2006 MINI Hardtop 2 Door child restraint

CONTENTS
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© 2005 Bayerische Motoren Werke
Aktiengesellschaft
Munich, Germany
Reprinting, including excerpts, only with the
written consent of BMW AG, Munich.
Order No. 01 41 0 159 801
US-English VIII/05
Printed in Germany
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NOTES
About this Owner's Manual6
Additional sources of information6
Symbols used6
Your individual vehicle6
Editorial notice7
For your own safety7
Symbol on vehicle parts8
Service and warranty8
Reporting safety defects9
OVERVIEW
Cockpit12
Display elements13
Display elements with navigation system
or Cockpit Chrono Pack14
Indicator and warning lamps16
Multifunction steering wheel20
CONTROLS
Opening and closing:
Keys24
Central locking system24
Opening and closing: from outside25
Opening and closing: from inside28
Tailgate29
Electric power windows31
Glass sunroof, electric33
Roller sun blind34
Convertible top with integrated sliding
sunroof35
Wind deflector40
Adjustments:
Safe seating position42
Seat adjustment43
Head restraints44
Entry to the rear45
Safety belts46
Seat heating47
Steering wheel47
Mirrors48
Vehicle Memory49
Transporting children safely50

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SAFE SEATING POSITION
The 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-
tems operate with optimal efficiency, we
strongly urge you to observe the instruc-
tions contained in the following section.
For additional information about trans-
porting children safely, refer to page50.
Airbags
Always maintain an adequate dis-
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-
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, e.g. that no feet or legs are propped
against the dashboard. Otherwise, leg
injury could result if the front passenger
airbag suddenly deployed.
Make sure that passengers do not lean
their heads against the side or head airbag,
as injuries could result if the side airbags
were triggered.<
Even if all these instructions are followed, it
cannot entirely be ruled out that in some
circumstances injury may result from con-
tact with the airbags. In sensitive individu-
als, the ignition and inflation noise may
induce a mild hearing loss that is usually
temporary.
For airbag locations and additional infor-
mation on airbags, refer to page75.
Head restraint
A correctly adjusted head restraint reduces
the risk of injury to the cervical spine in the
event of an accident.
Adjust the head restraint in such a
way that it is centered roughly at ear
level. Otherwise, there is an increased risk
of injury in the event of an accident.<
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.
Expectant mothers should always
wear their safety belts, taking care to
position the belt in the pelvic area against
the lower hips, where it will not exert pres-
sure against the abdomen.
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 hard or frag-
ile objects. Otherwise, the belt in the pelvic
area could slide over the hips in the event
of a frontal impact, leading to abdominal
injury. Avoid wearing bulky clothing and
pull the belt in the upper-body area upward
periodically to retension it. Otherwise, the
restraining effect of the safety belt could
be diminished.<
For information on using the safety belts,
refer to page46.

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TRANSPORTING CHILDREN SAFELY
The proper place for children
Do not leave children unattended in
the vehicle; otherwise they could
endanger themselves and others by open-
ing the doors, for example.<
In principle, all seats in your MINI or MINI
Convertible except for the driver's seat are
suitable for installing universal child-
restraint systems for all age groups that
have been approved for the age group in
question.
Children should always sit in the rear
Accident research shows that the safest
place for children is on the rear seats.
Only transport children under the age
of 13 or smaller than 5 ft/150 cm in
the rear in a child-restraint system suitable
for their age, weight and size. Otherwise
there is an increased risk of injury in the
event of an accident.<
Children 13 years of age or older must wear
a fastened safety belt as soon as a child-
restraint system is no longer suitable due
to their age, size or weight.
All rear seat positions in your vehicle meet
the recommendations of the SAE J1819 stan-
dard for securely mounting child-restraint
systems in motor vehicles.
Exception for the front passenger seat
Should it be necessary to use a child-
restraint system on the front passen-
ger seat, the front and side airbags for the
front passenger must be deactivated. Oth-
erwise, there is a significant risk of injury to
the child if the airbags deploy, even if the
child is seated in a child-restraint system.
Your MINI Dealer will be glad to advise
you.<
For additional information on automatic
deactivation of the front passenger airbags,
refer to page75.
Installing child-restraint systems
Always follow the manufacturer's
instructions when selecting, install-
ing and using child-restraint systems; oth-
erwise the system's protective effect could
be diminished.<
Commercially available child-restraint sys-
tems are designed to be secured with a lap
belt or with the lap-belt section of a lap-
and-shoulder belt. Incorrectly or improperly
installed child-restraint systems can
increase the risk of injury to children.
Always follow the instructions on installing
the system precisely.

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OVERVIEW REPAIRS OPERATIONCONTROLS DATA INDEX
TRANSPORTING CHILDREN SAFELY
Child seat security
All rear safety belts and the safety belt for
the front passenger can be prevented from
being pulled out in order to secure child-
restraint systems.
To lock the safety belt
1. Secure the child-restraint system with
the belt
2. Pull the belt strap all the way out
3. Allow the belt strap to retract and pull it
taut against the child-restraint system.
The safety belt is locked.
To unlock the safety belt
1. Open the seat belt buckle
2. Remove the child-restraint system
3. Allow the belt strap to retract all the way.
Child-restraint systems with tether
strap
As an example, the illustration shows the
MINI COOPER and the MINI COOPER S.
There are two additional anchors for child-
restraint systems with tether straps.
Guiding the tether strap
1. Slide the head restraint up
2. Guide the tether strap through the
mounting for the head restraint
3. Push the head restraint into its lower-
most position.

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TRANSPORTING CHILDREN SAFELY
LATCH child-restraint fixing system
LATCH: Lower Anchor and Tethers for CHil-
dren.
The anchor points for the LATCH child-
restraint fixing system are behind the
marked cover caps. Flip up the correspond-
ing cover caps.
To mount a LATCH child-restraint sys-
tem, follow the system manufac-
turer's operating and safety instructions.<

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AIRBAGS
tivated or activated, refer to Functional sta-
tus of the front passenger airbags below. <
Before transporting a child on the
front passenger seat, read the safety
notes and instructions under Transporting
children safely, refer to page50.
Adolescents and adults sitting in certain
positions could also deactivate the front
and side airbags for the front passenger;
the indicator lamp for the front passenger
airbags comes on. In such cases, the occu-
pant should change his or her sitting posi-
tion so that the front passenger airbags are
activated and the indicator lamp goes out.
If the airbags are not activated although
the seat occupant has changed his or her
position, have the occupant sit on a rear
seat. Do not attach covers, cushions, ball
mats or other items to the front passenger
seat unless they are specifically recom-
mended by the manufacturer of your MINI.
Do not place any objects under the seat
which could press against the seat from
below. Otherwise, a correct analysis of the
seat cushion is not ensured.<
Functional status of the front
passenger airbags
As an example, the illustration shows the
indicator lamp for front passenger airbags
on the headliner of the MINI.
In accordance with whether and how the
front passenger seat is occupied, the indi-
cator lamp for the front passenger airbags
shows the functional status of the front
and side airbags for the front passenger.
The indicator lamp shows whether the
front passenger airbags are activated or
deactivated.
>The indicator lamp comes on as intended
when a child in a specially designated
child-restraint system is detected on the
front passenger's seat.
The front and side airbags for the front
passenger are not activated.
>The indicator lamp does not come on
when the system detects a person of suf-
ficient size sitting correctly on the seat,
for example. The front and side airbags
for the front passenger are activated.
>The indicator lamp does not come on
when the seat is empty. However, the
front and side airbags for the front pas-
senger are not activated.
Operational readiness of the airbag
system
Starting from ignition key
position 1, the warning lamp in the
display elements lights up briefly
for confirmation that the entire airbag sys-
tem and the seat belt tensioners are opera-
tional.
Airbag system malfunctioning
>The warning lamp does not come on
along with ignition key position 1
>The warning lamp stays lit continuously.
In the event of a malfunction, have
the airbag system checked immedi-
ately. Otherwise, there is a risk that the sys-
tem will not function as intended in an
accident of sufficient severity.<

EVERYTHING FROM A TO Z
155
OVERVIEW REPAIRS OPERATION CONTROLS DATA INDEX
Brake wear warning
brake pads117
warning lamp18
Brakes117
ABS71
brake fluid117
brake pads117
break-in procedures96
handbrake54
indicator/warning
lamps16,17,18
Breaking in96
Bulb replacement, refer to
Lamps and bulbs127
Buttons on multifunction
steering wheel20
automatic transmission with
Steptronic58
C
California Proposition 65
warning7
Capacities151
Car care, refer to Caring for your
vehicle119
Car keys, refer to Keys24
Car radio, refer to separate
Owner's Manual
Car telephone, refer to separate
Owner's Manual Car vacuum cleaner,
connecting, refer to Cigarette
lighter socket85
Car wash119
Car wash, refer to Washing
your vehicle119
Car-care products119
Care of plastics120
Care of synthetic leather120
Care, vehicle119
Cargo area
opening from the outside29
opening with the remote
control26
volume149,
150
Cargo area cover, refer to
Luggage compartment
cover88
Cargo area lid, refer to
Tailgate29
Cargo area, refer to Luggage
compartment in the MINI88
Carpet care121
Cassette operation, refer to
Owner's Manual for Radio
Catalytic converter, refer to
Hot exhaust system98
CD changer, refer to Owner's
Manual for Radio
CD operation, refer to
Owner's Manual for Radio Center armrest84
Central locking system24
interior28
Changing bulbs127
Changing the wiper
blades126,127
Changing tires133
space-saver spare tire131
Charge-current indicator
light16
Child seat, refer to Installing
child-restraint systems50
Children, transporting50
Child-restraint fixing system,
LATCH52
Child-restraint systems50
Chock, folding
space-saver spare tire131
Chrome parts, refer to Caring
for your vehicle120
Chrome-plated parts, care120
Cigarette lighter85
Cigarette lighter socket85
Cigarette tray, refer to
Ashtray85
Circulation of air, refer to
Recirculated air mode79,82
Cleaning the rear window63
Cleaning the vehicle, refer to
Caring for your vehicle119 Clock66
12-hour/24-hour mode66
changing the time66
Closing
from inside28
from outside25
Clothes hooks98
Clutch53
break-in procedures96
Cockpit12
Coding, tires105
Compact disk operation, refer
to Owner's Manual for Radio
Compartments84
Computer, refer to Onboard
computer69
Condensed water, refer to Air
conditioning79,82
Configuring settings, refer to
Vehicle Memory49
Consumption, refer to
Average consumption70
Current fuel consumption70
Contents2
Control elements, refer to
Cockpit12
Convenience operation
convertible top37
from outside26,27
glass sunroof, electric33
windows31

EVERYTHING FROM A TO Z
159
OVERVIEW REPAIRS OPERATION CONTROLS DATA INDEX
Integrated universal remote
control86
Interior lamp, remote
control26
Interior lamps61
Interior rearview mirror48
automatic dimming96
Interlock, refer to Steering
locked53
Intermittent operation of the
wipers62
Interval
display, service118
J
Jack131,135
points134
Jack, refer to Tire change set
MINI Mobility System135
Run Flat tires108
space-saver spare tire131
Jacking points134
Jets, refer to Ventilation80,83
Jets, refer to Windshield
washer jets63
John Cooper Works Kit146
Jump-starting140
K
Keys24
Kickdown57 Knock control99
L
Lamp defect127
Lamp replacement, refer to
Lamps and bulbs127
Lamps and bulbs127
Lamps, refer to Parking lamps/
Low beams59
Lashing eyelets, refer to
Securing the load92
LATCH child-restraint fixing
system52

Leather care121
LEDs light-emitting diodes130
Length, refer to
Dimensions147,148
License plate lamp, bulb
replacement130
Lifting handle, space-saver
spare tire131
Light switch59
Light-alloy wheels, care120
Light-emitting diodes
(LEDs)130
Lighter85
Lighting of the instruments61
Lights on warning60
Load securing devices, refer to
Securing the load92
Loading the vehicle90 Loads, refer to Loading cargo90
Locking
from inside28
from outside26
Locking/unlocking the vehicle,
acknowledgment
signals26,27
Low beams59
bulb replacement128
Lower back support, refer to
Lumbar support44
Luggage compartment
cover88
emergency operation, refer
to Manual release30
expanding88
lid, refer to Tailgate29
opening from the outside29
opening with the remote
control26
opening/closing, refer to
Tailgate29
volume149,
150
Luggage compartment in the
MINI88
Luggage compartment lid
emergency operation, refer
to Manual release30
opening with the remote
control26 Luggage compartment lid, refer
to Tailgate29
Luggage compartment net92
Luggage rack, refer to Roof-
mounted luggage rack93
Lumbar support44
M
M+S tires, refer to Winter
tires110
Maintenance system118
Maintenance, refer to Service
and Warranty Information
Booklet for US models,
Warranty and Service Guide
Booklet for Canadian
models118
Make-up mirror, illuminated48
Malfunction
automatic transmission with
Steptronic58
convertible top38
door lock27
fuel filler door100
glass sunroof, electric34
tailgate30
Manual air distribution79