Engine compartment cover

[smartysmitten]

Hay guys,
My smart has the little hook in the upper right hand corner of the carpet .
This is almost impossible to hook up.
I was going to spring the S hook open a little more but it is hard plastic
with no spring to it.
It is very hard to get hooked &
when you do you have to use vice grips to get unhooked
Not good huh?

[dbwill]

Easy, and you can use 2 hands, one for the dip stick and one to wipe it off.

[GPfeffermann]

More on engine cover screw. I called my dealer, who told me that new (and presumably improved) screws are expected Monday.

[saronian]

Thanks DBWill! That's too easy

[JPaul]

dwill, thanks. It's simply smart. ;) Even the cover has the adequate profile...

[GPfeffermann]

I ended up using a pair of plyers to turn the D-shaped black plastic piece in top of the key clockwise, and it did lock without breaking. I shall still be getting a replacement.

Guy

[MichaelJ]

Originally Posted by jonnysan

...showing the engine cover Zeus fastener.

That's Dzus (pronounced like Zeus)

[mike-in-sa]

I found that if the dzus fasteners were hard to turn then the lid was not alligned right. When the lid is seated properly the fasteners work easy.

[esrazor]

My car doesn't have the carpet hook in the upper right corner. I have an empty hole there. The cargo cover goes into the area where the clip should be. Any ideas?

[Woody14619]

I had an issue closing mine a couple times until I found that the "key" rotates 360 in the fitting. The next time I had problems with it, I lifted the cover, rotated the key 180, and then tried again, and it latched without a problem! I think it may be the key wants to be in a certain orientation when it starts? Can't hurt to try it if yours is hard to close next time you open it!