Smart Car Wet Carpet Will Not Start

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Smart car wet carpet will not start.

My smart car won t start and it shows a little key symbol in the centre of the dash why. I am fairly certain that the water didn t come in from the passengers shoes. The car only has 350 miles. The drivers side was not wet.

Cold damp weather can make it even harder to get your car dry. So i left the carpet proped up overnight to let it all dry out. The door seals looked fine. Cars are enclosed spaces with poor air circulation when the car is not running.

Fortunately a little heat and air circulation will do the trick. The battery can be located under the carpet beneath the area where the passenger foot well you need to. It won t start when it has been sitting all night and the next morning it is real damp outside or it has been raining. We have had high humidity and torrential rains which i drove through for around 100 miles.

Evilution the smart car encyclopaedia full of information for fixing and modifying your smart car. Does anybody know what is wrong. Water damage is a problem anywhere but can be especially bad in cars. The immobiliser is still on.

As if that s not difficult enough the carpet lining in a. After all cars are designed to keep water out. I think some part is getting wet or damp and preventing the engine from igniting. My ford bantam wont start everytime it gets wet gets wet on top or bottom of engine on top water might of got into the spark ignition system on bottom could of got water into a sensor until it dries out ford are wits and want ur money id take it back and say since that didnt work fix it for free ya.

If it becomes a sunny day and everything dries the car starts up just fine. Do the same for the boot carpet that covers the engine bay also feel down the back. They re enclosed spaces without much ventilation when the engine isn t running. As a result even a little bit of water on the carpet can lead to mildew and other problems if left alone.