MINI Cooper 2011–2012 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin M120212 · NHTSA communication 10147959 · issued Jan 1, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2011–2012
model years
18
vehicle entries
Official summary
N16 and N18 Engine: Engine Ventilation Heating Faults Stored in DME Fault Memory After Programming. After reprogramming the vehicle to integration level R056-11-11-503 (ISTA/P P45.1.3.0) or higher, one of the following fault codes are stored in the DME fault memory: Vehicles with N16 engine: * 2F42 Engine ventilation heating, Control The Service Engine Soon lamp is not illuminated. Vehicles with N18 engine: * 37DE Engine ventilation, heating, triggering: open circuit The Service Engine Soon lamp is illuminated. CAUSE Due to a DME software change, the diagnostic monitoring capability is improve
Vehicles covered
- 2011 MINI Cooper
- 2012 MINI Cooper
- 2011 MINI Cooper Clubman
- 2011 MINI Cooper Countryman
- 2012 MINI Cooper Countryman
- 2012 MINI Cooper Coupe
- 2012 MINI Cooper Roadster
- 2011 MINI Cooper S
- 2012 MINI Cooper S
- 2011 MINI Cooper S Clubman
- 2012 MINI Cooper S Clubman
- 2011 MINI Cooper S Convertible
- 2012 MINI Cooper S Convertible
- 2011 MINI Cooper S Countryman
- 2012 MINI Cooper S Countryman
- 2011 MINI Cooper S US
- 2012 MINI JCW
- 2012 MINI JCW Convertible
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