2012 Mini Coupe Roadster Convertible Owners Manual

Monitoring system for tire

pressures, refer to Flat Tire Monitor 87

Multifunctional steering

wheel, refer to Buttons on the steering wheel 11

Multifunction switch – refer to Turn signals/ headlamp flasher 65

Microfilter/activated-charcoal

– refer to Wiper system 66

filter

– MINI Maintenance

System 225

Microphone for telephone 14
MINI Connected 201
MINI Internet page 4
MINI joystick, refer to Onboard

computer 17

MINI Maintenance System 225
Mirror dimming feature 55
Mirrors 54
– exterior mirrors 54
– heating 54
– interior rearview mirror 55

Navigation – storing current position 129
Navigation data 124
Navigation destination – entering manually 126, 132
– home address 129
Navigation instructions, refer

to Switching voice instructions on/off 139

guidance 135

– destination entry 126
– dynamic route guidance 142
– entering a destination

manually 126, 132
– planning a trip 133
– route list 136
– selecting destination via

map 131

– selecting route criteria 135
– special destinations 130
– starting route guidance 135
– terminating route

guidance 135

– voice instructions 139
– volume adjustment 139
Neck support, refer to Head

restraints 52

Nets, refer to Storage compartments 108

New tires 219
North-facing map 137
Notes 198
Number of cylinders, refer to

Engine data 250

Number of safety belts 50
Nylon rope, refer to Tow

rope 246

OBD socket, refer to Socket for

On-Board Diagnosis 226

Octane ratings, refer to Fuel

specifications 207

Odometer 71
Office 193
– current office 193
– what to do if…. 199
Oil, refer to Engine oil 222
Oil consumption 222
Oil level 222

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Oil types 223
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

Paintwork, care 229
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 4

276

Pathway 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

Range, 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

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

Mirrors 54

Rear window

defroster 103, 105

Reception – quality 150
– radio station 150
Recirculated-air mode 102, 104

Radio – controls 146
– 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 162

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 Access 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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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

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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

Safety belt – number 50
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

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

– Dynamic Stability Control

Assistance 243

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

Service data in the remote

control 225

Service Interval Display, refer to Condition Based Service CBS 225

Service requirement 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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Component, refer to Run-flat tires 218

Seat adjustment – mechanical 51

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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

Steering 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

Split-folding rear seats 118

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

Symbols 4
– status information 21

Sport button 85
Stability control, refer to Driving 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 4

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

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Tachometer 70
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 53

Tightening 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
– space-saver spare tire 209
Tire pressure monitoring, 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, refer 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 Tire 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

Uniform Tire Quality Grading

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 signal 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 loads, refer to

Cargo loading 119

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

Valve – dust cap 240
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 106

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Voice 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

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 lighting, 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

Xenon lamps – replacing bulb 233

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