ECU MINI COOPER 2011 Owner's Manual

Indicator and warning lampsMOBILITY
175
Sliding/tilting sunroof or soft top of
MINI ConvertibleExcessive vehicle speed, activation
not possible, reduce speed and
continue activation.
Lights up in red:
Control system for convertible top
failed! Position of convertible top and locking
mechanism not recognized. If con-
vertible top securely locked, drive
may be continued. Manually close
convertible top/sliding roof, refer to
page
34. Have your MINI dealer
inspect the system.
Lights up in yellow:
Drive of convertible top overheated! Let drive of convertible top cool down,
refer to page 34.
Sliding/tilting sunroof or soft top of
MINI Convertible Control system of convertible top/tilt
roof malfunctioning. Close convertible
top/tilt roof ma
nually, refer to
page 34. Contact your MINI Service.
Tailgate of MINI Convertible not
closed Close the tailgate.
Fuel cap missing or loose Make sure that the fuel cap is correctly
positioned and close it until it audibly
clicks. Do not jam the strap between
the fuel cap and the vehicle.
Window washer fluid level too low Add washer fluid as soon as possible,
page 53.
12Cause What to do

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Indicator lamp1 flashes:
Engine malfunction under high load.
High engine load will result in
damage to the catalytic converter You can continue your journey, but
moderate your speed and exercise
due caution. Have the vehicle
checked without delay.
Indicator lamp 1 comes on:
Engine malfunction with adverse
effect on exhaust emissions You can continue your journey, but
moderate your speed and exercise
due caution. Have the car checked as
soon as possible.
Lights up in red:
Engine overheating Carefully bring the car to a stop,
switch off the engine and allow it to
cool down. Do not open the hood;
otherwise, there is a risk of injury from
scalding. Contact your MINI dealer.
Lights up in yellow:
Engine too hot Continue driving at more moderate speed so that the engine can cool
down. Have the engine checked with-
out delay if the situation reoccurs.
Lights up in red:
Battery is no longer being charged.
Alternator malfunction Switch off all unne
cessary electrical
consumers. Have the battery checked
without delay.
Lights up in yellow:
Battery charge level very low, battery
aged or not securely connected Have the battery checked as soon as
possible.
Indication in US models
Parking brake applied
12Cause What to do

Everything from A to ZREFERENCE
195
Base plate for telephone or mobile phone
– refer to Snap-in adapter 129
Battery 167
– charging 168
– disposal 30,168
– jump-starting 169
– temporary power failure 168
Battery renewal
– remote control 30
Being towed 171
Bell
– volume 106
Belts, refer to Safety belts 40
Belt tensioner, refer to Safety belts 40
Beverage holders, refer to Cupholders 93
Black ice, refer to External
temperature warning 57
Blower, refer to Air flow rate 85,87
Bluetooth, activating/ deactivating 120
Bottle holders, refer to
Cupholders 93
Brake Assist 67
Brake fluid, refer to Service
requirements 62
Brake lamps
– replacing bulbs 162
Brake pads, breaking in 96
Brake rotors 98
– brakes 96
– breaking in 96
Brakes
– ABS 67
– breaking in 96
– MINI Maintenance
System 151
– parking brake 48
– service requirements 62
Brakes, refer to Braking safely 97 Brake system
96
– breaking in 96
– disc brakes 98
– MINI Maintenance
System 151
Breakdown service, refer to Roadside Assistance 169
Breaking in the clutch 96
Break-in period 96
Bulb changing, refer to Lamps
and bulbs 158
Button for starting the engine 46
Buttons on the steering wheel 11
C
California Proposition 65
warning 5
Call
– accepting 124
– ending 124
– rejecting 124
Calling, refer to Phone
numbers, dialing 124
Can holders, refer to Cupholders 93
Capacities 193
Car battery, refer to Vehicle
battery 167
Car care 153
Care 153
– car-care products 153
– car washes 153
– CD/DVD drives 156
– external 153
– high-pressure washers 154
– internal 155
– leather 155
– manual washing 154
– upholstery and fabrics 155
– windows 154
– wiper blades 154
Cargo, securing 101 Cargo area
98
– capacity 191
– Comfort Access 29
– cover 98
– lamp 82
– opening from outside 26
Cargo area, expanding 98
Cargo area lamp 82
Cargo area lid, refer to Liftgate 26
Cargo loading 100
– securing cargo 101
– stowing cargo 101
– vehicle 98
Car key, refer to Keys/remote controls 20
Carpets, care 156
Car phone
– installation location, refer to
Center armrest 92
– refer to separate Owner's Manual
Car phone, refer to Telephone 118
Car wash, care 153
Car washes 153
Catalytic converter, refer to Hot exhaust system 96
CD player 111
– changing the track 112
– fast forward/reverse 112
– playing a track 112
– ran
dom order 112
– starting 111
– volume 106
Center armrest 92
Center brake lamp 163
Center console, refer to Around the center
console 14
Central locking system 21
– Comfort Access 28
– from inside 25
– from outside 21
Changing bulbs 158
Changing wheels 165

Everything from A to ZREFERENCE
199
Indicator and warning lamps 13,173
– Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 73
Indicator lighting, refer to
Instrument lighting 82
Individual air distribution 86
Individual settings, refer to
Personal Profile 20
Inflation pressure monitoring, refer to Tire Pressure Monitor
TPM 72
Initializing
– Flat Tire Monitor FTM 70
– glass roof, electric 31
Instrument cluster, refer to Displays 12
Instrument lighting 82
Instrument panel, refer to Cockpit 10
Instrument panel, refer to Displays 12
Integrated key 20
Integrated universal remote control 89
Interior lamps 82
– remote control 23
Interior rearview mirror 42
– automatic dimming
feature 42
Interlock 49
Intermittent mode of the wipers 52
Internet page 4
J
Jacking points 167
Jets, refer to Window washer nozzles 53
Jumpering, refer to Jump- starting 169
Jump-starting 169
K
Key, refer to Keys/remote
controls 20
Keyless-Go, refer to Comfort Access 28
Keyless opening and closing,
refer to Comfort Access 28
Key Memory, refer to Personal Profile 20
Keypad dialing 124
Kickdown 49
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic 49
Knock control 133
L
Lamps, refer to Parking lamps/
Low beams 78
Lamps and bulbs, replacing bulbs 158
Lashing eyes, refer to Securing cargo 101
LATCH child restraint fixing
system 44
Leather care 155
LEDs light-emitting diodes 159
Length, refer to Dimensions 189
License plate lamp
– bulb replacement 162
Liftgate 26
– Comfort Access 29
– emergency operation 26
– manually releasing 26
– opening/closing 26
– opening from outside 26
– unlocking with remote
control 24
Light alloy wheels, care 155
Light-emitting diodes
LEDs 159
Lighter 93
– socket 93 Lighting
– lamps and bulbs
158
– of the instruments 82
– of vehicle, refer to Lamps 78
Light switch 78
Limit 185
Listening to test scan
– Radio MINI Boost CD 108
Load 100
Load securing equipment,
refer to Securing cargo 101
Lock buttons of doors, refer to
Locking 25
Locking
– adjusting confirmation signal 23
– from inside 25
– from outside 22
– without remote control, refer
to Comfort Access 28
Locking and unlocking doors
– confirmation signals 23
– from inside 25
– from outside 21
Longlife oils
– approved motor oils 149
Low beams 78
– automatic 78
– replacing bulb 159
Lower back suppo rt, refer to
Lumbar support 39
Luggage compartment
– emergency operation, refer
to
Manual unlocking 26
– increasing the capacity 99
– opening from the inside 26
Luggage compartment, refer to Cargo area 26
Luggage compartment lid,
refer to Liftgate 26
Luggage rack, re fer to Roof-
mounted luggage rack 102
Lumbar support 39

REFERENCEEverything from A to Z
202
Run-flat tires144
– flat tire 71
– tire inflation pressure 134
– tire replacement 144
– winter tires 145
S
Safety belt
– number37
Safety Belt Reminder 41
Safety belts 40
– damage 41
– indicator lamp 41
– reminder 41
– sitting safely 37
Safety belts, care 156
Safety systems
– airbags 75
– Antilock Brake System ABS 67
– Dynamic Stability Control
DSC 67
– safety belts 40
Safety tires, refer to Run-flat
tires 144
Satellite radio 110
– enabling 110
Scan, listening to test
– Radio MINI Boost CD 108
Screw thread for tow fitting 171
Searching
– CD player 112
– radio 107
Searching for a music track
– CD 112
Seat adjustment
– mechanical 38
Seats 38
– adjusting the seats 38
– heating 40
– sitting safely 37
Securing the vehicle
– from inside 25
– from outside 21 Selector lever
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic 49
Selector lever lock
– automatic transmission with Steptronic, refer to
Shiftlock 49
– overriding manually 50
Selector lever positions
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic 49
Service, refer to Roadside Assistance 169
Service car, refe r to Roadside
Assistance 169
Service data in the remote
control 151
Service Interval Display, refer to Condition Based Service
CBS 151
Service requirement display, refer to Condition Based
Service CBS 151
Service requirements 62
Settings
– clock, 12 h/24 h mode 61
Setting the time format 107
Shifting gears
– automatic transmission with Steptr
onic49
– manual transmission 48
Shiftlock
– automatic transmission, refer
to Changing selector lever
positions 49
Side airbags 75
Side turn signal
– replacing bulb 161
Side windows, refer to
Windows 31
Signal horn, refer to Horn 10
Sitting safely 37
– airbags 37
– safety belts 37
– with head restraint 37
Size, refer to Dimensions 189Sliding/tilt sunroof
– refer to Glass roof, electric
30
Slipstream deflector, refer to Wind deflector 36
Slot for remote control 46
Smokers' package, refer to Ashtray 93
Snap-in adapter
– inserting/removing 129
– use 118
Snap-in adapter, refer to Center armrest storage
compartment 92
Snow chains 145
Socket, refer to Connecting electrical appliances 93
Socket for On-Board Diagnosis OBD 152
Space-saver spare tire
– changing tires 165
– inflation pressure 134
Spare wheel, refer to Space-
saver spare tire 165
Special oils, refer to Approved engine oils 149
Speed 188
– with winter tires 145
Speed-dependent volume 106
Speedo, refer to Speedometer 12
Speedometer 12
Split-folding rear seats 100
Split rear backrest, refer to
Split-folding rear seats 100
Split rear seat backrest, refer to Expanding the cargo area 98
Sport button 69
Stability control, refer to Driving stability control
systems 67
Start/Stop button 46
– starting the engine 47
– switching off the engine 47
Starting, refer to Starting the engine 47

Everything from A to ZREFERENCE
203
Starting assistance, refer to Jump-starting 169
Starting the engine
– Start/Stop button 46
Start-off assistance, refer to
– DSC 67
– Hill Assist 69
Stations, refer to Radio MINI Boost CD 108
Status of this Owner's Manual
at time of printing 4
Steering wheel 42
– adjustment 42
– buttons on steering wheel 11
– lock 46
– shift paddles 50
Steptronic, refer to Automatic transmission with
Steptronic 48
Storage area
– cargo area 98
Storage compartment, front
passenger side 92
Storage compartments 92
Storage space
– storage compartments 92
Storage space, refer to
– Luggage compartment in the
MINI Convertible 99
Storing the vehicle 156
Storing tires 145
Stowage, refer to Storage compartments 92
Summer tires, re fer to Wheels
and tires 134
Switches, refer to Cockpit 10
Switching off
– engine 47
Switching off the engine
– Start/Stop button 46
Switching on
– CD player 106,111
– Radio MINI Boost CD 106
Switching the cooling function on and off 88
Symbols 4T
Tachometer 56
Tail lamp, refer to Tail
lamps 161
– replacing bulb 161
Tail lamps 161
Tank volume, refer to Capacities 193
Technical data 188
Technical modifications 5
Telephone 118
– hands-free system 126
– installation location, refer to Center armrest 92
– refer to separate Owner's
Manual
– voice commands 127
Telephone call, refer to the
Owner's Manual for the
telephone
Temperature display
– setting the units 61
Temperature of coolant, refer to Coolant temperature 149
Temperature setting
– air conditioner 85
– automatic climate control 87
Tempomat, refer to Cruise control 54
Tensioning straps, refer to Securing cargo 101
The individual vehicle 4
Third brake lamp, refer to Center brake lamp 163
Three-point safety belt 40
Tightening the lug bolts
– keys 157
– torque 167,168
Tightening torque, refer to Tightening lug bolts 167
Time
– setting 107
Tire change set
– space-saver spare tire 157Tire failure
– Flat Tire Monitor
71
– indicator/warning lamp 71
– MINI Mobility System 163
– run-flat tires 71
– space-saver spare tire 165
– Tire Pressure Monitor 72
Tire inflation pressure 134
– loss 71
– space-saver spare tire 134
Tire pressure monitoring, refer to Flat Tire Monitor 69
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 72
– limitations of system 72
– resetting system 72
– warning lamp 73
Tire Quality Grading 142
Tires
– age 14

3
– breaking in 96
– changing, refe r to Changing
wheels 165
– condition 143
– damage 143
– inflation pressure 134
– inflation pressure loss 73
– minimum tread depth 143
– new tires 144
– pressure monitoring, refer to Flat Tire Monitor 69
– pressure monitoring, refer to Tire Pressure Monitor
TPM 72
– puncture 71
– size 141
– wear indicators, refer to
Minimum tread depth 143
– winter tires 145
– with emergency operation
properties 144
Tires with emergency operation properties, refer to
Run-flat tires 144
Tires with safety features, refer
to Run-flat tires 144

REFERENCEEverything from A to Z
204
Tone
– middle setting107
Tone control 107
Tools, refer to Onboard vehicle
toolkit 157
Torque 188
– lug bolts 167
Tow bar 172
Tow fitting 171
– screw thread 171
Tow fittings for tow-starting and towing away 171
Towing 171
– car with automatic transmission 171
– methods 172
Tow rope 172
Tow-starting 171
TPM, refer to Tire Pressure
Monitor 72
Track width, refer to Dimension 189
Traction control, refer to
– Dynamic Stability Control DSC 67
Trailer operation
– trailer loads an d gross vehicle
weight 191
Transmission
– automatic transmission with Steptronic 48
– manual transmission 48
– overriding selector lever lock
for automatic transmission
with Steptronic 50
Transporting children safely 43
Transport securing devices, refer to Securing cargo 101
Tread depth, refer to Minimum
tire tread 143
Trip-distance counter, refer to Trip odometer 56
Triple turn si gnal activation 51
Trip odometer 56 Trunk, refer to Luggage
compartment in the MINI
Convertible 99
Trunk lid
– emergency operation, refer to Manual unlocking 26
Turning circle, refer to
Dimensions 189
Turn signal 51
– front, replacing bulb 160
– indicator lamp 12
– rear, replacing bulb 161
– side, replacing bulb 161
Tying down loads, refer to Cargo loading 101
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
UTQR 142
Units
– average fuel consumption 61
– temperature 61
Universal garage-door opener, refer to Integrated universal
remote control 89
Universal remote control 89
Unlatching, refer to
Unlocking 29
Unlocking
– from inside 25
– from outside 21
– liftgate 29
– without remote control, refer
to Comfort Access 28
Upholstery, care 155
USB audio interface 113
V
Valve
– dust cap166 Vehicle
– battery
167
– breaking in 96
– cargo loading 98
– dimensions 189
– identification number, refer to Engine compartment 147
– parking 47
– storage 156
– weight 191
Vehicle jack 157
– jacking points 167
Ventilation
– air conditioner 88
Vents, refer to Air vents 84
Vents, refer to Ventilation 88
Voice commands
– telephone 127
Voice phone book 128
Volume
– bell 106
– mobile phone 124
– PDC 106
– setting speed- dependent 106
Volume of cargo area 191
W
Warning and indicator
lamps 13,173
Warning messages, refer to Check Control 64
Warning triangle 169
Washer fluid 53
– capacity of reservoir 54
Washer fluid reservoir 54
Waste tray, refer to Ashtray 93
Waterfall lighti ng, refer to
Ambient lighting 83
Water on roads, refer to Driving through water 97
Wear indicators in tires, refer to Minimum tread depth 143