Rescue Services Guidelines
Removing the doors
Guidelines for Rescue Services, smart, 2006 Page 13
Rescue
First check whether the door catch can be opened
in spite of the deformed door.
It may be possible to open the door enough to
allow the spreader to be pushed into the resulting
gap. If the lock cannot be opened, the following
procedure is recommended:
smart fortwo (model 450) and smart roadster (model 452)
Opening on the lock side
• Position one tip of the spreader in the door
gap near the lock
• Rotate the spreader to the left and right along
its axis to bend the bodywork and obtain an
opening large enough to accommodate both
tips of the spreader
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• Press both tips of the spreader into the
opening produced, in order to expand the
opening in a number of small spreading
operations. Keep pushing the tips towards the
door lock until the door springs open.
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i Do not use excessive force to ram the
spreader into the door gap, in order to avoid any
unintended movement of the car body. Proceed
carefully with the casualty in mind.