2015 SMART FORTWO COUPE steering

Driving and parking
Safety notes ............................. 76
Driving safety systems .................... 46
ABS ....................................... .46
ESP ®
....................................... 47
Hydraulic brake assistant ........... 47 E
ECO indicator ............................... 86
Electrical system
Improper work on or modifica-
tions ....................................... 16
Power outlet ............................ 110
Electronic immobilizer .................. 48
Electronic Power Steering
see EPS
Electronic Stability Program
see ESP ®
Emergency Tensioning Device see ETD
Emergency, in case of
Hazard warning flashe r.......... 48, 68
Roadside Assistance ................... 15
Emission control
Information label ..................... 214
System warranties ...................... 13
Engine
Electronics ............................. 212
Starting .................................. 76
Turning off .............................. 79
EPS (Electronic Power Steering)
Warning lamp .......................... 170
ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Program) ... 47
Warning lamp .......................... 170
ETD (Emergency Tensioning Device) ... 33
Safety guidelines ...................... 35
Exterior lamp switch ...................... 64
Exterior lighting
Overview ................................ 180
Exterior rear view mirrors .............. 61F
Flat tire ..................................... 187
Fluids
Capacities .............................. 218
Fog lamps ................................ 67, 180 Front air bags
see Air bags
Front compartment ........................ 123
Front lamps
Overview ................................ 180
Fuse chart ................................... 208
Fuses ......................................... 205 G
GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating) ...... 144
Global locking/unlocking ................ 53
Glove box .................................... 106
Gross Axle Weight Rating
see GAWR
Gross Vehicle Weight
see GVW
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
see GVWR
GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight) ............. 144
GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating) .. 144 H
Halogen headlamps see Headlamps
Hazard warning flasher .................... 68
Head-thorax air bags ...................... 37
Headlamps
Automatic headlamp mode ............ 64
Daytime running lamp mode ......... 65
High-beam flasher ..................... 66
High-beam headlamps ................. 66
Low-beam headlamps .................. 64
Switch ..................................... 64
Heated exterior rear view mirrors ..... 61
Height adjustment
Seats ...................................... 59
High-beam flasher ......................... 66
High-beam headlamps ................ 66, 180
Indicator lamp ......................... 171
High-mounted brake lamp ............... 181
High-voltage battery
Battery care ............................ 113
Charge level gauge ..................... 81
Charging (AC power socket )......... 114
Charging (control system) ........... 92
Charging (private wallbox) ......... 115 6
Index

Opening and closing the rear
soft top ............................... 56, 72
Opening and closing the
retractable soft top ............... 55, 71
Removing the side rails .............. 73
Storing the side rails ................ 74
Sound package ............................... 97
SRS (Supplemental Restraint Sys-
tem)
Indicator lamp ........................ 169
Standing water, driving through ...... 152
Starter switch positions .................. 57
Starting the engine ........................ 76
Steering wheel paddle shifters .........79
Storage compartments .................... 106
Coin holder ............................. 106
Door pockets ........................... 106
Drawer ................................... 107
Glove box ................................ 106
in the tailgate ........................ .107
Parcel nets ............................ .107
Storage tray in center console .... 107
Storage trays next to steering
wheel .................................... .106
Storing tires ............................... 138
Sun screen ................................... 109
Sun visors ................................... 109 T
Tail lamps ................................... 181
Tailgate
Closing ............................... 55, 57
Opening .............................. 54, 56
Technical data
Brake fluid ............................ .218
Coolant ................................. .219
Dimensions and weights ............ .215
Identification labels ............... .214
Rims and tires ........................ .216
Service fluids and capacities ..... 217
Windshield/rear window washer
system ................................... 218
Temperature
Coolant ................................. .152
Interior temperature ................ 101
Outside ................................... 87 Tether anchorage points
see Children in the vehicle
Thorax-pelvis side air bags ............. 37
Tightening torque
Wheels ................................... 139
TIN (Tire Identification Num-
ber) ...................................... 142, 145
Tire and Loading Information plac-
ard ............................................ 133
Tire and loading terminology .......... 143
Tire Identification Number
see TIN
Tire inflation pressure
Checking ................................ 130
Important notes on .................... 129
Placard on driver’s door B-pil-
lar ........................................ 133
Tire labeling ...............................1 39
Tire load rating ........................... 145
Tire ply composition and material
used ........................................... 145
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
(TPMS) ........................................ 130
Tire repair kit ....................... 160, 187
Tire speed rating .................... 141, 145
Tires .................................... 127, 216
Air pressure ........................... 128
Care and maintenance ................ 137
Cleaning ................................ 138
Direction of rotation, spinning .. 137
Driving instructions ................ 150
Flat tire ................................. 187
Important notes on tire infla-
tion pressure .......................... 129
Inflation pressure .............. 129, 130
Information placard ................. 133
Inspection .............................. 137
Labeling ................................ 139
Load rating ............................. 145
Ply composition and material
used ...................................... 145
Problems under-/overinflation ... 129
Retreads ................................. 127
Rims and tires (technical data) ... 216
Rotation ................................. 139
Service life ............................ 137
Sizes ..................................... 216 10
Index

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 Mercedes-Benz USA
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
Data recording
This vehicle is capable of recording diag-
nostic information relating to vehicle
operation, malfunctions, and user set-
tings. This may include information about
the performance or status of various sys-
tems, including but not limited to, engine, throttle, steering or brake systems, that isstored and can be read out with suitable
devices, particularly when the vehicle is
serviced. The data obtained is used to
properly diagnose and service your vehi-
cle or to further optimize and develop
vehicle functions. Event data recorders
This vehicle is equipped with an event data
recorder (EDR). The main purpose of an EDR is to record data that will assist in under- standing how a vehicle’s systems performed
in certain crash or near crash-like situa-
tions, such as during air bag deployment or when hitting a road obstacle. The EDR is
designed to record data related to vehicle
dynamics and safety systems for a short
period of time, typically 30 seconds or
less. The EDR in this vehicle is designed to
record such data as:
R how various systems in your vehicle are
operating
R whether or not the driver and passenger
seat belts are fastened
R how far (if at all) the driver is depress-
ing the accelerator and/or brake pedal
and
R how fast the vehicle is traveling
This data can help provide a better under-
standing of the circumstances in which
crashes and injuries occur. NOTE: EDR data
is recorded by your vehicle only if a non-
trivial crash situation occurs; no data is
recorded by the EDR under normal driving
conditions and no personal data (e.g.,
name, gender, age, and crash location) are
recorded. However, other parties, such as
law enforcement, can combine the EDR data with the type of personal identification
data routinely acquired during a crash
investigation.
To read data recorded by an EDR, special
equipment is required, and access to the
vehicle or the EDR is needed. In addition to
the vehicle manufacturer, other parties
that have the special equipment, such as
law enforcement, can read the information
by accessing the vehicle or the EDR.
EDR data may be used in civil and criminal
matters as a tool in accident reconstruc-
tion, accident claims, and vehicle safety.
Since the Crash Data Retrieval CDR tool
that is used to extract data from the EDR is commercially available, Mercedes-Benz
USA, LLC ("MBUSA") expressly disclaims
any and all liability arising from the
extraction of this information by unau-
thorized Mercedes-Benz personnel.
MBUSA will not share EDR data with others
without the consent of the vehicle owners
or, if the vehicle is leased, without the
consent of the lessee. Exceptions to this
representation include responses to sub-
poenas by law enforcement; by federal, >> Introduction.
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Cockpit
Function Page
:
Exterior lamp switch 64
;
Steering wheel
=
Instrument cluster 23
?
Steering wheel paddle
shifters*
79
A
Charge level gauge 81
B
Power gauge 81
C
Glove box 106
AUX/USB sockets* 96
D
Overhead control panel 28
E
Radio 95
F
Center console switches 27
G
Coin holder 106
Retractable soft top
switch 1 72 Function Page
H
Gear selector lever 79
I
Starter switch 57
J
Auxiliary power outlet 110
K
Storage tray* 107
L
Wiper switch 69
Cruise control switch* 97
Control lever (control
system)
83
M
On-board Diagnostics
Socket (OBD)
213
N
Horn
O
Cruise control buttons* 97
P
Door control panel 28
Q
Inside door handle 54
1
cabriolet only. 22
Cockpit>> At a glance.
* optional

the driver and passenger to always be in a
properly seated position and to wear their respective seat belt.
For maximum protection in the event of a
collision always be in normal seated posi-
tion with your back against the backrest.
Fasten your seat belt and ensure it is prop-
erly positioned on your body.
Since the air bag inflates with considera- ble speed and force, a proper seating and
hands on steering wheel position will help
to keep you at a safe distance from the air
bag.
Occupants who are unbelted, out of position
or too close to the air bag can be seriously
injured or killed by an air bag as it
inflates extremely quickly and with great
force:
R Sit properly belted in a position that is
as upright as possible with your back
against the seat backrest.
R Adjust the driver’s seat as far as possible
rearward, still permitting proper oper-
ation of vehicle controls. The distance
from the center of the driver’s breast-
bone to the center of the air bag cover on
the steering wheel must be at least
10 inches (25 cm) or more. You should be
able to accomplish this by adjustments to the seat. If you have any problems, please contact an authorized electric drive
smart center.
R Do not lean your head or chest close to the
steering wheel or dashboard.
R Keep hands on the outside of the steering
wheel rim. Placing hands and arms inside the rim can increase the risk and poten-
tial severity of hand/arm injury when the
driver’s front air bag inflates.
R Adjust the passenger seat as far as pos-
sible rearward from the dashboard when
the seat is occupied.
R Occupants, especially children, should
never place their bodies or lean their
heads in the area of the door where the
head-thorax air bag (cabriolet) or thorax-pelvis side air bag (coupé)
inflates. This could result in serious
injuries or death should the head-thorax air bag (cabriolet) or thorax-pelvis side
air bag (coupé) be deployed. Always sit as
upright as possible, wear the seat belt
properly 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.
i Air bags are designed to deploy only in
certain frontal impacts (front air bags
and knee bags), or side impacts (head-
thorax air bags, window curtain air bags and thorax-pelvis air bags) which
exceed preset thresholds. Only during
these events will they provide their sup-
plemental 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 pro-
tected to the extent possible by a prop-
erly fastened seat belt. A properly fas-
tened seat belt is also needed to provide the best possible protection in a roll-
over.
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 34
Occupant safety>> Safety.

continue to provide supplemental crash
protection for occupants.
Safety guidelines for the seat belt,
Emergency Tensioning Devices (ETDs)
and air bag G
WARNING
R Damaged seat belts or seat belts that have
been 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
electric drive smart center.
R Air bags and Emergency Tensioning
Devices (ETDs) contain Perchlorate
material, which may require special
handling and regard for the environment.
Check with your local government’s dis-
posal guidelines. California residents,
see http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/
HazardousWaste/Perchlorate/index.cfm .
R Given the considerable deployment
speed, required inflation volume, and
the textile structure of the air bags,
there is the possibility of abrasions or
other, potentially more serious injuries
resulting from air bag deployment.
R Air bags and Emergency Tensioning
Devices (ETDs) are designed to function
on a one-time-only basis. An air bag or
ETD that has deployed must be replaced.
R Do not pass seat belts over sharp edges.
They could tear.
R Do not make any modification that could
change the effectiveness of the seat
belts.
R No modifications of any kind may be made
to any components or wiring of the SRS.
This includes changing or removing any
component or part of the SRS, the instal-lation of additional trim material,
badges, etc. over the steering wheel hub,
passenger front air bag cover, outboard
sides of the seat backrests, and instal-
lation of additional electrical/elec- tronic equipment on or near SRS compo-
nents and wiring. Keep area between air
bags and occupants free from objects
(e.g. packages, purses, umbrellas, etc.).
R Do not bleach or dye seat belts as this may
severely weaken them. In a crash they may
not be able to provide adequate protec-
tion.
R Do not hang hangers on the coat hooks or
handles over the door. These items may
turn into projectiles and cause head and
other injuries when the head-thorax air
bag is deployed.
R Air bag system components will be hot
after an air bag has inflated. Do not touch
them.
R Never place your feet on the instrument
panel, dashboard, or on the seat. Always
keep both feet on the floor in front of the
seat.
R 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 elec- tric drive smart center.
R For your protection and the protection of
others, when scrapping the air bag unit
or Emergency Tensioning Devices (ETDs), our safety instructions must be followed.
These instructions are available from
any authorized electric drive smart cen-
ter.
How an air bag operates An air bag is inflated in a matter of mil-
liseconds. If an air bag is triggered, the
SRS indicator lamp
6in the instrument
cluster illuminates.
! 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. Occupant safety
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An inflated air bag slows down and reduces
the movement of the occupant. When the
occupant makes contact with a front air bag
or head-thorax air bag (cabriolet only),
hot gas flows out of the inflated front air
bags and head-thorax air bags (cabriolet
only). This reduces the load on the occu-
pant’s head and upper body. These air bags
are consequently deflated after the acci-
dent.
Driver front air bag/passenger front air
bag The front air bags are designed to reduce
the potential of injury in certain frontal
impacts.
Driver front air bag and passenger front
air bag are deployed
R at the start of an accident with high
vehicle deceleration in the longitudinal direction
R independently of other air bags in the
vehicle being deployed
R never in the event of a rollover, unless
high vehicle deceleration in the longi-
tudinal direction is detected
i The front air bags in this vehicle have
been designed to inflate in two stages.
This allows the air bag to have different rates of inflation that are based on the
rate of relevant vehicle deceleration
and a fastened or unfastened seat belt as assessed by the air bag control unit.
On the passenger side, the front air bag
deployment is additionally influenced
by the passenger’s weight category as
identified by the Occupant Classifica-
tion System (OCS) (Y page 39).
The lighter the passenger side occupant,
the higher the vehicle deceleration rate required for the second stage inflation
of the air bag.
The air bags will not deploy in impacts
which do not exceed the system’s deploy- ment thresholds. In such instances, the seat
belts are designed to protect you.
The passenger air bag will only be
deployed if
R the system, based on OCS weight sensor
readings, senses that the passenger seat
is occupied and the 40
indicator lamp is not lit (Y page 41)
R the impact exceeds a preset deployment
threshold
The driver front air bag is located in the
steering wheel housing, the passenger
front air bag above the glove box. :
Driver front air bag
; Passenger front air bag
Knee bags :
Driver’s knee bag
; Passenger knee bag
The knee bags are designed to provide
increased protection for the driver and
passenger against the risk of injuries to
the knees, thighs and lower legs. The knee
bags are located on the lower instrument 36
Occupant safety>> Safety.

Driving safety systems
Introduction
G
WARNING
The following factors increase the risk of
accidents:
R Excessive speed, especially in turns
R Wet and slippery road surfaces
R Following another vehicle too closely
The driving safety systems described in
this section cannot reduce these risks or
prevent the natural laws of physics from
acting on the vehicle.
Always adapt your driving style to the pre- vailing road and weather and traffic con-
ditions and keep a safe distance to other
road users and objects on the street.
i In winter operation, the maximum
effectiveness of the ABS, the hydraulic
brake assistant, and the ESP ®
is only ach-
ieved with winter tires (Y page 146) or
snow chains* as required. Antilock Brake System (ABS)
G
WARNING
Do not pump the brake pedal. Use firm,
steady brake pedal pressure instead. Pump- ing the brake pedal defeats the purpose of
the ABS and significantly reduces braking
effectiveness.
The Antilock BrakeSystem (ABS) regulates
the brake pressure so that the wheels do not lock during braking. This allows you to
maintain the ability to steer your vehicle.
On slippery road surfaces, the ABS will
respond even to light brake pressure.
The ABS indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster (Y page 24) comes on when you
switch on the ignition. It goes out when the drive system is active. Braking At the instant one of the wheels is about to
lock up, a slight pulsation can be felt in the
brake pedal, indicating that the ABS is
regulating the brake pressure.
X Keep firm and steady pressure on the
brake pedal while experiencing the pul-
sation.
Continuous, steady brake pedal pressure
yields the advantages provided by the ABS,
namely braking power and the ability to
steer the vehicle.
A pulsating brake pedal can be an indica-
tion of hazardous road conditions and
functions as a reminder to take extra care
while driving.
Emergency brake maneuver X
Keep continuous full pressure on the
brake pedal. G
WARNING
When the ABS is malfunctioning, the
hydraulic brake assistant and the ESP ®
are
also switched off.
When the ABS is malfunctioning, the wheels may lock during hard braking, reducing
steering capability and extending the
braking distance. G
WARNING
The ABS cannot prevent the natural laws of
physics from acting on the vehicle, nor can it increase braking or steering efficiency beyond that afforded by the condition of the
vehicle brakes and tires or the traction
afforded. The ABS cannot prevent acci-
dents, including those resulting from
excessive speed in turns, following
another vehicle too closely, or hydroplan-
ing. Only a safe, attentive, and skillful
driver can prevent accidents. The capabil- ities of an ABS equipped vehicle must never
be exploited in a reckless or dangerous 46
Driving safety systems>> Safety.
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