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DeadCanDanceR · Apr 9th, 2005, 06:57 AM

I've noticed many people asking questions whose answers are quite easy to find in the owner's manual! So, I'm wondering how many MINI owners have really read their car's owner's manual?

Baggers · Apr 9th, 2005, 08:42 AM

Yep, not only read it, but bought a spare copy so I can keep one in the car, and one at home in the funky silver owners package!

Spot the engineer!

KPKalle · Apr 9th, 2005, 08:53 AM

Yup

I have one in English and one in Swedish - both been read

Minnie Mouse · Apr 9th, 2005, 08:53 AM

I have!!!
The night I got Minnie I took manual to bed and read it in peace so as to absorb all the info!

Not sure all the info went in my head and stayed there though

supercharged · Apr 9th, 2005, 09:01 AM

I was really bored once, so I figured i would go through the manual and see if there's anything new to learn about my MCS.

SupeRub · Apr 9th, 2005, 09:12 AM

Read Mine.

First night i had it read all the info cover to cover, including how to operate the radio and sat nav

Rub

cristo · Apr 9th, 2005, 11:47 AM

downloaded it, printed it, and read it front to back a couple times ...
weeks before I even took delivery!

asterix2112 · Apr 9th, 2005, 12:41 PM

What else do I have to do during these two months waiting for my MINI but to post on this board and read, and re-read the owners manual?

- John

ncdave · Apr 9th, 2005, 12:43 PM

I downloaded it so I could read it cover-to-cover while awaiting delivery! I'm a very sick person.

Kodak · Apr 9th, 2005, 01:43 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by cristo

downloaded it, printed it, and read it front to back a couple times ...
weeks before I even took delivery!

Me too....

Also, when I finally got the car, I had to wait a few days for it to be prepared at the dealer (and for me to get the bankers draft). The dealer gave me all the paperwork relating to the car, so I read that cover to cover.

justbob · Apr 9th, 2005, 04:01 PM

My wife is always amazed that I know so much about our MINIs (She complained to me one day that her driver's seat was always hot! I calmly pointed out the heated seat switches to her. One of our kids had flipped it out of curiousity...this, in August. "Wow, those will be good in December!" she said....)

At any rate, I'm a firm believer in the concept of "RTFM". That is, "Read The Full Manual."

I also bought the Maintainance Manaul--size of two phone books, lots of pictures--and now I realize I have to buy several thousand dollars worth of BMW speciality tools, too!

ALD0 · Apr 9th, 2005, 09:06 PM

LOL-I never read mine-Like to work things out for myself!
Plus this site is a wealth of infomation

DeadCanDanceR · Apr 11th, 2005, 06:38 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Minnie Mouse

I have!!!
The night I got Minnie I took manual to bed and read it in peace so as to absorb all the info!

Not sure all the info went in my head and stayed there though

I took my manual to bed every night for a whole week after I got my MINI!

Quote: Originally Posted by ncdave

I downloaded it so I could read it cover-to-cover while awaiting delivery! I'm a very sick person.

A sick person??? Noooooooooooooo way! You're just a future MINI owner! The MINI obsession begins long before even taking delivery of your car!!!

pocketrocketowner · Apr 11th, 2005, 12:58 PM

Boy, that 2% that has never read the manual seem to ask an awful lot of them questions.....

jwardell · Apr 11th, 2005, 01:01 PM

I'm not one to read user's manuals, however the MINI manual is more a source of entertainment.

Thanks to it being available on the web site, I read it twice during the suspenseful wait for my MINI to be built!

twouptons · Apr 11th, 2005, 08:52 PM

Read it? You actually opened it? Violated it with grubby fingers? NEVER! It will remain forever pristine along with our unopened pack of sMINTS and MINI-logo ball-pen

Actually, we were among the desperate crowd who downloaded it and read it weeks ahead of time. The only bad part was that the 2005 manual wasn't online until we picked up the car, so we had to be satisfied with the 2004 manual (and mildly confused at the differences).

-Eric

twouptons · Apr 11th, 2005, 08:56 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by pocketrocketowner

Boy, that 2% that has never read the manual seem to ask an awful lot of them questions.....

Maybe we should go back to the SUV thread and change the 90% that annoyed everyone to 98%

-Eric

Miniadventure12 · Apr 11th, 2005, 09:03 PM

Hello

Yes had to read it twice over when first got car cause i have never had so many different functions and buttons. then again i am only 19! also didn't want to mess anything up. Manuals are very handy. might have to buy that extra copy for me silver wallet to keep in home

dcfkan · Apr 11th, 2005, 09:30 PM

I read mine at least a couple of time BEFORE I took delivery of my car, thanks to the nice people at my dealership who let me "borrow" a copy beforehand

I learnt from the manual about one-click on remote to open driver side door only and asked for this to be programmed prior to taking delivery

DK

:apple:

mooby · Apr 12th, 2005, 02:28 AM

Where'd you get the manual??

Is it an aftermarket add on? Does it add hp?

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Apr 9th, 2005, 06:57 AM	#1
DeadCanDanceR ...viva MINI...!!! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Guadalajara, México Local Time: 11:39 PM Posts: 18,882 Offline	Poll: Have you read your MINI's owner's manual? I've noticed many people asking questions whose answers are quite easy to find in the owner's manual! So, I'm wondering how many MINI owners have really read their car's owner's manual?

Apr 9th, 2005, 08:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
Baggers Is it just me, or...? Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Graz, Austria! Local Time: 05:39 AM Posts: 549 Offline	Yep, not only read it, but bought a spare copy so I can keep one in the car, and one at home in the funky silver owners package! Spot the engineer! No animals were harmed in the sending of this post However, a few million electrons were extremely inconvenienced

Apr 9th, 2005, 08:53 AM	#3 (permalink)
KPKalle Knight of the Round Table Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Midhurst, Sussex Local Time: 05:39 AM Posts: 21,282 Offline	Yup I have one in English and one in Swedish - both been read Global Moderator

Apr 9th, 2005, 08:53 AM	#4 (permalink)
Minnie Mouse It's nice out..... Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Londinium Local Time: 05:39 AM Posts: 24,580 Offline	I have!!! The night I got Minnie I took manual to bed and read it in peace so as to absorb all the info! Not sure all the info went in my head and stayed there though ~~Global Moderator~~

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Apr 9th, 2005, 09:01 AM	#5 (permalink)
supercharged MINI2 Regular Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: JHB - South Africa Local Time: 06:39 AM Posts: 246 Offline	I was really bored once, so I figured i would go through the manual and see if there's anything new to learn about my MCS.

Apr 9th, 2005, 09:12 AM	#6 (permalink)
SupeRub Becoming Stealthy Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Brisbane City Local Time: 02:39 PM Posts: 482 Offline	Read Mine. First night i had it read all the info cover to cover, including how to operate the radio and sat nav Rub

Apr 9th, 2005, 11:47 AM	#7 (permalink)
cristo BLIKSEM (my brg/brg mc) Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: york, pennsylvania Local Time: 12:39 AM Posts: 2,202 Offline	downloaded it, printed it, and read it front to back a couple times ... weeks before I even took delivery!

Apr 9th, 2005, 12:41 PM	#8 (permalink)
asterix2112 Waiting for my MINI Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Northern Virginia Local Time: 04:39 AM Posts: 51 Offline	What else do I have to do during these two months waiting for my MINI but to post on this board and read, and re-read the owners manual? - John

Apr 9th, 2005, 12:43 PM	#9 (permalink)
ncdave MINI2 Senior Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raleigh, NC Local Time: 12:39 AM Posts: 654 Offline	I downloaded it so I could read it cover-to-cover while awaiting delivery! I'm a very sick person.

Apr 9th, 2005, 01:43 PM	#10 (permalink)
Kodak MINI Fan (atic) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: London Local Time: 05:39 AM Posts: 284 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by cristo downloaded it, printed it, and read it front to back a couple times ... weeks before I even took delivery! Me too.... Also, when I finally got the car, I had to wait a few days for it to be prepared at the dealer (and for me to get the bankers draft). The dealer gave me all the paperwork relating to the car, so I read that cover to cover.

Apr 9th, 2005, 04:01 PM	#11 (permalink)
justbob MINI2 Senior Join Date: Sep 2004 Local Time: 11:39 PM Posts: 694 Offline	Rtfm! My wife is always amazed that I know so much about our MINIs (She complained to me one day that her driver's seat was always hot! I calmly pointed out the heated seat switches to her. One of our kids had flipped it out of curiousity...this, in August. "Wow, those will be good in December!" she said....) At any rate, I'm a firm believer in the concept of "RTFM". That is, "Read The Full Manual." I also bought the Maintainance Manaul--size of two phone books, lots of pictures--and now I realize I have to buy several thousand dollars worth of BMW speciality tools, too!

Apr 9th, 2005, 09:06 PM	#12 (permalink)
ALD0 MINI2 Master <div><a href= Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: MINItorque.com Local Time: 05:39 AM Posts: 9,445 Offline	LOL-I never read mine-Like to work things out for myself! Plus this site is a wealth of infomation

Apr 11th, 2005, 06:38 AM	#13 (permalink)
DeadCanDanceR ...viva MINI...!!! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Guadalajara, México Local Time: 11:39 PM Posts: 18,882 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Minnie Mouse I have!!! The night I got Minnie I took manual to bed and read it in peace so as to absorb all the info! Not sure all the info went in my head and stayed there though I took my manual to bed every night for a whole week after I got my MINI! Quote: Originally Posted by ncdave I downloaded it so I could read it cover-to-cover while awaiting delivery! I'm a very sick person. A sick person??? Noooooooooooooo way! You're just a future MINI owner! The MINI obsession begins long before even taking delivery of your car!!!

Apr 11th, 2005, 12:58 PM	#14 (permalink)
pocketrocketowner Best Personal Regards Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ile de Vaux, France Local Time: 05:39 AM Posts: 2,037 Offline	Boy, that 2% that has never read the manual seem to ask an awful lot of them questions.....

Apr 11th, 2005, 01:01 PM	#15 (permalink)
jwardell MINI2 Master Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Newton, MA Local Time: 12:39 AM Posts: 5,429 Offline	I'm not one to read user's manuals, however the MINI manual is more a source of entertainment. Thanks to it being available on the web site, I read it twice during the suspenseful wait for my MINI to be built! http://www.jwardell.com/mini/

Apr 11th, 2005, 08:52 PM	#16 (permalink)
twouptons What's this button do? Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Our Own Little World Local Time: 11:39 PM Posts: 570 Offline	Read it? You actually opened it? Violated it with grubby fingers? NEVER! It will remain forever pristine along with our unopened pack of sMINTS and MINI-logo ball-pen Actually, we were among the desperate crowd who downloaded it and read it weeks ahead of time. The only bad part was that the 2005 manual wasn't online until we picked up the car, so we had to be satisfied with the 2004 manual (and mildly confused at the differences). -Eric

Apr 11th, 2005, 08:56 PM	#17 (permalink)
twouptons What's this button do? Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Our Own Little World Local Time: 11:39 PM Posts: 570 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by pocketrocketowner Boy, that 2% that has never read the manual seem to ask an awful lot of them questions..... Maybe we should go back to the SUV thread and change the 90% that annoyed everyone to 98% -Eric

Apr 11th, 2005, 09:03 PM	#18 (permalink)
Miniadventure12 MINI2 Senior Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bath Local Time: 04:39 AM Posts: 365 Offline	Hello Yes had to read it twice over when first got car cause i have never had so many different functions and buttons. then again i am only 19! also didn't want to mess anything up. Manuals are very handy. might have to buy that extra copy for me silver wallet to keep in home

Apr 11th, 2005, 09:30 PM	#19 (permalink)
dcfkan In exile, down SOUTH! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: London WC1 Local Time: 05:39 AM Posts: 13,580 Offline	I read mine at least a couple of time BEFORE I took delivery of my car, thanks to the nice people at my dealership who let me "borrow" a copy beforehand I learnt from the manual about one-click on remote to open driver side door only and asked for this to be programmed prior to taking delivery DK :apple:

Apr 12th, 2005, 02:28 AM	#20 (permalink)
mooby MINI2 Regular Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Auckland, NZ Local Time: 04:39 PM Posts: 55 Offline	Where'd you get the manual?? Is it an aftermarket add on? Does it add hp? Team Mooby. Faster than a bowl of chicken soup. http://www.mini2.com/gallery/personal/26082/58480.jpg Pics in the gallery.

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