Mini COUPE Owner's Manual page 37

CONTROLS
Take the old battery to a recycling center
or to your MINI
Windows
To prevent injuries, exercise care when
closing the windows.
Take the remote control with you when you
leave the car; otherwise, children could operate
the electric windows and possibly injure them-
selves.<
If, after a window is opened and closed
several times in close succession, the win-
dow can only be closed and not opened, the sys-
tem is overheated. Let the system cool for sev-
eral minutes with the ignition switched on or the
engine running.<
Opening
>
Press the switch downward.
The window opens until you release the
switch.
> Push the switch downward.
As of radio readiness, the windows will open
automatically. Push the switch again to stop
the opening movement.
To open the window a crack, press the switch
down twice in quick succession.
Closing
In order to close the window, press the switch
up. The window closes until you release the
switch.
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Opening and closing
dealer.<
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Initializing electric power windows
If the battery was disconnected, e.g. for
changing batteries or vehicle storage,
reinitialize the power windows; otherwise, the
windows will not be lowered.<
1. Close the doors.
2. Open both windows.
3. Close both windows.
In the event of a system malfunction, please
contact your MINI dealer.
MINI Convertible: central power window
unit
>
Press the switch downward.
First the rear windows, then the front
windows open until the switch is released.
> Push the switch downward.
With ignition turned on: rear and front
window open automatically.
Push the switch again to stop the opening
movement.
To close the window, push the switch upward
and hold.
Do not close the windows until the closing
procedure for the convertible top is
finished. Otherwise, it is not ensured that the
side windows will close properly against the
rubber seals of the convertible top. Convertible
top, refer to page 38.<
After switching off the ignition
When the ignition is switched off, the windows
can still be operated for approx. 1 minute as
long as no door is opened.