Notes
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Service and warranty
We recommend that you read this publication
thoroughly.
Your MINI is covered by the following war-
ranties:
>New Vehicle Limited Warranty
>Rust Perforation Limited Warranty
>Federal Emissions System Defect Warranty
>Federal Emissions Performance Warranty
>California Emission Control System Limited
Warranty
Detailed information about these warranties is
listed in the Service and Warranty Information
Booklet for US models or in the Warranty and
Service Guide Booklet for Canadian models.
Reporting safety defects
For US customers
The following applies only to vehicles owned
and operated in the US.
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 MINI of
North America, LLC, P.O. Box 1227,
Westwood, New Jersey 07675-1227,
Telephone 1-800-831-1117.
If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may
open an investigation, and if it finds that a safety
defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order
a recall and remedy campaign. However, NHTSA
cannot become involved in individual problems
between you, your dealer, or MINI of North
America, LLC.
To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle
Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-888-327-4236
(TTY: 1-800-424-9153);
go to http://www.safercar.gov; or write to:
Administrator, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20590. You can also obtain other information about motor vehicle safety
from http://www.safercar.gov
For Canadian customers
Canadian customers who wish to report a
safety-related defect to Transport Canada,
Defect Investigations and Recalls, may call
1-800-333-0510 toll-free from anywhere in
Canada or 1-613-993-9851 from the Ottawa
region and from other countries, or contact
Transport Canada by mail at: Transport Canada,
ASFAD, Place de Ville, Tower C, 330 Sparks
Street, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0N5.
You can also obtain other information about
motor vehicle safety from http://www.tc.gc.ca
Cockpit
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Displays
1Tachometer60
with indicator and warning lamps13
2Display for
>Clock60
>Outside temperature60
>Current vehicle speed60
>Indicator and warning lamps13
3Resetting the trip odometer604Display for
>Position of automatic transmission
*53
>Computer
*61
>Date of next scheduled service, and
remaining distance to be driven65
>Odometer and trip odometer60
>Initializing the Flat Tire Monitor
*79
>Resetting the Tire Pressure Monitor
*81
>Settings and information64
>Personal Profile settings26
5Instrument lighting89
6Speedometer
with indicator and warning lamps13
7Control Display16
8Fuel gauge61
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Setup
>Switching off Control Display
>Tone and display settings
>Settings for your vehicle, e.g. for the central
locking system
>Display of service requirements and dates
for statutory emissions and vehicle inspec-
tions
>Check Control
Operating principle
As of radio readiness, the following message
appears on the Control Display:
To hide the message:
Press the MINI joystick.
The start menu is displayed.
The message is automatically hidden after
approx. 10 seconds.
Start menu
All onboard monitor functions can be called up
via four menu items.
Opening start menu
Press the button.To open the start menu from the Setup menu:
Press the button twice.
Calling up menu items in the start menu
Via the start menu you can call up the four menu
items of Navigation, Communication, Entertain-
m e n t a n d S e t u p : m o v e t h e M I N I j o y s t i c k f o r w a r d
or backward or press it. Depending on the selec-
tion, the menu last opened is displayed.
Opening and closing
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Opening and closing
Keys/remote controls
Remote control
Each remote control contains a rechargeable
battery that is recharged when it is in the igni-
tion lock while the car is being driven. You
should therefore use each remote control at
least twice a year to maintain the charge status.
In vehicles equipped with Comfort Access
*, the
remote control contains a replaceable battery,
page35.
If more than one remote control unit is used, the
settings called up and implemented depend on
which remote control is recognized when the
car is unlocked, refer to Personal Profile,
page26.
In addition, information about service require-
ments is stored in the remote control, refer to
Service data in the remote control, page179.
New remote controls
Your MINI dealer can supply new remote con-
trols as additional units or as replacements in the
event of loss.
Integrated key
Press button1 to release the key.
The integrated key fits the following locks:
>Driver's door, page29.
>MINI Convertible: Glove compartment, refer
to page95.
>MINI Convertible: Locking the rear seat
backrest105.
Personal Profile
The concept
The functions of your MINI can be set individu-
ally. By means of Personal Profiles, most of these
settings are stored for the remote control cur-
rently in use. When you unlock the car, the
remote control is recognized and the settings
stored for it are called up and implemented.
This means that your settings will be activated
for you, even if in the meantime your car was
used by someone else with another remote con-
trol and the corresponding settings.
At most three remote controls can be set for
three different people. A prerequisite is that
each person uses a separate remote control.
Personal Profile settings
For more information on specific settings, refer
to the specified pages.
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Exiting displays
1.Briefly press the button in the turn indicator
lever repeatedly until "HOME" is displayed.
2.Press the button for a longer period.
The display again shows the outside tempera-
ture and the time.
Displays are also exited if no entries are made
for approx. 8 seconds.
Next setting or item of information
1.Within a setting or item of information,
briefly press the button in the turn indicator
lever repeatedly until "NEXT" is displayed.
2.Press the button for a longer period.
The display changes directly to the next setting
or item of information.
Units of measure
To set the units of measure. The settings are
stored for the remote control currently in use,
refer also to Personal Profile on page26.
1.Press the button.
This opens the start menu.
2.Move the MINI joystick to highlight "Setup"
and press the MINI joystick.3.Select "Settings".
4.Select "Language / Units".
5.Select "Units".
6.Select the menu item to be set.
7.Select the desired unit of measure.
Service requirements
The remaining driving distance and the date of
the next scheduled service are briefly displayed
immediately after you start the engine or switch
on the ignition.
The extent of service work required can be
read out from the remote control by your
MINI dealer.<
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Possible displays
1Button for selecting information
2Engine oil
3Front brakes
4Rear brakes
5Vehicle check6Roadworthiness test
7Brake fluid
8Exit display65
9Next setting or item of information65
More information on the MINI Maintenance Sys-
tem can be found on page179.
Supplementary information
You can have further information on the scope
of maintenance displayed on the Control Dis-
play, refer to page16.
1.Press the button.
This opens the start menu.
2.Move the MINI joystick to highlight "Setup"
and press the MINI joystick.
3.Select "Info sources".4.Select "Service Info".
5.Select "Service requirements".
6.If necessary, move the highlight marker
to the second field from the top. Select
"Status".
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A list of selected maintenance operations and, if
applicable, inspections required by law is dis-
played.
You can have further information displayed on
each entry:
Select an entry.
Exiting the menu
Select the arrow.
Symbols
No service is currently required.
The deadline for service or a legally man-
dated inspection is approaching. Please
schedule a service appointment.
The service deadline has already passed.
Entering deadlines for legally required
inspections*
Make sure the date on the Control Display is
always set correctly, page69; otherwise, the
effectiveness of Condition Based Service CBS is
not ensured.1.Press the button.
This opens the start menu.
2.Move the MINI joystick to highlight "Setup"
and press the MINI joystick.
3.Select "Info sources".
4.Select "Service Info".
5.If necessary, move the highlight marker to
the uppermost field. Select "Service require-
ments".
6.Select "Status".
7.Select "State inspection".
8.Select "Set service date".
The month is highlighted.
9.Turn the MINI joystick to make the
adjustment.
10.Press the MINI joystick to apply the setting.
The year is highlighted.
11.Turn the MINI joystick to make the
adjustment.
12.Press the MINI joystick to apply the setting.
The date entry is stored.
Exiting the menu
Select the arrow.
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3.Press the button repeatedly until the display
shows the corresponding symbol and
"CHECK INFO".
4.Hold the button down.
"CHECK OK" appears if there are no Check
Control messages.
If a Check Control message has been stored,
the corresponding message is displayed. In
addition, the text message appears on the
Control Display.
5.Briefly press the button to check for other
messages.
Viewing more information later
Onboard monitor, for operating principle refer
to page16.
1.Press the button.
This opens the start menu.
2.Move the MINI joystick to highlight "Setup"
and press the MINI joystick.
3.Select "Info sources".
4.Select "Service Info".5.If necessary, move the highlight marker to
the uppermost field. Select "Check Control
messages".
6.Select a text message.
Exit display:
Select the arrow.
Speed limit
Enter a speed, and a Check Control message will
indicate when you reach this speed. This enables
you, for example, to receive warnings if you
exceed a speed limit in an urban area.
You are only warned of reaching this speed a
second time if your vehicle speed falls below it
again by at least 3 mph or 5 km/h.
Displaying, setting or changing the limit
Onboard monitor, for operating principle refer
to page16.
1.Press the button.
This opens the start menu.
2.Move the MINI joystick to highlight "Naviga-
tion" and press the MINI joystick.
3.Select "Car Data".