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Driving
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Electric motor noise
The electric motor in your MINI makes far less
noise than a combustion engine. Please take
this into consideration when driving, as other
road users, e. g. pedestrians or bicyclists, may
not hear your MINI; adapt your driving style
accordingly.
Hot high voltage battery
In rare cases, the high voltage battery of your
MINI may become very hot. Depending on the
temperature of the high voltage battery, your
MINI may be affected as follows:
Ventilation of the high voltage battery
switches on
The ventilation of the high voltage battery is
clearly audible in the vehicle interior.
Energy recovery is reduced
To cool the high voltage battery, energy recov-
ery is no longer possible.
When the yellow warning lamp lights
up, energy recovery is only possible to a
limited degree. In special cases, the
usual deceleration may be greatly minimized or
switched off altogether.
Be ready to brake at all times as the
braking effect of the electric motor due
to energy recovery will no longer be available.
The vehicle may roll further than usual even if
the accelerator is not depressed. This may
endanger other road users.
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Reducing the maximum speed
When the high voltage battery is very hot, the
maximum speed is limited to approx. 10 mph/
16 km/h.
Continue driving only if you do not
obstruct traffic, otherwise other road users
could be endangered. <
Turn signals/
headlamp flasher
1 Turn signal indicator
2 Headlamp flasher
Using turn signals
Press the lever beyond the resistance point.
To turn off manually, press the lever to the resis-
tance point.
Unusually rapid flashing of the indicator
lamp indicates that an indicator bulb has
failed.
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Indicating a turn briefly
Press the lever as far as the resistance point for
as long as you wish to indicate a turn.
Triple turn signal activation
Press the lever as far as the resistance point.
You can set whether the turn signal is to flash
once or three times.
1. Switch on the ignition, refer to page 32 .
2. Briefly press the button in the turn indicator
lever repeatedly until "SET/INFO" is dis-
played.
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