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Mini 2010 Clubman User Manual

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Using the button in the turn indicator
lever

1.

Start the engine, but do not start driving.

2.

Briefly press the button in the turn indicator
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.

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 substantial loss of
tire pressure.

1.

Reduce speed and stop the vehicle with cau-
tion. Avoid sudden braking and steering
maneuvers.

2.

Check whether your vehicle is equipped
with normal tires or run-flat tires.

The symbol identifying run-flat tires is
a circle with the letters RSC on the

sidewall, refer to Run-flat tires, page

103

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Normal tires

1.

Determine which tire is damaged.

If this cannot be determined, contact
your MINI dealer.

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2.

Repair the flat tire, refer to page

118

, or

change the damaged tire, refer to page

121

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Run-flat tires*

1.

Cautiously reduce speed to below 50 mph
or 80 km/h. Avoid sudden braking and
steering maneuvers. Do not exceed a speed
of 50 mph or 80 km/h.

Do not continue driving if the vehicle is
not equipped with run-flat tires,

page

103

; otherwise, a serious accident

could result.

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2.

At the next opportunity, check the air pres-
sure in all four tires.

If all four tires are inflated to the cor-
rect pressures, the Flat Tire Monitor

might not have been initialized. The system
must then be initialized.

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3.

In the event of complete tire pressure loss,
0 psi/0 kPa, you can estimate the possible
distance for continued driving on the basis
of the following guidelines:

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With a light load:
1 to 2 persons without luggage:
approx. 155 miles/250 km

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