Driving; Running-In A New Vehicle; Starting The Engine - SMART fortwo coupé Owner's Manual

Running-in a new vehicle

Running-in the engine with due care
improves the engine's performance in later
years. After 1500 km, the engine speed can be
increased gradually. Also follow the notes on
running-in when the engine or parts of the
drive train have been replaced.
In some drive and driving safety systems, the
sensor system resets automatically after
vehicle delivery or repairs. Full system
effectiveness is not reached until the end of
this teach-in procedure.
During the first 1500 km of the running-in
period, note the following:
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Drive at varying vehicle and engine
speeds.
X
Avoid high engine loads, such as driving at
full throttle.
X
Drive at a speed that is less than Ô the
maximum speed.
X
Do not use the engine brake to brake.
X
Vehicles with automatic transmission: do
not depress the accelerator beyond the
pressure point (kickdown)
X
Vehicles with automatic transmission: ide-
ally drive the vehicle in drive program E
(Comfort).
New brake pads/linings and discs only reach
their optimum braking effect after several
hundred kilometres of driving. Therefore,
note the following during the running-in
period:
X
Drive carefully.
X
Brake more firmly.

Starting the engine

Please note
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WARNING
If children are left unsupervised in the
vehicle, they could:
open doors, thereby endangering other
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persons or road users
get out and be struck by oncoming traffic
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operate vehicle equipment and become
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trapped, for example
Starting the engine
In addition, the children could also set the
vehicle in motion, for example, if they:
release the parking brake
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shift the automatic transmission out of
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park position P or shift manual trans-
mission into neutral
start the engine
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There is a risk of an accident and injury.
When leaving the vehicle, always take the
key with you and lock the vehicle. Never
leave children and animals unattended in
the vehicle. Keep the keys out of the reach
of children.
G
WARNING
Combustion engines emit poisonous
exhaust gases such as carbon monoxide.
Inhaling these exhaust gases leads to poi-
soning. There is a risk of fatal injury.
Therefore never leave the engine running
in enclosed spaces without sufficient ven-
tilation.
G
WARNING
Flammable materials introduced through
environmental influence or by animals can
ignite if in contact with the exhaust sys-
tem or parts of the engine that heat up.
There is a risk of fire.
Carry out regular checks to make sure that
there are no flammable foreign materials
in the engine compartment or in the
exhaust system.
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WARNING
If you attach heavy or large objects to the
key, the key could be unintentionally
turned in the ignition lock. This could
cause the engine to be switched off. There
is a risk of an accident.
Do not attach any heavy or large objects to
the key. Remove any bulky keyrings before
inserting the key into the ignition lock.
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Do not depress the accelerator when
starting the engine.
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