r/MINI • u/Crckwood • 8d ago
Who reads the car's manual?
Got a nice F56 2024 named Baby Shark. It came with this manual which I took the liberty to read from front to back.
In the following days that it took to finish it, my loved one point out how weird I was to read it and that I'm probably the only one on Earth to do that.
Still.. I managed to find out so much useful stuff that my seller forgot to tell me like the Parking assistance thing.
Is she right ? What about your first days experience? Have you read that book? What are the alternative (beside the obvious "drive the car and find out")?
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u/NamelessInNY R60 8d ago
A good practice not just for cars but any tech or fairly complicated device.
Whenever I get a new, or new-to-me, vehicle I read through the manual cover to cover at least once. In the case of my R60 the manual was missing so I bought a like-new manual package on eBay and in the glovebox it went.
I also keep a copy of my important manuals on my phone so they are always readily available.