Smart Technologies smart forfour 454 - Manual (Page 15)

Removing the doors
Page 14 Guidelines for Rescue Services, smart, 2006
Rescue
• If the plastic cover panel on the door
obstructs your efforts, you can give it a sharp
tug by hand to remove it.
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Because the hinges are forged steel, and thus
extremely strong, the recommended procedure is
to open the door on the lock side, where the
spreader can act against the more pliant
aluminum of the door structure.
Should it be absolutely necessary to open the
door on the hinge side, apply the spreader at the
upper hinge, inserting it from above. Hold the
spreader vertically.
smart forfour (model 454)
Opening on the lock side
The following procedure is recommended to open
the doors on the lock side on the smart forfour:
• Remove door paneling (plastic panel)
• Cut through the door frame (1) above (cut A)
and below (cut B) the door lock using rescue
shears
• Cut through the cross strut (2) beside the door
lock (cut C)
• Open the door and spread the hinges with the
spreader until they break off
• Cut the electrical lines
• Remove the door
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1 Door frame
2 Cross strut
3 Door lock