Smart roadster and smart roadster coupe. Instruction — part 10

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Electronic Stability Program (esp)

Electronic Stability Program (esp)

Your car is equipped with the

Electronic

Stability Program (esp) as standard. esp
monitors the driving stability and
traction, i.e. the transmission of power
between the tyres and the road.

esp actively intervenes in the following
driving situations:
Evasive action if you suddenly

encounter an obstruction,

Excessive cornering speeds,
Spinning of the driven wheels when

moving away.

>Note!
The esp indicator light in the speedometer
flashes while esp is active.

Depending on the driving situation
esp will reduce the speed,
esp selectively brakes individual

wheels,

esp equalises the speed of the driven

wheels.

>Important notes for cars with esp!
The engine must not be run while

the handbrake is being tested on a

dynamometer.

the car is being towed away with its

front axle raised.
Active braking intervention by esp
will otherwise destroy the brake
system on the rear axle.

esp will only function properly if you fit

the recommended tyre sizes on the
wheels.

Accident risk!
In critical driving situations,

esp stabilises the car's response
subject to the laws of physics.
On no account can the system be
expected to help prevent accidents if
the car's speed is too high or the driver
is reckless. Adapt your driving style to
the road, traffic and weather
conditions.

Accident risk!
If the esp warning light in the

speedometer flashes, proceed as
follows:
Only depress the accelerator as far

as necessary when driving off.

Ease off the accelerator when

driving.

Adapt your driving style to the road,

traffic and weather conditions.

The car could otherwise start to swerve.
esp is unable to reduce the risk of an
accident if you are driving too fast.

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Electronic Stability Program (esp)

When should you switch esp off?

In the following situations it may be better
to switch esp off:
when driving with snow chains,
when driving in deep snow,
when driving on sand or gravel.

When esp is switched off here, the
spinning wheels work like a milling
machine.
The esp warning light flashes.

>Notes on driving with esp switched off
esp is unable to stabilise the car while it is
accelerating or coasting.
All esp functions are available during
braking manoeuvres.

Switching esp off

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Press the switch (A).
> esp is switched off.
> The esp indicator light in the

speedometer comes on.

Switching esp on

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Press switch (A) again.
> esp is switched on.
> The esp indicator light in the

speedometer goes out.

Accident risk!
If the esp indicator light in the

speedometer comes on, esp is switched
off. The car could then start to skid in
poor road conditions or if your driving
style is inappropriate to the
conditions.
Always adapt your driving style to the
current road, traffic and weather
conditions.

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Airbags

Airbags

Airbags reduce the severity of injuries in
serious collisions, e.g. in a headon
collision or a side impact.

The airbag system consists of
driver's airbag (A),
passenger's airbag (B),
side airbags* (C),
airbag indicator light (D).

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Danger of injury!
In conjunction with a correctly

fastened seat belt, airbags afford
additional protective potential.
However, they are no substitute for the
seat belts.

To reduce the risk of serious or fatal
injuries in an accident involving
rapid deceleration, e.g. with an airbag
inflating, or if the brakes are applied
abruptly, please note the following:

All occupants must adopt a seated

position where they are able to fit
the seat belt correctly and are seated
as far as possible from the airbag.
The driver's seated position must
nevertheless allow the car to be
driven safely. The driver's arms
should be angled slightly when
holding the steering wheel. The
driver must maintain sufficient
distance from the pedals to be able to
depress them fully.

Choose a seat position that is as far

as possible from the front airbag but
nevertheless allows you to maintain
control of the car reliably.

The car's occupants should always be

wearing a seat belt correctly and
recline against a backrest that is
more or less upright. The head
restraint should support the back of
the head at approximately eye level.

Position the front passenger's seat

as far back as possible, particularly
if children are secured to it by
means of a child restraint system*.

Excluding the smart baby carrier, do

not secure rearwardfacing child
seats on the passenger's seat, as
doing so will not disable the
passenger front airbag. Forward
facing child restraint systems may
only be fitted to the front
passenger's seat if it is moved to its
rearmost position.

Do not lean forward, e.g. over the

cushioned pad on the steering wheel,
particularly while driving.

Do not place your feet on the

instrument panel.

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Airbags

Airbag operating principle
The airbag is inflated in a matter of
milliseconds. The airbag indicator light
comes on.

>Note!
If the airbags are activated, you will hear
a loud noise and some dust may be
generated. The explosion fundamentally
represents no risk to your hearing, and
the dust is harmless.
The inflated airbag slows and reduces
the movement of the occupant. When the
occupant makes contact with the airbag,
hot gas flows out of the inflated front
airbags and side airbags. This reduces
the load on the occupant's head and upper
body. These airbags are consequently
deflated after the accident.

Only grip the steering wheel by its

outer rim. These precautions ensure
that the airbag can inflate
unimpeded. If you hold the inside of
the steering wheel, you could be
injured in the event of the airbag
being triggered off.

Do not lean or lie against the doors

while travelling.

Do not place any objects on the

airbags or between the airbags and
the occupants.

Do not hang any hard objects such as

coat hangers from the grab handles or
coat hooks.

In view of the unavoidably high
inflation speed of the airbag, the
possibility of injuries when an airbag
inflates cannot be entirely ruled out.

Danger of injury!
After airbags have been inflated:

airbag components will be hot. Do not

touch them as you otherwise risk
sustaining burns.

the airbags must be changed by a

qualified specialist workshop,
which will have the necessary
expertise and tools for performing
the work involved. smart gmbh
recommends that you visit a smart
center for this. It is particularly
important to have safetyrelevant
work and work on safetyrelevant
systems performed by a qualified
specialist workshop.

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Airbags

Driver's airbag/front passenger's airbag
The front airbags are intended to
increase the prospects of protecting the
driver and front passenger against
injuries to the head or thorax. The front
airbags for the driver and front
passenger are activated:
at the start of an accident with high

vehicle deceleration or acceleration in
the longitudinal direction,

if there is the prospect of

supplementing the protective potential
of the seat belt,

if the seat belt is in use,
independently of other airbags in the

car being deployed,

the airbags are not activated in the

event of a rollover, unless high vehicle
deceleration in the longitudinal
direction is detected.

Danger of injury!
A small amount of fine powder is

released for a short period when an
airbag is inflated. This fine powder is
entirely harmless; its smoky
appearance does not indicate a fire in
the car. The fine powder could provoke
temporary breathing difficulties in
people with asthma or respiratory
problems. To avoid these breathing
difficulties, such persons should
either leave the car provided it is safe
to do so, or open the windows to let
fresh air in.

Danger of injury!
In the interests of safety, smart

gmbh recommends that seat covers that
have been tested for cars built by smart
gmbh and have a designated tear seam
be used on cars with side airbags. A
side airbag could otherwise fail to
deploy correctly and achieve its
intended protective potential in the
event of an accident.

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Airbags

The front passenger's front airbag is only
activated if
the front passenger's seat is in use or

occupied,

the front passenger's front airbag has

not been instructionly disabled.

Side airbags*

Danger of injury!
If the airbag indicator light

does not come on when a baby carrier is
fitted to the passenger's seat, the
passenger's airbag has not been
deactivated. If the passenger's airbag
has not been deactivated, a child could
sustain serious or even fatal injuries
in the event of the airbag on the
passenger's side being triggered,
particularly if the child is in the
immediate vicinity of the passenger's
airbag at the time of its activation.
The passenger's airbag is only
deactivated when you fit an original
smart baby carrier to the passenger's
seat.

Danger of injury!
To minimise the risk of injury if

a side airbag deploys, you should
ensure that
there are no other persons, pets or

objects between each occupant and
the range protected by a side airbag.

only lightweight garments are hung

from the clothes hooks in the car.

there are no heavy or sharpedged

objects in the pockets of such
garments.

Danger of injury!
Observe the following notes to

reduce the risk of serious or fatal
injuries if the side airbag deploys:
Occupants particularly children

should never rest their head on the
area around the window from which
the side airbag could emerge if
deployed.

The car's occupants must always be

wearing a seat belt correctly and
recline against a backrest that is
more or less upright.

Always secure children under 150

centimetres tall and under 12 years
of age with suitable child restraint
systems.

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Airbags

The side airbags are integrated into the
driver's and front passenger's seat
backrests. If activated, they are intended
to increase the potential protection for
the thorax (but not the head, neck and
arms) of the occupants on the side of the
car that is struck.
The side airbags are activated:
on the side of the car that is struck,
at the start of an accident with high

vehicle deceleration or acceleration
acting in a lateral direction, e.g. a side
impact,

if there is the prospect of

supplementing the protective potential
of the seat belt,

if the seat belt is in use,
independently of the front airbags

being deployed,

independently of the belt tensioner,
in situations excluding a rollover,

unless high vehicle deceleration acting
in the transverse direction is detected,
coupled with the prospect of
supplementing the protective potential.

>Note!
In the event of a side impact, the side
airbags will only deploy when the airbag
indicator light does not flash or illuminate.

Airbag indicator light
The airbag indicator light signals to you
that there is a fault in one or more of the
following safety systems:
airbag,
belt tensioners,
child seat recognition system.

Danger of injury!
If the airbag indicator light

does not come on when a baby carrier is
fitted to the passenger's seat, the side
airbag has not been deactivated. If the
side airbag has not been deactivated, a
child could sustain serious or even
fatal injuries in the event of the side
airbag being triggered, particularly
if the child is in the immediate
vicinity of the side airbag at the time
of its activation.
The side airbag is only deactivated
when you fit a special smart baby
carrier to the passenger's seat.

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Airbags

The airbag indicator light comes on after
switching the ignition on.
The subsequent selfdiagnosis of the
safety systems yields the following
results:
1.

The airbag indicator light goes out
after a maximum of four seconds:
> No fault detected.
> The airbag system is OK.

2.

The airbag indicator light flashes
for 15 seconds.
> A smart baby carrier (original

smart accessory) was identified on
the passenger's seat.

> The passenger's airbag,

passenger's belt tensioner and the
passenger's side airbag are
deactivated.

3.

The airbag indicator light goes out
after a maximum of 4 seconds for
approximately 1 second, then it comes
on again and stays on.
> A fault was detected (airbag

warning).

or

The airbag indicator light flashes
permanently.
> A fault was detected in the child

seat recognition system (airbag
warning).

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Do not sit on the front passenger's seat;
this applies in particular to children.

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Take the car to a qualified specialist
workshop, e.g. a smart center, without
delay.

Danger of injury!
If the airbag indicator light

does not come on when a baby carrier is
fitted to the passenger's seat, the
passenger's airbag has not been
deactivated. If the passenger's airbag
has not been deactivated, a child could
sustain serious or even fatal injuries
in the event of the airbag on the
passenger's side being triggered,
particularly if the child is in the
immediate vicinity of the passenger's
airbag at the time of its activation.
The passenger's airbag is only
deactivated when you fit an original
smart baby carrier to the passenger's
seat.

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Airbags

>Important!
If the airbag indicator light comes on
during a journey, take the car to a
qualified specialist workshop, e.g. a smart
center, without delay.
It is possible that the airbag and the belt
tensioner could be activated
unintentionally or will not function in the
event of an accident.

Danger of injury!
For this reason, you should never

carry a child on the passenger's seat in
a child restraint system that faces to
the rear if the passenger's airbag has
not been deactivated, i.e. if the airbag
indicator light is not lit.
Also observe the corresponding
warning sticker on the instrument
panel.
If you have installed an original smart
baby carrier on the passenger's seat
and the airbag indicator light does not
come on (restraint system not
identified), have the automatic
restraint system recognition function
checked without delay by a qualified
specialist workshop, such as a smart
center.
Until this problem has been rectified,
do not carry children in the car, as they
could sustain serious or even fatal
injuries in the event of an accident.

Danger of injury!
If the indicator light does not

come on when you switch the ignition
on, or does not go out again after a few
seconds once the engine is running or
comes on again, there is a fault. There
is the possibility of individual
systems being activated
unintentionally or not being triggered
off in an accident involving a high rate
of deceleration. In this instance, have
the safety system checked and repaired
immediately by a qualified specialist
workshop. smart gmbh recommends that
you visit a smart center for this. It is
particularly important to have safety
relevant work and work on safety
relevant systems performed by a
qualified specialist workshop.

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Parking assist*

Parking assist*

The parking assist system is installed in
your vehicle by a qualified specialist
workshop, e.g. a smart center.

Parking assist uses two ultrasound
sensors (A) mounted on the rear licence
plate holder to monitor the rear section of
your car when slowly reversing (walking
pace). Parking assist is automatically
activated when you start the engine and
engage the reverse gear. An acoustic
signal notifies you that the system is
activated.

An obstacle is recognised from a distance
of 100 cm behind the vehicle, at which time
a beeping sound occurs. A continuous
sound is emitted from a distance of 30 cm.

Danger of injury!
Parking assist is only to be

viewed as an aid and may not detect all
obstructions. The system is not
designed to replace your powers of
concentration. You still are
responsible for ensuring safety and
must continue to pay attention to your
immediate surroundings when parking
and manoeuvring. Not doing so
introduces the risk of you endangering
yourself and others.

Danger of injury!
Ensure that there are no persons

or animals behind the vehicle when
parking and manoeuvring. Otherwise
they could be injured.

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Parking assist*

>Important!
When parking, pay special attention to
obstacles with a height less than 30 cm or
overhangs over 100 cm, such as flower
pots or ramps. These obstacles cannot be
detected and you could damage the
vehicle or the objects themselves.
Ultrasound sources, such as the air brake
system of heavy goods vehicles or a
pneumatic hammer, can interfere with the
parking assist system.

>Note!
The sensors must not be covered with dirt,
ice or snow, as this impairs their
operation. Regularly clean the sensors
using water and pay special attention not
to scratch or damage them.

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>>Loading up.

Your car is very convenient as well as goodlooking!
The next few pages tell you where and how you can load or stow various items. A truly enjoyable way to handle the week's shopping.

Contents

>Storage compartments and

trays

>Luggage compartment,

front and rear

>Rear bag*

>Multifunction box*

>Luggage compartment

cover for the roadster
coupé*

>Rear luggage rack*

>Loading guidelines

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Storage compartments and trays

Storage compartments and trays

a Storage compartments in the door trims

b Installation location for drinks holder*

and CD boxes*

c Switch for opening the tailgate

d Glove box with release lever for front

luggage compartment

e Luggage net

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Storage compartments and trays

Smoker's set with 12volt power socket
The smoker's set with 12volt power
socket is located below the switches
strip.
The ashtray insert can be removed for
cleaning purposes.

The 12volt power socket serves as a
power supply for the following when the
ignition is switched on:
the cigarette lighter, in conjunction

with the smoker's set,

the electric air pump, in conjunction

with the breakdown set.

Other consumers that operate on

12 volts and a max. of 5 amperes
(60 watts) and have the matching plug
attached.

>Note!
Do not damage the holder of the 12volt
power socket by trying to insert
unsuitable plugs.

Please note that
the 12volt power socket is only rated

to handle a permanent load of
5 amperes (60 W).

the electric air pump can be connected

to the 12volt power socket for the time
it takes to inflate the tyre without any
problem.

the car battery will discharge when

current is drawn.

Fire hazard!
Never use the ashtray as a place

to deposit paper or other flammable
material.

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Storage compartments and trays

Drinks holder with CD box*
The drinks holder with CD box is located
on the centre console, beneath the
smoker's set.
Below the drinks holder are three CD
trays.
The drinks holder is used to place bottles
and other suitable objects.

Danger of injury!
Make sure that any objects placed

in the drinks holder are always secure
while the car is moving. Unsecured
objects in the drinks holder could
otherwise be thrown around and injure
you and others if you
brake sharply,
change direction suddenly,
are involved in an accident.
Insert only suitable, sealed containers
in the holder. Drinks could otherwise
spill out. Do not place hot drinks in the
holder. They could cause scalding if
spilled.