Visteon Radio 9

The standard Radio on many Smart Fortwo’s, is the Smart Radio 9, made for Smart, by Visteon.

The “Radio 9” came in two different versions. A VP6 model that only plays audio CD’s and a VP7 model that can play MP3’s from CD.
The change from VP6 to VP7 happened together with the model year 2007-2008.

Removal

If you need to remove the Radio 9, you can do it by removing 5 Torx screws.

To see the first screw, you have to remove the button bank. This is done by pulling it toward you with a firm grip.

Removing the screw that holds the front facia on the Smart Fortwo (take care that you don't drop it in there) — Removing the screw that holds the front facia on the Smart Fortwo (take care that you don’t drop it in there)

Removing the original Smart Radio 9, by removing the four screws. Two on each side.

The Smart Fortwo dash without a radio. The plugs look very standard, but have to be modified in order to power up your new radio — The Smart Fortwo dash without a radio. 2 plugs to Power + Speakers, and an antenna cord.

Upgrade

It’s not too difficult to upgrade the radio 9, to a more capable 2-DIN model, and by doing this, you can get Apple CarPlay, Android Auto and DAB radio.

This article shows how I upgraded my Radio 9 to a Pioneer SPH-DA360DAB with CarPlay.

2-DIN Pioneer SPH-DA360DAB with Apple CarPlay

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