Mini 2003 Cooper User Manual

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OVERVIEW

REPAIRS

OPERATION

CONTROLS

DATA

INDEX

FLAT TIRE – RUN FLAT TIRES

Continuing driving with a damaged
tire

With Run Flat tires, you can continue driv-
ing under certain conditions, depending on
the vehicle load and the severity of the tire
damage, at a maximum speed of 50 mph /
80 km/h.

You can determine the possible mileage for
continued driving on the basis of the fol-
lowing general indications:
>Tire inflation pressure 0 psi / 0 kPa:

approx. 95 miles / 150 km

>Tire inflation pressure 7.2–14.5 psi /

50–100 kPa:
approx. 300 miles / 500 km

>Tire inflation pressure greater than

14.5 psi / 100 kPa:
approx. 600 miles / 1,000 km.

Tire change set

Your MINI is additionally equipped with a
tire change set. This is located in the MINI
COOPER in the cargo area under the floor
mat.
In the MINI COOPER S the tire change set is
located in a separate bag which is attached
to the eyelets on the cargo area floor by
means of tie-down straps, see page

When changing a tire, always observe the
safety measures on page

112

, and follow

the procedure described on page

114

ff.

In case of a flat tire the tire change
set is not needed, since your MINI has

Run Flat tires.

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