If your window over-shoots its stopping point (seen below), it can damage the rubber seal, the glass and the motor. Remove the outer door panel to reveal the insides. Lower the window to the position you want it to stop using the inside window switch. Usually a quick...
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450 Window Height Adjustment
Quite a few owners have complained about their window over shooting the rubber seal and ending up too high.
450 Window Regulator Cable
Tools And Other Items Required: Torx drivers T15, T20, T25, T27 Drill and 7mm bit A wooden spatula or lolly stick (to ease the window glass around the seals) Qty 4 M6 x 12 screws, Qty 4 nuts and washers (narrow profile nuts ie locknuts won’t fit) 10mm spanner and...
450 Window Regulator Change
Remove the wing mirror and the door panel on the affected side. Remove the 2 bolts that hold the window to the regulator and then slide the window out of the door. The window regulator mechanism is held in with 4 rivets. The top and middle can be accessed from the...
450 Windscreen Washer Pump
To access the windscreen washer pump on the 450 fortwo, remove the front panels. Look to the right side of the washer fluid tank... ...and you'll see the pump with 1 electrical connector and 2 pipes. The pump can spin in either directions. Depending on the direction,...
450 Wing Mirror Disassembly
Remove the wing mirror from the car. Grab the corner of the mirror and pull. The closer to the edge you hold it, the more chance the glass will break. So try to get your fingers right behind the back of the mirror, spread the weight and pull gently. Didn't break!...
450 Wing Mirror Removal
Guide to removal of the wing mirrors
450 Wiper Mechanism Removal
The smart 450 windscreen wiper mech is a bunch of pressed steel arms, a single casting and some plastic bushings all crimped together and sitting in a fairly exposed position. Eventually dust and dirt will get washed or blown in, turn into grinding paste and the...
450/Roadster MP3 Lead
So you have a standard stereo and want to play MP3s through it eh.
451 – 3 Lines On The Speedo
Three horizontal lines on the speedo LCD indicates that there is a fault in the gearshift system. There are a few reasons for this to happen.
451 – Reset The Service Indicator
For ALL 451 Fortwo Models Please do not contact me saying they don't work because they do if you do it right. Just doing everything in the right order isn't enough, timing is very important. Distance Or Time? A service is due either after a certain distance or over a...
451 2-Spoke Paddle Steering Wheel
So, you have a 451 and want paddle shift but don't want to spend a load of money, read on.
451 54BHP CDI Losing Coolant
54BHP 451 Fortwo Diesel - Losing Coolant As of early 2015, this became a common problem that will affect all 54bhp 451 diesels eventually. The 54bhp diesel 451 was the October 2009 onwards model with the DPF (diesel particulate filter). Important This is an issue that...
451 ABS Sensors
Front ABS Sensor Removal Using an E10 socket, remove the bolt on the back of the hub. Pull the sensor out of the hub. If it gets stuck, spray it with penetrating oil and twist it back and forward to break the corrosion. Follow the cable and disconnect the electrical...
451 AC Radiator Removal
If you have a split in the air conditioning radiator then you'll need to replace it
451 AC Temp Sensor Testing
Take your multimeter and put it on Ohms for checking the resistance of the sensor. Touch a probe on each pin and wait for the ohm reading on the multimeter. In a warm room in summer, this is what my sensor read. When the temperature increases, the resistance goes...
451 AC Temperature Sensor
The cabin heater box contains a hidden temperature sensor that the car uses to control the air conditioning. It cross references the heat reading from this sensor and the IR sensor in the heater controller so it can decide how much the air conditioning needs to run...
451 Accelerator Pedal Pin Out
451 Accelerator Pin Out Accelerator Pin Wire Colour ECU Connection Function 1 Blue/Brown 60 5 Volt Power 2 Violet/Green 74 Sensor 1 Output 3 Brown/White 63 Sensor 1 Ground 4 Brown/Yellow 56 Sensor 2 Ground 5 No Connection No Connection No Connection 6 Violet/Yellow 75...
451 Add A Button
The button bank below the stereo is quite cool but what if you wanted to used one of the unused button spaces. Could it be done so it looks standard? Of course it can.
451 Aftermarket Stereo
451 Fortwo Aftermarket Stereo Fitting You will probably be replacing 1 of 3 types of smart stereo. The original stereo, double height with no touch screen. (Radio 9 or 10) The facelift interior single height with no touch screen. (Lowline) The facelift interior double...