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VSS for smart car 2008 need help

By Bumble Bee · Feb 01, 2009in General💬 7 posts👁️ 1,497 views
Posted Feb 01, 2009 · 21:29 UTC#1

Is any body have smart car? I need to find the VSS for this to be connect to f900bt Pioneer.. thanks

Posted Feb 21, 2009 · 21:38 UTC#2

You don't need it. I didn't connect it in my 2009 ForTwo and the AVIC doesn't care. All functions that I have used in the last 3 months function without it.

Posted Feb 21, 2009 · 21:51 UTC#3

I never connected mine either and I have no issues what so ever.

You are not going to be taking that car places where you would be losing GPS signal so you should be OK.

Posted Feb 21, 2009 · 23:08 UTC#4

Your car is "smart" enough that it doesnt need a VSS!

Posted Feb 22, 2009 · 10:56 UTC#5

From a smart forum:

pin 11 in the instrument cluster is the one to hook to for Speed Pulse. Its an unconnected pin i.e. you can't hook into the wire coming out of it - you just have to shove that bared wire in there, tape it to the one next to it to try to stop it falling out, and presto - drive. It is also not apparent (wasnt to me anyway) from other postings that when you remove the plug from the instrument cluster, it is in 2 parts - a white outer housing and a black plug. Remove the black plug (it has a clip, and then slides out sideways) to shove your wire into pin 11.

 

see also here:

http://www.thesmartclub.com/board/showthread.php?t=549&highlight=speed+pulse

Posted Feb 22, 2009 · 17:42 UTC#6
I never connected mine either and I have no issues what so ever.

You are not going to be taking that car places where you would be losing GPS signal so you should be OK.

 

You guys must live somewhere where there are no tunnels.

Posted Feb 26, 2009 · 15:04 UTC#7

actually if you pull up the styroifoam covering the battery....

 

 

there is a grommet that you pull out and there is a blue and red twisted pair right there....

 

 

use the red wire that is what you are looking for

 

i have done over 70 of those cars it works perfect

 

good luck

jeremy