2008 SMART FORTWO COUPE Roof

8>> Keywords>> MMain dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Main odometer display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Maintenance service interval display . . 139
Malfunction
Data bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Shifting system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Manual gearshift
Gear selector lever,
gearshift paddle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Gearshift pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Maximum load rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Maximum loaded vehicle weight . . . . . . . 205
Maximum tire inflation pressure . . . . . . 205
Miles reading, see Trip odometer
Mirrors
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
MON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170, 306
Motor Octane Number see MON
MP3 interface* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144Multifunction display
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Selecting display for status indicator . 138
>> NNeutral gear position
Automatic/manual transmission . . 128, 129
Normal occupant weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Number, Vehicle identification (VIN) . . . 294>> OOccupant Classification System see OCS
Occupant distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Occupant safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
OCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Passenger front air bag off
indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50, 98
SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
OCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Self
test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Oil, see Engine oilOn
board Diagnostics Socket (OBD) . . . . 292
Operating safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Operating your vehicle outside the USA or
Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Operator’s Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Outside temperature display . . . . . . . . . . 136
Overhead control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
>> PPaintwork care see Vehicle care
Panic alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Panorama roof* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Parcel net bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 156
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Parking lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Parts service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
PASS AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp see Passen

ger front air bag off indicator lamp
Passenger air bag see Air bags
Passenger compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Passenger front air bag off indicator
lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, 245
Passenger safety see Occupant safety

10
>> Keywords Self
test
OCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Service
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Service and warranty
Booklet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Service flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Service life (Tire) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Side rails
Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Side windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Sidemarker lamps front/rear . . . . . . . . . 255
Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Sign and labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Smartmove Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Snow chains* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209Soft top system
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Closing rear soft top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Mounting the side rails . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Opening and closing, rear soft top . . . 115
Opening and closing, retractable
soft top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Removing the side rails . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Sound package* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Standing water, driving instructions . . . 219
Steering wheel gearshift control*
Activating, shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Storage compartments
Coin holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Coinholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 155
Door pockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 160
Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 160
Next to the steering wheel . . . . . . . 41, 160
Tailgate coupé . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 161
Storing tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Sun roof see Panorama roof*
Sun screen* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
>> TTachometer* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Tail lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Tailgate
cabrio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
coupé . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Technical data
Air conditioning refrigerant . . . . . . . . . 305
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Coolants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Fuel additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Fuel requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Premium unleaded gasoline . . . . . . . . . . 306
Rims and tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Service fluids and capacities . . . . . . . . 303
Vehicle main dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Windshield/rear window washer system 308

Soft top system (cabrio only)
>> Controls.
113 Opening and closing the retract

able soft top
You can open and close the retractable soft
top when the vehicle is either stationary or in
motion.
!
To avoid damaging the seals, do not trans

port any objects with sharp edges which can
stick out of the retractable soft top.
Do not open the retractable soft top if there is
snow or ice on the roof, as this could result in
malfunctions.
If you cannot open or close the retractable
soft top due to a malfunction contact Roadside
Assistance or an authorized smart center.
G
Warning!
Never operate the retractable soft top if
there is the possibility of anyone being
harmed by the opening or closing proce

dure.
G
Warning!
The retractable soft top is made out of
fabric. In the event of an accident, the
fabric may tear. This may result in an
opening in the roof.
In a vehicle rollover, occupants not
wearing their seat belts or not wearing
them properly may be thrown out of the
opening. Such an opening also presents a
potential for injury for occupants wear

ing their seat belts properly as entire
body parts or portions of them may pro

trude from the passenger compartment.
G
Warning!
When leaving the vehicle, always remove
the key from the starter switch, take it
with you, and lock the vehicle. Do not
leave children unattended in the vehicle,
or with access to an unlocked vehicle.
A child’s unsupervised access to a
vehicle could result in an accident and/or
serious personal injury.

Loading and storing
>> Controls.
159
> Opening: Take hold of cargo compartment
cover blind
1 in the middle, pull
backwards, and remove from rear
mountings
2.
>Guide cargo compartment cover blind
1
into position.
Coat hooksThe coat hooks are located at the rear roof
rail on the driver’s and passenger side.1
Coat hook
Storage compartmentsAn overview of the storage compartments can
be found on (

page 40).
Coin holder
The coin holder is located in front of the gear
selector lever.
coupé illustrated as example
1
Coin holder P68.00
4654
31
G
Warning!
To help avoid personal injury during a
collision or sudden maneuver, exercise
care when storing objects in the vehicle.
Put luggage or cargo in the cargo com

partment if possible. Do not pile luggage
or cargo higher than the seat backrests.
Keep compartment lids closed. This will
help to prevent stored objects from
being thrown about and injuring vehicle
occupants during
•braking
•vehicle maneuvers
• an accident
Do not store objects under the driver’s
seat. Objects stored under the driver’s
seat can slide forward into driver’s foot
well during braking and get caught be

tween or beneath the pedals. This could
restrict your ability to brake or acceler

ate and could lead to accidents and inju

ry.
P68.00
4795
31

Loading and storing
162
>> Controls.
G
Warning!
To help avoid personal injury during a
collision or sudden maneuver, exercise
care when storing objects in the vehicle.
Put luggage or cargo in the cargo com

partment if possible. Do not pile luggage
or cargo higher than the seat backrests.
Keep compartment lids closed. This will
help to prevent stored objects from
being thrown about and injuring vehicle
occupants during
•braking
•vehicle maneuvers
• an accident
G
Warning!
No racks or loads may be secured to the
roof of the vehicle, as:
• the panorama roof* may be damaged,
thus injuring persons.
• this can have a substantial adverse
effect on the driving dynamics of the
vehicle, thus causing accidents.
• the rack and/or the load could detach
and through this cause an accident or
other people could be injured by the
load and/or rack that has fallen off.
G
Warning!
Make sure the tailgate is closed when the
engine is running and while driving.
Among other dangers, deadly carbon
monoxide (CO) gases may enter vehicle
interior resulting in unconsciousness
and death.

Useful features
164
>> Controls.
Sun visorsThe sun visors protect you from sun glare
while driving.1
Sun visor
2
Mounting
Glare through the windshield
>Swing sun visor
1
down.
Glare through a side window
>Swing sun visor
1
down.
>Disengage sun visor1 from mounting
2.
>Pivot sun visor
1 to the side.
Sun screen*
1
The sun screen provides protection from sun
rays and from heat generated by the
panorama roof*.
The sun screen can be adjusted to any desired
position.1
Sun screen
> Opening or closing: Move sun screen
1
forward or backward at the handle.
Auxiliary power outletThe auxiliary power outlet supplies power to
the following electrical accessories when the
starter switch is in position1:
• The cigarette lighter*, available in con

junction with the ashtray*,
• The electric air pump, available in conjunc

tion with the tire repair kit*,
• Other consumers which operate up to a
maximum of 60W.!
The auxiliary power outlet can accommo

date 12V DC electrical accessories designed
for use with the standard “cigarette lighter”
plug type.
Keep in mind, however, that connecting
accessories to the auxiliary power outlet (for
example extensive connecting and discon

necting, or using plugs that do not fit proper

ly) can damage the auxiliary power outlet. With
the auxiliary power outlet damaged, the ciga

rette lighter* may no longer be able to be
placed in the heating (pushed
in) position, or
may pop out before it is hot enough. P68.60
2172
31
,
1 coupé only.

Tires and wheels
>> Operation
205
DOT (D
epartment o
f T
ransportation)
A tire branding symbol which denotes the tire
meets requirements of the U.S. Department of
Transportation
GAWR (G
ross A
xle W
eight R
ating)
The GAWR is the maximum permissible axle
weight. The gross vehicle weight on each axle
must never exceed the GAWR for the front and
rear axle indicated on the certification label
located on the driver’s door B
pillar.
GVW (G
ross V
ehicle W
eight)
The GVW comprises the weight of the vehicle
including fuel, tools, installed accessories,
passengers and cargo. The GVW must never
exceed the GVWR indicated on the certifi

cation label located on the driver’s door
B
pillar.GVWR (G
ross V
ehicle W
eight R
ating)
This is the maximum permissible vehicle
weight of the fully loaded vehicle (weight of
the vehicle including all options, passengers,
fuel, and cargo. It is indicated on certification
label located on the driver’s door B
pillar.
Kilopascal (kPa)
The metric unit for air pressure. There are
6.9 kPa to 1 psi; another metric unit for air
pressure is bars. There are 100 kilopascals
(kPa) to 1 bar.
Maximum load rating
The maximum load in kilograms and pounds
that can be carried by the tire.
Maximum loaded vehicle weight
The sum of curb weight, accessory weight,
total load limit and production options weight.Maximum permissible tire inflation pressure
This number is the greatest amount of air
pressure that should ever be put in the tire.
Normal occupant weight
The number of occupants the vehicle is
designed to seat, multiplied by 68 kilograms
(150 lbs).
Occupant distribution
The distribution of occupants in a vehicle at
their designated seating positions.
Production options weight
The combined weight of those installed regu

lar production options weighing over 5 lbs
(2.3 kilograms) in excess of those standard
items which they replace, not previously con

sidered in curb weight or accessory weight,
including heavy duty brakes, ride levelers,
roof rack, heavy duty battery, and special
trim.

Vehicle care
>> Operation
225
Frequent washing reduces and/or eliminates
the aggressiveness and potency of the above
adverse influences.
More frequent washings are necessary to deal
with unfavorable conditions:
• near the ocean
• in industrial areas (smoke, exhaust emis

sions)
• during winter operation
You should check your vehicle from time to
time for stone chipping or other damage. Any
damage should be repaired as soon as possi

ble to prevent corrosion.
In doing so, do not neglect the underbody of
the vehicle. A prerequisite for a thorough
check is a washing of the underbody followed
by a thorough inspection. Damaged areas
need to be re
undercoated.Your vehicle has been treated at the factory
with a wax
base rustproofing in the body
cavities which will last for the lifetime of the
vehicle. Post
production treatment is neither
necessary nor recommended by smart
because of the possibility of incompatibility
between materials used in the production
process and others applied later.
We have selected vehicle
care products and
compiled recommendations which are special

ly matched to our vehicles and which always
reflect the latest technology. You can obtain
smart approved vehicle
care products at an
authorized smart center.Scratches, corrosive deposits, corrosion or
damage due to negligent or incorrect care
cannot always be removed or repaired with
the vehicle
care products recommended
here. In such cases it is best to seek aid at an
authorized smart center.
The following topics deal with the cleaning and
care of your vehicle and give important
“how
to” information as well as references to
smart approved vehicle
care products.