Rescue Services Guidelines

Removing the roof
Page 22 Guidelines for Rescue Services, smart, 2006
Rescue
The smart fortwo coupé is fitted with an adhesive
bonded roof in either glass or plastic. Because
the glass roof consists of singlepane safety
glass, the recommended procedure is to cut out
the entire roof structure as described in the
following section. This procedure prevents flying
glass particles from increasing the injury risk.
This procedure should also be employed on the
plastic roof.
When removing the roof entirely:
• Cut through the Apillars (about 10 cm below
the roof)
• Saw out the windshield at the Apillars and
above the instrument panel. The upper side
(roof side) of the windshield remains intact. It
remains attached to the weather stripping, and
is removed along with the roof itself once the
A, B and Cpillars have been cut. The roof
should be lifted off in a movement toward the
front or the side.
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• Cut through the Bpillars about 10 cm above
the seat belt anchor point
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