Service Interval Display

SERVICE INTERVAL DISPLAY:

Remaining Distance For Service:

The displays shown in the illustration appear for a few seconds when the ignition key is in positions 1 or after the engine is started.

The next service due appears with the message OIL SERVICE or INSPECTION, together with the remaining distance before scheduled service. The computer bases its calculations of the remaining distance on the rate of fuel consumption in the period immediately preceding your data request.

A flashing message and a "-" in front of the number mean that the service interval has already been exceeded by the distance shown on the display.

While conventional systems specify maintenance according to rigid distances driven, the MINI Maintenance System takes account of the operating conditions of the vehicle, for distances can be driven in many different ways:

From the point of view of maintenance, 60,000 miles (100,000 km) accumulated in short-distance driving cannot be regarded the same way as 60,000 miles (100,000 km) of long-distance highway travel.

The condition-based MINI Maintenance System includes the Engine Oil Service and Inspections I and II.

Determining the maintenance intervals according to the actual use of the vehicle covers every kind of operating situation. People who drive very little - much less than 6,000 miles (10,000 km) per year - should have the oil changed at least every two years, since oil deteriorates over time, regardless of use.