2011 MINI Countryman light

AT A GLANCECockpit
10
Cockpit
Around the steering wheel: Controls and displays
1Adjusting the exterior mirrors, folding them
in and out
*41
2
Parking lamps 79
Low beams 79
Automatic headlamp control
*79
Adaptive Light Control
*80
Turn signals 50
High beams 81
Headlamp flasher 50
Roadside parking lamps
*81
Computer
*56

CockpitAT A GLANCE
11
6Ignition lock 46
7 Buttons
* on steering wheel
8 Horn: the entire surface
9 Adjusting the steering wheel 42
10 Releasing the hood 198
3
Tachometer 12
Instrument lighting 81
Resetting the trip odometer 55
4 Wiper system 51
5 Switching the ignition on/off and
starting/stopping the engine
46
Continuing cruise control
*53
Right:
Storing speed and accelerating or
decelerating
Left:
Increase or reduce volume
Activating/deactivating cruise
control
*53
Telephone
*:
Press: accepting an d ending a call,
starting dialing
* of selected phone
number and redialing if no phone
number is selected
Activating/deactivating voice acti-
vation system
*21
Changing the radio station
Selecting a music track
Scrolling through the redial list

AT A GLANCECockpit
12
Displays
1Tachometer 55
With indicator and warning lamps 13
2 Display for
>Current vehicle speed 55
> Indicator and warning lamps 13
3 Resetting the trip odometer 554
Display for
>Position of automatic transmission
*48
> Computer
*56
> Date of next scheduled service, and
remaining distance to be driven 59
> Odometer and trip odometer 55
> Settings and information 57
> Personal Prof ile settings26
5 Instrument lighting 81
6 Speedometer
With indicator and warning lamps 13
7 Control Display 17
8 Fuel gauge 55

CockpitAT A GLANCE
13
Indicator and warning
lamps
The concept
Indicator and warning lamps can light up in var-
ious combinations and colors in indicator area1
or 2.
Some lamps are checked for proper functioning
and thus come on briefly when the engine is
started or the ignition is switched on.
Explanatory text messages
Text messages at the uppe r edge of the Control
Display explain the mean ing of the displayed
indicator and warning lamps. You can call up more information, e.g. on the
cause of a malfunction and on how to respond,
via Check Control, page
62.
In urgent cases, this information will be shown
as soon as the corresponding lamp lights up.
Indicator lamps without text messages
The following indicator lamps in display area 1
indicate certain functions:
High beams/headlamp flasher 81
Fog lamps
*81
Lamp flashes:
DSC or DTC
* regulates the drive forces
in order to maintain driving
stability 67
Parking brake applied 47
Engine malfunction with adverse effect
on exhaust emissions 203
Cruise control 53
Turn signals 50

CockpitAT A GLANCE
15
1Microphone for voice activation system*
and for telephone in hands-free mode*
2Indicator/warning lamp* for front passen-
ger airbags 77
4 Hazard warning flashers
5 Speedometer 12
6 Radio/CD 132
7 Air conditioner or automatic climate
control
*83 8
Switches in the center console
9 Buttons in the center console
10 Changing to a differen t menu on the Control
Display 17
11 MINI joystick 16
Move in four directions, turn or press
12 USB audio interface
*143
13 Accessing the main me nu on the Control
Display 17
3
Reading lamps
*82
Ambient lighting
*82
Glass roof, electric
*34
Interior lamps 82
Changing the radio station or track
Changing the audio source
Selecting waveband
Temperature
Recirculated-air mode
Air distribution for air conditioner
Air distribution to the windshield
*
Air distribution to the upper body
area
*
Air distribution to the footwell*
Automatic air distribution and flow
rate
*
Maximum cooling*
Cooling function
Defrosting windows
*
Rear window defroster
Windshield heating
*
Air flow rate
Seat heating
*40
Power windows, front 35
Power windows, rear 35
Central locking system, inside 30
Fog lamps
*81
Safety switch for power windows in
rear passenger compartment 36
Sport button
*69
Driving stability control systems
Dynamic Stability Control DSC 67
Dynamic Traction Control

DTC*68

On-board computerAT A GLANCE
17
Operating principle
As of radio readiness, the following message
appears on the Control Display:
To hide the message:
Press the MINI joystick.
The main menu is displayed.
The message is automatically hidden after
approx. 10 seconds.
Open the main menu
Press the button.
All functions of the on-board computer can be
accessed via the main menu.
Selecting a menu item
Menu items displayed in white are available for
selection. 1.
Turn the MINI joystick until the desired
menu item is highlighted.
2. Press the MINI joystick.
A new menu is displayed or the function is exe-
cuted.
Menu items in the Owner's Manual
In the Owner's Manual, the menu items that
should be selected are depicted in quotation
marks, e.g. "Settings".
Changing between panels
After selecting a menu item, e.g. "Radio", a new
menu is displayed on a panel. The panels can
overlap.
Move the MINI joystick to the left or right to
switch between the panels.
Arrows pointing left or right indicate that addi-
tional panels can be accessed.

Opening and closingCONTROLS
27
>Settings for the displa ys on the on-board
computer, in the speedometer and in the
tachometer:
> 12 h/24 h mode of the clock 61
> Date format 62
> Brightness of the Control Display 65
> Language on the Control Display 65
> Units of measure for fuel consumption,
distance covered/re maining distances
and temperature 58
> Show visual warning for Park Distance Con-
trol PDC
*66
> Light settings:
>Pathway lighting 79
> Daytime running lights 80
> Automatic climate control
*: activating/
deactivating the AUTO program, setting the
temperature, air volume and air
distribution 85
> Entertainment:
>Tone control 131
> Adjusting vo lume levels 130
Central lock ing system
The concept
The central locking system is ready for operation
whenever the driver's door is closed.
The system simultaneously engages and
releases the locks on the following:
>Doors
> Liftgate
> Fuel filler flap
Operating from outside
>Via the remote control
> Via the door lock
*
>In cars with Comfort Access*, via the door
handles on the driver's and passenger's
sides The remote control can also be used to switch
on/off the welcome lamps and interior lamps.
The alarm system
* is also activated or deacti-
vated, page 31.
Operating from inside
Button for central locking system, page 30.
In the event of a sufficiently severe accident, the
central locking system unlocks automatically. In
addition, the hazard warning flashers and inte-
rior lamps come on.
Opening and closing:
from outside
Persons or animals in a parked vehicle
could lock the doors from the inside. Take
the key with you when you leave the vehicle so
that the vehicle can be opened from the out-
side. <
Using the remote control
Unlocking
Press the button.
The welcome lamps and interior lamps come on.
Unlocking mode
You can also set which parts of the car are
unlocked. The setting is stored for the remote
control in use.
1."Settings"
2. "Door locks"

Opening and closingCONTROLS
33
>Unlocking the liftgate separately
> Starting the engine
Comparison to standard remote controls
Essentially, it makes no difference whether you
control the above-mentioned functions using
Comfort Access or by pressing the buttons on
the remote control for Comfort Access.
Instructions on openin g and closing are found
starting on page 26.
Special features regarding the use of Comfort
Access are described below. If you notice a brief delay while opening or
closing the windows or glass roof, the sys-
tem is checking whether a remote control is
inside the vehicle. Repeat the opening or closing
procedure, if necessary. <
Unlocking
Press button 1.
Depending on the setting, refer to Unlocking
mode on page 27, only the driver's door or the
entire vehicle is unlocked.
Press the button again to lock the vehicle
again. <
Convenient opening with the remote control,
refer to page 28.
Locking
Press button 1.
For Convenient closing, press and hold button 1.
In addition, the windows and the glass sunroof
*
are closed.
Unlocking the liftgate separately
Press the top side of the MINI emblem.
If the vehicle detects that a remote control
has been accidentally left inside the
locked vehicle's cargo area after the liftgate is
closed, the liftgate will reopen slightly. The haz-
ard warning flashers flash and an acoustic sig-
nal
* sounds. <
Windows and glass roof, electric*
If the engine is switched off, you can still operate
the windows and glass sunr oof so long as a door
or the liftgate has not been opened.
If the doors and liftgate are closed again and the
remote control is located inside the vehicle, the
windows and the glass sunroof can be operated
again.
Insert the remote control into the ignition lock to
be able to operate the windows or glass sunroof
when the engine is switched off and the doors
are open.
Switching on radio readiness
Switch on radio readiness by briefly pressing the
Start/Stop button, page 46.
Do not depress the brake or the clutch;
otherwise, the engine will start. <
Starting the engine
The engine can be started or the ignition can be
switched on when a remote control is inside the
vehicle. It is not necessa ry to insert a remote
control into the ignition lock, page 46.
Switching off the engine in cars with
automatic transmission
The engine can only be switched off when the
selector lever is in position P, page47.
To switch the engine off when the selector lever
is in position N, the remote control must be in
the ignition lock.