Disable Smart 453 TPMS
The TPMS system on the 2016+ Smart ForTwo and ForFour is to be quite frank, next to useless! It doesn’t actually tell you which tyre is low, its always throwing …
Smart 453 Disable Stop Start Function
The stop-start feature on the Smart 453 is very slow to react and EXTREMELY annoying. There are two options to disable it: To disable stop start permanently you need to …
Smart 453 Camshaft Control Solenoid
The smart 453 3-cylinder petrol engine utilises a camshaft control solenoid that is located in the top of the timing cover on the right hand side of the engine (easy …
Smart 453 DCT Clutch Replacement & Adaption
Before reading this you might want to check out my previous post on this transmission: Smart 453 6DCT250 DCT Transmission / Clutch Deep Dive GETRAG 6DCT250 Clutch Pack The 6DCT250 …
Smart 453 Transmission Fluid / Oil Change
Drain plug: 8mm Allen KeyFluid: 1.7 Litres of Castrol Transmax Manual FE 75W The very early Smart 453’s have a filler plug on the side of the differential housing which …
Smart 453 6DCT250 DCT Transmission / Clutch Deep Dive
Unlike earlier smart cars that featured an automatically actuated single clutch manual transmission, the later “Twinamic” version introduced in the 2014 to 2019 (A453) Smart ForTwo and ForFour models employs …
Smart Fortwo 451 Transmission Wiring Loom Damage
If you’re having shift issues on your Smart Fortwo, P0707 & P0914 error codes [The signals from the incremental sensor of component M17 (Gear motor) are implausible] that you just …
Smart 451 Gearbox Selector Motor
The gearbox selector started playing up on our 2009 Smart Fortwo and diagnosing the fault led me down a rabbit hole of trying to understand how the selector motor works …