THE 2014 HARDTOP MANUAL IS ONLINE!!

I just looked in the owners lounge and sure enough there it was! happy reading

 

After all the BS about not being available - here it is! While I do appreciate it, it does leave me scratching my head. I'm off to do some reading.

 

If anyone cannot find it like me, its not here:
http://www.miniusa.com/content/miniu...r-manuals.html

But instead in the Owner's Lounge login, and then under Your Mini, which'll list all the manuals including the 2014 Hardtop. I was about to post why can't I see it! Maybe they'll update the other list soon.

 

Got it. Thanks.

I wonder why they didn't tell us -- or maybe they just added it.

 

Hello! Do you think that for the ones of us that doesn't live in the USA, anyone can post-it of make available in .pdf format?..., maybe in a dropbox folder or something similar.

Thanks in advance.

 

Hopefully this is a sign that they listened to our emails the past few days. Power in numbers!!

 

it shows the S and NON s as two links but when I opened them they have the same part number.....here's a link to my drop box

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...rd_Monitor.pdf

 

Thank you very much Ojedam64!!, I have it downloaded from your folder now, so I'm gonna know everything that is to know of my car well before have it.

You are a great Mini companion!

 

Thanks!!...

 

Thank you! What a relief!

The manual doesn't mention the spare tire.

Or, actually, it says, "no spare tire is available"

 

Yes, it does and it does a poor job of distinquishing between when it is talking about the Cooper or Cooper S. See page 197 for location and removal steps for the compact wheel.

 

Wow. That is quite a read. Reminds m of the Bible without the water into wine bit.
230 pages as opposed to the IPhone PDF which I believe is 742!

 

Thanks for the file. We will know more than the salesperson during the new car orientation won't we? A very good thing!!

 

Thank you for posting this. Waiting on my first mini and this was really helpful.

 

Thanks a lot from the UK ojedam64

 

No problem on the PDF post......They sure have taken TECH to the whole new level. "a camera that can read speed limits"?!

 

I don't know about everyone else but I find this manual poorly written and bad graphics. They make the everything seem soooo complicated when it really is not.
IMO when writing a manual like this start with the basics then move into the more complicated and less necessary stuff. Who cares about the ****'n phone...How do I unlock the doors and start the car, check tire pressures, open the sunroof, run-in period. You know the important stuff. .....Then deal with the radio and the computer.

 

User manuals are always a pain. I love some of the warnings, such as not to transport hot drinks in the cup holders. (Better to hold hot coffee between your legs, naturally.)

 

230 pages is a piece of cake. My Lexus manual is over 600 pages and that is only one of three manuals that come with the car.

 

Interesting that it seems to contain features that aren't on the US version...

 

Is the manual without the onboard monitor available? Could someone post that?

 

Yeah, it mentions at the beginning that it has all features and not all features are available in all countries. I wish they were a bit more clear on those, as well as which features are optional. An asterisk would be nice.

It mentions a first aid kit, warning triangle, and the onboard vehicle tool kit, and the latter appears to not have a jack for cars with runflats. I remember the hoopla when the R56 w/runflats didn't come with a jack. It should have the tow hook, and that's about all I expect to find there.

 

I downloaded the PDF to my iPhone 5S for quick reference if needed. Thanks so much for that link.

 

Thank you for this. If anyone has the Kindle app on their iphone it works great to read the manual.

 

We bought a Pepper White S F56 on Saturday. We did get a paper manual, but only for the "mechanical" issues. MINI used to include a separate book for the Navigation/Radio/Infotainment system, but there wasn't one in the folder (which is also a fabric pouch now). We asked at the dealer earlier today about the availability of the manual for the Nav/Radio and was told there wasn't one available yet and to try the version through the screen. Unfortunately, I tried that yesterday and it is less than informative. Has anyone been able to locate the Nav/Radio manual? If so, please share the link where you found it. Thanks!