MINI Hardtop 2 Door 2005 Owner's Guide
Manufacturer: MINI, Model Year: 2005, Model line: Hardtop 2 Door, Model: MINI Hardtop 2 Door 2005Pages: 165, PDF Size: 2.32 MB
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INDICATOR AND WARNING LAMPSYellow: for your information
The warning lamp
* comes on.
The gas cap is not correctly closed
or missing. Check if the gas cap is
correctly closed.Depending on the equipment ver
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sion, the indicator lamp is in the area
of the navigation system or the Cockpit
Chrono Pack.<
Green: for your information
Turn signal indicator
Flashes when turn signal indicator
is on.
Rapid flashing: at least one of the turn sig
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nal indicators has failed.
More information on page
58.
Cruise control
Lights up when the cruise control is
activated: operation via the multi
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function steering wheel or multifunction
sports steering wheel.
More information on page
61.
Blue: for your information
High beams
Comes on when the high beams
are on or the headlamp flasher is
actuated.
More information on page
58.
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MULTIFUNCTION STEERING WHEELS
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Steering wheels with multifunctionsThe control buttons integrated within the
multifunction steering wheel and the mul
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tifunction sports steering wheel have been
designed to allow you to operate a number
of accessories both quickly and safely,
without taking your eyes from the road:>Some audio source functions>Cruise control.
Steering wheel1 Call up and continue cruise control2 Activate/interrupt/deactivate cruise
control3 Store and accelerate cruise control 4 Store and decelerate cruise control Right:5Volume6 Changing between radio, CD or cassette
Left:5 Operation of:>Radio
Press briefly: next/previous station
stored in memory
Extended pressure: station scan>CD/MD
Press briefly: jump to next track
Extended pressure: search within cur
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rent title>Cassette
Press briefly: jump to next track or
stop fast forward
Extended pressure: fast forward/
rewind
If the Wave radio is installed, the above options for cassette
player operation are not available.<
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MULTIFUNCTION STEERING WHEELS
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Sports steering wheel1 Call up and continue cruise control2 Store and accelerate cruise control 3 Activate/interrupt/deactivate cruise
control4 Store and decelerate cruise control
5 Fast forward/rewind>Radio
Press briefly: next/previous station
stored in memory
Extended pressure: station scan>CD/MD
Press briefly: jump to next track
Extended pressure: search within cur
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rent title>Cassette
Press briefly: jump to next track or
stop fast forward
Extended pressure: fast forward
If the Wave radio is installed, the above options for cassette
player operation are not available.<
6Volume
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OVERVIEW
CONTROLS
OPERATION, CARE, MAINTENANCE
OWNER SERVICE PROCEDURES
INDEX TECHNICAL DATA
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Controls
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KEYS
CENTRAL LOCKING SYSTEM
The key set It includes three keys. Depending on the
equipment version, it contains the follow
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ing types of keys:1 Master keys with remote control.
They determine the functions of the Key
Memory. Certain functions in your vehi
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cle may operate differently depending
on the key
In every master key there is an extended-life battery that is
charged automatically in the ignition
lock as you drive.
Therefore, use any otherwise unused
master key for a longer journey every six
months so that its battery can be
charged.<
2 Spare key
For keeping in a safe place, e.g. in your
wallet. This key is not intended for con
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stant use
The conceptThe central locking system is ready for
operation whenever the driver's door is
closed. The doors, the tailgate and the fuel
filler door are unlocked or locked.The central locking system locks or unlocks
your vehicle:>When operated from the outside via the
remote control as well as via the door
lock>When operated from the inside via a
switch.If operated from outside, the anti-theft sys
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tem is activated at the same time. This pre
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vents the doors from being unlocked via
safety lock buttons or door handles.In the event of a sufficiently severe acci
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dent, the central locking system unlocks
automatically. The hazard warning system
and interior lamps are also switched on.
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OPENING AND CLOSING: FROM OUTSIDEVia remote controlWhen the vehicle is unlocked or locked, the
anti-theft system is also deactivated/acti
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vated and the interior lamp is switched on/
off.
Children might be able to lock the doors from the inside. Always take
the vehicle keys with you so that the vehi
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cle can be opened again from the outside at
any time.
15 of the FCC, Federal Communi
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cations Commission, regulations. Opera
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tion is governed by the following: FCC ID: LX8765S
LX8765ELX8CAS
Compliance statement:This device complies with part
15 of the
FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the fol
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lowing two conditions:>This device may not cause harmful inter
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ference, and>this device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation.
Any unauthorized modifications or changes to these devices could void
the user's authority to operate this equip
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ment.<
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OPENING AND CLOSING: FROM OUTSIDE 1Unlocking and convenience opening2 Locking and securing3 Unlocking the tailgateTo unlock1. Press the
button once.
The driver's door is unlocked.
The interior lamps are switched on and
the hazard warning flashers flash twice
*
2. Press the
button twice.
First the driver's door will unlock, then
the entire vehicle.
You can have this function activated/deactivated.
locking system locks the vehicle automati
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cally. The anti-theft system is not activated.
To deadlock the vehicle, refer to the next
column.<
You can have the vehicle's automatic locking feature activated/deacti
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vated.
period.
In the MINI, the windows and the glass
sunroof are opened.
In the MINI Convertible, the windows and
the folding roof are opened.To open the convertible top on the MINI
Convertible: release the button and press it
again until the convertible top is com
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pletely open.
Convenience closing is not possible by means of the remote control.
vertible top activated/deactivated.<
Locking and securingPress button
.
The hazard warning system flashes once.Unlocking the tailgate Press the
button briefly.
The rear and side turn signal indicators
flash twice.The tailgate can be unlocked separately if
the vehicle has been locked via central lock
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ing.
Open the tailgate within 20
seconds,
refer to page
29, or it will otherwise
be locked again automatically. The rear and
side turn signal indicators flash once.
If the tailgate was previously locked, then it
is locked again after it is closed.
Before and after each journey, make sure
that the tailgate was not opened acciden
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tally.<
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OPENING AND CLOSING: FROM OUTSIDEMalfunctionLocal radio waves can interfere with func
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tions of the remote control.If this occurs, lock and unlock the vehicle
via a door lock.In the event of a system malfunction,
please contact your MINI Dealer. You can
also obtain replacement keys there.
If it is no longer possible to lock the vehicle with the remote control, then
the battery is discharged. Use the corre
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sponding key for a longer journey so that
its battery can be recharged, refer to
page
24.<
Via the door lock1. One turn of the key in the driver's door
lock unlocks the driver’s door only. 2. Turning the key a second time unlocks
the other door, the tailgate and the fuel
filler door.
You can have this function activated/deactivated.<
If the vehicle has been properly locked, the
hazard warning system flashes once.
When the vehicle is unlocked, the hazard
warning system flashes twice
*.
Manual operationIn the event of an electrical malfunction,
the driver's door can be unlocked or locked
by turning the key in the door lock to the
end positions.Convenience closing via the door lockYou can also close the power windows,
glass sunroof or the convertible top via the
door lock.With the door closed, hold the key in the
locking position.In the MINI Convertible, the convertible top
is closed first and then the side windows.
You can have the closing of the win
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dows and glass sunroof via the door
lock activated/deactivated.<
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OPENING AND CLOSING: FROM INSIDEWith this switch, you operate the central locking system when the doors are closed.
The doors and tailgate are unlocked or
locked only. The anti-theft system is not
activated.
If the remote control has been used to unlock only the driver's door, refer
to page 26, and you touch the switch when
the driver's door is open, the other door, the
tailgate, and the fuel filler door are
unlocked.
If the driver's door is closed, touching the
switch locks it.<
To lock>Briefly press the switch downward or>push down the safety lock buttons on
the doors.
After you have driven off, the central locking system automatically locks
your vehicle once a certain speed has been
reached.
accident. Children might be able to lock the
doors from the inside. Always take the
vehicle's keys with you so that you can
open the vehicle again from the outside at
any time.<
To unlock and open the doors1. Briefly press the switch upward2. Pull the door handle above the armrest
orpull the door handle for each door twice:
to unlock and open.
Convenience opening modePress and hold the central locking switch
upwards for a longer period.
In the MINI, the windows and the glass
sunroof are opened.
In the MINI Convertible, the windows and
the folding roof are opened.To open the convertible top on the MINI
Convertible: release the switch, then press
and hold it upwards for a longer period
until the convertible top is completely open
and the windows are again closed.