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OWNER'S MANUAL
MINI COOPER
MINI COOPER S
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CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR NEW MINI This Owner's Manual should be considered a permanent part of this vehicle. It should stay with the vehicle when sold to provide the next owner with important operating, safety and maintenance information. This manual is supplemented by a Service and Warranty Information Booklet for US models or a Warranty and Service Guide Booklet for Canadian models. We recommend that you read this publication thoroughly. Your MINI is covered by the following warranties: Ð
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CONTENTS Using this Owner's Manual At a glance Controls and features Notes on the Owner's Manual 6 Cockpit 12 Opening and closing: Symbols used 6 Display elements 13 Keys 22 Symbol for vehicle parts 6 Display elements with navigation Central locking system 23 Your individual vehicle 6 system 14 Opening and closing Ð from outside 23 Editorial notice 7 Indicator and warning lamps 15 Opening and closing Ð from inside 26 For your own safety 8 Multifunction steering wheel MFL 18 Tailgate
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Driving: Technology for safety and driving Care and maintenance Ignition lock 42 convenience: Starting the engine 42 Automatic Stability Control plus Traction Special operating instructions: Switching off the engine 43 (ASC+T) 60 Break-in procedures 76 Parking brake 44 Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) 61 General driving notes 76 Manual transmission 45 Flat Tire Monitor 62 Refueling 77 Continuously Variable automatic Park Distance Control (PDC) 63 Fuel specifications 78 Transm
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CONTENTS In the engine compartment: Owner Service Procedures Technical data Hood 86 Engine compartment Ð Replacement procedures: Engine data 120 MINI COOPER 87 Onboard tool kit 100 Dimensions 121 Engine compartment Ð Windshield wiper blades 100 Weights 122 MINI COOPER S 88 Lamps and bulbs 101 Capacities 123 Washer fluid 89 Repairing a flat tire 106 Electrical system 124 Engine oil 89 Changing tires Ð MINI Coolant 91 with space-saver spare tire 106 Brake fluid 92 Flat tire Ð safe
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Index Everything from A to Z 128 5 INDEX DATA REPAIRS OPERATION CONTROLS OVERVIEW
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Notes on the Owner's Manual Symbols used Your individual vehicle In compiling this Owner's Manual we have Indicates precautions that must The manufacturer of your MINI is the made every effort to furnish you with a be followed precisely in order to Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesell- convenient reference source affording avoid the possibility of personal injury schaft (BMW AG). quick access to all the essentials. The and serious damage to the vehicle. On purchasing your MINI,
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Editorial notice The manufacturer pursues a policy of continuous, ongoing development that is conceived to ensure that the MINI continues to embody the highest quality and safety standards combined with advanced, state-of-the-art technology. For this reason, it is possible that the features described in this Owner's Manual could differ from those on your vehicle. Nor can errors and omissions be entirely ruled out. You are therefore asked to appreciate that no legal claims can be e
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Important safety information. sional advice on using these items, are For your own safety available from all MINI centers. Use unleaded gasoline only. Fuels For your own safety, use genuine parts and containing up to and including Installation and operation of non-MINI accessories approved by the manufacturer 10% ethanol or other oxygenates with up approved accessories such as alarms, of the MINI. to 2.8% oxygen by weight (i.e. 15% MTBE or radios, amplifiers, radar detectors,
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The following only applies to vehicles owned and operated in the US. REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which could cause a crash or could cause injury or death, you should immediately inform the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in addition to notifying BMW of North America, LLC., P.O. Box 1227, Westwood, New Jersey 07675-1227, Telephone (201) 307-4000. If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may open an investigation, and if i
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OVERVIEW CONTROLS OPERATION, CARE, MAINTENANCE OWNER SERVICE PROCEDURES TECHNICAL DATA INDEX Overview 11 INDEX DATA REPAIRS OPERATION CONTROLS OVERVIEW
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COCKPIT 1 > Parking lamps/Low beams 49 2 Washer/Wiper system 51 6 Hood release 86 > Turn signal indicators 49 3 Instrument lighting 50 7 Horn 18 > Standing lamps 49 4 Outside mirror adjustment 36 8 Steering wheel adjustment 35 > High beams 49 5 Hazard warning flashers 9 OBD interface socket 96 > Headlamp flasher 49 > Computer 58 12
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DISPLAY ELEMENTS 1 Tachometer 55 4 Indicator for 5 Trip odometer, reset to zero 55 with indicator and warning lamps, see > Odometer 55 6 Fuel gauge 55 from page 15 > Trip odometer 55 7 Engine coolant temperature gauge 56 > Service Interval 57 2 Display for computer 58 > Program display for Continuously 3 Speedometer with indicator and warning Variable Transmission (CVT) 48 lamps, see from page 15 13 INDEX DATA REPAIRS OPERATION CONTROLS OVERVIEW
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DISPLAY ELEMENTS WITH NAVIGATION SYSTEM* 1 Tachometer 55 3 Speedometer with indicator and warning 5 Indicator for with indicator and warning lamps, see lamps, see from page 15 > Odometer 55 from page 15 > Trip odometer 55 4 Trip odometer, reset to zero 55 > Service Interval 57 2 Display for computer 58 > Program display for Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) 48 14
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INDICATOR AND WARNING LAMPS Brake warning lamp l Technology Red: stop immediately If the lamp comes on when the that monitors itself Battery charge current parking brake is not engaged: The system runs a check on the warning The battery is no longer being Check the brake fluid level. Before driving and indicator lamps marked by " " each charged. Indicates a defective alter- further, be sure to comply with the infor- time you switch on the ignition. They each nator dr
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INDICATOR AND WARNING LAMPS Yellow: stop immediately Red and yellow: continue to drive; Red: an important reminder drive cautiously Flat Tire Monitor l Brake warning lamp Flashes: tire failure. Brake warning lamp together with with parking brake applied. yellow indicator lamps for ABS, EBV More information on the parking Reduce speed immediately and and ASC+T/DSC: brake on page 44 stop the vehicle. The control system ABS, EBV and Parking brake lamp for Canadian Wit
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INDICATOR AND WARNING LAMPS Service Engine Soon Yellow: check as soon as possible Green: for your information If the warning lamp comes on Flat Tire Monitor Turn signal indicators either continuously or intermit- Stays lit: the system is defective. Flashes when turn signal indicator tently, this indicates a malfunction in the Please have the system inspected is on, also for trailer towing. emissions-related electronic systems. at your MINI center. Rapid flashing
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MULTIFUNCTION STEERING WHEEL MFL* The control buttons integrated within the Buttons facing the driver Buttons facing away from the driver MFL multifunction steering wheel have 1 Cruise control: activate/interrupt/ Left: been designed to allow you to operate a deactivate 1> Radio number of accessories both quickly and 2 Continue cruise control Press briefly: scans for stations in FM safely, without taking your eyes from the 3 Horn band road: 4 Cruise control: store and ac
