2008 SMART FORTWO COUPE child seat

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>> AABS
Antilock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Accelerator position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Accessory weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Acoustic warning signals
Anti
theft warning system . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Hill start assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Seat belt reminder system . . . . . . . 245, 249
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Air bags
Children in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Occupant Classification System (OCS) . . . 60
Passenger front air bag off indicator
lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
SRS indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246Air conditioning with automatic climate
control*
Air distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Air recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Air volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Refrigerant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Air pressure see Tire inflation pressure
Air recirculation mode see Air conditioning
with automatic climate control*
Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Anti
theft systems
Anti
theft warning system* . . . . . . . . . . 77
Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Tow
away protection* and interior
motion sensor* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Aspect ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Automatic car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Automatic locking
Auto
relock function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Drive lock function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84Automatic transmission
Accelerator position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Emergency operation
(Limp
home Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Gear shifting malfunctions . . . . . . 134, 236
Gearshift pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Kickdown manual gear shifting . . . . . . . 134
Shifting procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Steering wheel gearshift control
(Line passion only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Transmission fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
AUX socket* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Auxiliary power outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
>> BBack
up lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Occupant safety
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>> 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
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>> Safety.
Seat beltsThe use of seat belts and infant and child
restraint systems is required by law in all
50 states, the District of Columbia, the
U.S. territories and all Canadian provinces.
Even where this is not the case, all vehicle
occupants should have their seat belts
fastened whenever the vehicle is being oper

ated.
For more information, see "Fastening the seat
belts" (

page 98).
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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).
In addition, improper repair work on the
SRS creates a risk of rendering the SRS
inoperative or causing unintended air
bag deployment. Work on the SRS must
therefore only be performed by qualified
technicians. Contact an authorized smart
ce nte r . If it is n e ce ssa ry to m od ify a n a ir
bag system to accommodate a person with
disabilities, contact your local autho

rized smart center.
G
Warning!
Always fasten your seat belt before driv

ing. Always make sure all of your passen

gers are 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
properly wearing your seat belt. Air bags
can only protect you if you are properly
wearing your seat belt.

Occupant safety
>> Safety.
53 Emergency Tensioning Devices
(ETDs) and seat belt force limiters
The seat belts are equipped with Emergency
Tensioning Devices and seat belt force limit

ers.
Emergency Tensioning Devices are designed
to activate in the following cases:
• in frontal or rear
end impacts exceeding
the system deployment threshold
• if the restraint systems are operational and
functioning correctly
• in collisions with high vehicle deceleration/
acceleration in the longitudinal or lateral
direction, e.g. a head
on collision or a side
collision
• on passenger side when the seat is occu

pied and the seat belt is fastened
• in collisions in lateral direction on the side
of the vehicle that is struck
• independently of the front air bagsWhen activated, Emergency Tensioning Devic

es remove slack from the seat belts in such a
way that the seat belts fit more snugly against
the body. Seat belt force limiters, when acti

vated, reduce the force exerted by the seat
belts on occupants during a crash.
• Pregnant women should also always use
a lap
shoulder belt. The lap belt
portion should be positioned as low as
possible on the hips to avoid any
possible pressure on the abdomen.
• Never place your feet on the instru

ment panel, dashboard or on the seat.
Always keep both feet on the floor in
front of the seat.
• When using a seat belt to secure infant
or toddler restraints or children in
booster seats, always follow the child
seat manufacturer’s instructions.

Occupant safety
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>> Safety.
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Air bags are designed to deploy only in
certain frontal impacts (front air bags), and in
side impacts (head
thorax air bags) which
exceed preset thresholds. Only during these
events will they provide their supplemental
protection.
The driver and passenger should always wear
their seat belts. Otherwise it is not possible
for air bags to provide their supplemental
protection.
In case of other types of impacts and impacts
below air bag deployment thresholds, air bags
will not deploy. The driver and passenger will
then be protected to the extent possible by a
properly fastened seat belt. A properly fas

tened seat belt is also needed to provide the
best possible protection in a rollover.
We caution you not to rely on the presence of
the air bags in order to avoid wearing your
seat belt.
It is important to your safety and that of your
passenger that you replace deployed air bags
and repair any malfunctioning air bags to
make sure the vehicle will continue to provide
supplemental crash protection for occupants.Safety guidelines for the seat belt,
Emergency Tensioning Devices (ETDs) and
air bag
• Keep hands on the outside of the steer

ing wheel rim. Placing hands and arms
inside the rim can increase the risk and
potential severity of hand/arm injury
when the driver’s front air bag
inflates.
• Adjust the passenger seat as far as
possible rearward from the dashboard
when the seat is occupied.
• Occupants, especially children, should
always sit as upright as possible,
properly use the seat belts and use an
appropriately sized infant restraint,
toddler restraint, or booster seat
recommended for the size and weight
of the child.
Failure to follow these instructions can
result in severe injuries to you or other
occupants.
If you sell your vehicle, it is important
that you make the buyer aware of this
safety information. Be sure to give the
buyer this Operator’s Manual.
G
Warning!
• Damaged seat belts or seat belts that
were highly stressed in an accident
must be replaced and their anchoring
points must also be checked. Only use
seat belts installed or supplied by an
authorized smart center.
• Air bags and Emergency Tensioning
Devices (ETDs) contain Perchlorate
material, which may require special
handling and regard for the environ

ment. Check with your local govern

ment’s disposal guidelines. California
residents, see http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/
Hazardous Waste/Perchlorate/
index.cfm.

Occupant safety
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>> Safety. How the air bag operates
The air bag is inflated in a matter of
milliseconds. If the air bag is triggered, the
SRS indicator lamp in the instrument cluster
illuminates.
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If the air bags are activated, you will hear
a loud noise and some dust may be generated.
The explosion fundamentally represents no
risk to your hearing.
The inflated air bag slows down and reduces
the movement of the occupant. When the
occupant makes contact with the air bag, hot
gas flows out of the inflated front air bags and
head
thorax air bags. This reduces the load
on the occupant’s head and upper body. These
air bags are consequently deflated after the
accident.Head
thorax air bags
G
Warning!
There is a possibility for a head
thorax
air bag related injury if occupants, espe

cially children, are not properly seated
or restrained when next to a head
thorax
air bag which needs to deploy rapidly in a
side impact in order to do its job.
To help avoid the possibility of injury,
please follow these guidelines:
(1) Occupants, especially children,
should never place their bodies or
lean their heads in the area of the
door where the head
thorax air bag
inflates. This could result in serious
injuries or death should the head

thorax air bag be deployed.
(2) Always sit as upright as possible,
properly use the seat belts, and for all
children 12 years old or under, use an
appropriately sized infant restraint,
toddler restraint, or booster seat
recommended for the size and weight
of the child.
(3) Always wear seat belts properly.G
Warning!
Only use seat covers which have been
tested and approved by smart for your
vehicle model. Using other seat covers
may interfere with or prevent the deploy

ment of the head
thorax air bags.
Contact an authorized smart center for
availability.

Occupant safety
>> Safety.
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If the seat, including the trim cover and
cushion, needs to be serviced in any way, take
the vehicle to an authorized smart center.
Only seat accessories approved by smart may
be used.
Both driver and the passenger should always
use the57 indicator lamp as an
indication of whether or not the passenger is
properly positioned (

page 64).
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Warning!
If the57 indicator lamp illu

minates when an adult or someone larger
than a small individual is in the passenger
seat, have the passenger re
position
himself or herself in the seat until
the57 indicator lamp goes
out.
In the event of a collision, the air bag
control unit will not allow passenger front
air bag deployment when the OCS classi

fied the passenger seat occupant as
being up to or less than the weight of a
typical 12
month
old child in a standard
child restraint or if the passenger seat is
sensed as being empty.
When the OCS senses that the passenger
seat occupant is classified as being up to
or less than the weight of a typical
12
month
old child in a standard child
restraint, the57 indicator
lamp will illuminate when the ignition is
switched on and remain illuminated, indi

cating that the passenger front air bag is
deactivated.
When the OCS senses that the passenger
seat is classified as being empty,
the57 indicator lamp will
illuminate and remains illuminated.
When the OCS senses that the passenger
seat occupant is classified as being
heavier than the weight of a typical
12
month
old child seated in a standard
child restraint or as being a small indi

vidual (such as a young teenager or a
small adult), the57 indica

tor lamp will illuminate for approximately
4 seconds when the ignition is switched
on and then, depending on occupant
weight sensor readings from the seat,
remains illuminated or goes out.
When the57 indicator lamp
is illuminated, the passenger front air
bag is deactivated.
When the57 indicator lamp
is out and the passenger seat is occupied
by an adult or someone larger than a
small individual, the passenger front air
bag is activated.

Occupant safety
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>> Safety.When the OCS senses that the passenger
seat occupant is classified as an adult or
someone larger than a small individual,
the57 indicator lamp will
illuminate for approximately 4 seconds
when the ignition is switched on and then
goes out, indicating that the passenger
front air bag is activated.
If the57 indicator lamp is
illuminated, the passenger front air bag
is deactivated and will not be deployed.
If the57 indicator lamp is
not illuminated, the passenger front air
bag is activated and will be deployed:
• in the event of certain frontal impacts
• if impact exceeds a preset deployment
threshold
• independently of the head
thorax air
bags
If the passenger front air bag is de

ployed, the rate of inflation will be
influenced by:
• the rate of vehicle deceleration and a
fastened or unfastend seat belt as
assessed by the air bag control unit
• the passenger’s weight category as
identified by the Occupant Classifica

tion System (OCS).
G
Warning!
Children 12 years old and under must be
seated and properly secured in an
appropriate infant or child restraint
recommended for the size and weight of
the child.
The infant or child restraint must be
properly secured with the vehicle’s seat
belt, fully in accordance with the child
seat manufacturer's instructions.
Children can be killed or seriously
injured by an inflating air bag. Note the
following important information:
• Your vehicle is equipped with air bag
technology designed to turn off the
passenger front air bag in your vehicle
when the system senses the weight of a
typical 12
month
old child or less
along with the weight of a standard
appropriate child restraint on the
passenger seat.