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MINI Cooper 2014–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin M610215 · NHTSA communication 10147115 · issued Feb 1, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2014–2016
model years
8
vehicle entries

Official summary

"Check Control Message ""Battery Discharge"" Displays Intermittently. The customer states that a ""Battery Discharge"" check control message is displayed intermittently when the vehicle is started. The following fault code is also stored: DME ""213901 - Power management: Reduction or switch-off of individual electrical consumers"" DME/IBS software error."

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.