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MINI Cooper 2014–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin M650314 · NHTSA communication 10148446 · issued Nov 1, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2014–2015
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Vehicle in Transport Mode Cannot Be Unlocked with Remote Control. When the vehicle is in transport mode, intermittently it cannot be unlocked via the remote control key. CAUSE When the vehicle is in transport mode, to reduce power consumption, the software is designed to disable the outside antenna receiver from waking up the vehicle.

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.