Electrical - Various Electrical Malfunctions

SI M 61 05 07
General Electrical Systems

November 2009
Technical Service

This Service Information bulletin supersedes SI M61 05 07 dated September 2007.

[NEW] designates changes to this revision

SUBJECT
Bad Ground Causes Various Electrical Problems

MODEL
[NEW] R55 (Cooper Clubman, Cooper S Clubman)
R56 (Cooper, Cooper S)
[NEW] R57 (Cooper Convertible, Cooper S Convertible)

SITUATION

Various warning lights are illuminated, e.g., Airbag, ABS and DSC; electric windows or other systems are not working; and there is no communication with various control modules.

CAUSE

Ground points X13004 and/or X4 are loose (not connected correctly).





PROCEDURE

WARRANTY INFORMATION
Covered under the terms of the MINI New Vehicle Limited Warranty.

Please refer to the latest KSD for all applicable labor operations and allowances.

If the appropriate labor operation is not contained in KSD, then a work time labor operation should be used.

Defect Code Refer to KSD for the code that best represents the problem concerned.