Forum: w453 - General discussions relating to the forfour

Hi all, Have upgraded my Forfour Prime Sport to a Brabus Xclusive. Loving it so far but a couple of problems have raised their heads. The passenger heated seat doesn't work, not an issue at this time of year and was planning to get it sorted in a few months. Unfortunately, it'll have to...

I have a 2015 Edition 1 ForFour which doesn't have Android Auto or Apple Car Play. Currently looking at buying a new 2018 ForFour, but cannot see any mention of Android Auto or Apple Car play in any of the brochures/documentation - it only mention Mirrorlink which has never worked in my current...

Tried the launch control, not lightning fast but if you need to have a head start at lights then it is well worth using it. :icon_smil

We we went to a Mercedes sale event and got a good deal to upgrade our existing 2016 White Edition to a 2018 Brabus Xclusive with only 2000miles. Anyone on here with a Brabus optimised ForFour? We took it for a spin and seemed a lot more fun to drive, can definitely notice the Brabus...

Hi has anyone had a warning on the sat nav screen on tyre warning as i have not had my smart many weeks i noticed it one morning and called out brake down service who put some air in one tyre and checked for nails he did say these monitors are a pain in many car models and if you have any problems...

The best thing i noticed after having four old model for twos in the 453 is having the battery access at the front instead of it being in passenger side which was a pain if needing to ever jump start and the new twin clutch gearbox in the turbo is so much better and offers seamless changes i also...

Hi, I've got a 2016 Prime Premium Plus with the forward collision warning option. I am not sure if this feature is working properly. Does anyone know what conditions it operates under IE how close to the vehicle in front do you have to be and how fast do you have to be traveling? I have had the...

Hi was going to get a smart car for four 2017 but was wondering if the boot gets hot as my dog travels in the boot and didn't realise at the time engine was below boot also if that is ok is there enough room for small dog

I'm sure I have read this somewhere but when you have your smart go into Mercedes for servicing they don't ever give you anything to show its been serviced at that time and milage. Does this mean that it's held on a digital database? In which case how do you access it should you want to sell the...

Hi smart fans, thinking of buying a used 15 plate edition 1 forfour and was wondering if there is much difference in headroom because of the panoramic sun roofs? . I've owned a forfour passion with no sun roof and head room was great in the front (I'm 6'4" by the way). Also what is included in...

The Sat Nav on my Smart ForFour stopped working no screen display. I went into Smart/Mercedes Tamworth after some discussion between the reception and other members of staff. No one took the time to even briefly look at the car. Their suggestion was that I book the car in, the earliest date being...

I’ve just brought a 453 it has the sat nav screen but no SD card, I’ve looked on eBay and the Renault cards are much cheaper does anyone know if they would work please? Thanks

Hello Everyone, I just bought a 2015 W543 ForFour last week, maybe I am not used to Smarts, so I just want other users opinion. My ESP activates quite often while I am driving and brakes the car itself, I thought that would be because the rear tyres were already worn so I replace them for...

My wife has a June 2016 Forfour Prime which has done 5,000 miles. Had problems with the EML coming on, took it to Listers in Lincoln and they diagnosed a stuck turbo actuator. They fixed that but a week later same problem, took it back and was told that the turbo had failed. This was on the...

Hey All! I thought I would jump in and say yesterday my company worked on a 2016 Smart 453 ForFour and we successfully installed the Genuine Smart Reversing Camera. Here is the video for those that are interested in how it looks once done. https://youtu.be/cxo83EKopoo

Hi all, Not really looking to change my 451 Cabrio just at the moment, but when the time comes I quite fancy a 453 Forfour....Specifically, a 1.0 Passion in black with Cadmium Red panels, or all black. This model seems to have everything I would be looking for, but I would like the combined...

Hi all - you know the economy thing that tells you how good (or bad in my case) you drive at the end of the journey? Well the top two meters still work but the 'Shift' indicator is always zero. I could have sworn that there were little arrows that guide you to shift up and down in the main wheel...