Driving - Mini Cooper S 2006 Owner's Manual

Driving

Ignition lock
Insert the key all the way into the ignition lock.
> Radio readiness
Individual electrical consumers can operate.
>
The electric steering wheel lock disengages
audibly.
Insert the key into the ignition lock before
you move the vehicle, otherwise the elec-
tric steering wheel lock will not disengage and
you will not be able to steer the
Removing the key from the ignition lock
Press in the key briefly. It is ejected slightly.
At the same time:
> The ignition is switched off if it was on
beforehand.
>
The electric steering wheel lock engages
audibly.
Automatic transmission
You cannot take out the key unless the selector
lever is in the P position: interlock.
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Start/stop button
Briefly press the start/stop button to switch radio
readiness or the ignition on or off. Do not
depress the brake or clutch while doing so.
Briefly pressing the start/stop button while
the brake or clutch is depressed starts the
engine.<
Radio readiness
Individual electrical consumers can operate. The
time and outside temperature are displayed in
the tachometer.
Radio readiness is switched off automatically:
> When the key is removed from the ignition
lock
> When using convenient access
the button on the door handle or the
button on the remote control, refer to Lock-
ing on page 24
Ignition on
Most indicator and warning lamps in indicator
area 1 of the displays, page 13, light up for vary-
ing lengths of time.
When the engine is off, turn off the igni-
tion and any unnecessary electrical con-
sumers in order to preserve the
Radio readiness and ignition off
All indicator and warning lamps in the displays
go out.
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by pushing
battery.<
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