Useful information
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This
Owner's
Manual describes all mod-
els, series and optional equipment for
your vehicle that were available at the
time of going to press. Country-specific
differences are possible. Note that your
vehicle may not be fitted with all fea-
tures described. This is also the case for
systems and functions relevant to safety.
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Read the information on qualified spe-
cialist workshops: (Y page 21).
Exterior lighting
General notes
For reasons of safety, smart recommends
that you drive with the lights switched on
even during the daytime. In some coun-
tries, operation of the headlamps varies
due to legal requirements and self-
imposed obligations.
Driving abroad
General notes
If your journey takes you to countries where
vehicles
are
driven on the opposite side of
the road to the country in which the vehicle
is registered, your headlamps must be
switched to symmetrical dipped beam as
soon as possible after crossing the border.
This prevents oncoming traffic from being
dazzled. Symmetrical lights do not illumi-
nate as large an area of the edge of the car-
riageway.
Converting to symmetrical dipped beam
X
Open the service cover (Y page 216).
X
Turn the screw with an appropriate tool
one quarter of a turn toward °
.
Have the correct setting of the dipped beam
headlamps checked
at a qualified special-
ist workshop.
Converting to asymmetrical dipped beam
after returning
Convert the headlamps back to asymmetri-
cal dipped beam as soon as possible after
crossing the border.
X
Open the service cover (Y page 216)
.
X
Turn the screw with an appropriate tool
one quarter of a turn toward q to the
original position.
Have the correct setting of the dipped-
beam headlamps checked at a qualified
specialist workshop.
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