Support/Questions & Answers - 451 smart fortwo

Fan for the Turbo Intercooler Question

2010-12-21T17:09:53.151Z

Hello Guys.

Have A question for the site, I was cleaning the dust of the engine, for same reason it gets dusty, I suspect it gets a lot of dust from the bottom of the transmission intake and I started the engine and notice that the fan for the turbo intercooler didn’t turn.

Is it controlled in a similar way to the fan for the engine cooling radiator ? Is it started only when needed? Or why it doesn’t turn?

Can someone know how it works and if it is possible to test it? It is more a curiosity than anything because I suspect if there is a fault, it will light something to be noticed.

Greetings

smart sales off 60%. What’s up with this???

2010-12-12T23:32:46.790Z

What’s up with this??? Sales are off 60%. Why doesn’t Penske Automotive Group advertise on TV? My wife and I have traveled in Europe quite a lot over the past 10 years and we’ve seen a lot of TV ads for the smart.

The Year's Worst-Selling Cars
http://autos.yahoo.com/articles/autos_content_landing_pages/1629/the-years-worst-selling-cars

Other poor performers include the fuel-sipping Smart ForTwo, which was all the rage in 2008, when gas was $4 a gallon, but has endured a two-year sales collapse. The quirky two-seater from Germany's Daimler AG is down 60% this year, on top of a 41% decline in 2009. Penske Automotive Group, which distributes the vehicle in the U.S., is now testing Car2Go, a car-sharing concept for Smart, and plans to market an electric Smart soon.

Is "SMARTIMES MAGAZINE" still in business ???

2010-12-10T02:41:39.624Z

I ordered a subscription a year ago ...AND GUESS WHAT .. I never received it... Now a year later they bill me for another subscription on my paypal account with out contacting me. RIP OFF !!!!!

Can the horn be silenenced when alarm is set

2010-12-10T00:26:47.365Z

I'm tired of the noise....as, i'm sure, the neighbors are went i set or turn off the alarm....Any way to bypass this??

Has any one added a REMOTE START to there smart ???

2010-12-09T17:25:17.640Z

WHERE TO GET THEM & HAVE THEM INSTALLED..

Horn????

2010-12-08T16:16:44.816Z

I have a 2009 passion............ Yesterday, I tried to use the horn and "nothing". It's dead. I have moved from Arizona where I bought my car to extreme northern CA. The closest dealership is in Portland, OR which is 300 miles away. In this weather, that is a lot. Anyone have any ideas on things I can check to get the horn working again? I would appreciate any ideas you might have regarding this matter. Thanks.

Electrical Dysfunction?

2010-12-08T14:40:27.577Z

The weather lately has been around or below 20 degrees the last few mornings. Today though, my Smart decided to have what I call an "electrical conniption"...

I went outside to crank it up. Started, no problem.

Turned on the climate controls for the defroster... so far, so good...

Turned on the radio, a weird buzzing noise.... Not unusual when I have my phone connected (as an MP3 audio source and it's getting power from the charger)

Windshield is finally showing the frost melting... try the wipers....They don't work, nothing.

That's when I turn it off, take the key out.. The radio stayed on... WTF?

Turn off the radio using the power button, try to turn it on, it stay off...

Try to crank the car, it starts... headlights come on (auto mode)

But now, I can't turn the A/C on, or use the Recirculate button.

Wipers still don't work, and in checking, neither to the heated seats, fog lights or turn signals, and now the radio doesn;t come on either....

Someone suggested the ECU or SAM are stuck and may need to be reset... Anyone else run into something like this? It didn't get my day off to a good start. :(

Changes to the 2011 model

2010-11-30T22:42:59.603Z

Did anyone see the new flyers out showing the changes to the 2011 model?

Cruise control will be availalbe now as an option. More choices will be availalble to upgrade the look of your smart but of course at an additional price. I'm still waiting for them to offer the diesel engine once again in Canada. Not for 2011 obviously.

Marc, Casselman ONtario

Smart 451 cover

2010-11-28T17:35:20.873Z

Does anyone use a Smart waterproof cover.
What are your experiences of using it.
The genuine dealer accessory looks pretty cool.

Please help with my flat tire!

2010-11-28T04:29:18.373Z

Ok so I have a flat. I loaned my smart car compressor to a buddy. I used a can of inflate and seal from the auto parts store. How does my tpms work? where is the sensor? does it need replacement with my tire? is it in the wheel well or in the tire?

Thanks in advance.