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December 1, 2016 Service bulletin

Rattling noise under light load.

MINI technical service bulletin M120816 for 2014-2015, 2017 MINI Cooper and 2016 MINI Cooper Convertible.

Bulletin number
M120816
Component
Engine and engine cooling
Summary
RATTLING NOISE UNDER LIGHT LOAD. Faint rattling noise is heard from engine while under a light load or in a coasting overrun condition. Normal turbocharger operational sounds. Depending on current Integration level, reprogram vehicle to improve engine acoustics. For conditions that are similar to the situation described: Run diagnosis with ISTA and check the level to which the vehicle has been programmed; Program and encode the complete vehicle using ISTA/P 3.60.0 or ISTA NEXT 4.02.10 or higher to integration level F056-16-11-500 or higher.

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