The Smart media system (Renault R-Link, TomTom) isn't the most reliable stereo. It looks to be powered by Android so it's no wonder it crashes and freezes up every so often. Apps crash and freeze, the touch screen stops working, music won't play, blanks screen, no...
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453 R-Link Touchscreen Pinout
Smart Media Stereo Connections Overview The touchscreen unit is designated A40/3 by smart. Connector AA Pin Number Wire Colour Function 1 Grey/White CAN Bus High 2 Brown/White CAN Bus Low 3 Yellow Microphone + 4 Red Microphone Signal 5 Pink/White Navigation On/Off 6...
453 Rear Brake Shoes
Remove the brake drum to reveal the brake shoes. They are held in place with 2 springs and 2 clips. The clips are easy, rotate them around... ...to give more clearance and a more direct route into your eye when they ping off. Lift the bottom of the clip and it'll let...
453 Rear Bulb Change
The back lights are at the back of the car! Mad huh. Open the boor and you'll see 2x Torx20 screws that need to be removed. Pull the headlight backwards. Eventually, the tabs will unclip on the outside edge. Disconnect the electrical connector... ...by putting a flat...
453 Rear Bumper Removal
Fortwo Before starting, you have to remove the lower boot flap. Remove the 5x Torx30 bolts found along the top edge of the bumper. Below the reflectors are a single Torx20 screw to remove. Underneath the edge of the lower valance is another Torx20 screw on each side...
453 Rear LED Light Coding
Start DDT4All Read the installation and starting guide here. Why Code The LED Rear Lights? The car monitors the brake light bulbs so it can alert you of a bulb failure. LEDs don't have the resistance of normal halogen bulbs so just swapping the rear lights over from...
453 Rear LED Light Swap
Unless you have the LED light upgrade package, you'll have boring crappy halogen lights (left). We need to update them to the LED upgrade lights as they look so much better. (right). Remove the existing rear lights. Flip them over, locate the 3 Torx screws and remove...
453 Rear Light Pin Out
Right Hand PIN number Wire Colours Function Connects To 1 Green Reverse Light N10/10 S1 Pin 40 2 Pink Fog Light N10/11 Pin 4 3 Black/Brown Ground Earth Point W51/14 4 Pink/Brown Indicator N10/10 P1 Pin 12 5 Blue Tail Light N10/11 S2 Pin 11 6 Pink Brake Light N10/11...
453 Rear Valance Removal
I really hate black textured body parts. Why can't they just colour code everything? It need sto be remove to paint it. Remove the rear panels from the car. Look at the back of the reflector, push the metal clip in and... ...swing the reflector out. Along the top of...
453 Rear View Mirror Removal
The 453 rear view mirror base is hidden behind plastic covers. Pull off the nearest cover. This reveals the metal stem and you can see the furthest cover in place. Pull the furthest forwards and then down. This cover holds the interior temperature sensor. You...
453 Relay Layout
Relay Layout Main Fuse Box (Behind Dashboard) F2 Relay Number Function Specification K1 Heated rear window & mirrors (G Cartier) 20 241 077 35 Amp max K2 Electric windows (G Cartier) 20 241 077 35 Amp max K3 Sliding roof power Not sure, should be the same as K4 I...
453 Retrofitting TomTom R-Link Stereo
OK, so you have the bog standard "smart sound" radio unit... ...but you want the "smart media" unit? This is going to be a quick page. Well, it would be if I didn't pad it out with nonsense. Is It Easy To Retrofit? Nope. None of the connections are there and they are...
453 Reversing Camera Coding
Reversing Camera - 453 If you spent out a shit load of cash on the reversing camera, you may as well save some money on the coding. It's something you can do yourself easily using DDT4All and a laptop. Coding The Reversing Camera Launch DDT4All on your computer and...
453 Reversing Camera Pin Out
Touch Screen Connections This is the 24 pin connector on the back of the touch screen unit. Pins 18, 19, 20 and 21 on this connection are for the reversing camera. If you don't have the camera fitted from factory, these pin locations will be empty. Terminals From what...
453 Roof Rack
I bought my smart 453 roof rack from AliExpress. Click here (make sure you select the correct one for your car). Takes the key... ...place it in the lock and twist to unlock the side cover. Slide the side cover off... ...to reveal the business end of the rack system....
453 Rough Idle
My 453 Idles Badly Not just rough idle though. It can affect the acceleration or cause an intermittent knocking sound. It's now becoming a common issue with the 900cc turbo 453 engine. Smart initially stated that the cars required an ECU update. This may have been...
453 Scuttle Panel Removal
The scuttle is the panel underneath the windscreen that the wipers pass through. It's a decorative panel to hide the wiper mechanism. Mine was broken so I had to replace it. Pop out the clip in each corner. Lift up the rubber infill piece. Remove both wiper arms by...
453 Seat Belt Reminder
You should always wear your seat belt when driving on the road. Most of us aren't stupid enough not to. However, there are times when you are moving a car, not in public or not driving very fast. It's these times you realise how annoying the seat belt reminder alarm...
453 Seat Belt Reminder Disable
Disable The Seat Belt Alarm - 453 I'm sure none of you are stupid enough not to drive with the seatbelt on, However, there are times when you know you don't need it and don't want the speedo making noises and complaining. When I'm driving through the car park at work,...
453 Seat Belt Removal
Slide the seat forwards and remove the bolt that holds the belt to the car body using a 16mm socket. Pull the boot side panel off to reveal the seat belt guide. Remove the bolt with a 16mm socket. Move down to the seat belt reel. Remove the bolt using a 16mm socket....