push button start - Smart Car of America Forums : Smart Car Forum

mermaid007 · 03-20-2009, 08:04 PM

has anyone figured out on how to add push button start to the 2008 smarts..ive read some older post and then they stoped..is there no way to do it..thanks for your time

jetfuel · 03-20-2009, 08:22 PM

..many styles are available...with a good wiring diagram and some knowledge of how to keep the smoke inside the wires it could be done...

jetfuel

mermaid007 · 03-20-2009, 08:32 PM

i like the one from smartieparts it looks cool and clean, but the guy saided it dont work for smart car 2008..i also like the idea of using the fob to open the door and leaving the fob in by backpack and the car will start i think that pretty cool..very shocked no one has done this yet...im hoping somone will figure this one out....

jsenka · 03-21-2009, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by jetfuel

...with a good wiring diagram and some knowledge of how to keep the smoke inside the wires it could be done...

jetfuel

Now THAT'S funny! LMAO!!

mermaid007 · 03-21-2009, 01:55 PM

with the price of replacing a key,i think this is a cool alternative....im geting a smart car sent to me in maui,and i cant take it to the dealer..so i hope the smart ones out there can figure this one out...thank for your time.

pabille · 03-22-2009, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by mermaid007

with the price of replacing a key,i think this is a cool alternative....im geting a smart car sent to me in maui,and i cant take it to the dealer..so i hope the smart ones out there can figure this one out...thank for your time.

Mermaid007, I'm jealous. A smart in Maui. Is it a Cabrio? If so, I'm doubly jealous.

Help me through this one. Wouldn't you need to have the key to unlock the car and to put the ignition in the "ON" position?

I love push button starters but I'm thinking it might be a bit superfluous in the smart. With our cars you just need to flick the key clockwise to "START" and release setting on the starter unlike many keyed starter switches that make you hold the key in the start position to give power to the starter motor until the engine catches.

mermaid007 · 03-22-2009, 10:33 PM

im geting a passion coupe..ive never started a smart car nor have i driven one..i think there are only 3-4 smarts on the island of maui...but i thought it would be a cool mod for the smart...

pabille · 03-23-2009, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by mermaid007

im geting a passion coupe..ive never started a smart car nor have i driven one..i think there are only 3-4 smarts on the island of maui...but i thought it would be a cool mod for the smart...

Well, enjoy the ride. I love driving my smart around and I live in smoggy Southern California.

gbryers · 03-23-2009, 05:51 PM

A push-button smart is a cool idea, but in practice, I think (especially on the mainland, where it is easier to get away with this), it would be a security risk - you are practically inviting someone to jump in and drive off. Most push-button starters (factory) still require something to indicate the rightful (in theory) driver is the one behind the wheel. To do something similar would be very expensive, I would think.
Now, if someone came up with a mod to allow the key to be turned to the "Accessory" position, like so many other cars... So you could run your stereo without having the ignition on-line...

gniwok · 03-23-2009, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by gbryers

A push-button smart is a cool idea, but in practice, I think (especially on the mainland, where it is easier to get away with this), it would be a security risk - you are practically inviting someone to jump in and drive off. Most push-button starters (factory) still require something to indicate the rightful (in theory) driver is the one behind the wheel. To do something similar would be very expensive, I would think.
Now, if someone came up with a mod to allow the key to be turned to the "Accessory" position, like so many other cars... So you could run your stereo without having the ignition on-line...

I'd love a mod where we could start the car from one of the buttons on the key! Replace the @#$% panic button that keeps getting pressed in my pocket!

Anyway, I also agree that it'd be a major security risk anywhere you go, and unnecessary when the ignition is just as simple and a conversation piece itself being in the center of the console. But if I were you, I'd get the "Engine Start" button and mount it anyway, just to have the look of it in your car! Maybe put an LED inside and have it light up when the headlights are on or something! Get a second one and put an "Seat Eject" label on it! Haha!

~Jas...