2009 Mini Cooper Convertible Owners Manual

Rain sensor 49
Range, refer to Cruising

range 53

Reading lamps 77
Rear fog lamp 76
– indicator lamp 138
– replacing bulb 127
Rear lamps – bulb replacement 127
Rear lamps, refer to Tail

lamps 126

Rear luggage rack* 96
Rear seat backrest, folding 92
Rear seats – folding the backrests 92
Rear window heating 79, 82

systems 50

Restraint systems – for children 40
– refer to Safety belts 37
Reverse gear – automatic transmission with

Steptronic 46

– manual transmission 45
Roadside Assistance 134
Roadside parking lamps 75
– replacing bulb 125
Roadworthiness test, refer to

Service requirements 57

Roof load capacity 155
Roof-mounted luggage

rack 95

Rope, refer to Tow-starting,

towing away 136
RSC Runflat System

Component, refer to Run- Flat Tires 111

Rubber parts, care 121
Runflat System Component

Selector lever positions – automatic transmission with

RSC, refer to Run-Flat Tires 111

Run-Flat Tires 111
– flat tire 66
– new tires 111
– tire inflation pressure 102
– winter tires 112
Runflat Tyres, refer to Run-Flat

Tires 111

Safety belts 37
– damage 38
– indicator lamp 37
– reminder 37
– sitting safely 34
Safety belts, care 122
Safety systems – airbags 70
– Antilock Brake System

ABS 63

– Dynamic Stability Control

DSC 63

– safety belts 37
Safety tires, refer to Run-Flat

Tires 111

Screw thread for tow

fitting 136

Seat adjustment – mechanical 35
Seats 34
– adjusting the seats 35
– heating 37
– sitting safely 34
Securing the vehicle – from inside 22
– from outside 19
Selector lever – automatic transmission with

Steptronic 46

Selector lever lock – automatic transmission with

Steptronic, refer to Shiftlock 46

– overriding manually 47

Steptronic 46

Service car, refer to Roadside

Assistance 134

Service data in the remote

control 117

Service Interval Display, refer to Condition Based Service CBS 117

Service, refer to Roadside

Assistance 134

Service requirement display,

refer to Condition Based Service CBS 117

Service requirements 57
Settings – clock, 12h/24h mode 56
Shifting gears – automatic transmission with

Steptronic 46

– manual transmission 45
Shiftlock – automatic transmission, refer

to Changing selector lever positions 46
Side airbags 70
Side turn signal indicator – replacing bulb 126
Side windows, refer to

Windows 28

Signal horn, refer to Horn 10
Sitting safely 34
– airbags 34
– safety belts 34
– with head restraint 34
Size, refer to Dimensions 153
Sliding/tilt sunroof – refer to Glass sunroof,

electric 27

Slipstream deflector, refer to

Wind deflector 33

Slot for remote control 43
Smokers' package, refer to

Ashtray 87

Snap-in adapter, refer to Center armrest storage compartment 85

Snow chains 112

Socket for Onboard Diagnosis

OBD 117

Socket, refer to Connecting

electrical appliances 87

Space-saver spare tire – changing tires 129
– inflation pressure 102
Spare wheel, refer to Space-

saver spare tire 129

Special oils, refer to Approved

engine oils 115

Speed 152
– with winter tires 112
Speed control, refer to Cruise

control 50

Speedometer 12
Split rear backrest, refer to

Through-loading system 93

Split rear seat backrest, refer to Expanding the cargo bay 92

Sport button 64
Stability control, refer to Driving stability control systems 62

Start/stop button 43
– starting the engine 44
– switching off the engine 44
Starting assistance, refer to

Jump starting 134

Starting, refer to Starting the

engine 44

Starting the engine – start/stop button 43
Start-off assistance, refer to – DSC 63
– Hill Start Assist 64
Status of this Owner's Manual

at time of printing 4

Steering wheel 39
– adjustment 39
– buttons on steering wheel 11
– lock 43
– shift paddles 46
Steptronic, refer to Automatic

transmission with Steptronic 45

Storage area – cargo bay 92

165

Storage compartment, front

Telephone call, refer to the

passenger side 86

Storage compartments 86
Storage space – storage compartments 86
Storage space, refer to –

Luggage compartment in the MINI Convertible 93

Storing the vehicle 122
Storing tires 112
Stowage, refer to Storage

compartments 86

Owner's Manual for the telephone

Temperature display – ice warning 52
– outside temperature 52
– setting the units 56
Temperature of coolant, refer

to Coolant temperature 52

Temperature setting – air conditioner 79
– automatic climate control 82
Tensioning straps, refer to

Summer tires, refer to Wheels

Securing cargo 95

The individual vehicle 4
Third brake lamp, refer to Center brake lamp 127
Three-point safety belt 37
Through-loading system 93
Tightening the lug bolts – keys 130
– torque 132
Tightening torque, refer to

Tightening the lug bolts 132

Tire change set – MINI Mobility System 129
– space-saver spare tire 130
Tire failure – Flat Tire Monitor 66
– indicator/warning lamp 66
– MINI Mobility System 128
– Run-Flat Tires 66
– space-saver spare tire 129
– Tire Pressure Monitor 66
Tire inflation pressure 102
– loss 66
– space-saver spare tire 102
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 66
– limitations of system 67
– resetting system 67
– warning lamp 67
Tire pressure monitoring, refer

to Flat Tire Monitor 65
Tire Quality Grading 109

and tires 102

Switches, refer to Cockpit 10
Switching off – engine 44
Switching off the engine – start/stop button 43
Switching the cooling function

on and off 82

Symbols 4

Tachometer 52
Tail lamp, refer to Tail

lamps 126

– replacing bulb 126
Tail lamps 126
Tailgate 23
– convenient access 26
– opening from outside 23
– opening/closing 23
– unlocking with remote

control 21

Tank volume, refer to

Capacities 156

Technical data 152
Technical modifications 4
Telephone – installation location, refer to

Center armrest 85

– refer to separate Owner's

Manual

166

Tires – age 110
– breaking in 90
– changing, refer to Changing

wheels 129

– condition 110
– damage 110
– inflation pressure 102
– inflation pressure loss 67
– minimum tread depth 110
– new tires 111
– pressure monitoring, refer to

Flat Tire Monitor 65

– pressure monitoring, refer to

Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 66

– puncture 66
– Run-Flat Tires 111
– size 109
– wear indicators, refer to

Minimum tread depth 110

– winter tires 112
Tires with safety features, refer

to Run-Flat Tires 111

Tools, refer to Onboard tool

kit 123

Torque 152
– lug bolts 132
Tow bar 136
Tow fitting 135
– screw thread 136
Tow fittings for tow-starting

and towing away 135

Tow rope 136
Towing 135
– car with automatic

transmission 136

– methods 136
Tow-starting 135
TPM, refer to Tire Pressure

Monitor 66

Track width, refer to

Dimension 153

Traction control, refer to – Dynamic Stability Control

DSC 63

Trailer operation – Trailer loads and gross

vehicle weight 155

Transmission – automatic transmission with

Steptronic 45

Unlocking – from inside 22
– from outside 19
– tailgate 26
– without remote control, refer

to Convenient access 26

– manual transmission 45
– overriding selector lever lock

Upholstery, care 121
USB-audio interface 86

for automatic transmission with Steptronic 47

Transport securing devices, refer to Securing cargo 95

Transporting children safely 40
Tread depth, refer to Minimum

tire tread 110

Trip odometer 52
Trip-distance counter, refer to

Trip odometer 52

Triple turn signal activation 47
Trunk lid – emergency operation 24
– releasing manually 24
Trunk, refer to Luggage

compartment in the MINI Convertible 93

Turn signal indicator 47
– front, replacing bulb 125
– indicator lamp 12
– rear, replacing bulb 126
– side, replacing bulb 126
Turning circle, refer to

Dimensions 153

Tying down loads, refer to

Cargo loading 95

Uniform Tire Quality Grading

UTQR 109

Units – average fuel consumption 56
– temperature 56
Universal garage door opener, refer to Integrated universal remote control 83

Universal remove control 83
Unlatching, refer to

Unlocking 26

Valve – dust cap 131
Vehicle – battery 132
– breaking in 90
– cargo loading 92
– dimensions 153
– Identification Number, refer to Engine compartment 114

– parking 44
– storage 122
– weight 155
Vehicle jack 130
– jacking points 131
Ventilation – air conditioner 82
Vents, refer to Air vents 78
Vents, refer to Ventilation 82
Volume of cargo area 155

Warning and indicator

lamps 13, 138

Warning messages, refer to

Check Control 60

Warning triangle 134
Washer fluid 50
– capacity of reservoir 50
Washer fluid reservoir 50
Waste tray, refer to Ashtray 87
Water on roads, refer to

Driving through water 91
Waterfall lighting, refer to

Ambient lighting 77

Wear indicators in tires, refer to

Minimum tread depth 110

Weights 155

Welcome lamps 73
Wheel stud wrench – space-saver spare tire 130
Wheelbase, refer to

Dimensions 153

Wheels and tires 102
Wheels, new 111
Width, refer to

Dimensions 153
Wind deflector 33
Window washer, refer to

Washer fluid 50

Window washer reservoir,

refer to Washer fluid

– volume, refer to

Capacities 156

Windows 28
– closing 28
– convenient operation 20
– opening 28
– pinch protection system 29
Windshield – cleaning 49
– defrosting and removing

condensation 80, 82

Windshield, defrosting, refer to

Defrosting windows 80, 82
Windshield washer system 48
– washer fluid 50
– washer nozzles 50
Windshield wiper blades,

changing 123

Windshield wipers, refer to

Wiper system 48

Winter tires 112
– storage 112
Wiper blade replacement 123
Wiper system 48
Work in the engine compartment 113

Wrench/screwdriver, refer to

Onboard tool kit 123

Xenon lamps – replacing bulb 124

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