2005 MINI COOPER child lock

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TRANSPORTING CHILDREN SAFELYInstalling child-restraint systemsBefore installing any child-restraint system
or child seat, read the following:
Always follow the manufacturer's instructions concerning installation
and use; otherwise the system's protective
function could be impaired. After an acci
-
dent, have all parts of the child-restraint
system and the affected safety belt system
inspected and/or replaced. Have the neces
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sary work on your MINI carried out only by
a MINI Dealer or a workshop that has spe
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cially trained personnel working in accor
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dance with the specifications of the MINI
manufacturer. -
tems are designed to be secured with a lap
belt or with the lap belt portion of a combi
-
nation lap/shoulder belt. Improperly or
inadequately installed restraint systems
can increase the risk of injury to children.
Always read and follow the instructions
that come with the system.
Child seat securityAll of the rear belt retractors and the front
passenger's safety belt can be locked for
mounting and securing child-restraint sys
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tems.Information regarding this is located near
the buckle latch of each safety belt.
To lock the beltPull the entire length of the belt from the
belt retractor. Allow the reel to retract the
belt somewhat and engage the buckle,
then tighten the belt against the child-
restraint system.

The retraction mechanism is now locked. To unlock the beltRelease the buckle, remove the child-
restraint system and allow the belt retrac
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tor to reel the belt completely in.
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Brakes
96
ABS
70
brake fluid
111

brake pads
96
break-in procedures
92
handbrake
53
indicator/warning
lamps
16, 17, 18
Breaking in
92
Bulb replacement, refer to
Lamps and bulbs
121

Buttons in multifunction
steering wheel
20
Continuously Variable
automatic Transmission
(CVT)
56
C California Proposition 65
warning
7
Capacities
145

Car care, refer to Caring for your
vehicle
113

Car keys, refer to Keys
24
Car radio, refer to separate Owner's Manual

Car telephone, refer to separate Owner's Manual

Car vacuum cleaner,
connecting, refer to Cigarette
lighter socket
82
Car wash
113

Car wash, refer to Washing
your vehicle
113

Car-care products
113

Care of plastics
114

Care of synthetic leather
114

Care, vehicle
113

Cargo area cover, refer to
Luggage compartment
cover
85
Cargo area, refer to Luggage
compartment in the MINI
85
Cargo area, refer to Luggage
compartment in the MINI
Convertible
86
Carpet care
115

Cassette operation, refer to

Owner's Manual for Radio

Catalytic converter, refer to

Hot exhaust system
93
CBC Cornering Brake Control
70
CD changer, refer to Owner's Manual for Radio

CD operation, refer to

Owner's Manual for Radio

Central locking system
24
interior
28
Changing bulbs
121

Changing the wiper
blades
120
, 121

Changing tires
127

space-saver spare tire
125

Charge-current indicator
light
16
Child seat, refer to Installing
child-restraint systems
49
Children, transporting
48
Child-restraint mounting
system, LATCH
50
Child-restraint systems
48
Chock, folding

space-saver spare tire
125

Chrome parts, refer to Caring
for your vehicle
114

Chrome-plated parts, care
114

Cigarette lighter
82
Cigarette lighter socket
82
Circulation of air, refer to
Recirculated air mode
76, 79
Cleaning the rear window
60
Cleaning the vehicle, refer to
Caring for your vehicle
113

Clock
63
12-hour/24-hour mode
63
changing the time
63
Closing

from inside
28
from outside
25
Clothes hooks
93
Clutch
51
break-in procedures
92
Cockpit
12
Coding, tires
99
Cold start, refer to

Starting the engine
52
Compact disk operation, refer to Owner's Manual for Radio

Compartments
81
Computer, refer to Onboard
computer
66
Condensed water, refer to Air
conditioning
76, 79
Configuring settings, refer to
Vehicle Memory
47
Consumption, refer to

Average consumption
67
Current fuel consumption
67
Contents
2
Continuously Variable
automatic Transmission
(CVT)
54
ignition
51
indicator lamp
56
interlock
51
selector lever lock
54
shiftlock
54
towing
136

tow-starting
137

Control elements, refer to
Cockpit
12
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Interlock, refer to Steering
locked
51
Intermittent operation of the
wipers
59
Interval

display, service
112

J Jack
125
, 129

points
128

Jack, refer to Tire change set

MINI Mobility System
129

Run Flat tires
102

space-saver spare tire
125

Jacking points
128

Jets, refer to Ventilation
77, 80
Jets, refer to Windshield
washer jets
60
Jump-starting
134

K Keys
24
Kickdown
55
Knock control
94
L Lamp defect
121

Lamp replacement, refer to
Lamps and bulbs
121

Lamps and bulbs
121

Lamps, refer to Parking lamps/
Low beams
57
Lashing eyelets, refer to
Securing the load
88
LATCH child-restraint
mounting system
50
Leather care
115

LEDs light-emitting diodes
124

Length, refer to
Dimensions
141
, 142

License plate lamp, bulb
replacement
124

Lifting handle, space-saver
spare tire
125

Light switch
57
Light-alloy wheels, care
114

Light-emitting diodes
(LEDs)
124

Lighter
82
Lighting of the instruments
58
'Lights on' warning
57
Load securing devices, refer to
Securing the load
88
Loading the vehicle
86
Loads, refer to Loading cargo
86
Locking

from inside
28
from outside
26
Locking/unlocking the vehicle,
acknowledgment
signals
26, 27
Low beams
57
bulb replacement
122

Lower back support, refer to
Lumbar support
43
Luggage compartment

cover
85
emergency operation, refer
to Manual release
30
opening from the outside
29
opening with the remote
control
26
opening/closing, refer to
Tailgate
29
tailgate
29
volume
143
, 144

Luggage compartment in the
MINI
85
Luggage compartment lid

emergency operation, refer
to Manual release
30
opening, remote control
26
Luggage compartment lid, refer
to Tailgate
29
Luggage compartment net
88
Luggage rack, refer to Roof-
mounted luggage rack
89
Lumbar support
43
M M+S tires, refer to Winter
tires
103

Maintenance system
112

Make-up mirror, illuminated
47
Malfunction

Continuously Variable
automatic Transmission
(CVT)
56
convertible top
37
door lock
27
fuel filler door
95
glass sunroof, electric
34
tailgate
30
Manual air distribution
76
Manual operation

door lock
27
driver's door
27
fuel filler door
95
glass sunroof, electric
34
power convertible top
37
tailgate
30
transmission lock for
Continuously Variable
automatic Transmission
(CVT)
54
Manual transmission
53
Master keys with remote
control
24
Maximum cooling
79
Maximum speed, with winter
tires
103

MC operation, refer to

Owner's Manual for Radio

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R Radiator, refer to Coolant
110

Radio, refer to separate Owner's Manual

Rain sensor
59
Range
66
Reading lamps
59
Rear backrest, foldable
85, 86
Rear fog lamp
58
bulb replacement
124

indicator lamp
58
Rear lamps, bulb
replacement
123

Rear seats, adjusting head
restraints
43
Rear shelf, refer to Luggage
compartment cover
85
Rear turn signal indicators, bulb
replacement
123

Rear window wiper
60
replacement
121

Rearview mirror
46
Recirculated air mode

air conditioning system
76
automatic climate control
79
Reclining seat, refer to Backrest
tilt
43
Refueling
94
fuel filler door
94
Remaining distance for
service
65
Remaining distance, refer to
Range
66
Remote control
25, 26
garage door opener
83
malfunction
27
Remote control key, refer to
Master keys with remote
control
24
Replacement key
24
Replacement of tires

changing tires
125

new wheels and tires
102

Reporting safety defects
9
Reserve indicator light, refer to
Fuel gauge
63, 64
Reservoir, washing
systems
108

Restraint systems

for children
48
refer to Safety belts
45
Retaining straps
88
Reverse

Continuously Variable
automatic Transmission
(CVT)
55
manual transmission
54
Roller sun blind
34
Roof load, refer to
Weights
143
, 144

Roof-mounted luggage rack
89
Rope, refer to Towing and Tow-
starting
137

RSC Runflat System
Component, refer to

Run Flat tires
101

Run Flat tires
101

tire failure
101

tire inflation pressure
98
tire replacement
102

winter tires
103

Runflat System Component
(RSC), refer to Run Flat
tires
101

Runflat Tyres, refer to Run Flat
tires
101

S Safety belt height
adjustment
45
Safety belts
45
care
115

height adjustment
45
indicator lamp
17, 45
safe seating position
41
Safety lock buttons, doors,

refer to Locking
28
Safety systems, refer to

Airbags
72
All Season traction Control
(ASC)
68
Antilock Brake System
(ABS)
70
Brake system
70
Dynamic Stability Control
(DSC)
69
Safety tires, refer to

Run Flat tires
101

Screwdriver, refer to Onboard
tool kit
120

Seat adjustment
42
Seat heating
46
Seat-belt tensioner, refer to
Safety belts
45
Seats

heating
46
safe seating position
41
Securing loads, refer to Loading
cargo
86
Securing the load
88
Securing the vehicle

from inside
28
from outside
26
Selector lever positions,
Continuously Variable
automatic Transmission
(CVT)
54
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Technical modifications, refer
to For your own safety
7
Telephone call, refer to the Owner's Manual for the telephone

Temperature

air conditioning system
76
automatic climate control
79
Temperature display

ice warning
66
outside temperature
66
setting units
66
Temperature grades
100

Tempomat, refer to Cruise
control
61
Three-point safety belt
45
Through-loading system
85, 86
Tightening the lug bolts

keys
125
, 129

torque
128

Tightening torque, refer to
Tightening the lug bolts
128

Tire change set

MINI Mobility System
131

Run Flat tires
102

space-saver spare tire
125

Tire failure
125

MINI Mobility System
129

space-saver spare tire
125

Tire inflation pressure
97
reinflation
130

Tire pressure monitor, refer to
Flat Tire Monitor
71
Tire pressure monitoring, Flat
Tire Monitor
71
Tires

age
99
break-in procedures
92
changing
127

condition
100

damage
101

flat tire
101
, 125

inflation pressure
97
replacement
102

size, refer to New wheels and
tires
102

storage
103

tread
100

wear indicator, refer to Tire
tread
100

winter tires
103

Tires with emergency
properties, refer to Run Flat
tires
101

Tools, refer to Onboard tool
kit
120

Torque

engine
140

lug bolts
128

Tow bar
137

Tow rope
137

Tow socket for towing
eyelet
136

Towing
136

with automatic
transmission
136
, 137

Towing eyelet
136

Tow-starting
137

Track width, refer to
Dimensions
141
, 142

Traction grades
100

Transmission

Continuously Variable
automatic Transmission
(CVT)
54
manual transmission
53
Transmission lock, refer to
Range selection
54
Transmission malfunction,
refer to Malfunction
56
Transporting children safely
48
Transporting securely, refer to
Securing the load
88
Trap protection,

electric glass sunroof
34
Trash container, refer to
Ashtray
81
Tread depth, refer to Tire
tread
100

Treadwear grade
99
Trip odometer
63
Trunk, refer to Luggage
compartment in the MINI
85
Turn signal indicators
58
indicator lamp
19
Turn signal indicators on the
side, bulb replacement
123

Turning circle, refer to
Dimensions
141
, 142

U Uniform Tire Quality
Grading
99
Units

average consumption
67
average speed
67
temperature
66
Universal garage door
opener
83
Universal remote control
83
Unlocking

bonnet
105

from inside
28
from outside
26
Used batteries, refer to
Disposal
132

Using antifreeze
108
, 110

V Vacuum cleaner, connecting,
refer to Cigarette lighter
socket
82
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