[Tony Margulis]

I changed my dessicant filter myself for the first time last night. There was a very strong terpentine or nail polish remover smell. Has anyone else smelled this while changing the battery filter? Should I be concerned? BTW it's a 2014.

 

[Yinzer]

I changed my dessicant filter myself for the first time last night. There was a very strong terpentine or nail polish remover smell. Has anyone else smelled this while changing the battery filter? Should I be concerned? BTW it's a 2014.

There is already a open sticky thread about the desiccant cartridge here:

How to: Reuse your old Desiccant filter

We've had a number of discussion about part # A 789 340 33 00, the Dehydrator/Desiccant Filter for the battery pack in the Smart ForTwo (and likely the MB B250e). I recently changed mine to the tune of $53, from the local dealer. I threw the old filter into the left side cubby of the car, and...

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I discuss my experience (yes, there was a solvent smell) in post #27.