MaintenanceVehicle equipment
All standard, country-specific and optional
equipment that is offered in the model series is
described in this chapter. Therefore, equipment
is also described that is not available in a vehi‐
cle, e. g., because of the selected optional
equipment or country variant. This also applies
for safety-related functions and systems.
MINI maintenance system
The maintenance system indicates required
maintenance measures, and thereby provides
support in maintaining road safety and the op‐
erational reliability of the vehicle.
Condition Based Service
CBS
Sensors and special algorithms take into ac‐
count the driving conditions of your vehicle.
Based on this, Condition Based Service deter‐
mines the maintenance requirements.
The system makes it possible to adapt the
amount of maintenance you need to your user
profile.
Detailed information on service requirements,
refer to page 76, can be displayed on the Con‐
trol Display.
Service data in the remote control
Information on the required maintenance is
continuously stored in the remote control. Your
service center will read out this data and sug‐
gest the right array of service procedures for
your vehicle.
Therefore, hand your service specialist the re‐
mote control that you used most recently.Storage periods
Storage periods during which the vehicle bat‐
tery was disconnected are not taken into ac‐
count.
If this occurs, have a service center update the
time-dependent maintenance procedures, such
as checking brake fluid and, if necessary,
changing the engine oil and the microfilter/acti‐
vated-charcoal filter.
Service and Warranty In‐
formation Booklet for
US models and Warranty
and Service Guide Book‐
let for Canadian models
Please consult your Service and Warranty Infor‐
mation Booklet for US models and Warranty
and Service Guide Booklet for Canadian models
for additional information on service require‐
ments.
Maintenance and repair should be performed
by your service center. Make sure to have regu‐
lar maintenance procedures recorded in the ve‐
hicle's Service and Warranty Information Book‐
let for US models, and in the Warranty and
Service Guide Booklet for Canadian models.
These entries are proof of regular maintenance.
Socket for OBD Onboard
Diagnosis
Note Socket for Onboard Diagnosis
The socket for onboard diagnostics may
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CareVehicle equipmentAll standard, country-specific and optional
equipment that is offered in the model series is
described in this chapter. Therefore, equipment
is also described that is not available in a vehi‐
cle, e. g., because of the selected optional
equipment or country variant. This also applies
for safety-related functions and systems.
Car washes
Hints Steam jets or high-pressure washers
When using steam jets or high-pressure
washers, hold them a sufficient distance away
and use a maximum temperature of
140 ℉/60 ℃.
If the vehicle has a glass sunroof, ensure that a
distance of at least 31.5 inches/80 cm is main‐
tained. Holding them too close or using exces‐
sively high pressures or temperatures can
cause damage or preliminary damage that may
then lead to long-term damage.
Follow the user's manual for the high-pressure
washer. ◀
Cleaning sensors/cameras with high-pres‐
sure washers
When using high-pressure washers, do not
spray the exterior sensors and cameras, e.g.,
Park Distance Control, for extended periods of
time and only from a distance of at least
12 in/30 cm. ◀▷Regularly remove foreign items such as
leaves in the area below the windshield
when the hood is raised.▷Wash your vehicle frequently, particularly in
winter.Intense soiling and road salt can damage
the vehicle.
Automatic car washes
Hints
▷Give preference to cloth car washes or
those that use soft brushes in order to
avoid paint damage.▷Make sure that the wheels and tires are not
damaged by the transport mechanisms.▷Fold in the exterior mirrors; otherwise, they
may be damaged, depending on the width
of the vehicle.▷Unscrew the rod antenna.▷Deactivate the rain sensor, refer to
page 65, to avoid unintentional wiper acti‐
vation.▷In some cases, an unintentional alarm can
be triggered by the interior motion sensor
of the alarm system. Follow the instructions
on avoiding an unintentional alarm, refer to
page 43.
Guide rails in car washes
Avoid car washes with guide rails higher
than 4 in/10 cm; otherwise, the vehicle body
could be damaged. ◀
Before driving into a car wash In order to ensure that the vehicle can roll in a
car wash, take the following steps:
Manual transmission:
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Carpets and floor matsNo objects in the area around the pedals
Keep floor mats, carpets, and any other
objects out of the area of motion of the pedals;
otherwise, the function of the pedals could be
impeded while driving and create the risk of an
accident.
Do not place additional floor mats over existing
mats or other objects.
Only use floor mats that have been approved
for the vehicle and can be properly fixed in
place.
Ensure that the floor mats are securely fastened
again after they were removed for cleaning, for
example. ◀
Floor mats can be removed from the passenger
compartment for cleaning.
If the floor carpets are very dirty, clean with a
microfiber cloth and water or a textile cleaner.
To prevent matting of the carpet, rub back and
forth in the direction of travel only.
Sensors/cameras To clean sensors and cameras, use a cloth
moistened with a small amount of glass
cleaner.
Displays/Screens/Projection lenses Cleaning displays and screens
Do not use any chemical or household
cleaning agents; otherwise, surfaces can be af‐
fected. ◀
Keeping out moisture
Keep all fluids and moisture away from
the unit; otherwise, electrical components can
be damaged. ◀
Avoid pressure
Avoid pressing too hard when cleaning
and do not use abrasive materials; otherwise,
damage can result. ◀Clean with a clean, antistatic microfiber cloth.
For stubborn soiling on the projection lens of
the Head-up Display, dampen the microfiber
cloth with alcohol. Extending projection lens,
refer to page 84.
Long-term vehicle storage
When the vehicle is shut down for longer than
three months, special measures must be taken.
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Front fog lamps 89
Front passenger airbags, auto‐ matic deactivation 93
Front passenger airbags, indi‐ cator lamp 93
FTM Flat Tire Monitor 97
Fuel 166
Fuel cap 164
Fuel consumption, current 75
Fuel consumption, refer to Average fuel consump‐
tion 79
Fuel filler flap 164
Fuel gauge 74
Fuel quality 166
Fuel recommendation 166
Fuel, tank capacity 215
Fuse 199
G Garage door opener, refer to Universal garage door
opener 133
Gasoline 166
Gear change, automatic trans‐ mission 68
Gear shift indicator 76
General driving notes 148
Glass sunroof, refer to Panor‐ amic glass sunroof 45
Glove compartment 141
GREEN mode 156
GREEN mode, bonus range 158
GREEN mode driving style analysis 160
GREEN mode indicator 156
GREEN - program, driving dy‐ namics 108
GREEN tip 158
Gross vehicle weight, ap‐ proved 214
Ground clearance 150 H
Halogen headlamps 190
Handbrake, refer to parking brake 63
Hand-held transmitter, alter‐ nating code 134
Hazard warning flashers 201
Head airbags 91
Headlamp control, auto‐ matic 87
Headlamp courtesy delay fea‐ ture 87
Headlamp flasher 64
Headlamp glass 189
Headlamps, care 208
Headlamp washer system 64
Headliner 17
Head restraints 47
Head restraints, front 50
Head restraints, rear 51
Head-up Display 83
Head-up Display, standard view 84
Heavy cargo, stowing 152
High-beam Assistant 88
High beams 64
High beams/low beams, refer to High-beam Assistant 88
Hills 150
Hill start assistant, refer to Drive-off assistant 109
Hints 6
Holder for beverages 142
Homepage 6
Hood 180
Horn 14
Hot exhaust system 149
HUD Head-up Display 83
Hydroplaning 149
I
Ice warning, see External tem‐ perature warning 75 Icy roads, see External tem‐
perature warning 75
Identification marks, tires 171
Identification number, refer to Important features in the en‐
gine compartment 180
Ignition key, refer to Remote control 34
Ignition off 59
Ignition on 59
Illuminated ring, central in‐ strument cluster 82
Indication of a flat tire 95, 98
Individual air distribu‐ tion 128, 130
Individual settings, refer to Personal Profile 35
Inflation pressure, tires 168
Inflation pressure warning, tires 97
Info display, refer to Com‐ puter 79
Initialize, Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor TPM 95
Initializing, Flat Tire Monitor FTM 98
Instrument cluster 71
Instrument cluster, electronic displays 72
Instrument lighting 89
Integrated key 34
Intelligent Emergency Re‐ quest 201
Intelligent Safety 99
Intensity, AUTO program 130
Interior equipment 133
Interior lamps 89
Interior lamps via remote con‐ trol 37
Interior motion sensor 43
Interior rearview mirror, auto‐ matic dimming feature 53
Interior rearview mirror, com‐ pass 135
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Monitor, refer to Control Dis‐play 18
Mounting of child restraint fix‐ ing systems 55
Multifunction steering wheel, buttons 14
Multimedia, refer to Integrated Owner's Manual
N Navigation, refer to Integrated Owner's Manual
Neck restraints, front, refer to Head restraints 50
Neck restraints, rear, refer to Head restraints 51
New wheels and tires 173
No Passing Information 77
Nylon rope for tow-starting/ towing 205
O
OBD Onboard Diagnos‐ tics 186
Obstacle marking, rearview camera 122
Octane rating, refer to Recom‐ mended fuel grade 166
Odometer 74
Office, refer to Integrated Owner's Manual
Oil 182
Oil, adding 183
Oil additives 183
Oil change 184
Oil change interval, service re‐ quirements 76
Oil filler neck 183
Oil types, alternative 184
Oil types, approved 184
Old batteries, disposal 199
Onboard Diagnostics OBD 186
Onboard monitor 18 Onboard monitor operating
concept 18
Onboard monitor, refer to Control Display 18
Onboard vehicle tool kit 188
Opening/closing via door lock 38
Opening/closing with remote control 37
Operating menus, onboard monitor 18
Optional equipment, standard equipment 6
Outside air, refer to Automatic recirculated-air control 131
Overheating of engine, refer to Coolant temperature 74
P Paint, vehicle 208
Panoramic glass sunroof 45
Parallel parking assistant 122
Park Distance Control PDC 118
Parked-car ventilation 132
Parked vehicle, condensa‐ tion 150
Parking aid, refer to PDC 118
Parking assistant 122
Parking brake 63
Parking lamps 86
Particulate filter 149
Parts and accessories 7
Passenger side mirror, tilting downward 52
Pathway lines, rearview cam‐ era 121
PDC Park Distance Con‐ trol 118
Pedestrian warning with city braking function 103
Performance Control 107
Personal Profile 35
Phone, refer to Integrated Owner's Manual Pinch protection system, glasssunroof 46
Pinch protection system, win‐ dows 44
Plastic, care 209
Power failure 199
Power windows 44
Pressure, tire air pressure 168
Pressure warning, tires 97
Profile, refer to Personal Pro‐ file 35
Protective function, glass sun‐ roof 46
Protective function, win‐ dows 44
Push-and-turn switch, refer to Controller 18, 19
R Radiator fluid 185
Radio-operated key, refer to Remote control 34
Radio ready state 60
Radio, refer to Integrated Owner's Manual
Rain sensor 65
Rear fog lamps 89
Rear lamps 192
Rear luggage rack 153
Rearview camera 120
Rearview mirror 52
Rear window de‐ froster 128, 131
Recirculated-air filter 132
Recirculated-air mode 128, 131
Recommended fuel grade 166
Recommended tire brands 174
Refueling 164
Remaining range 75
Remote control/key 34
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Remote control, malfunc‐tion 38
Remote control, replacing the battery 34
Remote control, univer‐ sal 133
Replacement fuse 199
Replacing parts 188
Replacing the battery, remote control 34
Replacing wheels/tires 173
Reporting safety defects 9
RES button 112
Reserve warning, refer to Range 75
Reset, Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 95
Retaining straps, securing cargo 152
Retreaded tires 174
Right-hand traffic, lamp set‐ ting 89
Roadside parking lamps 86
RON recommended fuel grade 166
Roof load capacity 214
Roof-mounted luggage rack 152
Rope for tow-starting/ towing 205
RSC Run Flat System Compo‐ nent, refer to Run-flat
tires 175
Rubber components, care 209
Run-flat tires 175
S
Safe braking 149
Safety 7
Safety belt reminder for driv‐ er's seat and front passenger
seat 50
Safety belts 49
Safety belts, care 209 Safety systems, airbags 91
Saving fuel 155
Screen, refer to Control Dis‐ play 18
Screwdriver 188
Screw thread for tow fit‐ ting 205
Sealant 175
Seat belts, refer to Safety belts 49
Seat heating, front 49
Seating position for chil‐ dren 55
Seats 47
Selection list in instrument cluster 78
Selector lever, automatic transmission 68
Sensors, care 210
Service and warranty 8
Service requirements, Condi‐ tion Based Service CBS 186
Service requirements, dis‐ play 76
Service, Roadside Assis‐ tance 202
Settings, locking/unlocking 42
Settings, mirrors 52
Settings on Control Display 81
Shifting, automatic transmis‐ sion 67
Shifting, manual transmis‐ sion 67
Shift paddles on steering wheel 69
Side airbags 91
Signaling, horn 14
Signals when unlocking 42
Sitting safely 47
Size 214
Slide/tilt glass roof 45
Snow chains 178
Socket 137
Socket, OBD Onboard Diag‐ nostics 186
Soot particulate filter 149 SOS button 201
Spare fuse 199
Specified engine oil types 184
Speed, average 80
Speed limit detection, on‐ board computer 80
Speed limiter, display 77
Speed Limit Information 77
Speed warning 81
Split screen 23
Sport automatic transmis‐ sion 69
Sport displays 80
SPORT program, Dynamic Driving Control 108
Sport program, transmis‐ sion 68
Stability control systems 106
Standard view, Head-up Dis‐ play 84
Start/stop, automatic func‐ tion 61
Start/Stop button 59
Start function during malfunc‐ tion 35
Starting the engine 60
Status display, tires 94
Status information, onboard monitor 23
Status of Owner's Manual 6
Steering wheel, adjusting 54
Steptronic, automatic trans‐ mission 67
Stopping the engine 60
Storage compartments 141
Storage, tires 174
Storing the vehicle 210
Summer tires, tread 172
Supplementary text mes‐ sages 73
Switch for Dynamic Driv‐ ing 108
Switch-on times, parked-car ventilation 132
Switch, refer to Cockpit 14
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Symbols in the status field 23
T Tachometer 74
Tailgate 39
Tailgate via remote control 38
Tail lamps 192
Technical changes, refer to Safety 7
Technical data 214
Temperature, air condi‐ tioner 128
Temperature, automatic cli‐ mate control 130
Temperature display for exter‐ nal temperature 75
Temperature, engine oil 74
Terminal, starting aid 202
Text messages, supplemen‐ tary 73
Theft alarm system, refer to Alarm system 42
Theft protection, lug bolts 198
Thigh support 48
Tilt alarm sensor 43
Time of arrival 80
Tire damage 173
Tire identification marks 171
Tire inflation pressure 168
Tire inflation pressure moni‐ tor, refer to FTM 97
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 94
Tires, changing 173
Tire sealant 175
Tires, everything on wheels and tires 168
Tires, run-flat tires 175
Tire tread 172
Tone, refer to Integrated Owner's Manual
Tools 188
Total vehicle weight 214
Touchpad 21 Tourist function, refer to
Right-hand/left-hand traf‐
fic 89
Tow fitting 205
Towing 203
Tow-starting 203
TPM Tire Pressure Monitor 94
Traction control 107
TRACTION drive mode, driving dynamics 107
Transmission, automatic 67
Transmission lock, releasing manually 69
Transmission, manual 67
Transporting children safely 55
Tread, tires 172
Trip computer 80
Triple turn signal activa‐ tion 64
Trip odometer 74
Turning circle lines, rearview camera 121
Turn signal, front 190
Turn signal, side 195
Turn signals, operation 64
Turn signals, rear, bulb re‐ placement 192
U
Unintentional alarm 43
Units of measure 82
Universal remote control 133
Unlock button, automatic transmission 68
Unlocking/locking via door lock 38
Unlocking/locking with re‐ mote control 37
Unlocking, settings 42
Updates made after the edito‐ rial deadline 6
Upholstery care 209
USB interface 137 V
Vehicle battery 198
Vehicle battery, replacing 199
Vehicle, breaking in 148
Vehicle care 208
Vehicle equipment 6
Vehicle identification number, refer to Identification num‐
ber in the engine compart‐
ment 180
Vehicle jack 196
Vehicle paint 208
Vehicle storage 210
Vehicle wash 207
Ventilation 132
Ventilation, refer to Parked- car ventilation 132
Voice activation system 26
W Warning messages, refer to Check Control 72
Warning triangle 202
Washer fluid 66
Washer nozzles, wind‐ shield 66
Washer system 64
Washing, vehicle 207
Water on roads 149
Weights 214
Welcome lamps 87
Wheels, changing 173
Wheels, everything on wheels and tires 168
Wheels, Flat Tire Monitor FTM 97
Wheels, Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 94
Window defroster, rear 128, 131
Windows, powered 44
Windshield de‐ froster 129, 131
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