2018 MINI Clubman Owner's Manual

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LightsVehicle
features
and
op

Canada:
roadside
parking
light
Concept The vehicle can be illuminated on one side.
Switching
on
With radio-ready state switched off, press the
lever either up or down past the resistance point for approx. 2 seconds.
Switching
off
Briefly press the lever to the resistance point in
the opposite direction.
Welcome
lights
and
headlight
courtesy
de

The indicator light in the instrument cluster is il~luminated when the low beams are switchedon.
System
limits The automatic headlight control cannot serveas a substitute for your personal judgment of
lighting conditions.
For example, the sensors are unable to detect
fog or hazy weather. To avoid safety risks under these conditions, you should always switch onthe lights manually.
Daytime
running
lights
General
information
Position of switch:
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The daytime running lights light up when the ignition is switched on. After the ignition isswitched off, the parking lights light up in posi~tion
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Activating/deactivating
In some countries, daytime running lights are
mandatory, so it may not be possible to deacti~ vate the daytime running lights.
Via the Central Information Display (CID):
1. "My MINI"2."Vehicle settings"3."Lighting"4."Exterior lighting"5.Select the desired setting.
Settings are stored for the remote control cur~
rently used.
Cornering
light General
information Position of switch:

In tight curves, for instance on mountainous
roads or when turning, an additional, cornering light is switched on that lights up the inside of
the curve when the vehicle is moving below a certain speed.
The cornering light is automatically switched on depending on the steering angle or the use of
turn signals.
Adaptive
headlight
range
control
The adaptive headlight range control compen~
sates for acceleration and braking operations in order not to blind the oncoming traffic and to
achieve optimum illumination of the roadway.
High-beam
Assistant
Concept The high-beam Assistant detects other trafficparticipants early on and automatically
switches the high beams on or off depending on the traffic situation.
General
information The assistant ensures that the high beams areswitched on, whenever the traffic situation al~lows. In the low speed range, the high beams
are not switched on by the system.
The system responds to light from oncoming traffic and traffic driving ahead of you, and toadequate illumination, for instance in townsand cities.
The high beams can be switched on and off at
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Activating/deactivating
Position of switch, depending on the vehicle
equipment:
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Press and hold button on signal lever.
The indicator light in the instrument
cluster is illuminated when the low
beams are switched on.
The headlights are automatically switched be~ tween low beams and high beams.
The blue indicator light in the instru~
ment cluster lights up when the system
switches on the high beams.
The high-beam Assistant is deactivated when
manually switching the high beams on and off,
refer to page 92.
To reactivate the high-beam Assistant, press the button on the turn signal lever.
System
limits
The high-beam Assistant cannot serve as a sub~
stitute for the driver's personal judgment of
when to use the high beams. In situation that
require this, therefore switch off manually.
The system is not fully functional in the follow~ing situations, and driver intervention may benecessary:
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Switching
on/offPress button.
The yellow indicator light lights up
when the rear fog light is switched on.
If the automatic headlight control, refer topage 125, is activated, the low beams will
come on automatically when you switch on the rear fog light.
Instrument
lighting Functional
requirement
The parking lights or low beams must be
switched on to adjust the brightness.
Settings Adjust the brightness with the
thumbwheel.
Interior
lights
General
information Depending on the equipment, the interior
lights, footwell lights, entry lights, and courtesy
lights are controlled automatically.
Thumbwheel for the instrument lighting con~
trols brightness of some of these features.Overview1Interior lights2Reading lights3Ambient light
Switching
the
interior
lights
on/off
Press button.
To switch off permanently: press the button and hold for approx. 3 seconds.
Switching
the
reading
lights
on
and
off
manually
Press button.
The reading lights are located in the front next
to the interior light.
Ambient
light
General
information Depending on the equipment version, lighting
can be adjusted for some lights in the car's in~
terior.
Activating/deactivating
Via the Central Information Display (CID):
1. "My MINI"2."Vehicle settings"3."Lighting"4."Interior lighting"Seite 128CONTROLSLights128
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