Recent vehicles have more and more options and although they give us a lot of comfort, a lot of them are not all the time simple to use. Regardless you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a smart fortwo, according to its options, it can be challenging to figure out how to start a smart fortwo? Even if this required act of running a car may seem very clear to most of you, dependent on the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less elementary to do so. Today we will demonstrate the different ways to start a smart fortwo with the key, then, in a second step, how to switch on a smart fortwo with a card, and at last, without using the key.
How to start a smart fortwo with key?
So we commence our article content which is meant to learn you how to start a smart fortwo, which is supplied with a classic key start. Find under the different steps to be accomplished to turn on the engine of your smart fortwo:
- Discern the location of the neiman (hole in which the key is introduced), it is most frequently on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dash. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not hesitate to browse our article content on the steering wheel blocked on smart fortwo that is blocked to learn how to unblock it.
- Insert the key into this one.
- Verify that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
- Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn until you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
- Check on your dashboard that the orange lights disappear, if you don’t know what they suggest don’t hesitate to browse our article content on orange lights on smart fortwo to know the reason for this.
- You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your smart fortwo starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds otherwise you risk damaging it, if the car does not start, let it recover a few tens of seconds before a new test)
- That’s it. You managed to start your smart fortwo,
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How to start a smart fortwo with the key card?
After finding out about how to turn on the engine of a smart fortwo with key or will explain you how to do it for a smart fortwo equipped with a key card and not a key. The operation is more or less the same, so don’t hesitate to go back to the previous section to get details on each of the steps to do. Discover listed below the steps to follow to start your smart fortwo with a card:
- According to the year and the series, you may or may not need to insert the card in a dedicated slot, verify on your dashboard if your smart fortwo is equipped with this slot or not.
- If it has one, insert the card in this hole, otherwise you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
- Find the “start” button, which is commonly placed at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is commonly positioned on the centre console.
- Verify that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
- Press the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your smart fortwo
- Press a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your smart fortwo
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How do I start a smart fortwo without a key?
And at last, we will see, how to start a smart fortwo without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this might seem obvious. However, you should know that if your smart fortwo is newer than the mid 90’s it will be difficult to start it without a key because of all the security devices present on it. Of course, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the process to stick to:
- Remove the cover that protects your steering wheel and locate among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
- Strip, connect them mutually and isolate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the operation). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
- At last, strip the starter wire and connect it quickly with the battery wire (do not make extended contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your smart fortwo).
There, you’ve learned all the ways to start a smart fortwo.
If you wish more tutorials on the smart fortwo, go to our smart fortwo category.
