Recent automobiles have a growing number of functionnalities and even though they provide us a lot of comfort, some of them are not always user friendly. Whether you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Mini Countryman 2, dependent on its functionnalities, it can be complicated to understand how to start a Mini Countryman 2? Even if this essential act of running a car may seem very clear to many of you, dependent on the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less basic to do so. In this article we will explain the different ways to start a Mini Countryman 2 with the key, then, in a second step, how to switch on a Mini Countryman 2 with a card, and finally, without using the key.

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How to start a Mini Countryman 2 with key?

So we commence our article which is designed to show you how to start a Mini Countryman 2, which is supplied with a classic key start. Find under the various steps to be carried out to turn on the engine of your Mini Countryman 2:

  • Discover the position of the neiman (hole in which the key is inserted), it is in most cases on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dashboard. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not be reluctant to consult our article on the steering wheel blocked on Mini Countryman 2 that is blocked to discover how to unblock it.
  • Insert the key into this one.
  • Examine that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
  • Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn till you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
  • Check on your dashboard that the orange lights turn off, if you don’t know what they indicate don’t be reluctant to consult our article on orange lights on Mini Countryman 2 to find out the explanation for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Mini Countryman 2 starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds otherwise you risk injuring it, if the car does not start, let it cool down a few tens of seconds before a new testing)

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  • That’s it. You managed to start your Mini Countryman 2,

How to start a Mini Countryman 2 with the key card?

After discovering how to turn on the engine of a Mini Countryman 2 with key or will explain you how to do it for a Mini Countryman 2 equipped with a key card and not a key. The operation is still more or less similar, so don’t be reluctant to get back to the previous part to get information on each of the steps to do. Learn down below the actions to follow to start your Mini Countryman 2 with a card:

  • According to the year and the series, you may or may not need to put in the card in a specific slot, examine on your dashboard if your Mini Countryman 2 is equipped with this slot or not.
  • If it has one, insert the card in this hole, otherwise you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
  • Locate the “start” button, which is generally based at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is generally positioned on the centre console.
  • Examine that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
  • Push the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Mini Countryman 2

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  • Push a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Mini Countryman 2

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How do I start a Mini Countryman 2 without a key?

And finally, we will see, how to start a Mini Countryman 2 without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this may seem logical. Even so, you should know that if your Mini Countryman 2 is more recent than the mid 90’s it will be tricky to start it without a key because of all the security devices present on it. Obviously, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the method to carry out:

  • Remove the cover that protects your steering wheel and situate among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
  • Strip, connect them jointly and separate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the process). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
  • At last, strip the starter wire and connect it promptly with the battery wire (do not make prolonged contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Mini Countryman 2).

There, you’ve found out all the options to start a Mini Countryman 2.

If you need more tutorials on the Mini Countryman 2, go to our Mini Countryman 2 category.