Manual Mini Cooper S 2010-2012 (page 230 of 267) (English)

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The jack base must be perpendicular to the

surface beneath the jacking point.

2. During jacking up, insert the jack head in the

square recess of the jacking point.

3. Jack the vehicle up until the wheel you are

changing is raised off the ground.

Mounting the space-saver spare tire

1. Unscrew the lug bolts and remove the

wheel.

2. Remove accumulations of mud or dirt from

the mounting surfaces of the wheel and

hub. Clean the lug bolts.

3. Lift the new wheel into place.

4. Screw at least two lug bolts finger-tight into

opposite bolt holes.

5. Screw in the remaining bolts.

6. Tighten all the lug bolts firmly in a diagonal

pattern.

7. Lower the vehicle.

8. Remove the jack.

Tightening the lug bolts

Tighten the lug bolts in a diagonal pattern.

Immediately have the wheels checked

with a calibrated torque wrench to ensure

that the lug bolts are firmly seated. Otherwise,

incorrectly tightened lug bolts can present a

safety hazard.<

Tightening torque: 103.3 lb ft or 140 Nm.

Replace the defective tire as soon as possible

and have the new wheel/tire assembly bal-

anced.

Vehicle battery

Maintenance

The battery is maintenance-free; that is, the

electrolyte will last for the life of the battery

when the vehicle is operated in a temperate cli-

mate.

Battery replacement

Only use vehicle batteries that have been

approved for your vehicle by the manu-

facturer; otherwise, the vehicle could be dam-

aged and systems or functions may not be fully

available.<

After a battery replacement, have the battery

registered on the vehicle by your MINI dealer to

ensure that all convenience functions are fully

available and, if necessary, the corresponding

Check Control messages are no longer dis-

played.

Charging the battery

Note

Do not connect battery chargers to the

sockets installed in the vehicle at the fac-

tory; otherwise you may cause damage to the

battery.<

Only charge the battery in the vehicle when the

engine is off. Connections, refer to Jump-start-

ing on page 232.

General information

To guarantee the full service life of the battery,

make sure that the battery is always properly

charged.

It may be necessary to charge the battery in the

following situations:

> if frequent short trips are taken.

> if the vehicle is frequently parked for more

than a month.

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