SMART forfour - Important Safety Note

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instrument cluster
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centre console
Do not install accessories such as audio
systems in these areas. Do not carry out
repairs or
welding. You could impair the
operating efficiency of the restraint
systems.
Have accessories retrofitted at a quali-
fied 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 genuine smart parts or
parts of equal quality. Only use tyres,
wheels and accessories that have been spe-
cifically approved for your vehicle.
smart tests genuine parts and conversion
parts and accessories that have been spe-
cifically approved for your vehicle for
their reliability, safety and suitability.
Despite ongoing market research, smart is
unable to assess other parts. smart there-
fore accepts no responsibility for the use
of such parts in smart vehicles, even if they
have been officially approved or inde-
pendently approved by a testing centre.
In Germany, certain parts are only offi-
cially approved for installation or modi-
fication if they comply with legal require-
ments. This also applies to some other
countries. All genuine smart parts meet the
approval requirements. The use of non-
approved parts may invalidate the vehi-
cle's general operating permit.
This is the case:
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if they cause a change of the vehicle type
from that for which the vehicle's general
operating permit was granted
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if other road users could be endangered
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if the emission or noise levels are
adversely affected
Always specify the vehicle identification
number (VIN) (Y page 267) when ordering
genuine smart parts.
Owner's Manual
Vehicle equipment
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 documen-
tation 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
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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.
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