tow MINI Coupe 2012 Owner's Guide

REFERENCEEverything from A to Z
214
Selector lever
– automatic transmission with Steptronic 58
Selector lever lock
– automatic transmission with Steptronic, refer to
Shiftlock 58
– overriding manually 59
Selector lever positions
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic 58
Service, refer to Roadside Assistance 177
Service car, refer to Roadside Assistance 177
Service data in the remote
control 159
Service Interval Display, refer to Condition Based Service
CBS 159
Service requirement display, refer to Condition Based
Service CBS 159
Service requirements 71
Settings
– clock, 12 h/24 h mode 70
Setting the date 117
Setting the time format 117
Setting tone controls 117
Shifting gears
– automatic transmission with Steptronic 59
– manual transmission 57
Shiftlock
– automatic transmission, refer to Changing selector lever
positions 58
Side airbags 85
Side turn signal
– replacing bulb 169
Side windows, refer to Windows 33
Signal horn, refer to Horn 10Sitting safely
45
– airbags 45
– safety belts 45
– with head restraint 45
Size, refer to Dimensions 197
Slipstream deflec tor, refer to
Wind deflector 38,43
Slot for remote control 55
Smokers' package, refer to Ashtray 101
Snap-in adapter
– inserting/removing 136
– refer to Center armrest
storage compartment 100
– use 128
Snow chains 154
Socket, refer to Connecting electrical appliances 101
Socket for On-Board Diagnosis
OBD 160
Space-saver spare tire
– changing tires 173
– inflation pressure 143
Spare wh
eel, refer to Space-
saver spare tire 173
Special oils, refer to Approved engine oils 157
Speed 196
– with winter tires 154
Speed-dependent volume 116
Speedo, refer to Speedometer 12
Speedometer 12
Split-folding rear seats 110
Split rear backrest, refer to Split-folding rear seats 110
Sport button 78
Stability contro l, refer to
Driving stability control
systems 76
Start/Stop button 55
– starting the engine 56
– switching off the engine 56
Starting, refer to Starting the engine 56 Starting assistance, refer to
Jump-starting 177
Starting the CD player 121
Starting the engine 56
– Start/Stop button 55
Start-off assistance, refer to
– DSC 76
– Hill Assist 78
Stations, refer to Radio MINI
Boost CD 118
Status of this Owner's Manual at time of printing 4
Steering wheel 50
– adjustment 50
– buttons on steering wheel 11
– lock 55
– shift paddles 59
Steptronic, refer to Automatic transmission with
Steptronic 57
Storage area
– cargo area 108
Storage compartment, front passenger side 100
Storage compartments 100
Storage space
– refer to Luggage compartment in the MINI
Convertible 109
– storage compartments 100
Storing the vehicle 164
Storing tires 154
Stowage, refer to Storage
compartments 100
Summer tires, refer to Wheels and tires 143
Switches, refer to Cockpit 10
Switching off
– engine 56
Switching off
the engine56
– Start/Stop button 55
Switching on
– CD player 116,121
– radio MINI Boost CD 116
Switching the cooling function
on and off 98
Symbols 4
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Everything from A to ZREFERENCE
215
T
Tachometer65
Tailgate 28
– Comfort Access 32
– emergency operation 29
– emergency unlocking 29
– manually releasing 28
– opening/closing 28
– opening from outside 28
– unlocking with remote control 26
Tail lamp, refer to Tail
lamps 169
– replacing bulb 169
Tail lamps 169
Tank volume, refer to Capacities 205
Technical data 196
Technical modifications 4
Telephone 128
– hands-free system 136
– installation location, refer to Center armrest 100
Temperature display
– setting the units 70
Temperature of coolant, refer to Coolant temperature 158
Temperature setting
– air conditioner 95
– automatic climate control 97
Tempomat, refer to Cruise control 63
Tensioning straps, refer to Securing cargo 111
Third brake lamp, refer to
Center brake lamp 170
Three-point safety belt 48
Tightening the lug bolts
– keys 165
– torque 175
Tightening torque, refer to
Tightening lug bolts 175
Time
– setting 117
Tire change set
– space-saver spare tire 165Tire failure
– Flat Tire Monitor
81
– indicator/warning lamp 81
– MINI Mobility Kit 171
– run-flat tires 81
– space-saver spare tire 173
– Tire Pressure Monitor 82
Tire inflation pressure 143
– loss 81
– space-saver spare tire 143
Tire pressure mo nitoring, refer
to Flat Tire Monitor 80
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 82
– limitations of system 82
–

resetting system 82
– warning lamp 83
Tire Quality Grading 150
Tires
– age 152
– breaking in 106
– changing, refe r to Changing
wheels 173
– condition 151
– damage 151,152
– inflation pressure 143
– inflation pressure loss 83
– minimum tread depth 151
– new tires 153
– pressure monitoring, refer to Flat Tire Monitor 80
– pressure monitoring, refer to Tire Pressure Monitor
TPM 82
– puncture 81
– size 150
– wear indicators, refer to
Minimum tread depth 152
– winter tires 153
– with emergency operation
properties 152
Tires with emergency operation properties, refer to
Run-flat tires 152
Tires with safety features, refer
to Run-flat tires 152
Tone
– middle setting 117 Toolkit
165
Tools, refer to Toolkit 165
Torque 196
– lug bolts 175
Tow bar 179
Tow fitting 179
– screw thread 179
Tow fittings for tow-starting and towing away 179
Towing 178
– car with automatic transmission 179
– methods 179
Tow rope 180
Tow-starting 178
TPM, refer to Tire Pressure
Monitor 82
Track width, refer to Dimension 197
Traction control, refer to
– Dynamic Stability Control DSC 76
Trailer operation
– trailer loads and gross vehicle weight 203
Transmission
– automatic transmission with
Steptron
ic57
– manual transmission 57
– overriding selector lever lock
for automatic transmission
with Steptronic 59
Transporting children safely 51
Transport securing devices, refer to Securing cargo 111
Tread depth, refer to Minimum
tire tread 151
"TRIP" 71
Trip-distance counter, refer to
Trip odometer 66
Triple turn signal activation 60
Trip odometer 66
Trunk, refer to Luggage compartment in the MINI
Convertible 109
Turning circle, refer to Dimensions 197
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