Operation Manual
Notes
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> California Emission Control System Limited 
Warranty
Detailed information about these warranties is 
listed in the Service and Warranty Information 
Booklet for US models or in the Warranty and 
Service Guide Booklet for Canadian models.
Your vehicle has been specifically adapted and 
designed to meet the particular operating con-
ditions and registration requirements in your 
country and continental region in order to 
deliver the full driving pleasure while the vehicle 
is operated under those conditions. If you wish 
to operate your vehicle in another country or 
region, you may be required to adapt your vehi-
cle to meet different prevailing operating condi-
tions and registration requirements. You should 
also be aware of any applicable warranty limita-
tions or exclusions for such country or region. In 
such a case, please contact Customer Relations 
for further information.
Maintenance
Maintain the vehicle regularly to sustain road 
safety, operational reliability and the New Vehi-
cle Limited Warranty.
Specifications for required maintenance mea-
sures:
> MINI Maintenance System
> Service and Warranty Information Booklet 
for US models
> Warranty and Service Guide Booklet for 
Canadian models
If the vehicle is not maintained according to 
these specifications, this could result in serious 
damage to the vehicle. Such damage is not cov-
ered by the MINI New Vehicle Limited Warranty.
Data memory
A variety of electronic components in your vehi-
cle include data storage devices, which store 
technical information on the condition of your 
vehicle, events and errors, either temporarily or 
permanently. In general, this technical informa-
tion documents the condition of a component, a 
module, a system or the surroundings:
> Operating conditions of system compo-
nents, e.g., fill levels.
> Status messages regarding the vehicle and 
of its individual components, such as wheel 
rpm/vehicle speed, response delay, lateral 
acceleration.
> Malfunctions and defects in the major sys-
tem components, such as the lights and 
brakes.
> Responses of the vehicle in special driving 
situations, such as the deployment of an air-
bag, the utilization of stability control sys-
tems.
> Environmental conditions, such as tempera-
ture.
These data are exclusively of a technical nature 
and are used for the detection and correction of 
errors, as well as the optimization of vehicle 
functions. Motion profiles of traveled routes can 
not be deduced from these data. If services are 
required, such as repair services, service pro-
cesses, warranty claims and quality assurance, 
then this technical information can be read out 
by employees of service departments, including 
the manufacturer, from the event and error data 
storage devices by using special diagnostic 
equipment. There, if necessary, you will receive 
further information. After remedying an error, 
the information in the error memory is deleted 
or progressively overwritten.
When using the vehicle, situations are conceiv-
able in which this technical data, in conjunction 
with other information, such as accident reports, 
vehicle damage, witness statements, etc. - pos-
sibly with the assistance of an expert - could be 
traced to particular individuals. Additional func-
tions that are agreed upon contractually with 
the customer, such as vehicle tracking in case of 
emergency, permit the transmission of certain 
vehicle data from the vehicle.
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