Discovered that the driver's side headlamp was out the other day. Seems a little early in the Smart's life for a bulb to go out — but it's a relatively quick item to change. Did a little research online and discovered that I could upgrade to a slightly better, brighter bulb. They're readily available from any automotive parts store.
It's always good practice to replace both at the same time — the idea being that if one's gone out there's a good chance the other will die shortly as well. Followed the directions in the Smarts' manual — all went smoothly although I have to admit inserting and rotating the new bulb in the socket that you can't see was a little tricky. There's not a lot of room to maneuver in there. But after a few minutes everything was in place and I was back in business.
