Mini S Owner's Manual page 26

OPENING AND CLOSING – FROM OUTSIDE
1 Unlocking and opening the tailgate
2 Locking and securing
If the remote control does not react,
the battery is discharged. In the event
of a system malfunction, please contact
your MINI Dealer. You can also obtain
replacement keys and batteries there.
Battery changing, see page 22.
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To unlock
1. Press button 1 once to unlock the dri-
ver's door only
2. Press button 1 a second time to unlock
the other door as well as the tailgate and
the fuel filler door.
You can have this function activated/
deactivated by your MINI Dealer.
When the vehicle is unlocked, the hazard
warning system does not react.
To open the tailgate
Hold button 1 pressed for approx. five sec-
onds. The tailgate opens slightly.
The vehicle is simultaneously
unlocked, and the anti-theft system
and optional alarm system are deactivated.
After closing the tailgate the vehicle must
be locked again and secured, see next col-
umn.
You can have the opening of the tail-
gate with the remote control acti-
vated/deactivated.
Before and after a trip, be sure that
the tailgate was not opened uninten-
tionally.
To lock and secure
Press button 2.
The hazard warning system flashes once.
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