Emergency running system with self-supporting tires

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2009 MINI Cooper and 2008 MINI Cooper. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

The side walls of the self-supporting tire are reinforced. In conjunction with a special disc wheel, the tire can still be used for a certain distance even if it suffers a complete loss of pressure.

Mobility is retained for the following distances up to a speed of 80 km/h (50 mph) and with a cautious, suitably adapted driving style:

VEHICLE SPEED CHART

Unloaded vehicle	max. 500 km (300 miles)
Unloaded roadster	less than 250 km (150 miles)
Fully loaded vehicle	max. 50 km (30 miles)

Self-supporting tires demand permanent monitoring of the tire pressure to ensure that the driver is given adequate warning if pressure is lost during a journey. For this reason, these tires are only available in conjunction with the warning system RAW and from 03/2000 also with RD..

To prevent the self-supporting tires from becoming detached from the disc wheel in the event of a complete loss of tire pressure, they must be fitted to newly developed wheels with modified disc wheel humps, but with unchanged tire seating (= standard disc wheel).

However, the new wheels can also be used for standard tires of the same size.