Between the steering wheel and the steering rack are two universal joints, if these seize up, the steering can become heavy or even stop moving all together.
Smartmods
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Kane Harrison
UK Road Tax Cost
The road fund licence changes with the budget.
Under Seat Bass Boxes
The smart may be big inside but there is little room for bass speakers.
Unknown Green Connector
This question comes up about once a month where people have removed their engine and found a spare green single wire connector left over when the engine was refitted. Everything works but they want to know. Here is the green shrouded connector. It's a standard spade...
Unseize The Alternator
How Do I Know If My Alternator Is Seized? Have a look at this page that details the symptoms. How To Fix A Seized Alternator If your alternator is seized you may not need to replace with new or remove it from the car. The open design is to help cooling but...
Update The 451 Headlights
The new 451 headlights are quite up to date but there is nothing stopping you personalising them a bit.
Updated Roadster Dash Vents
The Roadster dash vents look poor so why not update them?
Using The Heater
Cold? turn the heater up a bit.
Using The Lights
Switching On The Lights The stalk for the lights is located on the left of the steering wheel. The end of the lighting stalk rotates to one of four positions. Position 1: all the lights are off. Position 2: side lights are illuminated. Position 3: low beam lights are...
Using The Wipers
Wipers Rear Wiper The wipers are controlled using the stalk on the right of the steering wheel. Pushing the wiper stalk away from the steering wheel activates the rear windscreen wiper (not available on the cabrio or Roadster). The rear wiper sweeps every ten...
V6 Steering Wheel Disassembly
Bought one and the ESP cart is broken? Take it apart and swap the carts over.
Vediamo
What Is Vediamo? Vediamo is developer coding software used on the smart production line. Production line workers use it to code the appropriate functions to each car. It doesn't need TAN codes or SCN codes as they don't have time for such things. It just does what...
Vediamo – 453 EMM Software Flash
If you want to code the 453 front or rear facelift LED lights but have an old software version of V12 or V13, you will have to upgrade to V14 or V15. To do this, you'll need a C4 multiplexer and a laptop with Vediamo installed on it. Connect the multiplexer and double...
Vegetarian/Vegan Ownership
If you are a vegan or a lifestyle vegetarian (as opposed to a dietary vegetarian) then you aren't just limited to 2 things on the menu when you go out to eat, you are also limited to what cars you can buy. Personally, I'm neither but I was asked by a smart salesman if...
Vehicle Identification Number VIN
You car has a VIN code that will tell you about your car
Vehicle Lifting
I regularly get asked about my vehicle lifting devices so I figured I'd make a page about them. Jacks If you plan on doing anything to your car, chances are you'll need a jack as a minimum requirement. A big jack will do what a small jack can but a small jack won't do...
Venturi Effect
The venturi effect is the action of negative pressure behind an object as air passes over it. In this case, the negative pressure pulls all the dirt into the back of the car making it dirty far more quickly than any other part.
Vertical Wiper Mod
changing the wiper so that they are vertically aligned
Vinyl Wrapping
Bored of your panel colour, respray too pricey? DIY Vinyl wrap.
Viper Induction Kit
The viper is a carbon fibre based air induction system with a foam filter designed to offer a decent airflow while still filtering down to a respectable level.