Replacing the battery on your Mini Cooper is a fairly simple task.
The battery in your Mini Cooper is put to use every time you start your car. Without the battery, you would not be able to use your headlights, radio or power accessories. Of course, without a fully charged battery, you couldn't experience the fun of driving your Mini Cooper in the first place. If it is time to remove your old battery, you can install a new one on your own with relative ease in a short period of time. Advanced mechanical aptitude is not required.
Instructions
1. Place your Mini Cooper in Park and turn off the ignition, as well as accessories such as the radio or lights. If you own a Mini Cooper S, your battery is in the trunk or cargo area. In this case, lift the floor mat in the trunk to access the battery. For all other Mini Coopers, you'll find the battery under the hood on the driver's side, near back of the engine compartment.
2. Plug a 9-volt computer memory saver into your cigarette lighter outlet if you wish to save your stereo settings, as well as any other settings saved to your Mini Cooper's computer.
3. Remove the plastic guard covering the battery. Exact configurations will vary depending on the year of your Mini Cooper, but the plastic cover should easily unhook from its hinge. Once you've removed the plastic cover, place it to the side. Loosen the nuts on the bracket holding the battery in place and remove the bracket.
4. Use a wrench to loosen the nut on the clamp attached to the negative battery post. After you've loosened the clamp, lift it off of the post and place it to the side.
5. Remove the positive clamp from the battery's positive post in the same fashion. Once you've removed the clamps and tucked the cables to the side so that they're out of your way, carefully lift the old battery out of the compartment.
6. Place the new battery into the compartment, and attach the positive clamp to the positive terminal and tighten it. Attach the negative clamp to the negative terminal and tighten it as well.
7. Replace the bracket, tighten it and snap the plastic cover into place. Depending on the model of your Mini Cooper, either close the hood or replace the floor mat and shut the cargo area.
8. Start your Mini Cooper to ensure the battery is functioning correctly. Unplug your memory saver if you've used one and test your stereo to see if the settings were saved.
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