
Telephone
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Telephone
Overview
The concept
Mobile phones or other external devices, e.g. 
audio players, can be connected to the vehicle 
via Bluetooth.
Your MINI is equipped with a complete mobile 
phone preparation. After a suitable mobile 
phone is paired with the vehicle once, the 
mobile phone can be controlled via the radio, 
the buttons
* on the steering wheel, and by 
voice
*.
It may be necessary for some functions to be 
activated by the mobile phone provider.
Only make entries when traffic conditions 
permit. Do not hold the mobile phone in 
your hand while you are driving; use the hands-
free system instead. If you do not observe this 
precaution, your being distracted can endanger 
vehicle occupants and other road users.<
Snap-in adapter*
The snap-in adapter, refer to page113, makes it 
possible to:
>Accommodate the mobile phone.
>Recharge its battery.
>Connect it to an external antenna of the 
vehicle.
This assures a better network connection 
and constant sound quality.
A mobile phone that is connected to the vehicle 
should not be operated via the mobile phone 
keypad; otherwise, malfunctions may occur.
Suitable mobile phones
For precise information about which mobile 
phones and external devices can be with a Blue-
tooth interface are supported by the complete 
mobile phone preparation, go to 
www.mini.com/connectivity.
* 

Telephone
104
10Switching displays108
>"PHONE": telephone
>"COMP": computer
>"CONFIG": adjusting
11Radio on/off, volume
>Press: to switch radio on/off
>Turn: adjusting volume108
12Ejecting CD, refer to owner's manual for the 
radio
 This symbol appears on the radio display 
when a phone call is being made with the 
hands-free system.
Menu navigation
Selecting and confirming function
Functions can be selected by turning the right 
rotary knob and confirmed by pressing it.
1.Turn knob, arrow2, to select a function with 
the highlight, e.g. "PHONE".
2.Press the knob, arrow1, to confirm a high-
lighted function.
Function buttons
Press the button.
To carry out a function, press the button under-
neath it to the right or left.
If only one function appears on the display, then 
press the button anywhere, on the left, on the 
right, or in the middle.
Pairing/unpairing mobile 
phone
Overview
The pairing data of four mobile phones can be 
stored simultaneously in the vehicle. When the 
engine is running or the ignition is switched on, 
each paired mobile phone is automatically 
detected as soon as it is present in the passenger 
compartment.
Requirements
>Suitable mobile phone, refer to page102.
>Mobile phone operational.
>Bluetooth activated in vehicle, refer to 
page104, and in the mobile phone.
>Bluetooth presets in the mobile phone are 
required, e.g. connection not confirmed or 
visible, refer to owner's manual for the 
mobile phone.
>A number with at least 4 and at most 16 dig-
its has been established as the Bluetooth 
passkey. Only required once for pairing.
>Ignition switched on.
Activating/deactivating Bluetooth link
Bluetooth is not permitted everywhere. Comply 
with all safety guidelines and regulations.
To deactivate the Bluetooth connection:
1.Press the button.
2.
Press the button.
3.
Press the button.
4.
Press the button.
5.
Press the button.
To reactivate the Bluetooth connection:
1.
Press the button. 

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2.
Press the button.
Pairing and connecting
Only pair the mobile phone when the 
vehicle is stopped; otherwise, inattention 
may lead to endangerment of passengers or 
other road users.<
Switching on ignition
1.Insert the remote control as far as possible 
into the ignition lock.
2.Switch on the ignition; to do so, press the 
start/stop button without stepping on the 
brake or clutch pedal.
Preparation on the radio display
3.Press the button.
4.
Press the button.
5.
Press the button.
6.
Press the button.
Press the right rotary knob to display the Blue-
tooth name of your vehicle on the display.
Preparation with mobile phone
7.Other operations must be performed on the 
mobile phone and differ depending on the 
type of mobile phone, refer to owner's man-
ual of the mobile phone, e.g. under Con-necting or coupling Bluetooth device. The 
Bluetooth name of the vehicle appears on 
the mobile phone display.
8.Select the Bluetooth name of the vehicle on 
the mobile phone display.
Pairing
The mobile phone or the radio display will 
prompt you to enter the same Bluetooth pass-
key.
Depending on the mobile phone, you have 
approx. 30 seconds to enter the Bluetooth pass-
key using the mobile phone and the radio dis-
play.
If the Bluetooth passkey can be entered using 
the radio, then the following appears on the dis-
play:
:
9.Enter the Bluetooth passkey using the num-
ber buttons of the mobile phone.
10.
Press the button to enter the Blue-
tooth passkey using the radio.
11.Using the function buttons 0-9, enter the 
same Bluetooth passkey that was entered 
into the mobile phone.
To delete the last digit:
Press the button.
12.
Press the button to confirm the 
Bluetooth passkey.
The following display will appear after a few 
seconds: 

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What to do if…
For information on suitable mobile phones, refer 
to page102.
The mobile phone could not be paired or con-
nected.
>Is Bluetooth activated in the vehicle and in 
the mobile phone? Activate Bluetooth in the 
vehicle and in the mobile phone.
>Do the Bluetooth passkeys on the mobile 
phone and the vehicle match? Enter the 
same passkey on the mobile phone and via 
the radio.
>Is the passkey input taking longer than 30 
seconds? Repeat the pairing procedure.
>Are too many Bluetooth devices connected 
to the mobile phone? If so, delete the con-
nections with other devices on the mobile 
phone.
>Is the mobile phone in power economy 
m o d e  o r  d o e s  i t  o n l y h a v e  a  s m a l l a m o u n t  o f  
battery charge remaining? Charge the 
mobile phone in the snap-in adapter
* or via 
a charging cable.
>Depending on the mobile phone, it may only 
be possible to connect one device to the 
vehicle. Unpair the connected device from 
the vehicle and only pair and connect one 
device.
>Is the mobile phone no longer responding? 
Switch the mobile phone off and back on 
again. Repeat the pairing procedure.
Phone book entries are not displayed, not all of 
them are displayed, or they are displayed 
incompletely.
>The transfer of phone book entries has not 
yet completed.
>It is possible that only the phone book 
entries of the mobile phone or the SIM card
* 
are transferred.
>It may not be possible to display phone book 
entries with special characters.
>The number of phone book entries to be 
stored is too high.
>The data volume of the phone book entry is 
too great, e.g. due to additionally stored information such as notes? Reduce the data 
volume.
The telephone connection quality is low.
>Depending on the mobile phone, it is possi-
ble to adjust the strength of the Bluetooth 
signal.
>Insert the mobile phone into the snap-in 
adapter
* o r  p la ce  it  in  t h e  v ic in it y  o f  t h e  ce n -
ter console.
>Adjust the volume of the microphone and 
speaker separately.
If you have gone through all items in the list and 
still cannot activate the desired function please 
contact the Hotline or your MINI center.
Operation
Overview
The following functions can be operated using 
the radio:
>Accepting/refusing a call
>Dialing phone numbers
>Dialing a phone number from the phone 
book
>Dialing a stored phone number, e.g. from 
the list of accepted calls
>Ending a call
When the ignition is switched off and in radio-
ready mode, e.g. after removal of the infrared 
remote control, an ongoing conversation can be 
continued for a maximum of 25 minutes using 
the hands-free system. 

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2.Enter the desired code using the 0-9 but-
tons.
3. 
 If needed, press and hold the but-
ton on the right or left side to enter special 
characters.
Dialing a phone number from the phone 
book or from phone numbers stored in a 
list
Phone numbers dialed, incoming calls, and 
phone book entries are stored in lists when the 
mobile phone is connected to the vehicle via 
Bluetooth. If the caller is entered in the phone 
book, then the name of the entry is displayed 
instead of the phone number. 
Select the desired name from the list and estab-
lish the connection.
There are five available lists:
>"A-Z"
The entries of the phone book, the SIM 
card
*, or the mobile phone, composed of a 
name and phone number, are sorted alpha-
betically.
>"TOP8" 
The Top 8 list automatically stores the eight 
phone numbers of the phone book that are 
dialed the most frequently.
>"LAST8"
The last eight phone numbers you have 
dialed are stored automatically. The phone 
number dialed last appears at the top of the 
list.
>"CALLS"
The phone numbers of the last eight 
accepted calls are stored. This requires the 
phone number of the caller to have been 
transmitted.
>"MISSED"
The phone numbers of the last eight calls 
that were not accepted are stored. This 
requires the phone number of the caller to 
have been transmitted.
Dialing a phone number from the phone 
book
The A-Z list is available for phone book entries. If 
entries with different names, but the same 
phone number are transferred from the mobile 
phone to the vehicle, only one entry is displayed.
The displays of the phone book entries on the 
radio display can differ from the displays on the 
mobile phone display, e.g. sequence of the first 
and last names.
1.Press the button.
2.
Press the button.
3.
Press the button.
 The arrows indicate that 
additional letters can be displayed. 
Turn the right rotary knob to display addi-
tional letters.
4.Turn the right rotary knob to select the first 
letters of the desired entry.
5.
Press the button if so desired.
The phone number is dialed.
To display all entries:
1.Turn the right rotary knob to select the first 
letters of the desired entry and press the 
right rotary knob.
2.Turn the right rotary knob to select the 
desired entry and press the right rotary 
knob.
The phone number is dialed.
The phone number can also be dialed using the 
buttons on the steering wheel or radio:
Press the button. 

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Editing and dialing a phone number 
from the phone book
The phone number of an entry can be edited 
before a call. This change is not stored in the 
phone book.
1.Select an entry.
2.
Press the button.
3.
Press the button to delete a 
digit.
4.Enter additional digits using the 0-9 buttons.
5.Turn the right rotary knob to dial the phone 
number.
Dialing a phone number from the phone 
book using buttons on the steering 
wheel
1.Press and hold the button to display the 
telephone menu.
2.Use the arrow buttons on the steering wheel 
to scroll through the phone book.
3.Press and hold the button to dial the 
phone number.
Dialing a phone number stored in a list
To select an entry and establish a connection:
1.Press the button.
2.
Press the button.
3.
 Press the desired button to select 
one of the four lists.
4.Turn the right rotary knob to select an entry 
and press the right rotary knob to dial the 
phone number.
Deleting an individual entry
1.Select the desired entry from the list.
2.
Press the button.
Displaying call duration
To display the duration during a call:
Press the button.
Hands-free system
General information
Calls being conducted using the hands-free sys-
tem can be continued using the mobile phone 
and vice versa.
From the mobile phone to the hands-
free system
Calls that have been initiated from outside the 
Bluetooth range of the vehicle can be continued 
using the hands-free system if the ignition is 
switched on.
Depending on the mobile phone, the call is 
automatically switched to hands-free mode.
If the switch does not occur automatically, then 
follow the instructions that appear on the dis-
play of the mobile phone, also refer to the 
owner's manual of the mobile phone.
From hands-free system to mobile 
phone
Calls being conducted using the hands-free sys-
tem can also be continued using the mobile 
phone if so desired, depending on the mobile 
phone.
At this point, follow the instructions that appear 
on the display of the mobile phone, also refer to 
the owner's manual of the mobile phone. 

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C
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