Replacing componentsMOBILITY
229
The jack base must be perpendicular to the
surface beneath the jacking point.
2. During jacking up, insert the jack head in the
square recess of the jacking point.
3. Jack the vehicle up until the wheel you are
changing is raised off the ground.
Mounting the space-saver spare tire
1.Unscrew the lug bolts and remove the
wheel.
2. Remove accumulations of mud or dirt from
the mounting surfaces of the wheel and
hub. Clean the lug bolts.
3. Lift the new wheel into place.
4. Screw at least two lug bolts finger-tight into
opposite bolt holes.
5. Screw in the remaining bolts.
6. Tighten all the lug bolts firmly in a diagonal
pattern.
7. Lower the vehicle.
8. Remove the jack.
Tightening the lug bolts
Tighten the lug bolts in a diagonal pattern.
Immediately have the wheels checked
with a calibrated torque wrench to ensure
that the lug bolts are firmly seated. Otherwise,
incorrectly tightened lug bolts can present a
safety hazard. <
Tightening torque: 103.3 lb ft or 140 Nm.
Replace the defective tire as soon as possible
and have the new wheel/tire assembly bal-
anced.
Vehicle battery
Maintenance
The battery is maintenance-free; that is, the
electrolyte will last for the life of the battery
when the vehicle is operated in a temperate cli-
mate.
Battery replacement
Only use vehicle batteries that have been
approved for your vehicle by the manu-
facturer; otherwise, the vehicle could be dam-
aged and systems or func tions may not be fully
available. <
After a battery replacement, have the battery
registered on the vehicle by your MINI dealer to
ensure that all convenie nce functions are fully
available and, if nece ssary, the corresponding
Check Control messages are no longer dis-
played.
Charging the battery
Note
Do not connect battery chargers to the
sockets installed in the vehicle at the fac-
tory; otherwise you may cause damage to the
battery. <
Only charge the battery in the vehicle when the
engine is off. Connection s, refer to Jump-start-
ing on page 232.
General information
To guarantee the full service life of the battery,
make sure that the battery is always properly
charged.
It may be necessary to charge the battery in the
following situations:
>if frequent short trips are taken.
> if the vehicle is frequently parked for more
than a month.
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Everything from A to ZREFERENCE
263
Telephone
– hands-free system163,175
– installation location, refer to Center armrest 95
– voice commands 175
Telephone receiving power, refer to Status
information 19
Temperature display
– setting the units 60
Temperature of coolant, refer to Coolant temperature 210
Temperature setting
– air conditioner 87
– automatic climate control 89
Tempomat, refer to Cruise
control 55
Tensioning straps, refer to Securing cargo 105
Text message 182
Third brake lamp, refer to Center brake lamp 224
Three-point safety belt 41
Tightening the lug bolts
– keys 217,218
– torque 229
Tightening torque, refer to Tightening lug bolts 229
Tire change set
– space-saver spare tire 217
Tire failure
– Flat Tire Monitor 73
– indicator/warning lamp 73
– MINI Mobility Kit 224
– run-flat tires 73
– space-saver spare tire 227
– Tire Pressure Monitor 74
Tire inflation pressure 195
– loss 73,74
– space-saver spare tire 195
Tire pressure monitoring, refer to Flat Tire Monitor 71
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 74
– limitations of system 74
– resetting system 75
– warning lamp 75
Tire Quality Grading 203Tires
– age
204
– breaking in 100
– changing, refe r to Changing
wheels 227
– condition 204
– damage 204
– inflation pressure 195
– inflation pressure loss 75
– minimum tread depth 204
– new tires
205
– pressure moni toring,
refer to
Flat Tire Monitor 71
– pressure monitoring, refer to Tire Pressure Monitor
TPM 74
– puncture 73
– size 202
– wear indicators, refer to
Minimum tread depth 204
– winter tires 206
– with emergency operation
properties 205
Tires with emergency operation properties, refer to
Run-flat tires 205
Tires with safety features, refer
to Run-flat tires 205
TMC station, refer to Traffic information 125
Tone
– middle setting 134
Tone during audio playback
– adjusting 133
Toolkit 217
Tools, refer to Toolkit 217
Torque 238
– lug bolts 229
Tow bar 234
Tow fitting 233
– screw thread 233
Tow fittings for tow-starting
and towing away 233
Towing 233
– car with automatic
transmission 234
– methods 234 Tow rope
234
Tow-starting 233
TPM, refer to Tire Pressure Monitor 74
Track
– selecting on CD 143
Track width, refer to
Dimension 239
Traction control, refer to
– Dynamic Stability Control
DSC 69
Traffic bulletins
– categories 127
Traffic bulletins, filtering 127
Traffic congestion
– displaying traffic
information 125
– refer to Route, bypassing segments 122
Traffic information for navigation
– displaying 126
Traffic information in navigation
– screen display in the map
view 127
Trailer operation
– trailer loads and gross vehicle
weight 242
Transmission
– automatic transmission with Steptron ic
49
– manual transmission 49
– overriding selector lever lo ck
f
or automatic transmission
with Steptronic 51
Transporting children safely 44
Transport securing devices, refer to Securing cargo 105
Tread depth, refer to Minimum tire tread 204
Treble, refer to Tone
control 133
Trip computer 59
Trip-distance counter, refer to
Trip odometer 58
Triple turn signal activation 52
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