Driving – Mini 2009 Cooper User Manual

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Driving

Displays in the tachometer

P R N D DS M1 to M6
The selector lever position is displayed, or the
current gear in the manual mode.

Changing selector lever positions

The selector lever can only be moved out of
position P if the ignition is switched on or the
engine is running: interlock.

Before moving the lever away from P or N
with the vehicle stationary, first depress the
brake; otherwise the selector lever will
refuse to move: shiftlock.

To prevent the vehicle from creeping
after you select a driving position, de-

press the brake until you are ready to start.

A lock prevents accidental shifting into selector
lever positions R and P.

Overriding the selector lever lock

Press the button on the front of the selector
lever, arrow.

P Park

Select this only when the vehicle is stationary.
The transmission locks to prevent the drive
wheels from turning.

R Reverse

Select this only when the vehicle is stationary.

N Neutral

Select this when you are in a car wash, for exam-
ple. The vehicle can roll.

D Drive, automatic position

Position for normal vehicle operation. All for-
ward gears are selected automatically.
Under normal operation conditions, fuel con-
sumption is lowest when you drive in position D.

Kick-down

Kick-down enables you to achieve maximum
performance.
Depress the accelerator pedal beyond the full-
throttle resistance point.

Sport program and manual operation
M/S

Move the selector lever from position D to the
left into the M/S shifting slot:
The Sport program is activated and DS is dis-
played.

Shifting with the selector lever

Push the selector lever forward or pull it back to
activate manual operation. Steptronic shifts the
gear.

Pull the selector lever in the + direction.
Transmission shifts up.

Push the selector lever in the – direction.
Transmission shifts down.

The tachometer displays M1 to M6.