Bad Ground Causes Various Electrical Problems (M61 05 07)

Publication date: 2009-11-09
Reference number: M61 05 07

BAD GROUND CAUSES VARIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN

Reference Number(s): SI M61 05 07, Date of Issue: November 9, 2009

MINI:	R55 (Cooper Clubman, Cooper S Clubman); R56 (Cooper, Cooper S); R57 (Cooper Convertible, Cooper S Convertible)
GROUP:	General Electrical Systems

Superceded Bulletin(s): SI M61 05 07, Date of Issue: September 2007

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

SUBJECT

Bad Ground Causes Various Electrical Problems

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

Check and retighten ground points X13004 and X4, located in the left side of the engine compartment.

Fig 1: Ground Points X13004 And X4 Locations

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.