2012 Mini Countryman Owners Manual

– Comfort Access 32
– from inside 30
– from outside 27
– using the door lock 29
– using the remote control 27
Opening and unlocking – from inside 30
Options, selecting for

navigation 123

Orientation menu, refer to

Main menu 17
Outlets, refer to – Air vents 85
– Ventilation 89
Output, refer to Engine

data 228

Outside-air mode – automatic climate control 88
Overheated engine, refer to Coolant temperature 205

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– radio station 138
Recirculated-air mode 86, 88
Recirculation of air, refer to

Recirculated-air mode 86, 88

Reclining seat, refer to

Backrest 38
Refueling 192
Rejecting a call 161, 173
Releasing – hood 203
Reminders 185
Remote control 26
– battery renewal 34
– Comfort Access 32
– garage door opener 90
– malfunctions 29, 34
– service data 206
– tailgate 28
Replacement remote

control 26

Replacing bulbs, refer to

Lamps and bulbs 212

Replacing tires, refer to New

wheels and tires 200

Reporting safety defects 6
Reserve warning, refer to Fuel

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Everything from A to Z

Paintwork, care 209
Park Distance Control PDC 69
Parking – vehicle 49
Parking aid, refer to Park Distance Control PDC 69

Parking brake 50
– indicator lamp 13
Parking lamps, replacing

bulb 214

Parking lamps/low beams 81
Parts and accessories, refer to

Radio – controls 134
– HD Radio 138
– satellite radio 139
– select waveband 137
– storing stations 138
– switching on/off 134
– tone control 135
– volume 135
Radio key, refer to Integrated

key/remote control 26

Radio position, refer to Radio

readiness 48

Radio readiness 48
– switched off 49
– switched on 48
Rain sensor 54
Random play sequence – external devices 149
Range, refer to Cruising

range 59

Reading aloud 186
Reading lamps 84
Rear lamps – bulb replacement 215
Rear lamps, refer to Tail

lamps 215

Vehicle equipment 4

Pathway lighting 82
Personal Profile 26
Phone numbers – dialing 162, 173
Pinch protection system – windows 36
Plastic parts, care 211
Pollen, refer to – Microfilter/activated-

charcoal filter for automatic climate control 89
– Microfilter for air

conditioner 87
Power failure 220
Power window – safety switch 36
Power windows 35
Power windows, refer to

Windows 35

Pressure, tires 194
Pressure monitoring, tires 73
– Flat Tire Monitor 73
Pressure monitoring of tires,

refer to Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 75

Protective function, refer to

Pinch protection system

– windows 36
Puncture – Flat Tire Monitor 73

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Rear-mounted luggage

gauge 58

rack 107

Rear seat backrest, folding 102
Rear seats – adjusting 39
– folding down the

backrests 102
Rearview mirror – compass 92
Rearview mirror, refer to

Mirrors 42
Rear window – windshield wiper 55
Rear window defroster 87, 88
Rear window safety switch 36

Reservoir for washer

systems 55

Reset, refer to Resetting tone

settings 136

Restraint systems – for children 44
– refer to Safety belts 40
Reverse – CD player 145
Reverse gear – automatic transmission with

Steptronic 51

– manual transmission 50
Road map 125

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Roadside parking lamps 83
– replacing bulb 214
Road worthiness test, refer to

Service requirements 62

Roof load capacity 230
Roof-mounted luggage

rack 107

Rope, refer to Tow-starting,

towing away 225

Route 123, 124
– bypassing sections 124
– changing 123, 124
– changing criteria 123
– displaying arrow view 124
– displaying map view 125
– displaying streets or towns/

cities 124

– selecting 123
Route guidance 123
– bypassing a route

section 124

– changing specified route 123
– distance and arrival 123
– voice instructions 127
– volume of voice instructions 127

Route section, changing 124
Route selection 123
RSC Run-flat System

Component, refer to Run-flat tires 200

Rubber parts, care 210
Run-flat System Component

RSC, refer to Run-flat tires 200

Run-flat tires 200
– flat tire 73
– Flat Tire Monitor 73
– tire inflation pressure 194
– tire replacement 200
– winter tires 201

Everything from A to Z

REFERENCE

Safety belt – number 37
Safety Belt Reminder 42
Safety belts 40
– center belt 41
– damage 42
– indicator lamp 42
– reminder 42
– sitting safely 37
Safety belts, care 211
Safety systems – airbags 78
– Antilock Brake System

ABS 70

– driving stability control

systems 70

Securing the vehicle – from inside 30
– from outside 27
Selecting navigation

system 112

Selecting new scale for

navigation 126

Selector lever – automatic transmission with

Steptronic 51

Selector lever lock – automatic transmission with

Steptronic, refer to Shiftlock 51

– overriding manually 52
Selector lever positions – automatic transmission with

Steptronic 51

– Dynamic Stability Control

Service, refer to Roadside

DSC 70

– safety belts 40
Safety tires, refer to Run-flat

tires 200

Satellite radio 139
– channel, activating or

deactivating 140

– channel, selecting 140
– channel, storing 141
– favorites 142
– time shift 141
– Traffic Jump 143
Screen, refer to Onboard

computer controls 16

Screw thread for tow

fitting 224

SDARS, refer to Satellite

radio 139

Seat adjustment – mechanical 38
– rear 39
Seats 38
– adjusting the seats 38
– heating 40
– sitting safely 37

Assistance 222

Service car, refer to Roadside

Assistance 222

Service data in the remote

control 206

Service Interval Display, refer to Condition Based Service CBS 206

Service requirement display,

refer to Condition Based Service CBS 206

Service requirements 62
Settings – clock, 12 h/24 h mode 64
– date format 65
– language 67
Settings and information 60
Setting time and date 65
Setting time zone, time, and

date 65

Shifting gears – automatic transmission with

Steptronic 51

– manual transmission 50

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Everything from A to Z

Shiftlock – automatic transmission, refer

to Changing selector lever positions 51

Shift paddles 52
Short commands for the voice

activation system 232

Speed 228
– with winter tires 201
Speed limit 67
– setting 67
Speed limit warning, refer to

Speed limit 67
Speedo, refer to

Short route in navigation, refer

Speedometer 12

Storage area – cargo area 102
Storage compartments 95
Storage space – storage compartments 95
Storing a destination in the

address book 116

Storing the vehicle 211
Storing tires 201
Stowage, refer to Storage

compartments 95

Summer tires, refer to Wheels

and tires 194

SW, waveband 137
Switches, refer to Cockpit 10
Switching off – engine 49
Switching off the engine 49
– Start/Stop button 48
Switching on – audio 134
– CD player 134
– radio 134
Switching the cooling function

on and off 89

Symbols 4
– status information 19

Tachometer 58
Tailgate 30
– Comfort Access 33
– opening/closing 31
– opening from outside 31
– unlocking with remote

Speedometer 12
Speed volume 135
Split rear seat backrest, refer to

Expanding the cargo area 102

Sport button 72
Stability control, refer to Driving stability control systems 70

Start/Stop button 48
– starting the engine 49
– switching off the engine 49
Starting, refer to Starting the

engine 49

Starting assistance, refer to

Jump-starting 222

Starting route guidance 123
Starting the engine 49
– Start/Stop button 48
Start-off assistance, refer to – DSC 70
– Hill Assist 72
State/province, for

navigation 114
Station, selecting – radio 137
Status information on the

Control Display 19

Status of this Owner's Manual

control 28

at time of printing 4

Steering wheel 43
– adjustment 43
– buttons on steering wheel 11
– lock 48
– shift paddles 52
Steptronic, refer to Automatic

transmission with Steptronic 50

Tail lamp, refer to Tail

lamps 215

– replacing bulb 215
Tail lamps 215
Tank volume, refer to

Capacities 231
Target cursor for navigation 119

Tasks 185

to Selecting route 123

Shuffled, refer to Random – CD player 145
Side airbags 78
Side marker lamps, replacing

bulbs 215

Side turn signal – replacing bulb 215
Side windows, refer to

Windows 35

Signal horn, refer to Horn 10
Sitting safely 37
– airbags 37
– safety belts 37
– with head restraint 37
Size, refer to Dimensions 229
Sliding/tilt sunroof – refer to Glass roof, electric 34
Slot for remote control 48
Smokers' package, refer to

Ashtray 97

Snap-in adapter – inserting/removing 178
– use 167
Snap-in adapter, refer to Center armrest storage compartment 94

Snow chains 201
Socket, refer to Connecting

electrical appliances 97

Socket for On-Board Diagnosis

OBD 207

Software update 153
Speaking, refer to Voice

instructions from navigation system 127

Special destinations 118
Special oils, refer to Approved

engine oils 204

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Technical modifications 5
Telephone – hands-free system 164, 176
– installation location, refer to

Center armrest 94

– voice commands 176
Telephone receiving power,

refer to Status information 19

Temperature display – setting the units 62
Temperature of coolant, refer to Coolant temperature 205

Temperature setting – air conditioner 86
– automatic climate control 88
Tempomat, refer to Cruise

control 56

Tensioning straps, refer to

Securing cargo 106

Text message 183
Third brake lamp, refer to Center brake lamp 216
Three-point safety belt 40
Tightening the lug bolts – torque 220
Tightening torque, refer to Tightening lug bolts 220

Tire failure – Flat Tire Monitor 73
– indicator/warning lamp 73
– MINI Mobility Kit 216
– run-flat tires 74
– Tire Pressure Monitor 75
Tire inflation pressure 194
– loss 73, 75
Tire pressure monitoring, refer

to Flat Tire Monitor 73

Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 75
– limitations of system 75
– resetting system 76
– warning lamp 76
Tire Quality Grading 198

Everything from A to Z

REFERENCE

Tires – age 200
– breaking in 100
– changing, refer to Changing

wheels 219

– condition 199
– damage 199
– inflation pressure 194
– inflation pressure loss 76
– minimum tread depth 199
– new tires 200
– pressure monitoring, refer to

Flat Tire Monitor 73

– pressure monitoring, refer to

Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 75

– puncture 73
– size 198
– wear indicators, refer to

Minimum tread depth 199

– winter tires 201
– with emergency operation

properties 200

Tires with emergency

operation properties, refer to Run-flat tires 200

Tires with safety features, refer

to Run-flat tires 200

TMC station, refer to Traffic

information 127

Tone – middle setting 136
Tone during audio playback – adjusting 135
Torque 228
– lug bolts 220
Tow bar 224
Tow fitting 224
– screw thread 224
Tow fittings for tow-starting

and towing away 224

Towing 223
– car with automatic

transmission 224

– methods 224
Tow rope 225
Tow-starting 223

TPM, refer to Tire Pressure

Monitor 75

Track – selecting on CD 144
Track width, refer to

Dimension 229

Traction control, refer to – Dynamic Stability Control

DSC 70

Traffic bulletins – categories 129
Traffic bulletins, filtering 129
Traffic congestion – displaying traffic information 127

– refer to Route, bypassing

segments 124

Traffic information for

navigation

– displaying 128
Traffic information in

navigation

– screen display in the map

view 129

Transmission – automatic transmission with

Steptronic 50

– manual transmission 50
– overriding selector lever lock

for automatic transmission with Steptronic 52

Transporting children safely 44
Transport securing devices, refer to Securing cargo 106

Tread depth, refer to Minimum

tire tread 199

Treble, refer to Tone

control 135

Trip computer 60
Trip-distance counter, refer to

Trip odometer 59

Triple turn signal activation 53
Trip odometer 59
Turning circle, refer to

Dimensions 229

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Everything from A to Z

Turn signal 53
– front, replacing bulb 214
– indicator lamp 12, 13
– rear, replacing bulb 215
– side, replacing bulb 215
Tying down loads, refer to

Cargo loading 106

Uniform Tire Quality Grading

UTQR 198

Units – average fuel consumption 62
– temperature 62
Universal garage door opener, refer to Integrated universal remote control 90

Universal remote control 90
Unlatching, refer to

Unlocking 33

Unlocking – from inside 30
– from outside 27
– setting unlocking

behavior 27

– tailgate 33
– without remote control, refer

to Comfort Access 32

Updating navigation data 112
Upholstery, care 210
USB audio interface 147
USB interface 94
Using contact data 186

Vehicle – battery 220
– breaking in 100
– cargo loading 102
– dimensions 229
– identification number, refer to Engine compartment 202

– parking 49
– storage 211
– weight 230

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Vehicle jack – jacking points 219
Ventilation – air conditioner 89
Ventilation, refer to Climate

control 85

Vents, refer to Air vents 85
Vents, refer to Ventilation 89
Voice commands – overview 21
– short commands 232
– telephone 176
Voice instructions for

navigation system 127

– repeating 127
– switching on/off 127
– volume 127
Voice phone book 177
Volume 134
– audio sources 134
– mobile phone 161, 172
– voice instructions 127
Volume balance, tone

setting 135

Volume of cargo area 230

Warning and indicator

lamps 13

Welcome lamps 82
Wheelbase, refer to

Dimensions 229
Wheels, new 200
Wheels and tires 194
Width, refer to

Dimensions 229

Windows 35
– closing 35
– convenience operation 28
– opening 35
– pinch protection system 36
– safety switch 36
Windows, indicator on Control

Display 16

Window washer, refer to

Washer fluid 55

Window washer reservoir,

refer to Washer fluid

– volume, refer to

Capacities 231

Window washer system 53
– washer fluid 55
– washer jets 55
Windshield – cleaning 54
– defrosting and removing

condensation 87, 89

Windshield wiper blades,

changing 212

Warning messages, refer to

Windshield wipers, refer to

Check Control 65

Warning triangle 222
Washer/wiper system – washer fluid 55
Washer fluid 55
– capacity of reservoir 55
Washer fluid reservoir 55
Waste tray, refer to Ashtray 97
Waterfall lighting, refer to

Ambient lighting 84

Water on roads, refer to

Driving through water 101

Waveband for radio 137
Wear indicators in tires, refer to

Minimum tread depth 199

Weights 230

Wiper system 53

Winter tires 201
– setting speed limit 67
– storage 201
Wiper blade replacement 212
Wiper system 53
Word matching principle for

navigation 122

Work in the engine compartment 203

Xenon lamps – replacing bulb 213

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