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the operating and road safety of the vehi-
cle. There is a risk of an accident.
Stow all objects securely in the vehicle so
that they do not get into the driver's foot-
well. Always fit the floormats securely and
as prescribed in order to ensure that there
is always sufficient room for the pedals. Do
not use loose floormats and do not place
several floormats on top of one another.
! If the engine is switched off and a device
is connected to a diagnostic connection,
the battery may become discharged.
Qualified specialist workshop
A qualified specialist workshop has the nec-
essary special skills, tools and qualifications
to correctly carry out any necessary work on
your vehicle. This particularly applies to
work relevant to safety.
Observe the information contained in the
Service Booklet.
Always have the following work carried out
on your vehicle at a smart centre:
work relevant to safety
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service and maintenance work
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repair work
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modifications, installations and conver-
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sions
work on electronic components
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replacing the 12 V battery within the pre-
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scribed interval, at the latest every three
years
You can obtain current information concern-
ing the servicing of your vehicle at any time
from a qualified specialist workshop, e.g. a
smart centre.
Vehicle registration
smart may ask its smart centres to carry out
technical inspections on certain vehicles.
The quality or safety of the vehicle is
improved as a result of the inspection.
smart is only able to notify the vehicle owner
about vehicle inspections if smart has the
vehicle registration data.
In the following cases, it is possible that a
vehicle has not yet been registered in the
owner's name:
the vehicle was not purchased at an
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authorised specialist dealer
the vehicle has not yet been examined at a
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smart centre
smart recommends registering the vehicle in
a smart centre.
Notify smart as soon as possible if there is a
change of address or if ownership of the
vehicles changes. This can be done at a smart
centre, for example.
High-voltage electrical system
Danger of electric shock
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DANGER
The vehicle's high voltage electrical sys-
tem is under high voltage. If you modify
components in the vehicle's high-voltage
electrical system or touch damaged com-
ponents, you may be electrocuted. The
components in the vehicle's high-voltage
electrical system may be damaged in an
accident, although the damage is not visi-
ble. There is a risk of fatal injury.
Do not touch any high-voltage components
after an accident and never modify the
vehicle's high-voltage electrical system.
Have the vehicle towed away after an acci-
dent and the vehicle's high-voltage elec-
trical system checked by a qualified spe-
cialist workshop.