Mini 2008 Cooper User Manual
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In the following situations, the system could be
delayed or malfunction:
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System has not been initialized
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Driving on snowy or slippery road surface
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Performance-oriented style of driving: slip in
the drive wheels, high lateral acceleration
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Snow chains are attached
When the vehicle is driven with a space-saver
spare tire
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, page
, the Flat Tire Monitor can-
not function.
Initializing the system
The initialization is completed during driv-
ing, which can be interrupted at any time.
When driving resumes, the initialization is con-
tinued automatically.
Do not initialize the system if you are driving
with snow chains or a space-saver spare tire
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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
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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
, or
change the damaged tire, refer to page
.
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
, 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
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