bulb MINI COUPE ROADSTER CONVERTIBLE 2012 User Guide

REFERENCEEverything from A to Z
274
Instrument panel, refer to Displays 12
Integrated key 28
Interactive map 132
Interesting destination for navigation 130
Interior lamps 99
– remote control 31
Interior rearview mirror 55
– automatic dimming
feature 55
Interlock 63
Intermittent mode of the
wipers 66
Internal care 229
Internet page 4
J
Jacking points 241
Jets, refer to Window washer nozzles 67
Joystick, refer to Onboard computer 17
Jumpering, refer to Jump-
starting 243
Jump-starting 243
K
Key, refer to Keys/remote
controls 28
Keyless-Go, refer to Comfort
Access 36
Keyless opening and closing, refer to Comfort Access 36
Key Memory, refer to Personal Profile 28
Keypad dialing 175,187
Kickdown 63
– automatic transmission with Steptronic 63
Knock control 207
L
Lamps, refer to Parking lamps/
Low beams 96
Lamps and bulbs, replacing bulbs 232
Lashing eyes, refe r to Securing
cargo 119
Last destinations 129
LATCH child restraint fixing
system 57
Leather care 230
LEDs light-emitting diodes 233
Length, refer to Dimensions 251
License plate lamp
– bulb replacement 236
Light alloy wheels, care 229
Light-emitting diodes
LEDs 233
Lighter 109
– socket 110
Lighting
– lamps and bulbs 232
– of the instruments 99
– of vehicle, refer to Lamps 96
Light switch 96
Limit, refer to Speed limit 79
Load 118
Load securing equipment,
refer to Securing cargo 119
Lock buttons of doors, refer to Locking 32
Locking
– adjusting confirmation signal 30
– from inside 32
– from outside 30
– without remote control, refer
to Comfort Access 36
Locking and unlocking doors
– confirmation signals 30
– from inside 32
– from outside 30 Longlife oils
– approved motor oils
223
Low beams 96
– automatic 96
– replacing bulb 233
Lower back support, refer to Lumbar support 51
Luggage compartment
– emergency operation, refer to Manual unlocking 33
– emergency unlocking 34
– increasing the capacity 117
– opening from the inside 33
Luggage compartment, refer to Cargo area 33
Luggage compartment lid,
refer to Tailgate 33
Lumbar support 51
M
M+S tires, refer to Winter
tires 220
Main menu 18
Maintenance, refer to Service
and Warranty Information
Booklet for US models and
Service Guide Booklet for
Canadian models
Maintenance system 225
Malfunction
– convertible top 41,48
– tailgate 33
Malfunction warnings, refer to Check Control 77
Manual air distribution 103
Manual convertible top 44
Manually operated convertible top 44
Manual mode
– automatic transmission with Steptronic 64

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Oil types223
Old batteries, refer to
Disposal 242
Onboard computer 17
– adjusting brightness 80
– changing language 80
– menu guidance 18
– operating principles 17
– overview 17
Opening and closing
– Comfort Access 36
– from inside 32
– from outside 29
– using the door lock 31
– using the remote control 30
Opening and unlocking
– from inside 32
Options, selecting for navigation 135
Orientation menu, refer to Main menu 18
Outlets
– refer to Ventilation 106
Outlets, refer to Air vents 101
Output, refer to Engine
data 250
Outside-air mode
– automatic climate
control 104
Overheated engine, refer to
Coolant temperature 224
P
Paintwork, care229
Park Distance Control PDC 82
Parking
– vehicle 61
Parking aid, refer to Park
Distance Control PDC 82
Parking brake 62
– indicator lamp 13
Parking lamps, replacing bulb 234
Parking lamps/low beams 96
Parts and accessories, see Vehicle equipment 4Pathway lighting
97
Personal Profile 28
Phone numbers
– dialing 174,186
Plastic parts, care 230
Pollen
– refer to Microfilter/activated-
charcoal filter for automatic
climate control 105
– refer to Microfilter for air
conditioner 103
Power convertible top 40
Power failure 242
Power windows 38
Power windows, refer to Windows 38
Pressure, tires 209
Pressure monitoring, tires 87
– Flat Tire Monitor 87
Pressure monitoring of tires, refer to Tire Pressure Monitor
TPM 89
Puncture
– Flat Tire Monitor 87
R
Radio
– controls146
– HD Radio 150
– satellite radio 151
– select waveband 149
– storing stations 150
– switching on/off 146
– tone control 147
– volume 147
Radio key, refer to Integrated key/remote control 28
Radio position, refer to Radio
readiness 60
Radio readiness 60
– switched off 61
– switched on 60
Rain sensor 66
Random play sequence
– external devices 162Range, refer to Cruising
range 71
Reading aloud 199
Reading lamps 99
Rear fog lamp 99
– indicator lamp 13
– replacing bulb 236
Rear lamps
– bulb replacement 235
Rear lamps, refer to Tail
lamps 235
Rear-mounted luggage rack 120
Rear spoiler, see Automatic rear spoiler 85
Rearview mirror, refer to
Mirrors 54
Rear window defroster 103,105
Reception
– quality 150
– radio station 150
Recirculated-air mode 102,104
Recirculation of air, refer to
Recirculated-air
mode 102,104
Reclining seat , refer to
Backrest 51
Refueling 206
Rejecting a call 173,186
Releasing
– hood 222
Reminders 198
Remote control 28
– battery renewal 38
– Comfort
Acces

s 36
– malfunctions 31,37
– service data 225
– tailgate 31
Replacement remote control 28
Replacing bulbs, refer to Lamps and bulbs 232
Replacing tires, refer to New
wheels and tires 219
Reporting safety defects 6

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Reserve warning, refer to Fuel gauge 70
Reservoir for washer systems 67
Reset, refer to Resetting tone settings 148
Restraint systems
– for children 56
– refer to Safety belts 53
Reverse
– CD player 158
Reverse gear
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic 63
– manual transmission 62
Road map 137
Roadside Assistance 243
Roadside parking lamps 98
– replacing bulb 234
Road worthiness test, refer to Service requirements 75
Roof load capacity 257
Rope, refer to Tow-starting, towing away 246
Route 135,136
– bypassing sections 136
– changing 135,136
– changing criteria 135
– displaying arrow view 136
– displaying map view 137
– displaying streets or towns/ cities 136
– selecting 135
Route guidance 135
– bypassing a route section 136
– changing specified route 135
– distance and arrival 135
– voice instructions 139
– volume of voice instructions 139
Route section, changing 136
Route selection 135
RSC Run-flat System Component, refer to Run-flat
tires 218 Rubber parts, care
229
Run-flat System Component RSC, refer to Run-flat
tires 218
Run-flat tires 218
– flat tire 88
– tire inflation pressure 209
– tire replacement 219
– winter tires 220
S
Safety belt
– number50
Safety Belt Reminder 54
Safety belts 53
– damage 54
– indicator lamp 54
– reminder 54
– sitting safely 50
Safety belts, care 230
Safety systems
– airbags 93
– Antilock Brake System ABS 83
– Dynamic Stability Control DSC 83
– safety belts 53
Safety tires, refer to Run-flat tires 218
Satellite radio 151
– channel, activating or deactivating 152
– channel, selecting 152
– channel, storing 153
– favorites 154
– time shift 153
– Traffic Jump 155
Screen, refer to Onboard
computer controls 17
Screw thread for tow fitting 245
SDARS, refer to Satellite radio 151
Seat adjustment
– mechanical 51 Seats
51
– adjusting the seats 51
– heating 53
– sitting safely 50
Securing the vehicle
– from inside 32
– from outside 29
Selecting navigation system 124
Selecting new scale for
navigation 138
Selector lever
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic 63
Selector lever lock
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic, refer to
Shiftlock 63
– overriding manually 64
Selector lever positions
– automatic transmission with Steptronic 63
Service, refer to Roadside Assistance 243
Service car, refer to Roadside
Assistance 243
Service data in the remote control 225
Service Interval Display, refer to Condition Based Service
CBS 225
Service requ irem
ent

display,
refer to Condition Based
Service CBS 225
Service requirements 75
Settings
– clock, 12 h/24 h mode 76
– date format 77
Setting time and date 77
Setting time zone, time, and date 77
Shifting gears
– automatic transmission with Steptronic 64
– manual transmission 62

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Shiftlock
– automatic transmission, refer to Changing selector lever
positions 63
Short commands for the voice activation system 260
Short route in navigation, refer
to Selecting route 135
Shuffled, refer to Random
– CD player 158
Side airbags 93
Side turn signal
– replacing bulb 235
Side windows, refer to Windows 38
Signal horn, refer to Horn 10
Sitting safely 50
– airbags 50
– safety belts 50
– with head restraint 50
Size, refer to Dimensions 251
Slipstream deflector, refer to
Wind deflector 43,48
Slot for remote control 60
Smokers' package, refer to
Ashtray 109
Snap-in adapter
– inserting/removing 191
– use 180
Snap-in adapter, refer to
Center armrest storage
compartment 108
Snow chains 220
Socket, refer to Connecting electrical appliances 110
Socket for On-Board Diagnosis
OBD 226
Software update 166
Space-saver spare tire
– changing tires 239
– inflation pressure 209
Spare wheel, refer to Space-
saver spare tire 239 Speaking, refer to Voice
instructions from navigation
system 139
Special destinations 130
Special oils, refer to Approved engine oils 223
Speed 250
– with winter tires 220
Speed limit 79
– setting 79
Speed limit warning, refer to Speed limit 79
Speedo, refer to
Speedometer 12
Speedometer 12
Speed volume 147
Split-folding rear seats 118
Split rear backrest, refer to Split-folding rear seats 118
Sport button 85
Stability contro l, refer to
Dri v
ing

stability control
systems 83
Start/Stop button 60
– starting the engine 61
– switching off the engine 61
Starting, refer to Starting the engine 61
Starting assistance, refer to Jump-starting 243
Starting route guidance 135
Starting the engine 61
– Start/Stop button 60
Start-off assistance, refer to
– DSC 83
– Hill Assist 85
State/province, for navigation 126
Station, selecting
– radio 149
Status information on the Control Display 21
Status of this Owner's Manual at time of printing 4Steering wheel
55
– adjustment 55
– buttons on steering wheel 11
– lock 60
– shift paddles 64
Steptronic, refer to Automatic transmission with
Steptronic 62
Storage area
– cargo area 116
Storage compartment, front passenger side 108
Storage compartments 108
Storage space
– storage compartments 108
Storage space, refer to
– luggage compartment in the MINI Convertible 117
Storing a destination in the
address book 128
Storing the vehicle 230
Storing tires 220
Stowage, refer to Storage compartments 108
Summer tires, refer to Wheels
and tires 209
SW, waveband 149
Switches, refer to Cockpit 10
Switching off
– engine 61
Switching off the engine 61
– Start/Stop button 60
Switching on
– audio 146
– CD player 146
– radio 146
Switching the cooling function on and off 105
Symb ols4
–

status information 21

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T
Tachometer70
Tailgate 33
– Comfort Access 37
– emergency operation 34
– emergency unlocking 34
– manually releasing 33
– opening/closing 33
– opening from outside 33
– unlocking with remote control 31
Tail lamp, refer to Tail
lamps 235
– replacing bulb 235
Tail lamps 235
Tank volume, refer to Capacities 259
Target cursor for
navigation 131
Tasks 198
Technical data 250
Technical modifications 5
Telephone
– hands-free system 177,189
– installation location, refer to Center armrest 108
– voice commands 189
Telephone receiving power, refer to Status
information 21
Temperature display
– setting the units 74
Temperature of coolant, refer to Coolant temperature 224
Temperature setting
– air conditioner 103
– automatic climate control 105
Tempomat, refer to Cruise control 68
Tensioning straps, refer to
Securing cargo 119
Text message 196
Third brake lamp, refer to
Center brake lamp 236
Three-point safety belt 53Tightening the lug bolts
– keys
231
– torque 241
Tightening torque, refer to
Tightening lug bolts 241
Tire change set
– space-saver spare tire 231
Tire failure
– Flat Tire Monitor 88
– indicator/warning lamp 88
– MINI Mobility Kit 237
– run-flat tires 88
– space-saver spare tire 239
– Tire Pressure Monitor 89
Tire inflation pressure 209
– loss 88,
89
– spac
e-saver

spare tire 209
Tire pressure mo nitoring, refer
to Flat Tire Monitor 87
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 89
– limitations of system 89
– resetting system 90
– warning lamp 90
Tire Quality Grading 217
Tires
– age 218
– breaking in 114
– changing, refe r to Changing
wheels 239
– condition 217
– damage 217,218
– inflation pressure 209
– inflation pressure loss 90
– minimum tread depth 218
– new tires 219
– pressure monitoring, refer to
Flat Tire Monitor 87
– pressure monitoring, refer to Tire Pressure Monitor
TPM 89
– puncture 88
– size 216
– wear indicators, refer to Minimum tread depth 218
– winter tires 220
– with emergency operation properties 218 Tires with emergency
operation properties, refer to
Run-flat tires 218
Tires with safety features, refer
to Run-flat tires 218
TMC station, refer to Traffic information 139
Tone
– middle setting 148
Tone during audio playback
– adjusting 147
Toolkit 231
Tools, refer to Toolkit 231
Torque 250
– lug bolts 241
Tow bar 245
Tow fitting 245
– screw thread 245
Tow fittings for tow-starting
and towing away 245
Towing 244
– car with automatic
transmission 245
– methods 245
Tow rope 246
Tow-starting 244
TPM, refer to T
i

re Pressure
Monitor 89
Track
– selecting on CD 157
Track width, refer to Dimension 251
Traction control, refer to
– Dynamic Stability Control DSC 83
Traffic bulletins
– categories 141
Traffic bulletins, filtering 141
Traffic congestion
– displaying traffic information 139
– refer to Route, bypassing
segments 136
Traffic information for navigation
– displaying 140

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Traffic information in navigation
– screen display in the map view 141
Trailer operation
– trailer loads and gross vehicle weight 257
Transmission
– automatic transmission with Steptronic 62
– manual transmission 62
– overriding selector lever lock for automatic transmission
with Steptronic 64
Transporting children safely 56
Transport securing devices,
refer to Securing cargo 119
Tread depth, refer to Minimum tire tread 218
Treble, refer to Tone control 147
Trip computer 73
Trip-distance counter, refer to Trip odometer 71
Triple turn si gnal activation 65
Trip odometer 71
Trunk, refer to Luggage compartment in the MINI
Convertible 117
Trunk lid
– emergency operation, refer to Manual unlocking 33
Turning circle, refer to
Dimensions 251
Turn signal 65
– front, replacing bulb 234
– indicator lamp 12,13
– rear, replacing bulb 235
– side, replacing bulb 235
Tying down load s, refer to
Cargo loading 119U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
UTQR 217
Units
– average fuel consumption 74
– temperature 74
Unlatching, refer to Unlocking 37
Unlocking
– from inside 32
– from outside 30
– tailgate 37
– without remote control, refer
to Comfort Access 36
Updating the navigation
data 124
Upholstery, care 229
USB audio interface 160
USB interface 107
Using contact data 199
V
Valve
– dust cap240
Vehicle
– battery 241
– breaking in 114
– cargo loading 116
– dimensions 251
– identification number, refer to Engine compartment 221
– parking 61
– storage 230
– weight 257
Vehicle equipment 4
Vehicle jack 231
– jacking points 241
Ventilation
– air conditioner 106
Vents, refer to Air vents 101
Vents, refer to Ventilation 106Voice commands
– overview
23
– short commands 260
– telephone 189
Voice instructions for navigation system 139
– repeating 139
– switching on/off 139
– volume 139
Voice phone book 190
Volume 146
– audio sources 146
– mobile phone 173,185
– voice instructions 139
Volume balance, tone setting 147
Volume of cargo area 257
W
Warning and indicator
lamps 13
Warning messages, refer to Check Control 77
Warning triangle 243
Washer fluid 67
– capacity of reservoir 67
Washer fluid reservoir 67
Waste tray, refer to Ashtray 109
Waterfall lighti ng, refer to
Ambient lighting 100
Water on roads, refer to
Driving through water 115
Waveband for radio 149
Wear indicators in tires, refer to
Minimum tread depth 218
Weights 257
Welcome lamps 97
Wheelbase, refer to Dimensions 251
Wheels, new 219
Wheels and tires 209
Wheel stud wrench
– space-saver spare tire 231

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Width, refer to Dimensions 251
Wind deflector 43,48
Windows 38
– closing 38
– convenience operation 30
– opening 38
Windows, indicator on Control Display 17
Window washer, refer to
Washer fluid 67
Window washer reservoir, refer to Washer fluid
– volume, refer to Capacities 259
Window washer system 66
– washer fluid 67
– washer jets 67
Windshield
– cleaning 67
– defrosting and removing condensation 103,105
Windshield wiper blades, changing 231
Windshield wipers, refer to
Wiper system 66
Winter tires 220
– setting speed limit 79
– storage 220
Wiper blade replacement 231
Wiper system 66
Word matching principle for navigation 134
Work in the engine compartment 222
Wrench/screwdriver, refer to
Toolkit 231
X
Xenon lamps
– replacing bulb 233

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