
CockpitAT A GLANCE
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1Adjusting the exterior mirrors, folding them
in and out 54
3 MINI Roadster, MINI Convertible: Always
Open Timer 72
7 Ignition lock 60 8
Buttons on steering wheel,
Right side
Left side
9 Horn: the entire surface
10 Adjusting the steering wheel 55
11 Releasing the hood 222
2
Parking lamps 96
Low beams 96
Automatic headlamp control 96
Adaptive Light Control 97
Turn signals 65
High beams 98
Headlamp flasher 65
Roadside parking lamps 98
Computer 71
4 Tachometer 12
Instrument lighting 99
Resetting the trip odometer 71
5 Wiper system 66
6 Switching the ignition on/off and
starting/stopping the engine
60
Resuming cruise control68
Storing speed and accelerating or
decelerating
or Activating/deactivating cruise
control
68
Increasing or reducing volume
Telephone:
Press: accepting and ending a call,
starting dialing of selected phone
number and redialing if no phone
number is selected
Microphone on steering column
Activating/deactivating voice
activation system 23
Microphone on steering column
Changing the radio station
Selecting a music track
Scrolling through the redial list
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AT A GLANCECockpit
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Displays
1Tachometer 70
with indicator and warning lamps 13
2 Display for
>Current vehicle speed 71
> Indicator and warning lamps 13
3 Resetting the trip odometer 714
Display for
>Position of automatic transmission 62
> Computer 71
> Date of next scheduled service, and
remaining distance to be driven 75
> Odometer and trip odometer 71
> Initializing the Flat Tire Monitor 87
> Resetting the Tire Pressure Monitor 90
> Settings and information 73
> Personal Prof ile settings28
5 Instrument lighting 99
6 Speedometer
with indicator and warning lamps 13
7 Control Display 18
8 Fuel gauge 70
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CockpitAT A GLANCE
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Indicator and warning
lamps
The concept
Indicator and warning lamps can light up in
various combinations and colors in indicator
area 1 or 2.
Some lamps will be tested for proper functioning
when the engine is started or the ignition is
switched on and will therefore light up briefly.
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
77.
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 98
Front fog lamps 99
Rear fog lamp 99
Lamp flashes:
DSC or DTC is regulating the drive
forces in order to maintain driving
stability 83
Parking brake applied 62
Engine malfunction with adverse effect
on exhaust emissions 226
Cruise control 68
Turn signals 65
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AT A GLANCECockpit
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Around the headliner
1Indicator/warning lamp for front passenger
airbags 94
2 Switch panel
Reading lamps 99
MINI Roadster: interior lamps/
reading lamps 99
Color of ambient lighting 100
MINI Coupe, MINI Roadster: extend-
ing and retracting spoiler manually
MINI Convertible, MINI Roadster:
Opening and closing the sunroof or
convertible top 39
Interior lamps 99
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Onboard computerAT A GLANCE
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Selecting a menu item
Menu items displayed in white can be selected.
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
executed.
Using the button on the MINI joystick:
Press the button.
Each time that the button is pressed, the menu
items "Navigation", "Rad io", "CD/Multimedia"
and "Telephone" are called up, one after
another.
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.
Current panel is closed and the previous
panel is displayed.
> Move the MINI joystick to the right.
The new panel is opened and placed on top. Arrows pointing left or right indicate that
additional panels can be accessed.
View of a menu that has been called up
In general, when a menu is called up, the panel
that was last selected in
the menu is displayed.
To display the first panel of the menu:
Move the MINI joystick as often to the left as
necessary until the first panel is displayed.
Opening the Options menu
Move the MINI joystick to the right repeatedly
until the "Options" menu is displayed.
The following is displa yed in the "Options"
menu:
> Screen settings.
> Control options for the selected menu.
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This means that your settings will be activated
for you, even if in the meantime your car was
used by someone else with another remote
control and the corresponding settings.
At most three remote co ntrols can be set for
three different people. A prerequisite is that
each person uses a separate remote control.
Personal Profile settings
For more information on specific settings, refer
to the specified pages.
> Response of the central locking system
when the car is being unlocked 30
> Automatic locking of the vehicle 33
> Triple turn signal activation 65
> Settings for the displays on the onboard
computer, in the speedometer and in the
tachometer:
>12 h/24 h mode of the clock 76
> Date format 77
> Brightness of the Control Display 80
> Language on the Control Display 80
> Units of measure for fuel consumption,
distance covered/re maining distances
and temperature 74
> Light settings:
>Pathway lighting 97
> Daytime running lights 97
> Automatic climate control: activating/
deactivating the AUTO program, setting the
temperature, air volume and air
distribution 103
> Entertainment:
>Tone control 147
> Adjusting vo lume levels 147
Central locking 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
> Tailgate
> Fuel filler flap
Operating from outside
>Via the remote control
> Using the door lock
> In cars with Comfor t Access, via the door
handles on the driver's and passenger's
sides
The anti-theft system is also operated at the
same time. It prevents the doors from being
unlocked using the lock buttons or door han-
dles. The remote control can also be used to
switch on/off the welcome lamps and interior
lamps. The alarm system is also activated or
deactivated, page 34.
Operating from inside
Button for central locking system, page 32.
In the event of a sufficiently severe accident,
the central locking system unlocks automati-
cally. In addition, the hazard warning flashers
and interior 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
outside. <
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Unlocking
Press button 1.
Depending on the setting, refer to Unlocking
mode on page 30, 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 30.
Locking
Press button 1.
If there is a remote control inside the vehicle,
then windows can be opened and closed after
radio readiness is achieved. In addition, the
convertible top on the MINI Cabrio and MINI
Roadster can be closed.
Unlocking the tailgate separately
Press the button on the outside of the tailgate.
Corresponds to pressing the button. If the vehicle detects that a remote control
has been accidentally left inside the
locked vehicle's cargo area after the tailgate is
closed, the tailgate will reopen slightly. The haz-
ard warning flashers flash and an acoustic signal
sounds. <
Windows, electric
If the engine is switched off, you can still operate
the windows so long as a door or the tailgate has
not been opened.
If the doors and tailgate are closed again and the
remote control is located inside the vehicle, the
windows can be operated again. Insert the remote control into the ignition lock to
be able to operate the windows when the
engine is switched off
and the doors are open.
Switching on radio readiness
Switch on radio readiness by pressing the
Start/Stop button, page 60.
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 60.
Switching off the engine in cars with
automatic transmission
The engine can only be switched off when the
selector lever is in position P, page62.
To switch the engine off when the selector lever
is in position N, the remote control must be in
the ignition lock.
Before driving a vehicle with automatic
transmission into a car wash
1. Insert remote control into ignition lock.
2. Depress the brake.
3. Move the selector lever to position N.
4. Switch off the engine.
The vehicle can roll.
Malfunction
Comfort Access may malfunction due to local
radio waves, e. g. due to the presence of a
mobile phone in the imme diate vicinity of the
remote control or the charging of a mobile
phone in the vehicle.
If this happens, open or close the vehicle via the
buttons on the remote control or using the inte-
grated key.
Insert the remote control into the ignition lock
and start the engine.
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Warning lamps
The warning lamp lights up when an
attempt is made to start the engine: the
engine cannot be started. The remote
control is not inside the vehicle or is malfunc-
tioning. Take the remote control with you inside
the vehicle or have it checked. If necessary,
insert another remote co ntrol into the ignition
lock.
The warning lamp lights up when the
engine is running: the remote control is
no longer inside the vehicle. After the
engine is switched off, the engine can only be
restarted within approx. 10 seconds.
The indicator lamp comes on and a
message appears on the Control
Display: replace the battery in the
remote control.
Replacing the battery
The remote control for Comfort Access contains
a b a t t e r y t h a t w i l l n e e d t o b e r e p l a c e d f r o m t i m e
to time.
1. Remove the cover.
2. Insert the new battery with the plus side
facing up.
3. Press the cover on to close.
Take the old battery to a recycling center
or to your MINI dealer. <
Windows
To prevent injuries, exercise care when
closing the windows.
Take the remote control with you when you
leave the car; otherwise, children could operate
the electric windows and possibly injure
themselves. <
If, after a window is opened and closed
several times in close succession, the
window can only be closed and not opened, the
system is overheated. Le t the system cool for
several minutes with the ignition switched on or
the engine running. <
Opening
>Press the swit ch downward.
The window opens until you release the
switch.
> Push the switch downward.
As of radio readiness, the windows will open
automatically. Push the switch again to stop
the opening movement.
To open the window a crack, press the switch
down twice in quick succession.
Closing
In order to close the window, press the switch
up. The window closes until you release the
switch.
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