Doors/Flaps - SMART Series 451 Service Manual

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Doors/flaps

Side doors
The doors of the new smart fortwo follow the typical
smart brand construction principle with a metal
carrier part and the plastic CBS door paneling. The
doors of the smart coupé and the smart cabrio are
identical.
The triangular windows located above each door
handle are stationary windows held in place by bolts.
Crash requirements
The door support structure in model 451 is made of
steel. In addition, panels and sections of high-
strength steel are used at strategically important
points. This is the case, for example, with the diagonal
struts and the side window slot frames.
In combination with the cockpit crossmember, this
makes the passenger compartment highly resistant to
side impacts in this section of the vehicle.
Emergency opening
Normally, the smart fortwo is opened from outside via
the standard-equipment central locking system using
the transmitter key.
If the battery in the transmitter key cannot supply
enough power, a lock cylinder installed behind a small
cover under the handle of the left door can be used to
open the driver door manually in an emergency.
86 Introduction of the smart fortwo, Model Series 451
Door structure
1 Door carrier module
2 Diagonal strut
3 Side window slot frame
4 Cockpit crossmember
1 Lock cylinder for emergency opening
P72.00-2185-00
P80.20-3225-00