2017 MINI Hardtop 2 Door Owner's Manual

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SafetyVehicle
features
and
op

Ejection
MitigationThe head airbag system is designed as an ejec~
tion mitigation countermeasure to reduce the
likelihood of ejections of vehicle occupants
through side windows during rollovers or side
impact events.
Knee
airbag
The knee airbag supports the legs in a frontal
impact.
Protective
action
Airbags are not triggered in every impact situa~ tion, e.g., in less severe accidents or rear-end
collisions.
Information
on
optimum
effect
of
theairbags
WARNING
If the seat position is incorrect or the de~
ployment area of the airbags is impaired, the airbag system cannot provide protection as in~
tended and may cause additional injuries due
to triggering. There is a risk of injuries or dan~ ger to life. Follow the information on optimumprotective effect of the airbag system. '

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 190.
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,
for instance whether or not the TPM is active.
Via the onboard monitor: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.
Resetting
the
system
Reset the system after each adjustment of the
tire inflation pressure and after every tire or wheel change.
Via the onboard monitor: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, forinstance 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