2016 MINI 3 door Owner's Manual

Functional
readiness
of
the
airbag
system
Safety
information WARNING
Individual components can be hot after
triggering of the airbag system. There is a risk
of injury. Do not touch individual compo~
nents. '

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there is a significant loss of pressure in one or
more tires. For this purpose, sensors in the tire
valves measure the tire inflation pressure.
General
information With use of the system observe further infor~
mation found under Tire inflation pressure, re~ fer to page 186.
Functional
requirements The system must have been reset with the cor~
rect tire inflation pressure; otherwise, reliable
signaling of tire pressure loss is not assured.
Reset the system after each adjustment of the
tire inflation pressure and after every tire or
wheel change.
Always use wheels with TPM electronics to en~ sure that the system will operate properly.
Status
display The current status of the Tire Pressure MonitorTPM can be displayed on the Control Display,
e.g., whether or not the TPM is active.
On the Control Display:1. "Vehicle info"2."Vehicle status"3. "Tire Pressure Monitor (TPM)"
The status is displayed.
Status
control
display Tire and system status are indicated by the
color of the tires and a SMS text message on
the Control Display.
All
wheels
green System is active and will issue a warning based
on the tire inflation pressures stored during the last reset.
One
wheel
is
yellow A flat tire or major drop in inflation pressure in
the indicated tire.
All
wheels
are
yellow
A flat tire or major drop in inflation pressure inseveral tires.
Wheels,
gray The system cannot detect a flat tire due to a
malfunction.
Status
information The status control display additionally shows
the current tire inflation pressures. It shows the actual values read; they may vary dependingon driving style or weather conditions.
Reset
the
system
Reset the system after each adjustment of the
tire inflation pressure and after every tire or
wheel change.
On the Control Display and on the vehicle:1. "Vehicle info"2."Vehicle status"3. "Perform reset"4.Start the engine but do not drive off.5.Reset the tire inflation pressure using
"Perform reset".6.Drive away.
The tires are shown in gray and the status is displayed.
After driving faster than 19 mph/30 km/h for a
short period, the set tire inflation pressures are accepted as reference values. The resetting
process is completed automatically while driv~
ing. After successful completion of the reset,
the tires appear in green on the Control Display
and "Tire Pressure Monitor (TPM) active" is dis~
played.
The progress of the reset is displayed.
You may interrupt this trip at any time. When
you continue the reset resumes automatically.
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Messages
Required
tire
inflation
pressure
check
message
A Check Control message is displayed.'

Check the air pressure in all four tires, e.g.
using the tire pressure gage of a tire repair kit.
If the tire inflation pressure in all four tires is correct, the Tire Pressure Monitor may not
have been initialized. In this case, initialize
the system.
If identification of flat tire damage is not
possible, please contact a dealer

flation pressure is reduced when the tire tem~perature falls again. These circumstances maycause a warning when temperatures fall very
sharply.
The system cannot indicate sudden serious tire damage caused by external circumstances.
Malfunction The yellow warning lamp flashes and
then lights up continuously. A Check
Control message is displayed. No flat
tire or loss of tire pressure can be detected.
Examples and recommendations in the follow~ing situations:'

In the event of a tire inflation pressure loss, thediameter and therefore the rotational speed ofthe corresponding wheel changes. This will be
detected and reported as a flat tire.
Functional
requirements
The system must have been initialized when
the tire inflation pressure was correct; other~ wise, reliable flagging of a flat tire is not as~sured. Initialize the system after each correc~tion of the tire inflation pressure and afterevery tire or wheel change.
Status
display The current status of the Flat Tire Monitor can
be displayed on the Control Display, e.g., whether or not the FTM is active.
On the Control Display:1. "Vehicle info"2."Vehicle status"3. "Flat Tire Monitor (FTM)"
The status is displayed.
Initialization When initializing, the set tire inflation pressures
serve as reference values in order to detect a
flat tire. Initialization is started by confirming
the inflation pressures.
Do not initialize the system when driving with
snow chains.
On the Control Display:
1. "Vehicle info"2."Vehicle status"3. "Perform reset"4.Start the engine but do not drive off.5.Start the initialization with "Perform reset".6.Drive away.
The initialization is completed while driving,
which can be interrupted at any time.
The initialization automatically continues when driving resumes.
Indication
of
a
flat
tire
The yellow warning lamp lights up. A
Check Control message is displayed.
There is a flat tire or a major loss in tire
inflation pressure.1.Reduce your speed and stop cautiously.
Avoid sudden braking and steering maneu~ vers.2.Check whether the vehicle is fitted with
normal tires or run-flat tires.
Run-flat tires, refer to page 196, are la~
beled with a circular symbol containing the
letters RSC marked on the tire's sidewall.
WARNING
A damaged regular tire with low or miss~
ing tire inflation pressure impacts handling,
such as steering and braking response. Run-flat
tires can maintain limited stability. There is a
risk of an accident. Do not continue driving if
the vehicle is not equipped with run-flat tires.
Follow the information on run-flat tires and continued driving with these tires. '

Actions
in
the
event
of
a
flat
tire
Normal
tires1.Identify the damaged tire.
Check the air pressure in all four tires, e.g.
using the tire pressure gage of a tire repair kit.
If the tire inflation pressure in all four tires is correct, the Flat Tire Monitor may not have
been initialized. In this case, initialize the
system.
If identification of flat tire damage is not
possible, please contact a dealer