BMW MINI 2018 Guide

© 2017 MINI USA, a division of BMW of North America, LLC.
Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey 07677
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Printed in U.S.A. 06/17
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Table of Contents
Page
MINI Service ......................................................1
MaintainingYourMINIVehicle .........................................1
MaintenanceIntervals ...............................................1
TheMINIMaintenanceSystem..........................................1
ServiceData—RemoteControlKey ......................................2
VehicleStorage ...................................................2
EngineOil ......................................................2
Long-Term Rated Fluids and Oils ........................................2
Regular Checks — Vehicle Operator ......................................2
Maintenance Service Display Overview ......................................3
Screencontentinformation ............................................3
RadioDisplayscreencontents(vehicleswithoutMINIController) ....................3
CenterInstrumentscreencontents(vehicleswithMINIController)....................4
QualityCertificationI.................................................4
Maintenance Service Summary ...........................................5
Standardscope ...................................................5
Engineoil ......................................................5
Maintenance services connected to a specific engine oil service* ....................5
MaintenanceservicesthatdisplayinCBS ...................................5
Vehicle check ....................................................5
Brake fluid ......................................................6
Front brake .....................................................6
Rear brake ......................................................6
EmissionControlMaintenanceSchedule .....................................6
Complimentary Scheduled MINI Maintenance ..................................7
Qualification.....................................................7
WhatisCovered ..................................................7
WhatisnotCovered* ...............................................8
ScopeofMaintenance ...............................................8
Additional Exclusions From Complimentary Scheduled MINI Maintenance ...............8
MaintenanceProgramUpgradeOptionandExtensionOptions(MINIMaintenance+) ........9

MINI SERVICE
The MINI Maintenance System display provides the
vehicle operator access to the current status
MINI recommends you have your maintenance and information for the following maintenance service
repair work performed by an authorized MINI dealer. tasks:
MAINTAINING YOUR MINI VEHICLE
Awell-maintained vehicle will help safeguard its
operational performance, road-safety and its
reliability. This is why it is important to follow and
perform MINI’s recommended periodic vehicle
inspections and maintenance service tasks as
indicated by your vehicle’s Maintenance Service
Display, along with the other maintenance work
described in this booklet.
Damage, including consequential damage,
which results from lack of or improper
maintenance is not covered under the MINI New
Passenger Car Limited Warranty.
MAINTENANCE INTERVALS
Maintenance intervals on motor vehicles were
conventionally based solely on afixed time period or
aspecified amount of accumulated driving mileage.
However, operational and driving conditions have a
major influence on your vehicle’s routine
maintenance requirements; the distance traveled is
only one of these significant factors. Avehicle used
for short trips in the city with numerous cold starts,
prolonged periods of idling, stop-and-go driving, and
high engine speeds during acceleration may require
more frequent maintenance intervals than avehicle
that is driven long distances at moderate engine
speeds.
Your MINI vehicle uses sensors and algorithms
together with the elapsed time and the driving
distance/profile to monitor and evaluate your
vehicle’s maintenance service needs. This
information is then used to adapt dynamically the
parameters used to forecast the applicable
maintenance service task intervals.
THE MINI MAINTENANCE SYSTEM
All MINI vehicles are equipped with an integrated
MINI Maintenance System. This maintenance
“reminder” system helps ensure that the vehicle
inspections and maintenance service tasks are
performed at the forecasted intervals that apply to
your vehicle.
Engine oil (date and miles)
Vehicle check (date and miles)
Front brake pads (miles)
Rear brake pads (miles)
Brake fluid (date)
For each specific maintenance service task, either the
future date (month/year), remaining miles or both are
provided as noted above. The system monitors
variable inputs to forecast the intervals and alert the
driver when one or more specific maintenances tasks
should be performed.
Note: The status of the front and rear brake pads will
only be observable in the maintenance system’s
display when there are approximately 2,000 miles or
less remaining before abrake service will be required
to be performed.
For information about the vehicle’s maintenance
system displays, please refer to the Maintenance
Service Display Overview section beginning on
page 3.
The following “combine with Engine oil” maintenance
service tasks may be identified as needing to be
performed with aspecific occurrence of the “Engine
oil” service task (service counter number):
Cabin Microfilter(s)
Engine air filter(s)
Spark plugs
Although these items do not appear in the MINI
Maintenance System’s display in the vehicle, these
services should be performed when your vehicle’s
engine oil is changed in accordance with the interval
identified by your vehicle’s MINI Maintenance
System.
For more information on your vehicle’s maintenance
services requirements, procedures and intervals,
please refer the Maintenance Service Summary
section beginning on page 5.
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The MINI Maintenance System also includes an
option to set service reminders for the following
state-specific mandatory vehicle inspections,
including:
Vehicle safety inspection; and/or
Emissions test
The corresponding interval data for these inspections
can be inputted into the MINI Maintenance System
by aservice provider; they are not determined by the
vehicle.
For your convenience, you may also wish to have your
authorized MINI dealer perform the work necessary
to fulfill these state inspection requirements in your
area concurrent with the maintenance services
specified above when possible.
Should you request more frequent maintenance
service than is indicated by the MINI Maintenance
System during the coverage period, the cost of these
services will not be covered by the MINI
Maintenance Program.
SERVICE DATA —REMOTE CONTROL KEY
Maintenance service task status information for your
MINI vehicle is continually updated and stored in
your remote control key.
Your authorized MINI dealer can access this data and
consult with you about applicable service procedures
and tasks for your vehicle.
Therefore, always provide your service consultant
with the most recent remote control key that was
used to operate the vehicle when servicing your
vehicle at aMINI dealer.
VEHICLE STORAGE
Disconnecting the battery during periods of
long-term vehicle storage will interrupt the
calculation of time-dependent maintenance services.
In this situation, MINI recommends that you have all
your time-based maintenance services, such as brake
fluid, engine oil and cabin microfilter, brought up to
the correct date by an authorized MINI dealer.
ENGINE OIL
2018 model year vehicles are factory-filled with:
MINI approved fully synthetic oil for gasoline
engines
Engine oil should be changed when the vehicle’s
engine is at operating temperature.
If an engine oil service is being performed or you
need to add engine oil between changes, please refer
to the Owner’s Manual for the recommended engine
oil for your MINI vehicle.
LONG-TERM RATED FLUIDS AND OILS
The following systems and assemblies are factory-
filled with long-term rated fluid and oil; fluid
replacement is only necessary when repairs are being
performed (unless otherwise noted):
Engine cooling system (antifreeze/coolant)
Automatic and manual transmissions
All-wheel drive transfer cases (except when
indicated by the vehicle)
REGULAR CHECKS —VEHICLE
OPERATOR
In addition to the maintenance service procedure
information contained in this booklet, MINI
recommends that you regularly check (when
refueling, for example), and address when necessary,
the following items:
Washer fluid level
Engine oil level
Coolant level
Brake fluid level
Tires —pressure, condition and wear
Please refer to the Owner’s Manual for additional
information.
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MAINTENANCE SERVICE DISPLAY
3. Select “Vehicle status” and then press the knob.
OVERVIEW
Condition Based Service (CBS)
SCREEN CONTENT INFORMATION
4. Select “Service required” and then press the
knob.
5. Select the maintenance item you want to check,
and then press the knob to check the status of
that item.
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40 60 80 100 120
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BRAKE
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The remaining driving distance and the date of the
next scheduled service are briefly displayed in the
speedometer immediately after you start the engine
or switch on the ignition.
For specific maintenance operations, you can view
the respective distance remaining or the due date
individually in the large display in the MINI Center
Instrument.
RADIO DISPLAY SCREEN CONTENTS
(VEHICLES WITHOUT MINI CONTROLLER)
1. Using the controls on the radio, press the MENU
button.
2. Rotate the right knob to select “Vehicle Info” (1),
and then press the knob.
Vehicle Info 1:09
FM
MENU BACK
RADIO MEDIA
TEL
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CENTER INSTRUMENT SCREEN CONTENTS
4. Select “Service required” and then press the
(VEHICLES WITH MINI CONTROLLER)
controller.
1. Using the MINI Controller located to the rear of
the gear selector lever, press the MENU button.
2. Rotate to select “Vehicle Info” (1), and then press
the controller.
3. Select “Vehicle status” and then press the
controller.
Vehicle Info
1
5. Select the maintenance item you want to check,
and then press the controller to check the status
of that item.
Service required
Engine oil
Brake fluid
Vehicle inspection
Emission inspection
Vehicle check
04/2018
since: 1000 mi
QUALITY CERTIFICATION I
Apre-delivery “Quality Certification I” inspection is
performed on all new MINI vehicles prior to their first
delivery.
The Quality Certification Iform details alist of items
inspected on the vehicle and is provided to the owner
at time of first delivery. Acopy of the form is on file
with the authorized MINI dealer that performed this
inspection.
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MAINTENANCE SERVICE SUMMARY
The maintenance service tasks outlined in this
section are based on intervals of:
Time; and/or
Mileage; or combined with
Performing aspecified occurrence of a
maintenance service task.
Such intervals are primarily determined by the MINI
Maintenance System unless otherwise noted in this
booklet.
The information contained in this booklet is correct
as of the “print date.” MINI reserves the right to make
changes to the vehicle’s maintenance service
parameters and intervals due to running vehicle
production improvements (among other things).
Your authorized MINI dealer can utilize the most
current applicable maintenance service information to
determine which maintenance service inspections and
service tasks need to be performed on your vehicle.
STANDARD SCOPE
Maintenance work:
Verify Check Control messages.
Check indicator and warning lights.
Reset CBS display.
Lubricate tailgate hinges.
Check sunroof guide rails for excessive
contamination.
Inspect tires, adjust tire pressures and reset Tire
Pressure Monitor.
Check parking brake functionality while the
vehicle is being driven into the workshop.
MINI Cooper SECountryman ALL4 (PHEV):
Charge the high voltage battery.
Check and record the customer’s charge setting in
the central display.
ENGINE OIL
Maintenance work:
Change the engine oil and oil filter (as shown in
CBS). For the recommended engine oil for your
MINI vehicle, please refer to the Owner’s Manual.
MAINTENANCE SERVICES CONNECTED TO
ASPECIFIC ENGINE OIL SERVICE*
*These additional connected services will not be
shown in the vehicle’s CBS display.
Maintenance work:
At every 2nd Engine Oil Service: Ventilation
microfilter: Replace.
At every 4th Engine Oil Service: Intake air cleaner:
Replace (reduce replacement interval in dusty
operating conditions).
At every 6th Engine Oil Service: Spark plugs:
Replace (approximately 60,000 miles).
MAINTENANCE SERVICES THAT DISPLAY
IN CBS
VEHICLE CHECK
Maintenance work:
Check operation of horn, headlight flasher and
hazard warning flashers.
Check instrument and control lighting, and
heater/air-conditioning blower.
Check lighting system: turn signals, back-up,
license plate, interior (incl. map, reading lights),
glovebox, luggage area lights.
Safety belts: Check condition and function.
Check windshield wiper and washer jet positions.
Tires, incl. spare in MINI Cooper: Check tread
depth, wear pattern, outer condition, inflation
pressure. If necessary, correct pressure.
Battery: Check state of charge (magic eye) and
charge if required.
Visually inspect all SRS airbag units for torn
covers, obvious damage or attachment of stickers.
Convertible: Open the convertible top. Activate
automatic rollover protection system manually.
Rear-view mirrors.
Coolant: Check fluid level and concentration.
Windshield washer and intensive cleaning
systems: Check protection level, fluid level; top off
if necessary.
Brake system connections and lines: Check for
leaks, damage and correct positioning.
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Underbody, incl. all visible parts (i.e., transmission,
rear axle, fuel lines, exhaust system): Check for
damage, leaks and corrosion.
Steering components: Check for clearance, damage
and wear.
MINI Mobility System: Check expiration date on
sealant bottle. Change sealant bottle if necessary.
Final Inspection: Road test with check of:
–Brakes
–Steering
–Shock absorbers (visual)
–Transmission
MINI Cooper SECountryman ALL4 (PHEV):
Check coolant level and concentration in both
reservoirs (for gasoline engine and electric motor
electronics).
Check the occasional use charging cable for
damage (cuts, breakage, deformation), corrosion
and wear.
Check the charging cable port for damage,
corrosion and wear.
BRAKE FLUID
Maintenance work:
Replace brake fluid (as shown in CBS).
FRONT BRAKE
Maintenance work:
Replace brake pads, clean brake pad contact
points in calipers.
Brake discs: Check surface and thickness; replace
as necessary.
REAR BRAKE
Maintenance work:
Replace brake pads, clean brake pad contact
points in calipers.
Brake discs: Check surface and thickness; replace
as necessary.
Parking brake: Repair or replace parking brake
shoes/linings only if areduction in the brake’s
effectiveness is noted.
EMISSION CONTROL MAINTENANCE
SCHEDULE
The maintenance schedule as shown is designed to
maintain the proper function of the vehicle’s
emission control systems. This will help ensure
optimum performance and fuel economy.
Basic Engine
Engine oil As specified by CBS
Engine oil filter As specified by CBS
Fuel System
Air filter At every 4th Engine Oil
Service (approximately
40,000 miles)
Ignition System
Spark plugs (all models) At every 6th Engine Oil
Service (approximately
60,000 miles)
Emission Control
Components —Oxygen
Sensor
Cooper Clubman ALL4, 120,000 miles
Countryman, Countryman
ALL4
Cooper SECountryman 120,000 miles
ALL4
JCW 150,000 miles
Cooper S150,000 miles
Cooper Hardtop 2Door, 150,000 miles
Hardtop 4Door,
Convertible, Clubman
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COMPLIMENTARY SCHEDULED MINI
MAINTENANCE
The Complimentary Scheduled MINI Maintenance is
provided for the exclusive benefit of the first
purchaser, owner, or lessee of anew vehicle, sales
demonstrator vehicle, Aftersales Mobility Program
(AMP) vehicle, or BMW Group company vehicle from
an authorized MINI dealer in the United States
(including Puerto Rico).
Absent avehicle transfer, a2018 vehicle purchased
from an authorized MINI dealer in the United States
(including Puerto Rico) is covered by Complimentary
Scheduled MINI Maintenance for 36 months or
36,000 miles, whichever occurs first.
Coverage begins on the date of first retail sale or the
date the vehicle is first placed into service as asales
demonstrator, Aftersales Mobility Program (AMP)
Vehicle or BMW Group company vehicle, whichever
is earlier (the vehicle’s original in-service date).
Any authorized MINI dealer in the United States
(including Puerto Rico) will perform the eligible
maintenance services listed in the “What is Covered”
section on your vehicle at no expense to you so long
as your vehicle qualifies for this coverage.
QUALIFICATION
The Complimentary Scheduled MINI Maintenance
coverage, with one exception, is available only to the
first purchaser, owner, or lessee as noted above and
is not transferable* to subsequent purchaser, owner,
or lessees.
*See the Maintenance Program Upgrade Option and
Extension Options (MINI Maintenance +) section on
page 9.
The sole exception to the non-transferability of
Complimentary Scheduled MINI Maintenance
coverage is that household transfers within the
United States (including Puerto Rico) to members of
the household of the initial purchaser, owner, or
lessee of the vehicle from an authorized MINI dealer
will not result in termination of Complimentary
Scheduled MINI Maintenance coverage.
Household transfers are limited solely to transfers to
acurrent or former spouse or spousal equivalent,
child, sibling, parent, grandparent, or grandchild from
the initial purchaser, owner, or lessee of the vehicle.
In the event of ahousehold transfer, please promptly
advise your authorized MINI dealer to document and
confirm the household transfer for purposes of
Complimentary Scheduled MINI Maintenance
coverage.
The payoff of aloan on avehicle by the initial
purchaser and the purchase of aleased vehicle by the
initial lessee are not considered transfers for
purposes of Complimentary Scheduled MINI
Maintenance coverage.
WHAT IS COVERED
Complimentary Scheduled MINI Maintenance covers
the following factory-recommended maintenance
services when they are identified as needing to be
performed by the MINI Maintenance System:
Engine oil (including the oil filter)
Brake fluid (Replacement)
Vehicle check (Inspection)
And, in conjunction with one or more of the items
listed above, the:
Standard scope (Procedure)
Additionally, the following “combine with Engine
oil”** maintenance service tasks are also covered
when they qualify to be performed:
Cabin microfilter(s)
Remote control key battery
Engine air filter(s)
Spark plugs
**As determined by the vehicle’s maintenance system
“Engine oil” service counter “number.”
If acovered maintenance service task’s procedure
specifies the inspection of components with a
performable adjustment, when required and in
conjunction with performing this maintenance
service, these adjustments are also covered.
For more information on your vehicle’s maintenance
services requirements, procedures, intervals, please
refer to the Maintenance Service Summary section
beginning on page 5.
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WHAT IS NOT COVERED* ADDITIONAL EXCLUSIONS FROM
Complimentary Scheduled MINI Maintenance does
not cover the following:
Front and rear “standard” brake pads and discs
(non-drilled/drilled)
Parking brake shoes/linings
Wiper blade assemblies and inserts
Engine drive belt
Manual transmission clutch assembly
*See the Maintenance Program Upgrade Option and
Extension Options (MINI Maintenance +) section on
page 9.
SCOPE OF MAINTENANCE
Irrespective of the maintenance program coverage
that applies to your vehicle, to help ensure your
vehicle is properly maintained, MINI recommends
that you always adhere to the “full scope” of
applicable maintenance procedures and instructions
specified in the Maintenance Service Summary
section beginning on page 5in this booklet.
Maintenance service tasks not covered by the
maintenance program can be performed by an
authorized MINI dealer at your expense upon your
approval.
You are free to have maintenance service tasks
performed by other service facilities. However, any
service performed by someone other than an
authorized MINI dealer is not eligible for
reimbursement under the MINI Maintenance
Program.
While you may elect to use non-genuine MINI parts
for maintenance or repair services, MINI is not
obligated to pay for repairs of the non-genuine MINI
parts or for repairs of any damage resulting from the
use of non-genuine parts.
MINI recommends that you keep arecord of all
maintenance and repairs performed on your vehicle.
COMPLIMENTARY SCHEDULED MINI
MAINTENANCE
Vehicle safety inspection
Vehicle emissions test
Oxygen Sensor(s) replacements
Maintenance service tasks performed on avehicle
with an ineligible/inactive/expired maintenance
program
Repairs covered under your New Passenger Car
Limited Warranty
Covered maintenance services task performed by
service facilities other than an authorized MINI
dealer in the United States and Puerto Rico
Engine oil services and other covered
maintenances service tasks including the
“combined with Engine oil” services that are
performed before they qualify or that are
performed more frequently than indicated
Gasoline
Gasoline additives
Gasoline engine fuel filter
DMTL and NVLD system filters
“Topping off” low fluids (e.g., engine oil, coolant
system antifreeze, washer fluid, etc.) except when
done in conjunction with acovered scheduled
maintenance service (as outlined in the
customized maintenance checklist printout)
Tires and wheels/rims
Wheel alignment, tire balancing and rotation
Tire Pressure Monitor (TPM) reset except when
done in conjunction with acovered scheduled
maintenance service (as outlined in the
customized maintenance checklist printout)
Wear and tear of soft trim items, such as: seats,
carpets, moldings, headliner, door panels and all
chrome trim
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Damage, including consequential, which results
from negligence, improper operation of the
vehicle, wear and tear or deterioration due to
driving habits or conditions, improper repair,
environmental influences, flood, accident or fire
damage, road salt corrosion, alteration, installation
of non-genuine MINI parts or accessories, or use
of improper, poor-quality or contaminated fuel
Altered or unreadable Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN) or odometer irregularities or
vehicles where the true mileage cannot be
determined
Maintenance services or repairs performed after a
vehicle is deemed atotal loss or sold for salvage
Vehicles used in competitive events
MAINTENANCE PROGRAM UPGRADE
OPTION AND EXTENSION OPTIONS (MINI
MAINTENANCE +)
MINI recommends you contact your authorized MINI
dealer regarding the availability and purchase of a
maintenance program upgrade/extension (adding
transferability, enhancing and/or extending the
maintenance program’s coverage). Vehicle eligibility
requirements and coverage exclusions apply.
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OWNER/DRIVER INFORMATION
Name _____________________________________________________________________
Address _____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
OWNER/DRIVER TELEPHONES
Business _____________________________________________________________________
Home _____________________________________________________________________
Model ________________________________________________ Year _______________
VIN
Retail/In-Service Date___________________________________________________________
Trim Code ____________________________________ Color Code _______________________
Production Date ________________________________________________________________
License Plate Number ___________________________________________________________
MINI DEALER TELEPHONE NUMBERS
Offices _____________________________________________________________________
Services _____________________________________________________________________
MINI. 2018

MAINTENANCE
2018 MINI.
MAINTENANCE
2018 MINI.
*01_00_2_344_124*
01 00 2 344 124
© 2017 MINI USA, a division of BMW of North America, LLC.
Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey 07677
The MINI name, model names and logo are registered trademarks. European vehicles and products may be shown.
Printed in U.S.A. 06/17 All information is correct at time of printing and subject to change without notice.