spare tire location MINI COOPER CONVERTIBLE 2011 Owners Manual

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AT A GLANCE REFERENCEMOBILITYCONTROLS DRIVING TIPS COMMUNICATIONS
Black ice, refer to Outside
temperature warning53
Blower, refer to Air flow
rate79,81
Bluetooth, activating/
deactivating104
Bottle holders, refer to
Cupholders87
Brake Assist63
Brake fluid, refer to Service
requirements58
Brake lamps
– replacing bulbs141
Brake pads, breaking in92
Brake rotors93
– brakes92
– breaking in92
Brake system92
– breaking in92
– disc brakes93
– MINI Maintenance
System131
Brakes
– ABS63
– breaking in92
– MINI Maintenance
System131
– parking brake45
– service requirements58
Brakes, refer to Braking
safely93
Breakdown service, refer to
Roadside Assistance148
Break-in period92
Breaking in the clutch92
Bulb changing, refer to Lamps
and bulbs137
Button for starting the
engine44
Buttons on steering wheel11
C
California Proposition 65
warning5
Call
– accepting108
– ending108
– rejecting108Calling, refer to Phone
numbers, dialing108
Can holders, refer to
Cupholders87
Capacities170
Car battery, refer to Vehicle
battery146
Car care133
Car key, refer to Keys/remote
controls18
Car phone
– installation location, refer to
Center armrest85
– refer to separate Owner's
Manual
Car phone, refer to
Telephone102
Car wash, care133
Car washes133
Care133
– car washes133
– car-care products133
– CD/DVD drives136
– external133
– high-pressure washers134
– internal135
– leather135
– manual washing134
– upholstery and fabrics135
– windows134
– wiper blades134
Cargo area94
– capacity169
– Comfort Access27
– cover94
– lamp77
– opening from outside24
Cargo area, expanding94
Cargo area lamp77
Cargo area lid, refer to
Liftgate24
Cargo loading96
– securing cargo97
– stowing cargo96
– vehicle94
Cargo, securing97
Carpets, care136
Catalytic converter, refer to
Hot exhaust system92Center armrest85
Center brake lamp141
Center console, refer to
Around the center
console14
Central locking system19
– Comfort Access26
– from inside23
– from outside19
Changing bulbs137
Changing wheels144
Chassis number, refer to
Engine compartment128
Check Control60
Child restraint fixing system
LATCH42
Child restraint systems41
Child seats41
Chock, folding
– space-saver spare tire144
Chrome parts, care135
Chrome parts, refer to
Care133
Cigarette lighter87
Cleaning headlamps50
– washer fluid51
Clock
– 12h/24h mode57
– setting time60
Closing
– from inside23
– from outside19
Clothes hooks87
Cockpit10
Cold start, refer to Starting the
engine45
Comfort Access26
– replacing the battery28
– what to observe before
entering a car wash27
Comfort area, refer to Around
the center console14
Compartment for remote
control, refer to Ignition
lock44
Computer54
Condensation, refer to When
the vehicle is parked94

Everything from A to Z
180
Start/Stop button44
– starting the engine45
– switching off the engine45
Starting assistance, refer to
Jump-starting148
Starting, refer to Starting the
engine45
Starting the engine
– Start/Stop button44
Start-off assistance, refer to
– DSC63
– Hill Assist64
Status of this Owner's Manual
at time of printing4
Steering wheel40
– adjustment40
– buttons on steering wheel11
– lock44
– shift paddles47
Steptronic, refer to Automatic
transmission with
Steptronic46
Storage area
– cargo area94
Storage compartment, front
passenger side86
Storage compartments86
Storage space
– storage compartments86
Storage space, refer to
– Luggage compartment in the
MINI Convertible95
Storing the vehicle136
Storing tires126
Stowage, refer to Storage
compartments86
Summer tires, refer to Wheels
and tires118
Switches, refer to Cockpit10
Switching off
– engine45
Switching off the engine
– Start/Stop button44
Switching the cooling function
on and off82
Symbols4T
Tachometer53
Tail lamp, refer to Tail
lamps140
– replacing bulb140
Tail lamps140
Tank volume, refer to
Capacities170
Technical data166
Technical modifications5
Telephone102
– hands-free system110
– installation location, refer to
Center armrest85
– refer to separate Owner's
Manual
– voice commands111
Telephone call, refer to the
Owner's Manual for the
telephone
Temperature display
– setting the units57
Temperature of coolant, refer
to Coolant temperature53
Temperature setting
– air conditioner79
– automatic climate control81
Tempomat, refer to Cruise
control51
Tensioning straps, refer to
Securing cargo97
The individual vehicle4
Third brake lamp, refer to
Center brake lamp141
Three-point safety belt38
Through-loading system95
Tightening the lug bolts
– keys144
– torque146
Tightening torque, refer to
Tightening lug bolts146
Tire change set
– space-saver spare tire144Tire failure
– Flat Tire Monitor66
– indicator/warning lamp66
– MINI Mobility System142
– run-flat tires66
– space-saver spare tire144
– Tire Pressure Monitor67
Tire inflation pressure118
– loss66
– space-saver spare tire118
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM67
– limitations of system67
– resetting system67
– warning lamp68
Tire pressure monitoring, refer
to Flat Tire Monitor65
Tire Quality Grading123
Tires
– age125
– breaking in92
– changing, refer to Changing
wheels144
– condition124
– damage124
– inflation pressure118
– inflation pressure loss68
– minimum tread depth124
– new tires125
– pressure monitoring, refer to
Flat Tire Monitor65
– pressure monitoring, refer to
Tire Pressure Monitor
TPM67
– puncture66
– size123
– wear indicators, refer to
Minimum tread depth124
– winter tires126
– with emergency operation
properties125
Tires with emergency
operation properties, refer to
Run-flat tires125
Tires with safety features, refer
to Run-flat tires125
Tools, refer to On-board
vehicle tool kit137
Torque166
– lug bolts146