Owner's Manual; Operating Safety - SMART Fortwo 2015 Owner's Manual

operating efficiency of the restraint sys-
tems.
Have accessories retrofitted at a qualified
specialist workshop.
You could jeopardise the operating safety of
your vehicle if you use parts, tyres and wheels
as well as accessories relevant to safety
which have not been approved by smart. This
could lead to malfunctions in safety-relevant
systems, e.g. the brake system. Use only gen-
uine smart parts or parts of equal quality.
Only use tyres, wheels and accessories that
have been specifically approved for your
vehicle.
smart tests genuine parts and conversion
parts and accessories that have been specif-
ically approved for your vehicle for their
reliability, safety and suitability. Despite
ongoing market research, smart is unable to
assess other parts. smart therefore accepts no
responsibility for the use of such parts in
smart vehicles, even if they have been offi-
cially approved or independently approved
by a testing centre.
In Germany, certain parts are only officially
approved for installation or modification if
they comply with legal requirements. This
also applies to some other countries. All gen-
uine smart parts meet the approval require-
ments. The use of non-approved parts may
invalidate the vehicle's general operating
permit.
This is the case:
if they cause a change of the vehicle type
R
from that for which the vehicle's general
operating permit was granted
if other road users could be endangered
R
if the emission or noise levels are
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adversely affected
Always specify the vehicle identification
Y
number (VIN) ( page 216) when ordering gen-
uine smart parts.

Owner's Manual

Vehicle equipment
i
This Owner's Manual describes all models
and all standard and optional equipment
available for your vehicle at the time of
publication of the Owner's Manual. Coun-
try-specific differences are possible.
Note that your vehicle may not be fitted
with all features described. This is also
the case for systems and functions relevant
to safety. Therefore, the equipment on your
vehicle may differ from that in the
descriptions and illustrations.
The original purchase contract documenta-
tion for your vehicle contains a list of all of
the systems in your vehicle.
Should you have any questions concerning
equipment and operation, please consult a
smart centre.
The Owner's Manual and Service Booklet are
important documents and should kept in the
vehicle.

Operating safety

Important safety notes
G
WARNING
If you do not have the prescribed service/
maintenance work or necessary repairs
carried out, this could result in malfunc-
tions or system failures. There is a risk of
an accident.
Always have the prescribed service/main-
tenance work as well as necessary repairs
carried out at a qualified specialist work-
shop.
G
WARNING
Flammable material such as leaves, grass or
twigs may ignite if they come into contact
with hot parts of the exhaust system. There
is a risk of fire.
When driving off road or on unpaved roads,
check the vehicle's underside regularly. In
particular, remove parts of plants or other
flammable materials which have become
trapped. In the case of damage, contact a
qualified specialist workshop.
G
WARNING
Modifications to electronic components,
their software as well as wiring could
affect their function and/or the operation
of other networked components. This could
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