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My wife has a 2015 Smart ForTwo that says "Malfunction" when we plug it into our charging station. She hadn't been driving due to the pandemic. Accessories/lights etc. seem fine so I think the 12V is fine.
Is the car toast? I can't even find a price online to swap out the high-voltage battery if it's fried; the car is probably only worth $3000 and I heard that the full lithium battery costs more than the car (can anyone confirm?)
I've plugged it into the low-voltage wall charger now to see if it manages to charge overnight, but the dashboard now just says "Charge HV Battery Now" and doesn't give any indication that it's actually charging....
The Mercedes-Benz dealerships around me are pretty crappy -- most of them won't even service their own Smart brand; there's only one super far away that we can take it to for maintenance, but if it's totaled I don't think it makes sense to tow it a long way to a dealer...
Is the car toast? I can't even find a price online to swap out the high-voltage battery if it's fried; the car is probably only worth $3000 and I heard that the full lithium battery costs more than the car (can anyone confirm?)
I've plugged it into the low-voltage wall charger now to see if it manages to charge overnight, but the dashboard now just says "Charge HV Battery Now" and doesn't give any indication that it's actually charging....
The Mercedes-Benz dealerships around me are pretty crappy -- most of them won't even service their own Smart brand; there's only one super far away that we can take it to for maintenance, but if it's totaled I don't think it makes sense to tow it a long way to a dealer...