There are literally some reasons to remove the seats. My reason will become clear later. Here are the horrible standard seats. Why the fuck would you make white fabric seats! How long will they stay white? Slide the seats all the way back to reveal the front Torx E12...
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453 Service Reset
Service Reset Method Colour Display Using the up or down arrow on the left side of the steering wheel, cycle through the information on the multi coloured display until you reach the service screen. It'll show either 1 or 2 spanners/wrenches and how long left until...
453 Service Schedule
453 Service Schedule - Fortwo, Forfour with turbo and non turbo engine. A Service (1 Spanner) Replace cabin filter Replace engine air filter (Turbo model only) Change oil and oil filter Check and correct all tyre pressures Check all exterior lights for proper...
453 Side Window Removal
This only covers the 453 fortwo because the door panel is plastic and can be removed. Look at the bottom of the glass, front and back. See the arrowed areas below. Simply remove the Torx screws from both clips. The black plastic cover will flip down. Make sure you are...
453 Single DIN Stereo Adapter
The problem with the 453 is the design of the standard stereos. They are a single DIN body with a double DIN face. That's an incredibly rare layout which seriously limits the aftermarket stereos you can fit. Currently you are limited to 3 original fitment aftermarket...
453 Space Saver Wheel
The 453 has a far more common fitment of PCD 100mm with a centre bore of 60.1mm That means you are just limited to smart 453 wheels to use for a spare. There are a lot of cars that have actual proper space saver spare wheels available. Go onto eBay and find a 15" or...
453 Spark Plug Change
This page covers both turbo and non turbo models. Spark Plug Numbers Smart Part Numbers: Non turbo - A 281 159 01 00 Turbo - A 281 59 00 03 Aftermarket Numbers: Non turbo - Champion REA8MX Non turbo - Champion OE130/T10 Non turbo - Denso XE20HRU9 Non turbo - NGK...
453 Speedo Disassembly
Remove the speedo. There are 6 of these clips around the outside of the speedo. They are very easy to unclip using a screwdriver. 2 clips on the top on each side... ...and 2 clips on the bottom. Pull the rear plastic cover from the speedo. Turn the speedo with the...
453 Speedo LED Change
The LEDs in the 453 speedo are very common. You have 2 types. The main type being the PLCC-2 in various colours. I have used a red sharpie to highlight the notch in the package. This tells you which way around the replacement LED has to be soldered in. As you probably...
453 Speedo Removal
Pull off the decorative dashboard trim either side of the speedo. Either side of the speedo cowl are Torx 20 screws, remove them... ...and the Torx screw on the top. Lift the cowl upwards... ...to reveal another 2 screws, 1 on each side. Again, Torx 20. Then the...
453 Speedo Warning Faults
So far, almost all errors I have seen appear on the dashboard LCD have actually had nothing to do with the fault being described. For example, this is a stop/start malfunction. Ignore what the car is telling you. Almost every single occasion, the fault is with the...
453 Speedo Wiring
Speedo Pin Number Wire Colours Connects To / Function 1 Pink Illumination 2 Red/White Power Fuse 31 3 Black Earth/Ground 4 5 6 Pink/White or White Cruise Activation 7 White or Brown/White Cruise Reset 8 Green or White Oil Pressure Switch 9 Green/White or Green Brake...
453 Steering Wheel Removal
Disconnect the battery negative terminal and remove the airbag. Pull the wires to one side and you'll see a Torx 50 bolt. Depending on your country, 2 or 3 connections will be nestled into the steering wheel. Pull them out or disconnect them... ...so they are all...
453 Stereo – Pioneer EVO6XDAB
Pioneer have now released 2 stereos that will fit using these instructions. SPH-EVO62DAB and SPH-EVO64DAB. The EVO64DAB is the replacement update unit to the previous model. It's very similar but the EVO64DAB has wireless Apple CarPlay and non physical buttons....
453 Stereo Removal
Smart Audio System This is the basic stereo found in the 453. Take a plastic spudger and jam it in between the black cowel and silver band. Work all the way around from 1 side, underneath and to the other side to disconnect all of the clips. Lift the bottom to...
453 Stereo Time Problems
Incorrect Time On 453 Media Nav If you are seeing --:-- instead of the time, update the software to sort the Week Number Roll Over issue. I Have Updated But The Time Is Still Wrong More and more people are saying they are having this issue. I don't personally have...
453 Stiff Manual Gear Change
You might not know by looking at the price but the 453 is a cheaply made car. There are a lot of "that'll do" engineering, especially since it's a rehashed Renault. Manual gear shifters can feel good or shit. Being cheap, the 453 manual gearshift feels shit. However,...
453 Stop Start Disable
Why Disable Stop Start On The 453? Unlike the 451 MHD, the stop start system isn't a weak point that'll break and kill the engine. However, there are a lot of people who just don't like the stop start system. Me being one of them. Sure, you can disable it by pressing...
453 Stop/Start Fault
Not Just Stop/Start The 453 models have an electrical issue. Well, they have several electrical issues. I know what you're thinking. "It's a Renault, what did you expect". However, almost all of the electrical quirks found on the 453 fortwo and 453 forfour can be...
453 Stuck In Park
If your auto gear stick is stuck in the park position, you'll need to press the magic button. Here is the magic lever... ...it pushes up. Thankfully you don't need to disassemble the car as much as is shown abouve to get to the magic lever. You just have to lift the...