[Raymond Ramesar]

Not to be confused with normal service message to clear after regular service. This "Malfunction Service Required" seems to be a symptom of something wrong. I tried searching, but the closest I've gotten was some sort of possible coolant (battery) issue someone once had.

I looked for any signs of a leak visually and found nothing.
Tried hooking up my OBD scan tool (Bluedriver and Craftsman basic reader) and none seem compatible with this car (just says nothing or error).

1) Anyone had this message before?
2) Does anyone know what kind of OBD scan tool to help me work on my own smart?
3) Does my OVMS have a way of reading errors from the car since its already hooked up to the OBD port at all times?


Update 2/1/2022 Solution- Code cleared itself after a few days. About 2 weeks before I caught the HV batt constantly charging the 12v at all times. When I checked the 12v battery with a batt tester, it needed replacing after 6 years being the original the car came with. I replaced it with the Drualast AGM Autozone equivalent of which I am a 4 past car fan of battery. I'm guessing the error had something to do with that or the extremely cold weather after. Month after the code came it has not come back.

 

[DudeInTheSmart]

451 or 453?
Does it clear itself if you leave the car for 30 minutes?
If 453 and yes, may be related to service campaign being discussed in another thread.

I realized if it is the 451 in your avatar, then this is of no use.

 

[Raymond Ramesar]

It seemed to just like the 453 and it cleared itself. Still no symptoms, it is winter during occurrence if that means anything.

451 or 453?
Does it clear itself if you leave the car for 30 minutes?
If 453 and yes, may be related to service campaign being discussed in another thread.

I realized if it is the 451 in your avatar, then this is of no use.

 

[DudeInTheSmart]

Well that is good. I get similar on my 453 every 6 months or so... 15 minutes later and it resets itself.

 

[DudeInTheSmart]

To help out others that might come across this, here is a thread on the issue for 453s:

Malfunction Visit Workshop Message

My new 2018 EV has only 340 miles and it has been great until yesterday when the message "Malfunction Visit Workshop" appeared in the display with a little icon. After driving 30 or so miles in various short trips yesterday we parked the car in our garage and as usual the front fan (cooling fan...

www.smartcarofamerica.com

also related:

MB BMS update Service campaign 2021080017 for 2017 -...

Just received in today's mail a BMS (battery management software) update request from Mercedes Benz, for me to bring in the car to my "preferred" M/B dealer for a free repair. Anybody have this done yet, please lmk how it went. I will also post updates. See letter attached as jpg.

www.smartcarofamerica.com

 

[Raymond Ramesar]

The best I've seen so far is this thread:

Another 12V battery thread - HV System Malf. Error...

Good Morning, I have a 2015 Smart Fortwo ED. This morning I came outside, unplugged the car from the charger, turned the key and I was greeted with many errors one was a "brake system failure" (I didnt hear it run), it mentioned a "HV System Workshop", "Do not tow", and then said to go for...

www.smartcarofamerica.com

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to clear the codes to see if they come back. If they do, that would probably require an actual repair.