seat
belts and anchors, Emergency Tension

ing Devices, seat belt force limiters or
air bags) or their wiring, as well as tam

pering with interconnected electronic
systems, can lead to the restraint sys

tems no longer functioning as intended.
Air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devic

es, for example, could deploy inadvert

ently or fail to deploy in accidents in
which they otherwise should deploy
(although the deceleration threshold for
air bag deployment is exceeded). There

fore, never modify the restraint systems.
Do not tamper with electronic compo

nents or their software.
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Warning!
In the event that the SRS indicator
lamp= comes on while driving or does
not come on at all, the SRS self
check has
detected a malfunction. For your safety,
we strongly recommend that you immedi

ately but safely pull the vehicle off of the
roadway and stop driving. Contact an au

thorized smart center immediately to
have the system checked; otherwise the
SRS may not deploy when needed in an ac

cident, which could result in serious or
fatal injury, or it might deploy unexpect

edly and unnecessarily which could also
result in injury.