2012 Mini Cooper Countryman Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 2012 Mini Cooper Countryman deals with a 4-door hatchback offered in six trims: Base, Salt, Chili, Hot Chili, S and S ALL4. Under the hood is a 1.6L (98 cu in) DOHC inline-four on gasoline, available turbocharged or naturally aspirated. You will find procedures, specifications and torque values for the engine, fuel system, ignition, cooling, transmission and drivetrain, and wiring diagrams and diagnostics for the electrical system, brakes, steering and suspension.

Engines covered

• 1.6L inline-four (98 cu in) — DOHC, turbocharged, gasoline
• 1.6L inline-four — DOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door hatchback

Trims covered

• Base
• Chili
• Hot Chili
• S
• S ALL4
• Salt

Known issues on the 2012 Cooper Countryman. For the 2012 Cooper Countryman, 1 recall appears on the federal record. It reached certain turbocharged 2012 Cooper Countryman vehicles in S and S ALL4 form, whose electric auxiliary water pump could fail in a way that lets its circuit board overheat, a fire hazard; the fix is a new pump, to be fitted at no charge. Owners have lodged 79 complaints, 39 about the engine and 17 about the electrical system. Among them, 2 complaints reported a crash and 12 a fire. The manual's cooling and engine procedures, specifications and torque values, plus electrical wiring diagrams, cover that ground.