2011 MINI Clubman center console

AT A GLANCECockpit
14
Around the center console

CockpitAT A GLANCE
15
1Microphone for voice activation system*
and for telephone in hands-free mode*
2Indicator/warning lamp* for front passen-
ger airbags 70
4 Hazard warning flashers
5 Speedometer 12
6 Radio/CD
7 Air conditioner or automatic climate
control
*78 8
Switches in the center console
9 AUX-IN connection
USB audio interface
*107
10 Buttons on the center console
3
Reading lamps
*76
Color of ambient lighting
*77
Glass roof, electric
*30
Interior lamps 76
Temperature
Recirculated-air mode
Air distribution for air conditioner
Air distribution to the windshield
*
Air distribution to the upper body
area
*
Air distribution to the footwell*
Automatic air distribution and flow
rate
*
Maximum cooling*
Cooling function
Defrosting windows
*
Rear window defroster
Windshield heating
*
Air flow rate
Seat heating
*35
Power windows 30
Rear fog lamp 75
Fog lamps
*75
Central locking system, inside 24
Sport button
*63
Driving stability control systems
Dynamic Stability Control DSC 61
Dynamic Traction Control

DTC*62

CONTROLSPractical interior accessories
86
Opening
The cover slides along guide rails and can be
opened fully by pushing it back and lifting it.
Closing
Push the cover forward.
Storage compartments
In the vehicle interior
Depending on your vehicle's equipment, you
will find storage compartments in the doors,
next to the rear seats and in the center console
*.
Nets
* are located in the passenger footwell and
on the backs of the front seat backrests.
Storage compartment on the front
passenger side*
Opening
Briefly press the bottom edge of the cover.
Closing
Push the cover back into its original position. To prevent injury in the event of an acci-
dent, close the storage compartment after
use while the vehicle is being driven. <
Clothes hooks
There are clothes hooks on the grab handles in
the rear passenger compartment.
Items of clothing hung from the hooks
must not obstruct the driver's view. Do not
hang heavy objects from the hooks; otherwise,
they could endanger the car's occupants, e.g. in
case of heavy braking or sudden swerving. <
In the cargo area
Depending on your vehicle's equipment, you
have the following storage options:
>Umbrella holder
* under the loading sill in
front of the warning triangle
> Storage compartment under the flat load
floor
*
>Removable box with lid* under the flat load
floor, e.g. for wet or dirty items
> Storage compartment in the Split Rear Barn
Doors
> Net
* on the rear cargo well for smaller
objects; for attachin g to the lashing eyes

Practical interior accessoriesCONTROLS
87
Cupholders and ashtray*
Cupholders
Two cupholders are located in the front of the
center console; another is in the rear at the back
of the center console.
There are two additional cupholders in the arm
rests in the rear.Use lightweight, nonbreakable containers
and do not transport hot beverages. Oth-
erwise, there is an increased risk of injury in the
event of an accident. <
Do not push unsuitable containers forcibly
into the cupholder. Otherwise, you may
damage it. <
Ashtray*
The ashtray is located in one of the cupholders in
the center console.
Emptying
Remove the entire ashtray.
Lighter
With the engine running or the ignition switched
on, press in the cigarette lighter.
The lighter can be pulled out as soon as it pops
back out.
Hold or touch the hot cigarette lighter by
the knob only. Holding or touching it in
other areas could re sult in burns.
When leaving the car, always remove the key so
that children cannot operate the cigarette
lighter and burn themselves. <
Connecting electrical
appliances
In your MINI, when the engine is running or if the
ignition is switched on, you can use electrical
devices such as flashlights, car vacuum cleaners,
etc., up to approx. 140 watts at 12 volts, as long
as one of the following sockets is available.
Avoid damaging the sockets by attempting to
insert plugs of unsui table shape or size.
Cigarette lighter socket
Remove the lighter* or cover from the socket.
Power socket in cargo area
By way of example, the illustration shows the
cargo area in the MINI.
Pull out the cover.

Everything from A to ZREFERENCE
181
Being towed159
Bell
– volume 100
Belt tensioner, refer to Safety
belts 35
Belts, refer to Safety belts 35
Beverage holders, refer to
Cupholders 87
Black ice, refer to External temperature warning 52
Blower, refer to Air flow rate 79,81
Bluetooth, activating/
deactivating 114
Bottle holders, refer to Cupholders 87
Brake Assist 61
Brake fluid, refer to Service requirements 56
Brake lamps
– replacing bulbs 150
Brake pads, breaking in 90
Brake rotors 91
– brakes 90
– breaking in 90
Brake system 90
– breaking in 90
– disc brakes 91
– MINI Maintenance System 140
Brakes
– ABS 61
– breaking in 90
– MINI Maintenance System 140
– parking brake 43
– service requirements 56
Brakes, refer to Braking safely 91
Breakdown service, refer to Roadside Assistance 157
Break-in period 90
Breaking in the clutch 90
Bulb changing, refer to Lamps and bulbs 147
Button for starting the engine 41 Buttons on the steering
wheel 11
C
California Proposition 65
warning 5
Call
– accepting 117
– ending 118
– rejecting 118
Calling, refer to Phone numbers, dialing 118
Can holders, refer to Cupholders 87
Capacities 179
Car battery, refer to Vehicle battery 155
Car care 142
Car key, refer to Keys/remote controls 20
Car phone
– installation location, refer to Center armrest 85
– refer to separate Owner's
Manual
Car phone, refer to Telephone 112
Car wash, care 142
Car washes 142
Care 142
– car washes 142
– car-care products 142
– CD/DVD drives 145
– external 142
– high-pressure washers 143
– internal 144
– leather 144
– manual washing 143
– upholstery and fabrics 144
– windows 143
– wiper blades 143 Cargo area
92
– capacity 178
– Comfort Access 29
– doors, refer to Split Rear Barn
Doors 26
– lamp 76
– opening from outside 26
– trunk lid, refer to Split Rear Barn Doors 26
Cargo area doors, refer to Split
Rear Barn Doors 26
Cargo area, expanding 92
Cargo area lamp 76
Cargo area partition net, refer to Cargo net 93
Cargo loading 94
– securing cargo 95
– stowing cargo 95
– vehicle 92
Cargo net 93
Cargo, securing 95
Carpets, care 144
Cataly
tic converter, refer to
Hot exhaust system 90
CD player 105
– changing the track 106
– fast forward/reverse 106
– playing a track 106
– random order 106
– starting 105
– volume 100
Center armrest 85
Center brake lamp 151
Center console, refer to Around the center
console 14
Central locking system 21
– Comfort Access 28
– from inside 24
– from outside 21
Changing bulbs 147
Changing wheels 153
Chassis number, refer to Engine compartment 137
Check Control 58
Child restraint fixing system LATCH 39

REFERENCEEverything from A to Z
182
Child restraint systems38
Child seats 38
Chrome parts, care 144
Chrome parts, refer to
Care 142
Cigarette lighter 87
Cleaning headlamps 48
– washer fluid 49
Clock
– 12 h/24 h mode 55
– setting time 57
Closing
– from inside 24
– from outside 21
Clothes hooks 86
Club Door 26
Cockpit 10
Cold start, refer to Starting the engine 42
Comfort Access 28
– replacing the battery 30
– what to observe before
entering a car wash 29
Comfort area, refer to Around the center console 14
Compartment for remote control, refer to Ignition
lock 41
Compressed audio files 105
Computer 52
Condensation, refer to When the vehicle is parked 92
Condition Based Service
CBS 140
Configuring settings, refer to Personal Profile 20
Connecting vacuum cleaner, refer to Connecting electrical
appliances 87
Consumption, refer to Average fuel consumption 52
Control Display
– settings 53
Controls and displays 10
Convenient access, refer to
Comfort Access 28 Convenient operation
– windows
22
Convenient start, refer to Starting the engine 42
Coolant 139
– checking level 139
– filling 139
Coolant temperature 139
Cooling fluid, refer to Coolant 139
Cooling, maximum 81
Copyright 2
Cornering light, refer to
Adaptive Light Control 74
Cruising range 52
Cupholders 87
Curb weight, refer to Weights 178
C

urrent fuel consumption 52
D
Dashboard instruments, refer
to Displays 12
Dashboard lighting, refer to
Instrument lighting 76
Dashboard, refer to Cockpit 10
Data 176
– capacities 179
– dimensions 177
– engine 176
– weights 178
Data memory 141
Date
– setting 58
Date setting 101
Daytime running lights 73
DBC Dynamic Brake Control, refer to Brake Assist 61
Deactivating front passenger airbags 70
Deadlocking, refer to
Locking 22
Defect
– door lock 24
– fuel filler flap 126
Defogging windows 80,82 Defrost positi
on, refer to
Defrosting windows 80,82
Defrosting windows 80,82
Defrosting windows and
removing condensation
– air conditioner 80
– automatic climate control 82
Defrosting windshield, refer to Defrosting windows 80,82
Differential, breaking in 90
Digital radio, refer to HD Radio 103
Dimensions 177
Dipstick, engine oil 137
Directional indicators, refer to Turn signals 46
Displacement, refer to Engine data 176
Display lighting, refer to
Instrument lighting 76
Displays 12
– instrument cluster 12
Displays and controls 10
Displays, care 145
Disposal
– of coolant 139
– remote control battery 30
– vehicle battery 155
Distance remaining to service, refer to Service
requirements 56
Distance warning, refer

to Park
Distance Control PDC 60
Door
– rear, refer to Club Door 26
Door key, refer to Integrated
key/remote control 20
Door lock 24
Door lock, confirmation
signals 22
Doors, manual operation 24
DOT Quality Grades 132
Double doors, refer to Split Rear Barn Doors 26
Drinks holders, refer to
Cupholders 87