wiper fluid MINI Hardtop 2 Door 2005 Owner's Manual
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CONTENTS
4
In the engine compartment:Bonnet
105
Engine compartment:
MINI COOPER and
MINI
COOPER
CONVERTIBLE
106
MINI COOPER S and
MINI
COOPER
S CONVERTIBLE
107
Washer fluid
108
Engine oil
108
Coolant
110
Brake fluid
111
Maintenance and care:MINI Maintenance System
112
OBD socket
113
Caring for your vehicle
113
Vehicle storage
116
OWNER SERVICE PROCEDURESReplacement procedures:Onboard tool kit
120
Wiper blades
120
Lamps and bulbs
121
Repairing a flat tire
125
Space-saver spare tire
125
Changing tires
127
MINI Mobility System
129
Battery
132
Fuses
133
Giving and receiving assistance:Jump-starting
134
Towing and tow-starting
136
TECHNICAL DATAEngine data
140
Dimensions:
MINI
141
MINI Convertible
142
Weights:
MINI
143
MINI Convertible
144
Capacities
145
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60
WASHER/WIPER SYSTEMwindshield wipers are automatically con
-
trolled depending on the amount of mois
-
ture, including snow, on the windshield. To activate the rain sensor:From ignition key position
1:
Lever in position 1.
The wipers move over the windshield once.To deactivate the rain sensor:Put lever in position
0.
Switch the rain sensor off when pass
-
ing through an automatic car wash.
Failure to do so could result in damage
caused by undesired wiper activation. <
Normal wiper speedWhen the vehicle is stationary, the wipers
switch automatically to intermittent wip
-
ing.
You can have this function activated/deactivated.<
Fast wiper speedWhen the vehicle is stationary, the wipers
switch automatically to normal wiper
speed.
You can have this function activated/deactivated. <
Cleaning windshield and headlamps * The system sprays washer fluid against the
windshield. The wipers are automatically
activated for a brief period.When the vehicle lighting is on, the head
-
lamps are also cleaned at appropriate inter
-
vals.
Do not use the washers if there is any danger that the fluid will freeze on
the windshield. For this reason, use an anti
-
freeze agent, refer to page
108
.
Do not use the washers when the reservoir
is empty, since this could cause damage to
the washing pump.
position
2.
Rear window wiper * 6 Intermittent operation:
Turn the cap to position
6.
The rear window wiper moves across the
window a number of times before
switching to interm ittent operationCleaning the rear window * 7 Intermittent operation:
Turn the cap to position
7 and hold in
place
8 In lever position
0:
Turn the cap to position
8 and hold in
place
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EVERYTHING FROM A TO Z
149
OVERVIEW REPAIRS OPERATION CONTROLS DATA INDEX
Brakes
96
ABS
70
brake fluid
111
brake pads
96
break-in procedures
92
handbrake
53
indicator/warning
lamps
16, 17, 18
Breaking in
92
Bulb replacement, refer to
Lamps and bulbs
121
Buttons in multifunction
steering wheel
20
Continuously Variable
automatic Transmission
(CVT)
56
C California Proposition 65
warning
7
Capacities
145
Car care, refer to Caring for your
vehicle
113
Car keys, refer to Keys
24
Car radio, refer to separate Owner's Manual
Car telephone, refer to separate Owner's Manual
Car vacuum cleaner,
connecting, refer to Cigarette
lighter socket
82
Car wash
113
Car wash, refer to Washing
your vehicle
113
Car-care products
113
Care of plastics
114
Care of synthetic leather
114
Care, vehicle
113
Cargo area cover, refer to
Luggage compartment
cover
85
Cargo area, refer to Luggage
compartment in the MINI
85
Cargo area, refer to Luggage
compartment in the MINI
Convertible
86
Carpet care
115
Cassette operation, refer to
Owner's Manual for Radio
Catalytic converter, refer to
Hot exhaust system
93
CBC Cornering Brake Control
70
CD changer, refer to Owner's Manual for Radio
CD operation, refer to
Owner's Manual for Radio
Central locking system
24
interior
28
Changing bulbs
121
Changing the wiper
blades
120
, 121
Changing tires
127
space-saver spare tire
125
Charge-current indicator
light
16
Child seat, refer to Installing
child-restraint systems
49
Children, transporting
48
Child-restraint mounting
system, LATCH
50
Child-restraint systems
48
Chock, folding
space-saver spare tire
125
Chrome parts, refer to Caring
for your vehicle
114
Chrome-plated parts, care
114
Cigarette lighter
82
Cigarette lighter socket
82
Circulation of air, refer to
Recirculated air mode
76, 79
Cleaning the rear window
60
Cleaning the vehicle, refer to
Caring for your vehicle
113
Clock
63
12-hour/24-hour mode
63
changing the time
63
Closing
from inside
28
from outside
25
Clothes hooks
93
Clutch
51
break-in procedures
92
Cockpit
12
Coding, tires
99
Cold start, refer to
Starting the engine
52
Compact disk operation, refer to Owner's Manual for Radio
Compartments
81
Computer, refer to Onboard
computer
66
Condensed water, refer to Air
conditioning
76, 79
Configuring settings, refer to
Vehicle Memory
47
Consumption, refer to
Average consumption
67
Current fuel consumption
67
Contents
2
Continuously Variable
automatic Transmission
(CVT)
54
ignition
51
indicator lamp
56
interlock
51
selector lever lock
54
shiftlock
54
towing
136
tow-starting
137
Control elements, refer to
Cockpit
12
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EVERYTHING FROM A TO Z
158
Valve
core
129
dust cap
127
remover
129
spare
129
Valve remover, refer to
Onboard tool kit
129
Valve stem and replacement
valve, refer to Onboard tool
kit
129
Vehicle
battery
132
break-in procedures
92
care
113
dimensions
141
loading cargo
86
parking
93
storage
116
washing
113
weight
143
, 144
Vehicle battery
132
Vehicle identification number,
refer to
Engine
compartment
106
, 107
Vehicle Memory
47
Ventilation, draft-free
77, 80
Ventilation, refer to Draft-free
ventilation
77, 80
Viscosity
109
Volume
luggage
compartment
143
, 144
W Warning and indicator
lamps
16
Washer fluid
108
Washer fluid reservoir,
capacity
145
Washer fluid reservoir, refer to
Washer/Wiper system
108
Washer systems
108
Washer/wiper system
59
Washing your vehicle
113
Water on roadways, deep
water
93
Wear indicators in the tires,
refer to Tire condition
101
Weights
143
, 144
Wheel stud wrench
MINI Mobility System
129
space-saver spare tire
125
Wheel/tire combination
102
Wheelbase, refer to
Dimensions
141
, 142
Wheels and tires
102
Wheelslip control
All Season traction Control
(ASC)
68
Dynamic Stability Control
(DSC)
69
Width, refer to Dimensions
141
Wind deflector
39
Window washer reservoir
108
capacity, refer to
Capacities
145
Window washer system
washer fluid
108
washer/wiper system
59
Windows, convenience
operation
26, 27
Windscreen wipers
replacement
120
, 121
Windshield heating
air conditioning system
76
automatic climate control
79
Windshield washer jets
60
Windshield wiper blades
care
115
replacement
120
, 121
Windshield wipers
intermittent operation
59
Windshield wipers, refer to
Washer/wiper system
59
Windshield, cleaning
60
Winter tires
103
changing
127
condition
100
Run Flat tires
103
storage
103
Wood paneling
115
Work in the engine
compartment
105
Wrench, refer to Onboard tool
kit
120
X Xenon lamps
bulb replacement
122
daytime driving lamps
57