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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