MOBILITY -> Replacing components for Your Mini Cooper 2 Door Fourth Generation (2024-2026)

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Replacing components  
Replacing components  
Vehicle features and options  
NOTICE  
Folded-out wipers can be jammed when  
the hood is opened. There is a risk of dam-  
age to property. Make sure that the wipers  
with the wiper blades mounted are folded  
down onto the windshield before opening  
the hood.  
This chapter describes model-specific  
equipment, systems, and functions that are  
currently available, or may become available  
in the future, even if they are not present in  
the vehicle.  
Additional information:  
Vehicle equipment, refer to page 8.  
Replacing the front wiper blades  
To replace the front wiper blades, proceed  
as follows:  
Onboard vehicle tool kit  
1. Move the wipers to the fold-out position.  
2. Lift the wipers off the windshield and  
hold.  
The onboard vehicle tool kit is located un-  
der the cargo area floor.  
3. Press the button on the wiper, arrow 1,  
turn the wiper blade clockwise slightly,  
then pull it forward and out, arrow 2.  
Wiper blades  
Safety information  
NOTICE  
The window may sustain damage if the  
wiper falls onto it without the wiper  
blade installed. There is a risk of damage  
to property. Hold the wiper firmly when  
changing the wiper blade. Do not fold in or  
switch on the wiper without a wiper blade  
installed.  
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4. Insert the new wiper blade by pressing  
Safety information  
it on until you hear it snap into the  
holder.  
Warning  
5. Fold in the wipers.  
Additional information:  
Intense brightness can irritate or damage  
the retina of the eye. There is a risk of  
injury. Do not look directly into the head-  
lights or other light sources. Do not re-  
move the LED covers.  
Fold-out position of the wipers, refer to  
page 159.  
Replacing the rear wiper blade  
The rear wiper blade is engaged on the  
end of the wiper arm. To replace the wiper  
blade, proceed as follows:  
Headlight glass  
The inside of the headlight glass may fog up  
in cool or damp weather. Condensation will  
disappear after a short time when driving  
with the lights on. The headlight glass does  
not need to be changed.  
1. Fold out the wiper arm and pull off the  
wiper blade, arrow.  
If, despite driving with the headlights  
switched on, moisture such as water drop-  
lets increasingly forms in the light, have the  
headlights checked.  
Vehicle battery  
2. Attach the new wiper blade. The wiper  
blade must engage audibly.  
Principle  
The vehicle battery is maintenance-free.  
3. Fold in the wiper arm.  
More information on the vehicle battery can  
be requested from an authorized service  
center or another qualified service center  
or repair shop.  
Lights and bulbs  
Safety information  
Principle  
The bulbs and lights contribute signifi-  
cantly to driving safety.  
DANGER  
All headlights and lights are designed using  
LED technology at least.  
Contact with live components can lead to  
an electric shock. There is a risk of injury  
or danger to life. Do not touch any compo-  
nents that are under voltage.  
In the event of a malfunction, the vehicle  
manufacturer recommends having any nec-  
essary work performed by an authorized  
service center or another qualified service  
center or repair shop.  
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Warning  
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Safety information  
Warning  
Vehicle batteries that are not recom-  
mended can damage vehicle systems and  
impair vehicle functions. There is a risk  
of accident, injury, or property damage.  
Only use vehicle batteries recommended  
by the vehicle manufacturer. For informa-  
tion on suitable vehicle batteries, contact  
an authorized service center or another  
qualified service center or repair shop.  
Battery chargers that charge the vehicle  
battery via sockets or cigarette lighters in  
the vehicle may overload or damage the  
12 V electrical system. There is a risk of  
injury or risk of damage to property. Only  
connect battery chargers for the vehicle  
battery to the jump-start terminals in the  
engine compartment.  
Registering the vehicle battery in  
the vehicle  
Charging the vehicle battery  
To charge the vehicle battery, first switch  
off the engine, then use the jump-start ter-  
minals in the engine compartment.  
The vehicle manufacturer recommends hav-  
ing an authorized service center or another  
qualified service center or repair shop regis-  
ter the vehicle battery to the vehicle after  
the battery has been changed. Once the bat-  
tery has been registered again, all comfort  
features will be available without limitation  
and any Check Control messages displayed  
which relate to comfort features will disap-  
pear.  
Additional information:  
Jump-start terminals, refer to page 336.  
Power interruption  
After a power interruption, some equipment  
needs to be newly initialized or individual  
settings updated, for example:  
Initialize the parking brake.  
Charging the vehicle battery  
Principle  
Make sure that the vehicle battery is always  
sufficiently charged to ensure that the vehi-  
cle battery can be used for its entire service  
life.  
With memory function: Save the posi-  
tions again.  
Update the time.  
Update the date.  
With glass sunroof: Initialize the sys-  
tem.  
Additional information:  
A discharged battery is indicated by  
a red indicator light.  
Initialize the parking brake after a power  
interruption, refer to page 127.  
Charge the vehicle battery when the drive-  
off power is insufficient.  
Deep sleep mode  
Use deep sleep mode for long stationary pe-  
riods.  
The following circumstances can negatively  
affect the vehicle battery's performance:  
Frequent short-distance drives.  
Additional information:  
Stationary periods of more than one  
month.  
Deep sleep mode, refer to page 40.  
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Disposing of old batteries  
Have old batteries disposed of by  
an authorized service center or an-  
other qualified service center or re-  
pair shop, or take them to a collection point.  
Transport and store the filled vehicle bat-  
tery in an upright position. Secure the bat-  
tery so that it does not tip over during  
transport.  
Fuses  
General information  
The fuses are located at different places in  
the vehicle.  
Information on the fuse layout and the lo-  
cations of fuse boxes is provided online:  
mini.com/fusecard.  
Safety information  
Warning  
Incorrect and repaired fuses can overload  
electrical lines and components. There is  
a risk of fire. Never attempt to repair a  
blown fuse. Do not replace a nonworking  
fuse with a substitute of another color or  
amperage rating.  
Replacing fuses  
The vehicle manufacturer recommends hav-  
ing the fuses replaced by an authorized  
service center or another qualified service  
center or repair shop.  
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