WTH? I can't open my gas lid

[curtis]

that's pretty funny, it does look like a non locking fuel door.

[Dave Van]

Ben @ Rahal was my sales guy too....does a good job but I was not able to remember EVERYTHING he told me!

[Dunerunner]

Don't worry, we might beat on you a little but some of those beaters have done the same things themselves. Anyway this is how some of us who hate to read the owners manual discover things about our cars!! I just seems to be more fun this way !!

[JPaul]

Originally Posted by blackbeagle

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Now onto 'wienner question#2'. Does the passenger seat recline back at all? I can't seem to retract it back too far. I know it goes forward flat but can it recline further back?

To get a bit more precise: the seat doesn't recline more than a certain point to avoid being hurt in case of a rear collision. There is a way to file down the tab that prevents the seat going further down, but it requires some doing. The stop is there for a specific purpose, isn't it? ;)

[bigcritter]

Originally Posted by JPaul

To get a bit more precise: the seat doesn't recline more than a certain point to avoid being hurt in case of a rear collision. There is a way to file down the tab that prevents the seat going further down, but it requires some doing. The stop is there for a specific purpose, isn't it? ;)

Has anyone done this where they file down the tabs to prevent the seats from reclining?? If so, how much farther will they recline before they're hitting in back??

[skoolrn]

Note to self****-Take note pad when picking up my new SMART!!

[RCRsmart]

In regards to the locking fuel door, I was a bit impatient when unlocking my car to fuel up and while pressing the unlock button I pulled on the gas door and somehow broke the metal flex pin that makes the gas door prop open and want to naturally close while partially opened.

Does anyone have a repair guide for this?

Thanks in advance.

--Kory

[mvaldes]

Originally Posted by blackbeagle

Now onto 'wienner question#2'. Does the passenger seat recline back at all? I can't seem to retract it back too far. I know it goes forward flat but can it recline further back?

Seat recline mod

[burtandnancy]

...when all else fails, read the instructions...

[Stretchmobile]

Ha! I know how you feel. I couldn't open the gas cap either. I didn't get an owners manual with my 450. I found Evilution's site from here. I downloaded the PDF of the manual on to a thumb drive. I put it on my computer at work and when ever there is a slow time, I open it up and read.