2012 MINI COUPE ROADSTER CONVERTIBLE wheel

Everything from A to ZREFERENCE
273
G
Gasoline
– refer to Average fuel consumption 72
Gasoline, refer to Required
fuel 207
Gasoline display, refer to Fuel gauge 70
Gear indicator
– automatic transmission with Steptronic 63
Gear shifting
– automatic transmission 63
– manual transmission 62
Gearshift lever
– automatic transmission with Steptronic 63
– manual transmission 62
General driving notes 114
Glass roof, electric
– convenience
operation 30,32
– remote control 30
Glove compartment 107
GPS navigation, refer to Navigation system 124
Grills, refer to Air vents 101
Gross vehicle weight, refer to Weights 257
H
Halogen lamps
– replacing bulb 233
Handbrake, refer to Parking
brake 62
Hands-free device Bluetooth 170
Hands-free system 14,177 ,189
Hazard warning flashers 14
HD Radio 150
Head airbags 93 Headlamp control,
automatic 96
Headlamp flasher 65
– indicator
lamp 11,13, 102, 105
Headlamp glass lens 233
Headlamps
– replacing bulb 233
Headlamps, care 228
Head Light, refer to Adaptive
Light Control 97
Head restraints 52
– sitting safely 50
Heated
– mirrors 54
– rear window 103,105
– seats 53
Heating 101
– mirrors 54
– rear window 103,105
– seats 53
Heavy loads, refer to Stowing
cargo 119
Height, refer to Dimensions 251
Height adjustment
– seats 51
– steering wheel 55
High beams 98
– headlamp flasher 98
– indicator lamp 13,102 ,105
– replacing bulb 233
High water, refer to Driving
through water 115
Highway, refer to Route criteria 135
Hill Assist 85
Hills 115
Hol ders for cu
ps109
Hom

epage 4
Hood 222
Horn 10
Hot exhaust system 115
Hydroplaning 115
I
IBOC, refer to HD Radio 150
iDrive
– status information 21
Ignition 60
– switched off 61
– switched on 60
Ignition key, refer to Integrated key/remote
control 28
Ignition key position 1, refer to Radio readiness 60
Ignition key position 2, refer to Ignition on 60
Ignition lock 60
Imprint 2
Incoming call 173,185
Indicator and warning
lamps 13
– Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 90
Indicator lighting, refer to
Instrument lighting 99
Individual air distribution 103
Individual settings, refer to
Personal Profile 28
Inflation pressure monitoring, refer to Tire Pressure Monitor
TPM 89
Information
– on another location 130
– on current position 130
– on destination location 130
Initializing
– Flat Tire Monitor FTM 87
– radio, refer to Station,
storing 150
Instructions for navigation system, refer to Voice
instructions 139
Instrument cluster, refer to Displays 12
Instrument lighting 99
Instrument pane l, refer to
Cockpit 10

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Instrument panel, refer to Displays 12
Integrated key 28
Interactive map 132
Interesting destination for navigation 130
Interior lamps 99
– remote control 31
Interior rearview mirror 55
– automatic dimming
feature 55
Interlock 63
Intermittent mode of the
wipers 66
Internal care 229
Internet page 4
J
Jacking points 241
Jets, refer to Window washer nozzles 67
Joystick, refer to Onboard computer 17
Jumpering, refer to Jump-
starting 243
Jump-starting 243
K
Key, refer to Keys/remote
controls 28
Keyless-Go, refer to Comfort
Access 36
Keyless opening and closing, refer to Comfort Access 36
Key Memory, refer to Personal Profile 28
Keypad dialing 175,187
Kickdown 63
– automatic transmission with Steptronic 63
Knock control 207
L
Lamps, refer to Parking lamps/
Low beams 96
Lamps and bulbs, replacing bulbs 232
Lashing eyes, refe r to Securing
cargo 119
Last destinations 129
LATCH child restraint fixing
system 57
Leather care 230
LEDs light-emitting diodes 233
Length, refer to Dimensions 251
License plate lamp
– bulb replacement 236
Light alloy wheels, care 229
Light-emitting diodes
LEDs 233
Lighter 109
– socket 110
Lighting
– lamps and bulbs 232
– of the instruments 99
– of vehicle, refer to Lamps 96
Light switch 96
Limit, refer to Speed limit 79
Load 118
Load securing equipment,
refer to Securing cargo 119
Lock buttons of doors, refer to Locking 32
Locking
– adjusting confirmation signal 30
– from inside 32
– from outside 30
– without remote control, refer
to Comfort Access 36
Locking and unlocking doors
– confirmation signals 30
– from inside 32
– from outside 30 Longlife oils
– approved motor oils
223
Low beams 96
– automatic 96
– replacing bulb 233
Lower back support, refer to Lumbar support 51
Luggage compartment
– emergency operation, refer to Manual unlocking 33
– emergency unlocking 34
– increasing the capacity 117
– opening from the inside 33
Luggage compartment, refer to Cargo area 33
Luggage compartment lid,
refer to Tailgate 33
Lumbar support 51
M
M+S tires, refer to Winter
tires 220
Main menu 18
Maintenance, refer to Service
and Warranty Information
Booklet for US models and
Service Guide Booklet for
Canadian models
Maintenance system 225
Malfunction
– convertible top 41,48
– tailgate 33
Malfunction warnings, refer to Check Control 77
Manual air distribution 103
Manual convertible top 44
Manually operated convertible top 44
Manual mode
– automatic transmission with Steptronic 64

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Manual operation
– door lock32
– fuel filler flap 206
– power convertible top 41,48
– tailgate 33
– transmission lock, automatic transmission 64
Manual transmission 62
Manual washing 228
Map
– changing scale 138
Map for navigation
– entering destination 131
Master key, refe r to Integrated
key/remote control 28
Maximum cooling 104
Maximum speed
– with winter tires 220
Medical assistance, refer to
First aid pouch 243
MENU button 17
Menus, refer to Onboard
computer 17
Messages 196
Microfilter
– for air conditioner 103
– for automatic climate control 105
– MINI Maintenance System 225
Microfilter/activated-charcoal filter
– MINI Maintenance
System 225
Microphone for telephone 14
MINI Connected 201
MINI Internet page 4
MINI joystick, refer to Onboard computer 17
MINI Maintenance System 225
Mirror dimming feature 55
Mirrors 54
– exterior mirrors 54
– heating 54
– interior rearview mirror 55Mobile phone
– adjusting volume
173,185
– connecting, refer to Mobile phone, pairing 170,181
– installation location, refer to Center armrest 108
– pairing 170,181
– refer to Telephone 108
– what to do if…. 172,184
Mobile phone, installation
location, refer to Center
arm r
est 10

8
Mobile phone, refer to
Telephone 108
Mobile phone preparation Bluetooth 180
Mobility Kit 237
Modifications, technical, refer to For your own safety 5
Monitor, refer to MINI controls with navigation 17
Monitoring system for tire
pressures, refer to Flat Tire
Monitor 87
Multifunctional steering
wheel, refer to Buttons on
the steering wheel 11
Multifunction switch
– refer to Turn signals/ headlamp flasher 65
– refer to Wiper system 66
N
Navigation
– storing current position 129
Navigation data 124
Navigation destination
– entering manually 126,132
– home address 129
Navigation instructions, refer to Switching voice
instructions on/off 139Navigation system
124
– address book 128
– bypassing a route section 136
– continuing route guidance 135
– destination entry 126
– dynamic route guidance 142
– entering a destination manually 126,132
– planning a trip 133
– route list 136
– selecting destination via
map 131
– selecting route criteria 135
– special destinations 130
– starting route guidance 135
– terminating route guidance 135
– voice instructions 139
– volume adjustment 139
Neck support, re fer to Head
restraints 52
Nets, refer to Storage compartments 108
New tires 219
North-facing map 137
Notes 198
Number of cylinders, refer to Engine data 250
Number of safety belts 50
Nylon rope, refer to Tow rope 246O
OBD socket, refer to Socket for
On-Board Diagnosis 226
Octane ratings, refer to Fuel
specifications 207
Odometer 71
Office 193
– current office 193
– what to do if…. 199
Oil, refer to Engine oil 222
Oil consumption 222
Oil level 222

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Oil types223
Old batteries, refer to
Disposal 242
Onboard computer 17
– adjusting brightness 80
– changing language 80
– menu guidance 18
– operating principles 17
– overview 17
Opening and closing
– Comfort Access 36
– from inside 32
– from outside 29
– using the door lock 31
– using the remote control 30
Opening and unlocking
– from inside 32
Options, selecting for navigation 135
Orientation menu, refer to Main menu 18
Outlets
– refer to Ventilation 106
Outlets, refer to Air vents 101
Output, refer to Engine
data 250
Outside-air mode
– automatic climate
control 104
Overheated engine, refer to
Coolant temperature 224
P
Paintwork, care229
Park Distance Control PDC 82
Parking
– vehicle 61
Parking aid, refer to Park
Distance Control PDC 82
Parking brake 62
– indicator lamp 13
Parking lamps, replacing bulb 234
Parking lamps/low beams 96
Parts and accessories, see Vehicle equipment 4Pathway lighting
97
Personal Profile 28
Phone numbers
– dialing 174,186
Plastic parts, care 230
Pollen
– refer to Microfilter/activated-
charcoal filter for automatic
climate control 105
– refer to Microfilter for air
conditioner 103
Power convertible top 40
Power failure 242
Power windows 38
Power windows, refer to Windows 38
Pressure, tires 209
Pressure monitoring, tires 87
– Flat Tire Monitor 87
Pressure monitoring of tires, refer to Tire Pressure Monitor
TPM 89
Puncture
– Flat Tire Monitor 87
R
Radio
– controls146
– HD Radio 150
– satellite radio 151
– select waveband 149
– storing stations 150
– switching on/off 146
– tone control 147
– volume 147
Radio key, refer to Integrated key/remote control 28
Radio position, refer to Radio
readiness 60
Radio readiness 60
– switched off 61
– switched on 60
Rain sensor 66
Random play sequence
– external devices 162Range, refer to Cruising
range 71
Reading aloud 199
Reading lamps 99
Rear fog lamp 99
– indicator lamp 13
– replacing bulb 236
Rear lamps
– bulb replacement 235
Rear lamps, refer to Tail
lamps 235
Rear-mounted luggage rack 120
Rear spoiler, see Automatic rear spoiler 85
Rearview mirror, refer to
Mirrors 54
Rear window defroster 103,105
Reception
– quality 150
– radio station 150
Recirculated-air mode 102,104
Recirculation of air, refer to
Recirculated-air
mode 102,104
Reclining seat , refer to
Backrest 51
Refueling 206
Rejecting a call 173,186
Releasing
– hood 222
Reminders 198
Remote control 28
– battery renewal 38
– Comfort
Acces

s 36
– malfunctions 31,37
– service data 225
– tailgate 31
Replacement remote control 28
Replacing bulbs, refer to Lamps and bulbs 232
Replacing tires, refer to New
wheels and tires 219
Reporting safety defects 6

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Shiftlock
– automatic transmission, refer to Changing selector lever
positions 63
Short commands for the voice activation system 260
Short route in navigation, refer
to Selecting route 135
Shuffled, refer to Random
– CD player 158
Side airbags 93
Side turn signal
– replacing bulb 235
Side windows, refer to Windows 38
Signal horn, refer to Horn 10
Sitting safely 50
– airbags 50
– safety belts 50
– with head restraint 50
Size, refer to Dimensions 251
Slipstream deflector, refer to
Wind deflector 43,48
Slot for remote control 60
Smokers' package, refer to
Ashtray 109
Snap-in adapter
– inserting/removing 191
– use 180
Snap-in adapter, refer to
Center armrest storage
compartment 108
Snow chains 220
Socket, refer to Connecting electrical appliances 110
Socket for On-Board Diagnosis
OBD 226
Software update 166
Space-saver spare tire
– changing tires 239
– inflation pressure 209
Spare wheel, refer to Space-
saver spare tire 239 Speaking, refer to Voice
instructions from navigation
system 139
Special destinations 130
Special oils, refer to Approved engine oils 223
Speed 250
– with winter tires 220
Speed limit 79
– setting 79
Speed limit warning, refer to Speed limit 79
Speedo, refer to
Speedometer 12
Speedometer 12
Speed volume 147
Split-folding rear seats 118
Split rear backrest, refer to Split-folding rear seats 118
Sport button 85
Stability contro l, refer to
Dri v
ing

stability control
systems 83
Start/Stop button 60
– starting the engine 61
– switching off the engine 61
Starting, refer to Starting the engine 61
Starting assistance, refer to Jump-starting 243
Starting route guidance 135
Starting the engine 61
– Start/Stop button 60
Start-off assistance, refer to
– DSC 83
– Hill Assist 85
State/province, for navigation 126
Station, selecting
– radio 149
Status information on the Control Display 21
Status of this Owner's Manual at time of printing 4Steering wheel
55
– adjustment 55
– buttons on steering wheel 11
– lock 60
– shift paddles 64
Steptronic, refer to Automatic transmission with
Steptronic 62
Storage area
– cargo area 116
Storage compartment, front passenger side 108
Storage compartments 108
Storage space
– storage compartments 108
Storage space, refer to
– luggage compartment in the MINI Convertible 117
Storing a destination in the
address book 128
Storing the vehicle 230
Storing tires 220
Stowage, refer to Storage compartments 108
Summer tires, refer to Wheels
and tires 209
SW, waveband 149
Switches, refer to Cockpit 10
Switching off
– engine 61
Switching off the engine 61
– Start/Stop button 60
Switching on
– audio 146
– CD player 146
– radio 146
Switching the cooling function on and off 105
Symb ols4
–

status information 21

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T
Tachometer70
Tailgate 33
– Comfort Access 37
– emergency operation 34
– emergency unlocking 34
– manually releasing 33
– opening/closing 33
– opening from outside 33
– unlocking with remote control 31
Tail lamp, refer to Tail
lamps 235
– replacing bulb 235
Tail lamps 235
Tank volume, refer to Capacities 259
Target cursor for
navigation 131
Tasks 198
Technical data 250
Technical modifications 5
Telephone
– hands-free system 177,189
– installation location, refer to Center armrest 108
– voice commands 189
Telephone receiving power, refer to Status
information 21
Temperature display
– setting the units 74
Temperature of coolant, refer to Coolant temperature 224
Temperature setting
– air conditioner 103
– automatic climate control 105
Tempomat, refer to Cruise control 68
Tensioning straps, refer to
Securing cargo 119
Text message 196
Third brake lamp, refer to
Center brake lamp 236
Three-point safety belt 53Tightening the lug bolts
– keys
231
– torque 241
Tightening torque, refer to
Tightening lug bolts 241
Tire change set
– space-saver spare tire 231
Tire failure
– Flat Tire Monitor 88
– indicator/warning lamp 88
– MINI Mobility Kit 237
– run-flat tires 88
– space-saver spare tire 239
– Tire Pressure Monitor 89
Tire inflation pressure 209
– loss 88,
89
– spac
e-saver

spare tire 209
Tire pressure mo nitoring, refer
to Flat Tire Monitor 87
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 89
– limitations of system 89
– resetting system 90
– warning lamp 90
Tire Quality Grading 217
Tires
– age 218
– breaking in 114
– changing, refe r to Changing
wheels 239
– condition 217
– damage 217,218
– inflation pressure 209
– inflation pressure loss 90
– minimum tread depth 218
– new tires 219
– pressure monitoring, refer to
Flat Tire Monitor 87
– pressure monitoring, refer to Tire Pressure Monitor
TPM 89
– puncture 88
– size 216
– wear indicators, refer to Minimum tread depth 218
– winter tires 220
– with emergency operation properties 218 Tires with emergency
operation properties, refer to
Run-flat tires 218
Tires with safety features, refer
to Run-flat tires 218
TMC station, refer to Traffic information 139
Tone
– middle setting 148
Tone during audio playback
– adjusting 147
Toolkit 231
Tools, refer to Toolkit 231
Torque 250
– lug bolts 241
Tow bar 245
Tow fitting 245
– screw thread 245
Tow fittings for tow-starting
and towing away 245
Towing 244
– car with automatic
transmission 245
– methods 245
Tow rope 246
Tow-starting 244
TPM, refer to T
i

re Pressure
Monitor 89
Track
– selecting on CD 157
Track width, refer to Dimension 251
Traction control, refer to
– Dynamic Stability Control DSC 83
Traffic bulletins
– categories 141
Traffic bulletins, filtering 141
Traffic congestion
– displaying traffic information 139
– refer to Route, bypassing
segments 136
Traffic information for navigation
– displaying 140

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Traffic information in navigation
– screen display in the map view 141
Trailer operation
– trailer loads and gross vehicle weight 257
Transmission
– automatic transmission with Steptronic 62
– manual transmission 62
– overriding selector lever lock for automatic transmission
with Steptronic 64
Transporting children safely 56
Transport securing devices,
refer to Securing cargo 119
Tread depth, refer to Minimum tire tread 218
Treble, refer to Tone control 147
Trip computer 73
Trip-distance counter, refer to Trip odometer 71
Triple turn si gnal activation 65
Trip odometer 71
Trunk, refer to Luggage compartment in the MINI
Convertible 117
Trunk lid
– emergency operation, refer to Manual unlocking 33
Turning circle, refer to
Dimensions 251
Turn signal 65
– front, replacing bulb 234
– indicator lamp 12,13
– rear, replacing bulb 235
– side, replacing bulb 235
Tying down load s, refer to
Cargo loading 119U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
UTQR 217
Units
– average fuel consumption 74
– temperature 74
Unlatching, refer to Unlocking 37
Unlocking
– from inside 32
– from outside 30
– tailgate 37
– without remote control, refer
to Comfort Access 36
Updating the navigation
data 124
Upholstery, care 229
USB audio interface 160
USB interface 107
Using contact data 199
V
Valve
– dust cap240
Vehicle
– battery 241
– breaking in 114
– cargo loading 116
– dimensions 251
– identification number, refer to Engine compartment 221
– parking 61
– storage 230
– weight 257
Vehicle equipment 4
Vehicle jack 231
– jacking points 241
Ventilation
– air conditioner 106
Vents, refer to Air vents 101
Vents, refer to Ventilation 106Voice commands
– overview
23
– short commands 260
– telephone 189
Voice instructions for navigation system 139
– repeating 139
– switching on/off 139
– volume 139
Voice phone book 190
Volume 146
– audio sources 146
– mobile phone 173,185
– voice instructions 139
Volume balance, tone setting 147
Volume of cargo area 257
W
Warning and indicator
lamps 13
Warning messages, refer to Check Control 77
Warning triangle 243
Washer fluid 67
– capacity of reservoir 67
Washer fluid reservoir 67
Waste tray, refer to Ashtray 109
Waterfall lighti ng, refer to
Ambient lighting 100
Water on roads, refer to
Driving through water 115
Waveband for radio 149
Wear indicators in tires, refer to
Minimum tread depth 218
Weights 257
Welcome lamps 97
Wheelbase, refer to Dimensions 251
Wheels, new 219
Wheels and tires 209
Wheel stud wrench
– space-saver spare tire 231

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