MINI Clubman 2016 Owner's Manual

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Roadsideparkinglights
Theconcept
The vehicle can be illuminated on one side.
Switchingon
With the ignition switched off, press the lever either up or down past the resistance point forapprox. 2 seconds.
Switchingoff Briefly press the lever to the resistance point in
the opposite direction.
Welcomelightsand
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Systemlimits
The automatic headlamp control cannot serve
as a substitute for your personal judgment of lighting conditions.
E.g. the sensors are unable to detect fog or
hazy weather. To avoid safety risks under these
conditions, you should always switch on the
lights manually.
Daytimerunninglights Generalinformation
Position of switch:
, ,
The daytime running lights light up when the ignition is switched on. After the ignition isswitched off, the parking lights light up in posi~tion
.
Activating/deactivating
In some countries, daytime running lights are
mandatory, so it may not be possible to deacti~ vate the daytime running lights.
On the Control Display:
1. "Settings"2."Lighting"3."Daytime running lamps"
Settings are stored for the remote control cur~
rently used.
Corneringlight Generalinformation Position of switch:

When going around corners, the cornering light also lights the interior area of the curve. Below
a speed of approx. 25 mph/40 km/h when the
turn signal is switched on and the steering an~
gle is detected, there is automatic activation.
Malfunction
A Check Control message is displayed.
Cornering light is malfunctioning or has failed.
Have the system immediately checked by a
dealer

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The indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster is illuminated, when the low
beams are switched on.
The high beams are switched on and off auto~ matically.
The blue indicator lamp in the instru~
ment cluster lights up when the system
switches on the high beams.
Deactivating The High-beam Assistant is deactivated when
manually switching the high beams on and off, refer to page 74.
To reactivate the High-beam Assistant, press
the button on the turn signal lever.
Systemlimits The High-beam Assistant cannot serve as asubstitute for the driver's personal judgment ofwhen to use the high beams. Therefore, man~
ually switch off the high beams in situations
where required to avoid a safety risk.
The system is not fully functional in the follow~
ing situations, and driver intervention may be
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Interiorlights
Generalinformation Depending on the equipment, the interiorlights, footwell lights, entry lamps, and courtesy
lamps are controlled automatically.
Thumb wheel for the instrument lighting con~trols brightness of some of these features.
Overview1Interior lights2Reading lights3Ambient light
Switchingtheinteriorlightsonandoff Press button.
To switch off permanently: press the button for
approx. 3 seconds.
Switch back on: press button.
Switchingthereadinglampsonandoff
manually
Press button.
Reading lights are located in the front next to
the interior light.
Ambientlight
Depending on your optional features lighting can be adjusted for some lights in the interior.
Activating/deactivating
On the Control Display:1. "Settings"2."Lighting"3."Ambient:"
Settings are stored for the profile currently
used.
Changingcolor Push the switch forward or back:
manual color change.
Push and hold the switch forward or
back: automatic color change. Push
the switch again to end color changes.
SettingthebrightnessDepending on the equipment, the brightness of
the ambient light can be adjusted via the thumbwheel for the instrument lighting or on
the Control Display.
On the Control Display:
1. "Settings"2."Lighting"3."Brightness:"4.Adjust the brightness.Seite 104CONTROLSLights104
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SafetyVehiclefeaturesandop

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EjectionMitigationThe 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.
Kneeairbag
The knee airbag supports the legs in a frontal
impact.
Protectiveaction
Airbags are not triggered in every impact situa~ tion, e.g., in less severe accidents or rear-end
collisions.
Informationonoptimumeffectoftheairbags
WARNING
If the seat position is incorrect or the de~
ployment area of the airbags is impaired, the airbag system cannot protect as intended ormay cause additional injuries due to triggering.There is a risk of injuries or danger to life. Fol~
low the information on optimum protective ef~ fect of the airbag system. '

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Functionalreadinessoftheairbag
system
Safetyinformation WARNING
Individual components can be hot after
triggering of the airbag system. There is a risk
of injury. Do not touch individual compo~
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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.
Generalinformation With use of the system observe further infor~
mation found under Tire inflation pressure, re~ fer to page 188.
Functionalrequirements 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.
Statusdisplay 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.
Statuscontroldisplay Tire and system status are indicated by the
color of the tires and a SMS text message on
the Control Display.
Allwheelsgreen System is active and will issue a warning based
on the tire inflation pressures stored during the last reset.
Onewheelisyellow A flat tire or major drop in inflation pressure in
the indicated tire.
Allwheelsareyellow
A flat tire or major drop in inflation pressure inseveral tires.
Wheels,gray The system cannot detect a flat tire due to a
malfunction.
Statusinformation 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.
Resetthesystem
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
Requiredtireinflationpressurecheck
message
A Check Control message is displayed.'

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