Mini 2012 Coupe Roadster Convertible User Manual

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Opening and closing

CONTROLS

Unlocking

Press button 1.
Depending on the setting, refer to Unlocking
mode on page

, only the driver's door or the

entire vehicle is unlocked.

Press the button again to lock the vehicle
again.

Convenient opening with the remote control,
refer to page

Locking

Press button 1.
If there is a remote control inside the vehicle,
then windows can be opened and closed after
radio readiness is achieved. In addition, the
convertible top on the MINI Cabrio and MINI
Roadster can be closed.

Unlocking the tailgate separately

Press the button on the outside of the tailgate.
Corresponds to pressing the

button.

If the vehicle detects that a remote control
has been accidentally left inside the

locked vehicle's cargo area after the tailgate is
closed, the tailgate will reopen slightly. The haz-
ard warning flashers flash and an acoustic signal
sounds.

Windows, electric

If the engine is switched off, you can still operate
the windows so long as a door or the tailgate has
not been opened.
If the doors and tailgate are closed again and the
remote control is located inside the vehicle, the
windows can be operated again.

Insert the remote control into the ignition lock to
be able to operate the windows when the
engine is switched off and the doors are open.

Switching on radio readiness

Switch on radio readiness by pressing the
Start/Stop button, page

Do not depress the brake or the clutch;
otherwise, the engine will start.

Starting the engine

The engine can be started or the ignition can be
switched on when a remote control is inside the
vehicle. It is not necessary to insert a remote
control into the ignition lock, page

Switching off the engine in cars with
automatic transmission

The engine can only be switched off when the
selector lever is in position P, page

To switch the engine off when the selector lever
is in position N, the remote control must be in
the ignition lock.

Before driving a vehicle with automatic
transmission into a car wash

Insert remote control into ignition lock.

Depress the brake.

Move the selector lever to position N.

Switch off the engine.

The vehicle can roll.

Malfunction

Comfort Access may malfunction due to local
radio waves, e.g. due to the presence of a
mobile phone in the immediate vicinity of the
remote control or the charging of a mobile
phone in the vehicle.
If this happens, open or close the vehicle via the
buttons on the remote control or using the inte-
grated key.
Insert the remote control into the ignition lock
and start the engine.