MINI COOPER CONVERTIBLE 2015 User Guide

Event Data Recorder EDR
This vehicle is equipped with an event data re‐
corder EDR. The main purpose of an EDR is to
record, in certain crash or near crash-like situa‐
tions, such as an air bag deployment or hitting
a road obstacle, data that will assist in under‐
standing how a vehicle's systems performed.
The EDR is designed to record data related to
vehicle dynamics and safety systems for a short
period of time, typically 30 seconds or less.
The EDR in this vehicle is designed to record
such data as:▷How various systems in your vehicle were
operating.▷Whether or not the driver and passenger
safety belts were fastened.▷How far, if at all, the driver was depressing
the accelerator and/or brake pedal.▷How fast the vehicle was traveling.
These data can help provide a better under‐
standing of the circumstances in which crashes
and injuries occur.
EDR data are recorded by your vehicle only if a
nontrivial crash situation occurs; no data are re‐
corded by the EDR under normal driving condi‐
tions and no personal data, e.g., name, gender,
age, and crash location, are recorded.
However, other parties, such as law enforce‐
ment, could combine the EDR data with the
type of personally identifying data routinely ac‐
quired during a crash investigation.
To read data recorded by an EDR, special
equipment is required, and access to the vehi‐
cle or the EDR is needed. In addition to the ve‐
hicle manufacturer, other parties, such as law
enforcement, that have the special equipment,
can read the information if they have access to
the vehicle or the EDR.
Reporting safety defects
For US customers
The following only applies to vehicles owned
and operated in the US.
If you believe that your vehicle has a defect
which could cause a crash or could cause injury or death, you should immediately inform the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NHTSA, in addition to notifying BMW of North
America, LLC, P.O. Box 1227, Westwood, New
Jersey 07675-1227, Telephone
1-800-831-1117.
If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may
open an investigation, and if it finds that a
safety defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order a recall and remedy campaign.
However, NHTSA cannot become involved in
individual problems between you, your dealer,
or BMW of North America, LLC.
To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle
Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-888-327-4236
(TTY: 1-800-424-9153); go to http://www.safe‐
rcar.gov; or write to: Administrator, NHTSA, 400
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. You can also obtain other information about
motor vehicle safety from http://www.safe‐
rcar.gov
For Canadian customers
Canadian customers who wish to report a
safety- related defect to Transport Canada, De‐
fect Investigations and Recalls, may telephone
the toll-free hotline 1-800-333-0510. You can
also obtain other information about motor ve‐
hicle safety from http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsaf‐
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CockpitVehicle equipment
This chapter describes all series equipment as
well as country-specific and special equipment
offered for this model series. Therefore, it also
describes equipment that may not be found in
your vehicle, for instance due to the selectedspecial equipment or the country version. This
also applies to safety-related functions and sys‐
tems.
When using the features and systems described
here, adhere to local regulations.
All around the steering wheel
1Setting the exterior mirror, folding it in and
out   492Parking lights   75Low beams  75Automatic headlamp con‐
trol   75
Adaptive Light Control   77Turn signal  59High-beams   59
Headlight flasher   59Roadside parking lights   76Computer  67Seite 12AT A GLANCECockpit12
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Open Timer   684Tachometer   67Instrument lighting   78Trip odometer  665Windshield wipers   606Start/stop the engine and switch
the ignition on/off   567Ignition lock  568Steering wheel buttons, rightResuming cruise control   97Storing the speed and accelerat‐
ing or slowing down   97Activating/deactivating cruise
control   96Steering wheel buttons, leftVolumeTelephone   140Change the radio station
Select a music track
Scroll through the redial list9Horn, the entire surface10Adjust the steering wheel   5011Releasing the hood  171Seite 13CockpitAT A GLANCE13
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Displays1Tachometer  67
with indicator and warning lights   152Display for▷Current speed  66▷Indicator/warning lights   153Resetting the trip odometer   664Display for▷Steptronic transmission position   63▷On-board computer  67▷Service requirements   71▷Odometer and trip odometer   66▷Flat Tire Monitor  84▷Tire Pressure Monitor   86▷Settings and information   69▷Personal Profile settings  215Instrument lighting  786Speedometer with indicator and warning
lights   157Fuel gauge   678Radio display9Radio Radio MINI Boost CD   126Seite 14AT A GLANCECockpit14
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Indicator/warning lights
The concept
The indicator and warning lights can light up in
a variety of combinations and colors in display
area 1 or 2.
Several of the lights are checked for proper
functioning when the engine is started or the
ignition is switched on, and light up briefly.
What to do in case of a malfunction
A list of all indicator and warning lights, as well
as notes on possible causes of malfunctions
and on how to respond, refer to page 199
All around the center console
1Hazard warning system2Speedometer with
Radio MINI Boost CD   1263CD drive4Air conditioning, automatic climate con‐
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Seat heating  47Power windows   33Rear fog light  78MINI Convertible: central power
window switch   33Front fog lights   78Central locking, inside   26All around the head‐
liner1Indicator/warning lights for the front pas‐
senger airbags   832Switch panelReading lights  79MINI Roadster: interior lights/
reading lights   79Ambient lighting color   79MINI Coupe, MINI Roadster: ex‐
tending and retracting the spoiler
manually   93MINI Convertible: opening and
closing the sliding sunroof or
convertible top   34
MINI Roadster: opening and clos‐
ing the convertible top   42Interior lights  79All around the shift/
selector lever1AUX-IN port/USB audio interface   1342Buttons in the center consoleSport button  93Driving stability control sys‐
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