2005 MINI Hardtop 2 Door steering

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© 2004 Bayerische Motoren Werke
Aktiengesellschaft
Munich, Germany
Reprinting, including excerpts, only with the
written consent of BMW AG, Munich.
Order No. 01 41 0 158 427
US English VI/04
Printed in Germany
Printed on environmentally friendly paper,
bleached without chlorine, suitable for recycling.NOTES About this Owner's Manual
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Additional sources of information
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Symbols used
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Your individual vehicle
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Editorial notice
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For your own safety
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Symbol on vehicle parts
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Service and warranty
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Reporting safety defects
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OVERVIEWCockpit
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Display elements
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Display elements with navigation system
or Cockpit Chrono Pack
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Indicator and warning lamps
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Multifunction steering wheels
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CONTROLSOpening and closing:Keys
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Central locking system
24
Opening and closing: from outside
25
Opening and closing: from inside
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Tailgate
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Electric power windows
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Glass sunroof, electric
33
Roller sun blind
34
Folding roof
35
Convertible top
35
Wind deflector
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Adjustments:Safe seating position
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Seat adjustment
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Head restraints
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Entry to the rear
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Safety belts
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Seat heating
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Steering wheel
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Mirrors
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Vehicle Memory
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Transporting children safely
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1>
Parking lamps/Low beams
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>Turn signal indicators
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>Standing lamps
57
>High beams
58
>Headlamp flasher
58
>Onboard computer
66
2Washer/wiper system
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3 Instrument lighting
58
4 Outside mirror adjustment
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5 Hazard warning flashers
6 Bonnet release
105
7Horn
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8 Adjusting steering wheel
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9OBD interface socket
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COCKPIT

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INDICATOR AND WARNING LAMPS Technology that monitors itselfThe system runs a check on the indicator
and warning lamps marked by
+ each time
you switch on the ignition. They each light
up once for different periods of time.
If a malfunction should occur in one of
these systems, the corresponding lamp
does not go out after the engine is started
or it lights up while the vehicle is moving.
You will see below the correct way to react
to this.
Red: stop immediately
Battery charge current
+
The battery is no longer being
charged. Indicates a defective alter
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nator drive belt or a problem with the
charge circuit. Please contact your MINI
Dealer.
If the drive belt is defective, do not continue driving. The engine could be
damaged due to overheating. When the
power-assist is deactivated, increased
steering effort is required. +
The engine oil pressure is too low.
Pull over immediately and switch
off the engine. Please contact your MINI
Dealer.Do not continue driving; otherwise, the engine could be damaged
because of inadequate lubrication.<
Brake warning lamp
+
Lights up although the parking
brake is released. The brake fluid
level is too low. Before driving further, be
sure to comply with the information on
pages 96 and
111
. Have the system
checked immediately.
Display of the malfunction described above in Canadian mod
-
els.
If equipped with a navigation system or
Cockpit Chrono Pack:
Coolant temperature warning lamp in the navigation system or
Cockpit Chrono Pack
+
Lights up while driving:

Engine is too hot. Pull over to the side of
the road immediately, switch off the
engine and allow it to cool down, refer also
to page
64. Have the system checked
immediately.

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OVERVIEW REPAIRS OPERATION CONTROLS DATA INDEX
INDICATOR AND WARNING LAMPSYellow: for your information
The warning lamp
* comes on.

The gas cap is not correctly closed
or missing. Check if the gas cap is
correctly closed.Depending on the equipment ver
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sion, the indicator lamp is in the area
of the navigation system or the Cockpit
Chrono Pack.<
Green: for your information
Turn signal indicator

Flashes when turn signal indicator
is on.

Rapid flashing: at least one of the turn sig
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nal indicators has failed.

More information on page
58.
Cruise control

Lights up when the cruise control is
activated: operation via the multi
-
function steering wheel or multifunction
sports steering wheel.

More information on page
61.
Blue: for your information
High beams

Comes on when the high beams
are on or the headlamp flasher is
actuated.
More information on page
58.

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MULTIFUNCTION STEERING WHEELS
*
Steering wheels with multifunctionsThe control buttons integrated within the
multifunction steering wheel and the mul
-
tifunction sports steering wheel have been
designed to allow you to operate a number
of accessories both quickly and safely,
without taking your eyes from the road:>Some audio source functions>Cruise control.
Steering wheel1 Call up and continue cruise control2 Activate/interrupt/deactivate cruise
control3 Store and accelerate cruise control 4 Store and decelerate cruise control Right:5Volume6 Changing between radio, CD or cassette
Left:5 Operation of:>Radio

Press briefly: next/previous station
stored in memory

Extended pressure: station scan>CD/MD

Press briefly: jump to next track

Extended pressure: search within cur
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rent title>Cassette

Press briefly: jump to next track or
stop fast forward

Extended pressure: fast forward/
rewind
If the Wave radio is installed, the above options for cassette
player operation are not available.<

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OVERVIEW REPAIRS OPERATION CONTROLS DATA INDEX
MULTIFUNCTION STEERING WHEELS
*
Sports steering wheel1 Call up and continue cruise control2 Store and accelerate cruise control 3 Activate/interrupt/deactivate cruise
control4 Store and decelerate cruise control
5 Fast forward/rewind>Radio

Press briefly: next/previous station
stored in memory

Extended pressure: station scan>CD/MD

Press briefly: jump to next track

Extended pressure: search within cur
-
rent title>Cassette

Press briefly: jump to next track or
stop fast forward

Extended pressure: fast forward
If the Wave radio is installed, the above options for cassette
player operation are not available.<
6Volume

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OVERVIEW REPAIRS OPERATIONCONTROLS DATA INDEX
SAFE SEATING POSITIONThe ideal seating position can make a vital
contribution to relaxed, relatively fatigue-
free driving. Together with the safety belts
and airbags, the seating position also plays
an important role in providing occupants
with maximum levels of passive safety in
an accident. To ensure that the safety sys
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tems operate with optimal efficiency, we
strongly urge you to observe the instruc
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tions contained in the following section.For additional information about trans
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porting children safely, refer to page
48.
Sitting safely with airbags
Always maintain an adequate dis
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tance between yourself and all of the
airbags. Always hold the steering wheel by
the rim with the hands at the 9 and
3
o'clock positions to keep any chance of
injury to hands or arms to an absolute min
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imum, should the airbag be deployed.

No one and nothing is to come between
the airbags and the seat occupant. Do not
use the front passenger airbag cover as a
storage surface for objects of any kind.
Ensure that the front passenger is correctly
seated, i.e. that no feet or legs are propped
against the dashboad. Otherwise, leg injury
could result if the front passenger airbag
suddenly deployed. Never let an occupant's
head rest near or on a side airbag because
the inflating airbag could cause a serious or
fatal injury. cannot entirely be ruled out that in some
circumstances injury may result from con
-
tact with the airbags. In sensitive individu
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als, the ignition and inflation noise may
induce a mild hearing loss that is usually
temporary. For airbag locations and additional infor
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mation on airbags, refer to page
72.
Safe seating position with safety belt Fasten your safety belt before each drive.
Airbags are an additional safety device and
work in conjunction with the safety belts,
but do not replace them.Your vehicle is equipped with four seats,
each of which is provided with a safety belt.
At all times, occupants should sit upright and be properly restrained –
infants and small children in appropriate
child-restraint systems; larger children and
adults using the safety belts.

Expectant mothers should always wear
their safety belts, taking care to position
the lap belt against the lower hips, where it
will not exert pressure against the abdomi
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nal area.

Never allow more than one person to wear
a single safety belt. Never allow infants or
small children to ride in a passenger's lap.

Do not route the belt across your neck, or
run it across sharp edges. Be sure that the
belt does not become caught or jammed.
Avoid twisting the belt while routing it
firmly across the hips and shoulder; wear it
as snugly against your body as possible and
do not allow it to rest against sharp or frag
-
ile objects. Otherwise, the belt could slide
over your hips in the event of a frontal
impact and cause abdominal injury. Avoid
wearing bulky clothing and pull on the lap
belt periodically to retension it over your
shoulder. Otherwise, the safety belt's
restraint effectiveness could be reduced. refer to page
45.

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SEAT HEATING
*
STEERING WHEEL
MIRRORS
The temperatures of the seat cushions and backrests are controlled.Press once for each temperature level.To switch off:Press the button for a longer period.
Do not adjust the steering wheel while the vehicle is moving; other
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wise unexpected movement could increase
the risk of accident. -
tion
3. Pull the lever back in.
Outside mirror adjustment1 Switch for 4-way adjustment 2 Switch for choosing between the left and
right mirror 3 To fold the mirrors in and out
*
Manual adjustmentThe mirrors can also be adjusted manually: Press the edge of the lens.Electric heating* Both mirrors are heated automatically
when the ignition key is in position
2.
The mirrors can be folded in up to a speed of 20
mph
/ 30 km/h.<