
stored with it are called up and imple‐
mented.▷Your personal settings will be recognized
and called up again even if the vehicle has
been used in the meantime by someone
else with another remote control.▷The individual settings are stored for no
more than three remote controls.
Personal Profile settings
The following functions and settings can be
stored in a profile.
More information on the settings can be found
under:
▷Response of the central locking system
when the car is being unlocked, refer to
page  24.▷Automatic locking of the vehicle, refer to
page  28.▷Triple turn signal activation, refer to
page  52.▷Settings for the displays in the speedometer
and tachometer:▷12h/24h clock format, refer to
page  62.▷Date format, refer to page  62.▷Units of measure for fuel consumption,
distance covered/remaining distances,
and temperature, refer to page  62.▷Light settings:▷Headlamp courtesy delay feature, refer
to page  69.▷Daytime running lights, refer to
page  68.▷Automatic climate control, refer to
page  89: AUTO program, activating/deac‐
tivating the cooling function, setting the
temperature, air volume, and air distribu‐
tion.▷Entertainment:▷Last entertainment source.▷Radio MINI Boost CD:
Tone settings, refer to page  124.
Volume, refer to page  124.
Central locking system
The concept
The central locking system becomes active
when the driver's door is closed.
The system simultaneously engages and re‐
leases the locks on the following:
▷Doors.▷Tailgate.▷Fuel filler flap.
Operating from the outside
▷Via the remote control.▷Via the door lock.▷In cars with Comfort Access, via the door
handles on the driver's and front passenger
sides.
The following takes place simultaneously when
locking/unlocking the vehicle via the remote
control:
▷Depending on the vehicle equipment, the
anti-theft protection is switched on and off
as well. The anti-theft protection makes it
impossible to unlock the doors using the
lock buttons or door handles.▷The welcome lamps, interior lamps, and
ambient lighting are switched on and off.▷The alarm system is armed or disarmed, re‐
fer to page  32.
Operating from the inside
Via the switch/button for the central locking
system, refer to page  27.
In an accident of the necessary severity, the
central locking system unlocks automatically.
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DisplaysVehicle equipment
This chapter describes all series equipment as
well as country-specific and special equipment
offered for this model series.Therefore, it also
describes equipment that may not be found in
your vehicle, for instance due to the selected
special equipment or the country version. This
also applies to safety-related functions and sys‐
tems.
Odometer, external tem‐
perature display, clock
At a glance1Current speed2Odometer, trip odometer, external temper‐
ature, time3Resetting the trip odometer
Press the button on the turn indicator lever to
open information in display area 2.
The following information is displayed consecu‐
tively:
▷Trip odometer▷Time▷External temperatureTrip odometer
To display the trip odometer: briefly press
knob 3.
To reset the trip odometer: press knob 3 while
the trip odometer is being displayed and the ig‐
nition is switched on.
Time Set the time, refer to page  63.
External temperature, external temperature warning
If the display drops to +37 ℉/+3 ℃, a signal
sounds and a warning lamp lights up. There is
the increased danger of ice.
Ice on roads
Even at temperatures above
+37 ℉/+3 ℃, there can be a risk of ice on
roads.
Therefore, drive carefully on bridges and shady
roads, for example, to avoid the increased dan‐
ger of an accident. ◀
Units of measure
To set the respective units of measure, miles or
km for the odometer and ℃ or ℉ for the exter‐
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▷  Distance: km, mi.▷  Temperature: ℃, ℉7.Press and hold the button until the display
changes.8.Press the button to change the format or
the unit of measure.9.Press and hold the button until the display
changes.
The settings are stored.
Resetting to factory settings
The settings for formats and units of measure
can be reset to the factory settings. The settings
are stored for the remote control in use.
1.Press the button on the turn indicator lever
repeatedly until "SET/INFO" is displayed.2.Press and hold the button until the display
changes.3.Press the button repeatedly until the sym‐
bol and "SET" are displayed.4.Press and hold the button until the display
changes.5.Press the button repeatedly until "RESET"
appears on the display.6.Press and hold the button until the display
changes to the first setting option.
The settings are reset.
Clock
Setting the time Radio MINI Boost CD: setting the time, refer to
page  124.
Date
Setting the date
Radio MINI Boost CD: set the date, refer to
page  124.
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Opening
Turn the switch in the direction of the arrow.ClosingMove the switch to the vertical position by
turning it in the opposite direction of the arrow.
Depending on the temperature setting of the
air conditioning or automatic climate control,
high temperatures may occur in the glove com‐
partment.
Center armrest
The center armrest between the front seats
contains a storage compartment or a cover for
the snap-in adapter, refer to page  143, de‐
pending on the equipment.
The center armrest between the rear seats con‐
tains a storage compartment.
Do not position tall accessory parts directly on
the center rail of the center armrest; otherwise, they may be damaged when the center arm‐
rest is opened or closed.
Center armrest front
Opening
Press the button, arrow, and pull up the lid.MINI Paceman: center armrest, rear
Removing
The rear center armrest can be removed to en‐
large the loading area.
1.Turn the handwheel counterclockwise all
the way to open it, arrow 1.2.Push the center armrest back slightly in the
base plate, arrow 2.3.Lift the center armrest at the front and
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Service requirements, CBSCondition Based Service  169 
Settings– Clock, 12h/24h format  62
Settings and information  61 
Settings, configuring, refer to Personal Profile  22 
Shifting
– Automatic transmission with
Steptronic  57
Shifting, manual transmis‐
sion  56 
Shift lever
– Automatic transmission with
Steptronic  57
Shift paddles on the steering
wheel  58 
Side airbags  72 
Side windows, refer to Win‐ dows  33 
Sliding/tilting sunroof
– Refer to Glass sunroof, elec‐
trical  32
Slot for remote control  49 
Snap-in adapter, mobile phone  143 
Socket, OBD Onboard Diagno‐ sis  170  
Special equipment, series equipment  6 
Speed, average  61 
Speedometer  16 
Speed, with winter tires  160 
Sport button  83 
Sport program, automatic transmission with Step‐
tronic  57 
Stability control systems  81 
Start/Stop button  49 
Start/Stop button, starting the engine  50 
Start/Stop button, switching off the engine  51 
Starting the engine  50 
Start problems, refer to Jump- starting  180 
Steering wheel  43 
Steering wheel– Shift paddles  58
Steering wheel, adjusting  43 
Steering wheel lock  49 
Stopping, engine  51 
Storage, tires  160 
Storing the vehicle  189 
Summer tires, refer to Wheels and tires  152 
Summer tires, tread  157 
Switches, refer to Cockpit  14 
Switching off, engine  51 
Switching off, vehicle  51 
Symbols  6 
T Tachometer  60 
Tailgate  28 
Tailgate
– Comfort Access  30– Opening/closing  28– Opening from the out‐
side  28
Tail lamps  175 
Tank gauge, refer to Fuel gauge  60 
Technical changes, refer to Safety  7 
Technical data  204 
Telephone  136 
Temperature
– Air conditioner  88– Automatic climate con‐
trol  90
Temperature, coolant, refer to
Coolant temperature  60 
Temperature display
– External temperature  59– External temperature warn‐
ing  59– Setting the units  62
Temperature warning  59 
Theft alarm system, refer to Alarm system  32 
Time
– Setting the time  63Tire age 158 
Tire identification marks  156 
Tire inflation pressure  152 
Tire inflation pressure– Pressure loss  76
Tire pressure monitor, refer to
Flat Tire Monitor  75 
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM
– System limits  77– System reset 78– Warning lamp  78
Tire Quality Grading  156 
Tires
– Flat tire  76– Inflation pressure  152– Inflation pressure loss  78– Pressure monitoring, refer to
Tire Pressure Monitor
TPM  77
Tires, breaking in  110 
Tires, changing  159 
Tires, condition  157 
Tires, damage  158 
Tire size  156 
Tires, minimum tread  158 
Tires, retreaded tires  159 
Tires, storage  160 
Tire tread  157 
Torque, refer to Engine data  204 
Towing another vehicle  182 
Towing, being towed  182 
Tow-starting  182 
TPM, refer to Tire Pressure Monitor  77 
Traction control  82 
Transmission
– Overriding selector lever
lock in case of automatic
transmission with Step‐
tronic  58
Transmission lock
– Refer to Changing selector
lever positions  57
Transmission, manual  56 
Transporting children safely  44 
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