towing capacity MINI Hardtop 2 Door 2004 Owner's Manual

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LOADING CARGO
Avoid overloading the vehicle so that
the permitted load on the tires is not
exceeded. Overloading can lead to over-
heating and damage inside the tires.
Depending on the circumstances, this can
result in sudden air loss.<
Determining cargo limit1. Locate the following statement on your
vehicle's placard:
The combined weight of occu-
pants and cargo should never
exceed XXX kg or YYY lbs, as this could
otherwise result in damage to the vehi-
cle and unstable driving conditions.<
2. Determine the combined weight of the
driver and passengers that will be riding
in your vehicle
3. Substract the combined weight of the
driver and passengers from XXX kilo-
grams or YYY pounds
4. The resulting figure equals the available
amount of cargo and luggage load
capacity.
For example, if the XXX amount equals
1,400 lbs. and there will be four 150 lbs.
passengers in your vehicle, the amount
of available cargo and luggage load
capacity is 800 lbs.:
1,400 lbs. minus 600 lbs. = 800 lbs.
5. Determine the combined weight of lug-
gage and cargo being loaded on the
vehicle. That weight may not safely
exceed the available cargo and luggage
load capacity calculated in Step 4
6. If your vehicle will be towing a trailer,
load from your trailer will be transferred
to your vehicle. Consult the manual for
transporting a trailer to determine how
this may reduce the available cargo and
luggage load capacity of your vehicle.

EVERYTHING FROM A TO Z
141
OVERVIEW REPAIRS OPERATION CONTROLS DATA INDEX
Electrical malfunction
door lock 25
driver's door 25
glass sunroof, electric 30
tailgate 27
transmission lock for
Continuously Variable
automatic Transmission
(CVT) 47
Electronic Brake Force
Distribution (EBD) 61
indicator lamp 16
Electronic Stability Program
(ESP), refer to
Dynamic Stability Control
(DSC) 60
Electronic transmission control
module 47
Emergency operation, refer to
Manual operation
driver's door 25
glass sunroof, electric 30
tailgate 27
Engine
break-in procedures 82
data 132
electronics 17
indicator lamp 17
speed 54
starting 41
switching off 43 Engine compartment
MINI COOPER 96
MINI COOPER S 97
Engine coolant 100
Engine data 132
Engine oil 98
alternative oils 99
capacity 135
indicator/warning lamp 15
recommended oils 99
Engine oil level 98
indicator/warning lamp 15
Engine oil pressure
indicator/warning lamp 15
Engine output, refer to Engine
data 132
Engine speed, refer to Engine
data 132
Entry to the rear 34
EP electronic transmission
control module
Continuously Variable
automatic Transmission
(CVT) 47
Equipment and features, refer
to Service and Warranty
Information Booklet for US
models, Warranty and
Service Guide Booklet for
Canadian models ESP Electronic Stability
Program, refer to
Dynamic Stability Control
(DSC) 60
Exhaust system, refer to
High temperatures 83
Exterior mirrors 36
Eyelet, towing 128
F
Failure of an electrical
consumer 125
Fasten safety belts 35
indicator lamp 16
Filling canister, refer to MINI
Mobility System 122
Filling hose, refer to MINI
Mobility System 122
Filter, refer to
Microfilter/activated-
charcoal filter 72
Flat tire
Flat Tire Monitor 62, 63
indicator/warning lamp 16
MINI Mobility System 121
Run Flat tires 93
space-saver spare tire 117
tire condition 91
Flat Tire Monitor 62
indicator lamp 16, 17
initializing 62 Floor coverings and carpets 104
Floor mat 104
Fog lamps 49
bulb replacement 113
indicator lamp 49
Foldable rear backrest 75
'Follow me home' lamps 48
Foot brake, refer to Driving
notes 83
Footwell lamps 50
bulb replacement 116
Front airbags 65
Fuel
average consumption 58
gauge 54, 55
mixture preparation, refer to
Engine data 132
quality 85
volume, refer to
Capacities 135
Fuel filler cap
unlocking in the event of
electrical malfunction 84
Fuel tank capacity, refer to
Capacities 135
Fuses 125
G
Gas cap 84
Gasoline gauge, refer to Fuel
gauge 54, 55