smart car won't start

[glorymary]

I hadn't started my car for about a month, and, when I turned the key in the ignition - CLICK!!! The car would not start. the battery is fully charged, the lights work, but the car won't start. HELP, please!!!

[NuBiker]

A battery can be just strong enough to honk your horn, and use your lights, while not be quite strong enough to turn the starter.
Only way to tell is use a meter. Hopefully, someone more knowledgeable than me will chime in.
Here in the U.S., we can phone the Smart Roadside Assistance - do you folks up north have anything similar?

[HGB]

Just tighten battery connections about 1/2 to 1 turn. It may or may not help.
Many times batteries register good voltage, radio works, etc. but the heavy Amperage draw from the starter just won't make it possible for the engine to turn over when the connections are not tight enough.

[shankyrhodes]

i have driving cars only when most important for me. an another don't miss use of cars.

[Dave Van]

Mine sat for 5 weeks and ended up with a dead battery. The door locks, radio etc worked but the battery was not strong enough to start the car. With the electronic start on the Smart it may take a bit more to start than some cars. Pulled the foot well cover, took off the battery terminals, charged the battery for 30 minutes and put it all back together. I did get the 3 bars of death display on the dash but moved the shifter from Park to drive twice and tried again and it started right up.

[bob/cathy]

Originally Posted by Dave Van

Mine sat for 5 weeks and ended up with a dead battery. The door locks, radio etc worked but the battery was not strong enough to start the car. With the electronic start on the Smart it may take a bit more to start than some cars. Pulled the foot well cover, took off the battery terminals, charged the battery for 30 minutes and put it all back together. I did get the 3 bars of death display on the dash but moved the shifter from Park to drive twice and tried again and it started right up.

for what reason did you disconect terminals?

[Westfield 11]

Originally Posted by shankyrhodes

i have driving cars only when most important for me. an another don't miss use of cars.

Could you re-post in English, please?

[a2jack]

Originally Posted by Westfield 11

Could you re-post in English, please?

West. You've lived in the Valley way too long. Most of us understood perfectly what he/she had to say. A2Jack.

[Wdhitch]

Originally Posted by a2jack

West. You've lived in the Valley way too long. Most of us understood perfectly what he/she had to say. A2Jack.

He admits to owning a Phaeton... he gets a break.

[jetfuel]

Originally Posted by shankyrhodes

i have driving cars only when most important for me. an another don't miss use of cars.

..what? what? what? what?
...what he said?......what he said?....que dijo?....que dijo?.......

jetfuel