Modern cars have a growing number of features and despite the fact they provide us a lot of convenience, a lot of them are not all the time simple to use. No matter you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Mini Countryman, according to its features, it can be tricky to figure out how to start a Mini Countryman? Even if this fundamental act of running a car may seem self evident to most of you, dependent on the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less elementary to do so. Today we will explain the different methods to start a Mini Countryman with the key, then, in a second step, how to switch on a Mini Countryman with a card, and finally, without using the key.
How to start a Mini Countryman with key?
So we start our content page which is meant to learn you how to start a Mini Countryman, which is supplied with a classic key start. Find below the various guidelines to be done to turn on the engine of your Mini Countryman:
- Determine the location of the neiman (hole in which the key is introduced), it is most of the time on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dashboard. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not hesitate to consult our content page on the steering wheel blocked on Mini Countryman that is blocked to discover how to unblock it.
- Put the key into this one.
- Verify 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 until you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
- Verify on your dashboard that the orange lights go out, if you don’t know what they signify don’t hesitate to consult our content page on orange lights on Mini Countryman to learn the reason for this.
- You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Mini Countryman starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds otherwise you risk damaging it, if the car does not start, let it rest a few tens of seconds before a new testing)
- That’s it. You managed to start your Mini Countryman,
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How to start a Mini Countryman with the key card?
After learning about how to turn on the engine of a Mini Countryman with key or will explain you how to do it for a Mini Countryman equipped with a key card and not a key. The technique is pretty much alike, so don’t hesitate to get back to the previous part to get information on each of the steps to do. Learn below the guidelines to adhere to to start your Mini Countryman with a card:
- Dependant upon the year and the series, you may or may not need to put in the card in a dedicated slot, examine on your dashboard if your Mini Countryman 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 in most cases placed at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is in most cases located on the centre console.
- Verify that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
- Press the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Mini Countryman
- Press a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Mini Countryman
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How do I start a Mini Countryman without a key?
And finally, we will see, how to start a Mini Countryman without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this might seem obvious. Nevertheless, you should know that if your Mini Countryman is more recent than the mid 90’s it will be complicated to start it without a key because of all the security systems present on it. Naturally, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the technique to follow:
- Remove the cover that covers 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 operation). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
- Finally, strip the starter wire and connect it promptly with the battery wire (do not make extended contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Mini Countryman).
There, you’ve discovered all the techniques to start a Mini Countryman.
To discover more tips on the Mini Countryman, take a look at the Mini Countryman category.
