Smart Roadster Roof Operation

Alignment issues with roof frame.

Smart roadster roof operation.

The motor is easily to remove replace the hardest bit is removing the 2 or 3 torx screws. We keep all parts in stockour repair service usually takes 3 4 hours. Many thanks for looking. Trying to open the cabrio roof nothing moved and a clicking noise could be heared from the rear where the roof motor is housed it sounded like an electrical clicking noise.

After a few attempts the roof opened. Close the zipper of the hardtop bag. Used but no issues with roof operation. The smart roadster w452 is a two door two seater sports car s segment in europe first introduced in 2003 by smart gmbh sales of the roadster and roadster coupé met expectations however warranty claims resulted in a halt of production of both models in november 2005 after 43 091 roadsters were made.

I have searched here but can t find any info on this apparently common problem. The 450 fortwo had a way to manually open and close the roof using a pair of metal cranks that you got with the car unfortunately on the roadster this wasn t the case. Can any one help. I think there is a special crank arm like tool for manually opening closing roof.

From hardtop to open roadster open the hardtop bag. The roadster has a single roof motor which is found under carpet just ahead of engine cover. Really lovely smart roadster roof bought for me as a gift but i never used it as i already had one. The smart fortwo cabriolet comes with a sporty convertible soft top letting the driver fully experience the open road.

Inserting the hardtop in the hardtop bag insert the hardtop with the hardtop for external storage brackets into the hardtop bag. The electrics in the roadster are temperamental at the best of times so how do you force the roof open on a hot day or force it closed at the end of the day or if it won t. Roof requires recalibration or roof reset. Smart roadster soft top removable roof bars rails.

Convertible roof is stuck open shut. Cabriolet is slow to operate. Common smart car soft top and convertible roof problems. Learn how to properly operate the sma.

Replacement drive cables motors gears.