2008 SMART FORTWO COUPE Owners Manual

Problems with your vehicle
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>> Introduction. If you should experience a problem with your
vehicle, particularly one that you believe may
affect its safe operation, we urge you to im

mediately contact an authorized smart center
to have the problem diagnosed and corrected
if required. Do not drive the vehicle if you be

lieve it may not be safely operated. If the mat

ter is not handled to your satisfaction, please
discuss the problem with the smart center
management, or if necessary contact us at one
of the following addresses:In the USA:
Customer Assistance Center
1765 Telegraph Rd.
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302In Canada:
Customer Relations Department
Mercedes
Benz Canada, Inc.
98 Vanderhoof Avenue
Toronto, Ontario, M4G 4C9

Reporting safety defects
>> Introduction.
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For the USA only: The following text is pub

lished as required of manufacturers under
Title 49, Code of U.S. Federal Regulations,
Part 575 pursuant to the National Traffic and
Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966.Reporting safety defectsIf you believe that your vehicle has a defect which could cause a crash or could cause injury or death, you should immediately info rm th e National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in addition to notifying smart USA Distributor, LLC.
If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may open an investigation, and if it finds that a safety defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order
a recall and remedy campaign. However, NHTSA cannot become involved in individual problems between you, your dealer, or smart USA Distr ib

utor, LLC.
To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle Safety Hotline toll
free at 1
888
327
4236 (TTY: 1
800
424
9153); go to http://www.safercar.gov;
or write to: Administrator, NHTSA Headquarters, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, West Building, Washington, DC 20590. You can also obtain other
information about motor vehicle safety from http://www.safercar.gov.

Vehicle data recording
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>> Introduction.
Information regarding electronic
recording devices(Including notice pursuant to California Code § 9951)
Please note that your vehicle is equipped with devices that can record vehicle systems data.
This information helps, for example, to diagnose vehicle systems after a collision and to continuously improve vehicle safety.
smart may access the information and share it with others
• for safety research or vehicle diagnosis purposes
• with the consent of the vehicle owner or lessee
• in response to an official request by law enforcement or other government agency
• for use in dispute resolution involving smart, its affiliates or sales/service organization and/or
• as otherwise required or permitted by law.

>> Introduction.
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>> At a glance.Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Instrument cluster (miles) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Instrument cluster (kilometers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Upper center console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Lower center console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Steering wheel gearshift control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Overhead control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Door control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Exterior view
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>> At a glance.

Exterior view
>> At a glance.
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Function
Page
1
Rear soft top
1
1 cabrio only.
112
2
Retractable soft top
1
112
3
Cargo compartment
Locking and unlocking
Opening and closing
•cabrio
•coupé
Opening engine compartment
cover
Engine oil
Rear window defroster
83
88
86
171
172,
242
154
4
Rear lamps
255
5
Fuel filler flap
Refueling
Gasoline
169
169
306
Function
Page
6
Doors
Locking and unlocking
Opening
Locking and unlocking manu

ally
83
85
250
7
Exterior rear view mirrors
96
8
Tires and wheels
Checking tire inflation pres

sure
Flat tire
182,
299
189
265
9
Towing
Installing towing eye bolt
278
279
Function
Page
a
Front lamps
255
b
Opening service flap
Coolant
Windshield washer fluid
176
178,
309
179,
308
c
Windshield wipers
Replacing wiper blades
109
262
d
Windshield
Defrosting
Wiping with windshield
washer fluid
149
110