Motor oil for Smart forfour

Type the engine variant of your Smart forfour to see the right engine oil and the manufacturer approvals.

Which engine do you drive?

Fuel and model year are enough - only the matching engines stay.

The power is on your registration certificate, field P.2 (in kW).

Both numbers are on the German registration certificate part I, fields 2.1 and 2.2.

Oils for Smart forfour

Fill quantity and viscosity by engine of the Smart forfour

EngineModel yearsViscosityFill quantity
Brabus (80 kW)2016–20190W-30, 0W-40, 10W-40, 5W-30, 5W-404.3 L
(45 kW)2014–20190W-30, 0W-40, 10W-40, 5W-30, 5W-403.5 L
(52 kW)2014–20190W-30, 0W-40, 10W-40, 5W-30, 5W-403.5 L
(66 kW)2014–20190W-30, 0W-40, 10W-40, 5W-30, 5W-404.3 L
1.0 (47 kW)2005–20060W-30, 10W-40, 15W-40, 15W-50, 5W-30, 5W-40, 5W-503.2 L
1.0 (52 kW)2005–20060W-30, 10W-40, 15W-40, 15W-50, 5W-30, 5W-40, 5W-503.2 L
1.5 Brabus (130 kW)2005–20060W-40, 5W-30, 5W-403.2 L
1.12004–20060W-30, 10W-40, 15W-40, 15W-50, 5W-30, 5W-40, 5W-503.2 L
1.32004–20060W-30, 10W-40, 15W-40, 15W-50, 5W-30, 5W-40, 5W-504.2 L
1.52004–20060W-30, 10W-40, 15W-40, 15W-50, 5W-30, 5W-40, 5W-504.2 L
1.5 Brabus SB3 (90 kW)2004–20050W-30, 10W-40, 15W-40, 15W-50, 5W-30, 5W-40, 5W-504.2 L
1.5 cdi (50 kW)2004–20060W-30, 0W-40, 10W-40, 15W-40, 15W-50, 5W-30, 5W-40, 5W-505.5 L
1.5 cdi (70 kW)2004–20060W-30, 0W-40, 10W-40, 15W-40, 15W-50, 5W-30, 5W-40, 5W-505.5 L

Fill quantity including an oil filter change, taken from our vehicle data. The change interval is set by your service book, not by the oil.

Other fluids for the Smart forfour

FluidRequirementFill quantity
Automatic transmission fluid (ATF)75W-90, API GL4+1.7 L
Axle & differential oil75W-90, 75W-80, API GL4+, Toyota1.7 L
Brake fluidFMVSS 116 DOT 3, FMVSS 116 DOT 4
Coolant & antifreezeG114.2 L

Which viscosity does a Smart forfour need?

We cover 13 engine variants of the Smart forfour. The most commonly approved grades are 5W-30, 5W-40, 0W-30 and 10W-40. Fill quantity ranges from 3.2 to 5.5 litres depending on the engine.

Which approvals does Smart require?

Smart publishes no approval of its own: what counts is the viscosity and the ACEA or API class in your owner's manual.