Everything was fine so far. But all of a sudden, your Smart Crosstown doesn't start more or barely start. What is annoying is that you never really know what the problem is. Since it's already too late for your appointment, take a few minutes to understand the problem. We will discover through this article what are the most common situations and how to identifier.
Your Smart Crosstown's battery is exhausted
This is without any doubt the most frequent problem, and perhaps the most basic to repair. Your headlights of this Smart Crosstown remained lit for hours, the light inside the car, or simply the keys on the ignition, or others. Everything that can consume electricity while the engine block is off may be the source of the concern. But it also appears when the battery turns out to be really too old, or even alternator. To check if the battery of this Smart Crosstown is empty there is a super affordable way. If the headlight lighting remains lowis that it is a battery problem! On the other hand, in the case where the headlights work perfectly, it means that the problem comes from elsewhere. To recharge the battery, you most certainly know how to do it, and remember to systematically have cable inside your car. It also remains possible that the thimbles of the battery be oxidized. In this specific case it is only necessary to open your hood and check if they turn out to be blocked. In this case you will be able to remove the dirt with a brush. Assuming it doesn't work, you will need to change the battery.
The starter on the Smart Crosstown is worn out
It happens less often than an empty battery but it could still happen sometimes. To discern what to do, you need to know what a starter is used for on this Smart Crosstown. There is a kind of engine within the engine. What sets it apart is that it is fully electric. It is he who will start the engine, and the electricity required for its activity comes from the battery. To give it a second life it is sometimes enough to strike a few small strokes on its carcass so as to take off the coals in order to leave the electricity circulate.
Your Smart Crosstown's engine is flooded
Hopefully this is not the case. Sometimes it is still possible to start your Smart Crosstown, even if it also happens that the engine remains irreversibly drowned. It happens especially when it's cold. Generally, you can perceive it when one tries to start the engine and that there is a sharp gasoline smell. Sometimes you just have to wait about 20 minutes and the problem will be gone. On petrol cars it is also conceivable to remove petrol at the level of spark plugs but it is a combination not recommended for DIY beginners.
Conclusion
If it happens that this Smart Crosstown does not start, it can come from a electric problem and less frequently of a engine problem. You now have some clues to spot the problem, if in spite of everything he really does not want to leave, you can go to a professional, they are paid for it after all! Have a good trip and be careful.