Hi Everyone!
Well i guess i get the privledge of trying to work on this smart thing after a couple of failed attempts prior to me! And this being the first time i have ever even sat in one much less drive one! The only info i could acquire was that the smart had either a heater fan or the ac condenser worked on then it would not start! when i got this car the steering wheel & air bag were on the floor and i couldnt find on my online mitchell prodemand repair manual that would link that to a no crank issue. so i installed that back on the car, charged battery, load tested it, checked fuses & the fuel pump all good. now without knowing what clicking noises (relays) to listen for during start mode i dont know whats normal, but upon trying to crank i hear 2 relays clicking the first is the lone relay just under the cover of the sam next to the fuses i can feel it click on my finger the other is more of a faint click that is up inside further in the sam! now the only schematic that i could find for the relays is on the Evilution website which is for the 6 or 700cc 450 model which they look the same to me in picture, but that relay thats clicking loud is #13 which is not the starter relay the other i believe that i hear is, anyway i pulled the 2 wire N-11 connector on the top of the sam applied 12v to the violet colored wire which eventually is blue at the starter solenoid on the 451 and the engine cranks but wont run, so i gave it a little shot of ether while applying 12v to the solenoid and it started up for a brief moment but wouldnt stay running so my injectors are inop prob also. thats where im at now i dont know if there is a theft mode that would prevent the sam from applying a signal to the starter & injectors! everything on this car is to expensive to just replace and hope for the best, and im 200mi from the nearest mb dealer so thats not an option at this point so im open to all & any suggestions at this point! Thanks
Well i guess i get the privledge of trying to work on this smart thing after a couple of failed attempts prior to me! And this being the first time i have ever even sat in one much less drive one! The only info i could acquire was that the smart had either a heater fan or the ac condenser worked on then it would not start! when i got this car the steering wheel & air bag were on the floor and i couldnt find on my online mitchell prodemand repair manual that would link that to a no crank issue. so i installed that back on the car, charged battery, load tested it, checked fuses & the fuel pump all good. now without knowing what clicking noises (relays) to listen for during start mode i dont know whats normal, but upon trying to crank i hear 2 relays clicking the first is the lone relay just under the cover of the sam next to the fuses i can feel it click on my finger the other is more of a faint click that is up inside further in the sam! now the only schematic that i could find for the relays is on the Evilution website which is for the 6 or 700cc 450 model which they look the same to me in picture, but that relay thats clicking loud is #13 which is not the starter relay the other i believe that i hear is, anyway i pulled the 2 wire N-11 connector on the top of the sam applied 12v to the violet colored wire which eventually is blue at the starter solenoid on the 451 and the engine cranks but wont run, so i gave it a little shot of ether while applying 12v to the solenoid and it started up for a brief moment but wouldnt stay running so my injectors are inop prob also. thats where im at now i dont know if there is a theft mode that would prevent the sam from applying a signal to the starter & injectors! everything on this car is to expensive to just replace and hope for the best, and im 200mi from the nearest mb dealer so thats not an option at this point so im open to all & any suggestions at this point! Thanks