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Vehicle features and options

Parking lights.

This chapter describes all standard, country-

specific and optional features offered with

the series. It also describes features and

functions that are not necessarily available

in your vehicle, e.g., due to the selected op-

tions or country versions. This also applies

to safety-related functions and systems.

When using these functions and systems,

the applicable laws and regulations must be

observed.

Low beams.

Instrument lighting.

Parking lights, low beams and

roadside parking lights

Overview

General information

Switches in the vehicle

Position of switch:

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If the driver's door is opened when standby

state is switched off, the exterior lighting is

automatically switched off.

Parking lights

Position of switch:

The vehicle is illuminated on all sides.

Do not use the parking lights for extended

periods; otherwise, they might drain the

battery and it would then be impossible to

switch on drive-ready state.

The light switch element is located next to

the steering wheel.

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Function

When parking, switch on the one-sided

roadside parking light, refer to page 136.

Front fog lights.

Low beams

Automatic headlight control.

Cornering light.

Position of switch:

The low beams illuminate when standby

state is switched on.

Lights off.

Daytime running lights.

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3. "Lighting"

Canada: roadside parking light

4. "Exterior lighting"

5. "Welcome lights"

Concept

The vehicle can be illuminated on one side.

The setting is stored for the driver profile

currently used.

Switching on

Pathway lighting

General information

The low beams stay lit for a short while if

the headlight flasher is switched on after

the vehicle's radio-ready state is switched

off.

Setting the duration

Via the Central Information Display (CID):

With radio-ready state switched off, press

the lever either up or down past the resist-

ance point for approx. 2 seconds.

1.

"My MINI"

2. "Vehicle settings"

3. "Lighting"

Switching off

Briefly press the lever to the resistance

point in the opposite direction.

4. "Exterior lighting"

5. "Pathway lighting"

6. Set length of time.

Welcome lights and pathway

lighting

The setting is stored for the driver profile

currently used.

Welcome lights

Automatic headlight control

General information

Concept

Depending on the vehicle equipment and

the ambient brightness, individual light

functions may be switched on briefly when

the vehicle is unlocked.

The low beams are switched on and off au-

tomatically depending on the ambient

brightness, for example in tunnels, in twi-

light or if there is precipitation.

Activating/deactivating

General information

A blue sky with the sun low on the horizon

can cause the lights to be switched on.

Position of switch:

Via the Central Information Display (CID):

1. "My MINI"

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Activating

2. "Vehicle settings"

Position of switch:

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The indicator light in the instrument cluster

is illuminated when the low beams are

switched on.

In tight curves, for instance on mountain-

ous 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.

System limits

The cornering light is automatically

switched on depending on the steering an-

gle or, where applicable, the use of turn sig-

nals.

The automatic headlight control cannot

serve as a substitute for your personal judg-

ment of lighting conditions.

For example, the sensors are unable to de-

tect fog or hazy weather. In these situa-

tions, switch the lights on manually.

When driving in reverse, the cornering

lights may be automatically switched on re-

gardless of the steering angle.

Daytime running lights

Adaptive headlight range con-

trol

General information

Position of switch:

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The adaptive headlight range control fea-

ture balances out acceleration and braking

processes as well as the vehicle load condi-

tions in order to avoid dazzling oncoming

traffic. Illumination of the road is optimized.

The daytime running lights light up when

standby state is switched on. After standby

state is switched off, the parking lights light

up in position

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Activating/deactivating

In some countries, daytime running lights

are mandatory, so it may not be possible to

deactivate the daytime running lights.

High-beam Assistant

Concept

Via the Central Information Display (CID):

The high-beam Assistant detects other traf-

fic participants early on and automatically

switches the high beams on or off depend-

ing on the traffic situation.

1.

"My MINI"

2. "Vehicle settings"

3. "Lighting"

4. "Exterior lighting"

5. Select the desired setting.

General information

The high-beam Assistant ensures that the

high beams are switched on, whenever the

traffic situation allows. In the low speed

range, the high beams are not switched on

by the system.

Settings are stored for the currently used

vehicle key.

The system responds to light from oncom-

ing traffic and traffic driving ahead of you,

and to ambient lighting, for instance in

towns and cities.

Cornering light

General information

Position of switch:

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The high beams can be switched on and off

manually at any time.

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When detecting poorly-lit road users

such as pedestrians, cyclists, horseback

riders and wagons; when driving close

to train or ship traffic; or at animal

crossings.

Activating/deactivating

In tight curves, on hilltops or in depres-

sions, in crossing traffic or half-ob-

scured oncoming traffic on highways.

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In poorly-lit towns and cities or in the

presence of highly reflective signs.

When the windshield in front of the in-

terior mirror is fogged over, dirty or cov-

ered with stickers, etc.

Position of switch:

Press the button on the turn signal lever.

Fog lights

The indicator light in the instrument

cluster is illuminated when the low

beams are switched on.

Front fog lights

Concept

The front fog lights work alongside the low

beams to illuminate a wider area of the

roadway.

The headlights are automatically switched

between low beams and high beams.

The blue indicator light in the instru-

ment cluster lights up when the sys-

tem switches on the high beams.

Functional requirement

The high-beam Assistant is deactivated

when manually switching the high beams

on and off, refer to page 109.

The low beams must be switched on before

switching on the front fog lights.

Switching on/off

To reactivate the high-beam Assistant,

press the button on the turn signal lever.

Press the button.

The green indicator light lights up if

the front fog lights are switched on.

System limits

The high-beam Assistant cannot serve as a

substitute for the driver's personal judg-

ment of when to use the high beams. In sit-

uation that require this, therefore switch off

manually.

If the automatic headlight control, refer to

page 136, is activated, the low beams will

come on automatically when you switch on

the front fog lights.

When the high beams or headlight flasher

are activated, the front fog lights are not

switched on.

The system is not fully functional in the fol-

lowing situations, and driver intervention

may be necessary:

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In very unfavorable weather conditions,

such as fog or heavy precipitation.

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Switching the interior lights on/off

Instrument lighting

Press the button.

Functional requirement

To switch off permanently: press the button

and hold for approx. 3 seconds.

The parking lights or low beams must be

switched on to adjust the brightness.

Switching the reading lights on and

off manually

Adjusting

Adjust the brightness with the

thumbwheel.

Press the button.

The reading lights are located in the front

next to the interior light.

Ambient light

Interior lights

General information

Depending on the equipment, the interior

lights, footwell lights, entry lights, and cour-

tesy lights are controlled automatically.

Depending on the equipment version, light-

ing can be adjusted for some lights in the

car's interior.

Activating/deactivating

Via the Central Information Display (CID):

The thumbwheel for the instrument lighting

controls brightness of some of these fea-

tures.

1.

"My MINI"

2. "Vehicle settings"

3. "Lighting"

Overview

4. "Interior lighting"

5. "Ambient lighting"

6. Select the desired setting.

Settings are stored for the profile currently

used.

Changing color

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Interior lights

Reading lights

Ambient light

Push the switch forward or back:

manual color change.

Press the switch forward or back-

ward and hold for approx. 3 seconds,

until the ambient light illuminates

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several times: automatic color change. Push

the switch again to end color changes.

Setting the brightness

Depending on the equipment, the bright-

ness of the ambient light can be adjusted

via the thumbwheel for the instrument

lighting or on the Control Display.

Via the Central Information Display (CID):

1.

"My MINI"

2. "Vehicle settings"

3. "Lighting"

4. "Interior lighting"

5. "Brightness"

6. Adjust the brightness.

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