For Your Own Safety; Intended Use - Mini COOPER Owner's Manual

▷ Online Owner's Manual.
▷ MINI Motorer's Guide App.
Notes on updates can be found in the appendix
of the printed Owner's Manual for the vehicle.

For Your Own Safety

Manufacturer
The manufacturer of this MINI is Bayerische
Motoren Werke Aktionengesellschaft, BMW AG.

Intended use

Follow the following when using the vehicle:
▷ Owner's Manual.
▷ Information on the vehicle. Do not remove
stickers.
▷ Technical vehicle data.
▷ The traffic, speed, and safety laws where
the vehicle is driven.
▷ Vehicle documents and statutory docu‐
ments.
Warranty
Your vehicle is technically configured for the
operating conditions and registration require‐
ments applying in the country of first delivery,
also known as homologation. If your vehicle is
to be operated in a different country it might
be necessary to adapt your vehicle to poten‐
tially differing operating conditions and regis‐
tration requirements. If your vehicle does not
comply with the homologation requirements in
a certain country you may not be able to lodge
warranty claims for your vehicle there. Further
information on warranty is available from a
dealer's service center.
Maintenance and repairs
Advanced technology, e. g. the use of modern
materials and high-performance electronics,
requires suitable maintenance and repair work.
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Information
Online Edition for Part no. 01402983336 - X/17
The manufacturer of your vehicle recommends
that you entrust corresponding procedures to a
MINI dealer's service center. If you choose to
use another service facility, the manufacturer of
your vehicle recommends use of a facility that
performs work, for instance maintenance and
repair, according to MINI specifications with
properly trained personnel, referred to in this
Owner's Manual as "another qualified service
center or repair shop".
If work is performed improperly, for instance
maintenance and repair, there is a risk of sub‐
sequent damage and related safety risks.
Parts and accessories
The manufacturer of your vehicle recommends
the use of parts and accessory products ap‐
proved by the manufacturer of the MINI.
Approved parts and accessories, and advice on
their use and installation are available from a
MINI dealer's service center.
MINI parts and accessories were tested by the
manufacturer of the MINI for their safety and
suitability in MINI vehicles.
The manufacturer of your vehicle warrants gen‐
uine MINI parts and accessories.
The manufacturer of your vehicle does not
evaluate whether each individual product from
another manufacturer can be used with MINI
vehicles without presenting a safety hazard,
even if a country-specific official approval was
issued. The manufacturer of your vehicle does
not evaluate whether these products are suita‐
ble for MINI vehicles under all usage conditions.
California Proposition 65 Warning
California laws require us to state the following
warning:
Engine exhaust and a wide variety of automo‐
bile components and parts, including compo‐
nents found in the interior furnishings in a vehi‐
cle, contain or emit chemicals known to the
State of California to cause cancer and birth de‐
fects and reproductive harm. In addition, cer‐