Technology for driving comfort and safety – Mini 2011 Countryman User Manual
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Technology for driving comfort and safety
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Using the button in the turn signal lever
1.
Start the engine, but do not start driving.
2.
Briefly press the button in the turn signal
lever repeatedly until "SET/INFO" is dis-
played.
3.
Press and hold the button until the display
changes.
4.
Briefly press the button repeatedly until the
corresponding symbol and "RESET" are dis-
played.
5.
Press and hold the button until the display
changes.
6.
Start driving.
Initialization is completed while the car is on
the move, without any feedback.
The initialization is completed during driv-
ing, which can be interrupted at any time.
When driving resumes, the initialization is con-
tinued automatically.
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Indication of a flat tire
The warning lamps come on in yellow
and red. An acoustic signal also sounds.
There is a flat tire or a major loss in tire
inflation pressure.
1.
Reduce speed and stop the vehicle with cau-
tion. Avoid sudden braking and steering
maneuvers.
2.
Check whether the vehicle is equipped with
normal tires or with run-flat tires
*
.
Run-flat tires, refer to page
, are identi-
fied by a circular symbol containing the let-
ters RSC on the tire sidewall.
When a flat tire is reported, the Dynamic Stability
Control DSC is activated.
Actions in the event of a flat tire
Normal tires*
1.
Identify the damaged tire.
To do so, check the inflation pressure in all
four tires.
The inflation pressure display of the Mobility
System, page
, can be used for this pur-
pose.
If the inflation pressure in all four tires is cor-
rect, the Flat Tire Monitor might not have
been initialized. The system must then be
initialized.
If it is not possible to identify the damaged
tire, contact your MINI dealer.
2.
Use the Mobility System to remedy the flat
tire on the damaged wheel, refer to
page
Run-flat tires*
You can continue driving with a damaged tire at
speeds up to 50 mph or 80 km/h.
If the vehicle is not equipped with run-flat
tires, do not continue driving; continuing
to drive can result in serious accidents.
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Continued driving with a flat tire
When driving with a damaged tire:
1.
Avoid sudden braking and steering maneu-
vers.
2.
Do not exceed a speed of 50 mph or
80 km/h.
3.
At the next opportunity, check the air pres-
sure in all four tires.
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