BMW MINI Countryman Cooper, Owner'S Handbook Manual

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General information
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General information
About this Owner's
Handbook
We have tried to make all the information in this
Owner's Handbook easy to find. The quickest
way to access a specific topic or item is by con-
sulting the detailed alphabetical index at the
end. Consult the first chapter for an overview of
your car.
When the time comes to sell your MINI, remem-
ber to hand over this Owner's Handbook; it is an
important part of the vehicle.
Additional sources of information
If you have any queries, your MINI Service Cen-
tre will be glad to advise you.
You can find additional MINI-related informa-
tion, for example on the engineering features, in
the Internet by visiting www.MINI.com.
Symbols used
Indicates precautions that must be fol-
lowed precisely in order to avoid the pos-
sibility of personal injury and serious damage to
the vehicle.
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Indicates information that will assist you in
gaining the optimum benefit from your
vehicle and enable you to care more effectively
for your vehicle.
<
Refers to measures that can be taken to
help protect the environment.
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< Marks the end of a specific item of informa-
tion.
*
Identifies optional extras or specific national-
market items of equipment, as well as equip-
ment and functions not yet available at the time
of printing.
Symbol for components and assemblies
Recommends that you study the relevant
section of this Owner's Handbook in con-
nection with a particular part or assembly.
Your car
Your MINI is manufactured by Bayerische
Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, BMW AG.
When you ordered your MINI, you chose various
items of equipment. This Owner's Handbook
describes all models and equipment specifica-
tions which the manufacturer of your MINI offers
within this particular model line.
This explains why the Owner's Handbook may
also contain details of items which you have not
ordered. The differences can easily be identified
by the asterisk
*
shown against optional extras.
If your MINI features equipment not described in
this Owner's Handbook, observe the enclosed
Supplementary Owner's Handbooks.
In vehicles with right-hand drive, some of
the controls are arranged differently from
those shown in the illustrations of this Owner's
Handbook.
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Built-date*
The production date of your vehicle can be
found at the bottom of the door column of the
driver door.
The 'built-date' is defined as 'the calendar
month and the calendar year in which the body
shell and the powertrain subassemblies are con-
joined and the vehicle is driven or moved from
the production line'.