BMW MINI Countryman Cooper, Owner'S Handbook Manual

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Mutual aid
MOBILITY
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1. Open the cover of the battery in the engine
compartment to reach the positive terminal
of your MINI.
2. Release the left and right tabs on the cover
over the positive terminal
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, arrow 1 , and lift
the cover to open it, arrow 2 .
3. Connect a terminal clamp on the po
jump lead to the positive battery terminal or
a jump-starting connection on the donor
vehicle.
4. Connect the second terminal clamp on the
po jump lead to the positive battery
terminal or a jump-starting connection on
the vehicle to be started.
5. Connect a terminal clamp on the negative/–
jump lead to the negative battery terminal
or the engine or body earth connection on
the donor vehicle.
Body earth on the MINI with petrol engine:
Body earth on the MINI with diesel engine:
6. Connect the second terminal clamp on the
negative/– jump lead to the negative battery
terminal or a ground/earth connection on
the engine or body of the vehicle to be
started.
Starting the engine
1. Start the engine of the donor vehicle and
allow it to run for a few minutes at a slightly
increased idle speed.
2. Start the engine of the other vehicle in the
customary way.
If an initial attempt to start the engine fails,
wait several minutes until the flat battery
has been recharged to a slightly greater
degree.
3. Allow the engines to run for a few minutes.
4. Disconnect the jump leads in the opposite
order from that in which they were originally
attached.
Check the battery if necessary and have it
recharged.