We all have problems with our motor vehicle at some point, it doesn’t matter if it’s because you run out of gas, have a fuse issue, or your car doesn’t want to start, all these breakdowns commonly annoy us and we are in most cases powerless to manage them. That’s why we tries its best to help you in front of these problems, and today we will make sure to teach you how to manually lock your Mini Mini? In reality, if you have no more electric power, you will not have the ability to use the central locking of your car anymore. We will first show you how to manually close the sunroof of your Mini Mini, and secondly, how to manually lock the doors of your Mini Mini.

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How to manually close the sunroof of a Mini Mini ?

So we will start our article content with the technique to enable you to close manually your Mini Mini and more exactly the sunroof or the panoramic roof of this one. Regardless whether your battery is empty, or you have removed the battery, you will not have access to the power controls of the sunroof of your Mini Mini, and as a consequence not anymore have the possibility to lock it. Sadly, you don’t have many alternatives to allow you to close them. In reality, to manually close the sunroof of a Mini Mini , there is only one solution which consists in using the manual command to close it. It is not accessible without removing a plastic cover which is located in front of the sunroof. To discover the exact position of this screw seek advice from your car’s manual. It will then be sufficient to screw it on until the roof is entirely closed.

How to manually close the doors of a Mini Mini ?

And now, we will certainly go forward to the part that interests you most, how to manually close a Mini Mini , but this time we will concentrate on the doors of this one. In reality, your car may have run out of battery in front of your house, you managed to open the doors and try to turn it on, but while waiting to find a resolution you want to make sure that nobody else will be capable to get into it. Unfortunately, it’s practically the same issue as the sunroof on your Mini Mini. In reality, without power, it will be unachievable to activate the door central lock. On some models , you will have a press switch on the window frame that you can press manually to close your Mini Mini manually, but this is becoming less and less common. So we will give you as before the only two alternatives to enable you to close your car with no power:

  • Get a new battery and install it to close the doors of your Mini Mini, or get one in good condition. But, you will need access to the bonnet to achieve this
  • Connect your Mini Mini to a running car to transfer energy and recharge your vehicle’s battery. This will at least give you enough power to close the doors of your car. In the event that you have any doubts about your battery’s ability to keep the charge. Be sure you close the doors of your car while it is still linked to the other vehicle. Once you have achieved this, you can disconnect your battery and close the bonnet

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If you need more guides on the Mini Mini, go to our Mini Mini category.