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Saving fuel
Vehicle features and op‐
tions
This chapter describes all standard, country-
specific and optional features offered with the
series. It also describes features that are not
necessarily available in your vehicle, e. g., due
to the selected options or country versions. This
also applies to safety-related functions and sys‐
tems. When using these functions and systems,
the applicable laws and regulations must be
observed.
General information
The vehicle features advanced technology for
the reduction of fuel consumption and emis‐
sions.
Fuel consumption depends on a number of dif‐
ferent factors.
The implementation of certain measures, driv‐
ing style and regular maintenance can influ‐
ence fuel consumption and environmental im‐
pact.
Remove unnecessary
cargo
Additional weight increases fuel consumption.
Remove attached parts
following use
Remove roof-mounted or rear luggage racks
which are no longer required following use.
Attached parts on the vehicle impair the aero‐
dynamics and increase the fuel consumption.
Close the windows and
glass sunroof
Driving with the glass sunroof and windows
open results in increased air resistance and
raises fuel consumption.
Tires
General information
Tires can affect fuel consumption in various
ways, for example, tire size may influence fuel
consumption.
Check the tire inflation pressure
regularly
Check and, if needed, correct the tire inflation
pressure at least twice a month and before
starting on a long trip.
Low tire inflation pressure increases rolling re‐
sistance and thus raises fuel consumption and
tire wear.
Drive away without de‐
lay
Do not wait for the engine to warm-up while
the vehicle remains stationary. Start driving
right away, but at moderate engine speeds.
This is the fastest way for the cold engine to
reach its operating temperature.
Look well ahead when
driving
Driving smoothly and proactively reduces fuel
consumption.
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Avoid unnecessary acceleration and braking.
By maintaining a suitable distance to the vehi‐
cle driving ahead of you.
Avoid high engine speeds
As a rule: driving at low engine speeds lowers
fuel consumption and reduces wear.
Use 1st gear to get the vehicle moving. Starting
with the 2nd gear, accelerate rapidly. When ac‐
celerating, shift up before reaching high engine
speeds.
When you reach the desired speed, shift into
the highest applicable gear and drive with low
engine speed and at a constant speed.
If necessary, observe the vehicle's gear shift in‐
dicator, refer to page 87.
Use coasting conditions
When approaching a red light, take your foot
off the accelerator and let the vehicle coast to a
halt.
For going downhill take your foot off the accel‐
erator and let the vehicle roll.
The flow of fuel is interrupted while coasting.
Switch off the engine
during longer stops
Switch off the engine during longer stops, e.g.,
at traffic lights, railroad crossings or in traffic
congestion.
Auto Start/Stop function
The Auto Start/Stop function of the vehicle au‐
tomatically switches off the engine during a
stop.
If the engine is switched off and then restarted
rather than leaving the engine running con‐
stantly, fuel consumption and emissions are re‐
duced. Savings can begin within a few seconds
of switching off the engine.
In addition, fuel consumption is also deter‐
mined by other factors, such as driving style,
road conditions, maintenance or environmental
factors.
Switch off any functions
that are not currently
needed
Functions such as seat heating and the rear
window defroster require a lot of energy and
consume additional fuel, especially in city and
stop-and-go traffic.
Switch off these functions if they are not
needed.
Have maintenance car‐
ried out
Have vehicles maintained regularly to achieve
optimal vehicle efficiency and service life. MINI
recommends that maintenance work be per‐
formed by a MINI service center.
Also note the MINI maintenance systems, refer
to page 218.
GREEN Mode
Concept
GREEN Mode supports a driving style that saves
on fuel consumption. For this purpose, the en‐
gine control and comfort features, for instance
the climate control output, are adjusted.
For Steptronic transmission:
Under certain conditions the engine is auto‐
matically decoupled from the transmission in
the D selector lever position. The vehicle con‐
tinues traveling with the engine idling to re‐
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duce fuel consumption. The D selector lever
position remains engaged.
In addition, context-sensitive instructions are
displayed to assist with an optimized fuel con‐
sumption driving style.
The achieved extended range is displayed in
the instrument cluster as bonus range.
General information
The system includes the following MINIMALISM
functions and MINIMALISM displays:
▷ GREEN bonus range, refer to page 180.
▷ GREEN tip, driving instruction, refer to
page 180.
▷ GREEN climate control, refer to page 179.
▷ MINIMALISM analyzer, refer to page 182.
▷ Coasting driving condition, refer to
page 181.
Activating GREEN Mode
Turn MINI Driving Modes switch
to the right until GREEN Mode is
displayed in the instrument clus‐
ter.
Configuring GREEN
Via MINI Driving Modes switch
1. Activating GREEN Mode.
2. "Configure GREEN"
3. Select the desired setting.
Via the onboard monitor:
1. "Settings"
2. "GREEN Mode"
Or
1. "Settings"
2. "Driving mode"
3. "Configure GREEN"
Select the desired setting.
Activating/deactivating the functions
The following functions can be activated/deac‐
tivated:
▷ "GREEN speed warning"
▷ "Coasting"
▷ "GREEN climate control"
Settings are stored for the profile currently
used.
GREEN Limit
▷ Activate the GREEN Limit:
"GREEN speed warning":
A GREEN tip is displayed if the speed of the
set GREEN Limit is exceeded.
▷ Setting the speed for the GREEN Limit:
"Tip at:"
Select the desired speed.
GREEN climate control
Climate control is set to be fuel-efficient.
By making a slight change to the set tempera‐
ture, or adjusting the rate of heating or cooling
of the vehicle's interior fuel consumption can
be economized.
The outputs of the seat heater and the exterior
Additionally heat output to seats and exterior
mirror is reduced.
Coasting
Fuel-efficiency can be optimized by disengag‐
ing the engine and coasting, refer to page 181,
with the engine idling.
This function is only available in GREEN Mode.
Deactivate the function to use the braking ef‐
fect of the engine when traveling downhill.
GREEN potential savings
Shows potential savings with the current set‐
tings in percentages.
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Display in the instrument cluster
GREEN bonus range
An adjusted driving style helps
you extend your driving range.
This may be displayed as the bo‐
nus range in the instrument clus‐
ter.
The bonus range is shown in the range display.
The bonus range is automatically reset every
time the vehicle is refueled.
▷ Green display: efficient driving style.
▷ Gray display: adjust driving style, for in‐
stance by backing off the accelerator pedal.
Driving style
A bar display in the instrument
cluster indicates your current
driving efficiency.
Mark in the left area, arrow 1:
display for energy recovered by
coasting or when braking.
Mark in the right area, arrow 2: display when
accelerating.
The efficiency of your driving style is shown by
the position of the mark:
▷ Mark inside the green range: efficient driv‐
ing style.
▷ Mark outside the green range: adjust driv‐
ing style, for example by backing off the ac‐
celerator.
GREEN tip, driving instruction
The GREEN tip indicates that the driving style
can be adjusted to be more fuel efficient, for
example by backing off the accelerator.
Activating the driving style indicator
and GREEN tips
The driving style indicator and GREEN tips are
shown in the instrument cluster when the
GREEN Mode display is activated.
Via the onboard monitor:
1. "Settings"
2. "Instrument cluster"
3. "GREEN Info"
GREEN tip, symbols
An additional symbol and text instructions are
displayed.
Symbol Measure
For efficient driving back off the ac‐
celerator or delay accelerating to al‐
low time to assess road conditions.
Reduce speed to the selected GREEN
speed.
Steptronic transmission:
Switch from M/S to D or avoid manual
shift interventions.
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Symbol Measure
Manual transmission:
Follow the shift instructions.
Manual transmission:
Engage neutral for an engine stop.
Indications on the Control Display
Displaying MINIMALISM info
The current efficiency of the functions in GREEN
Mode can be displayed on the Control Display.
Via the onboard monitor:
1. "Vehicle info"
2. "MINIMALISM"
3. "MINIMALISM info"
Information is shown on the following func‐
tions:
▷ Auto Start/Stop function.
▷ Energy recovery.
▷ Climate control output.
▷ Coasting.
Displaying GREEN tips
"GREEN tips"
Driving instruction and an additional symbol
are displayed.
Settings are stored for the profile currently
used.
Coasting
Concept
The function helps to conserve fuel.
To do this, under certain conditions the engine
is automatically decoupled from the transmis‐
sion when selector lever position D is set. The
vehicle continues traveling with the engine
idling to reduce fuel consumption. Selector
lever position D remains engaged.
This driving condition is referred to as coasting.
As soon as you step on the brake or accelerator
pedal, the engine is automatically coupled
again.
General information
Coasting is a component of the GREEN driving
mode.
Coasting is automatically activated when the
GREEN driving mode is called via the MINI Driv‐
ing Modes switch, refer to page 125.
A proactive driving style helps the driver to use
the function often and supports the fuel-con‐
serving effect of coasting.
Functional requirements
In GREEN mode, this function is available in a
speed range from approximately
30 mph/50 km/h to 100 mph/160 km/h if the
following conditions are met:
▷ Accelerator pedal and brake pedal are not
operated.
▷ The selector lever is in selector lever posi‐
tion D.
▷ Engine and transmission are at operating
temperature.
Operation via shift paddles
Concept
Depending on your vehicle's equipment, the
coasting mode can be influenced with the shift
paddles.
Activating/deactivating coasting via shift
paddles
1. Shift to the highest gear by pulling the right
shift paddle.
2. Actuate the right shift paddle again to enter
coasting mode.
To deactivate, actuate the left shift paddle.
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Display
Display in the instrument cluster
The bar display below the tach‐
ometer is filled in green and the
mark appears at the zero point.
The tachometer approximately
indicates idle speed.
Indications on the Control Display
The coasting driving condition is displayed in
MINIMALISM Info while driving.
The distance traveled in the coasting driving
condition is indicated by a counter.
Color code green, arrow 1: distance traveled in
the coasting driving condition. Symbol, arrow 2:
coasting driving condition.
Displaying MINIMALISM info
1. "Vehicle info"
2. "MINIMALISM"
3. "MINIMALISM info"
System limits
The function is not available if one of the fol‐
lowing conditions applies:
▷ DSC OFF and TRACTION are activated.
▷ Cruise control is activated.
▷ If driving in the dynamic limit range.
▷ If driving on steep uphill or downhill grades.
▷ The battery charge state is temporarily too
low.
▷ The vehicle electrical system is drawing ex‐
cessive current.
MINIMALISM analyzer
Concept
The function helps develop an especially effi‐
cient driving style and to conserve fuel.
For this purpose, the driving style is analyzed.
The assessment is done in various categories
and is displayed on the Control Display.
Using this indication, the individual driving style
can be oriented toward conserving fuel.
The last 15 minutes of a trip are evaluated.
The range of the vehicle can be extended by an
efficient driving style. This gain in range is dis‐
played as a bonus range in the instrument clus‐
ter and on the Control Display.
Functional requirement
This function is available in GREEN Mode.
Calling up MINIMALISM Analyser
Via MINI Driving Modes switch
1. Activating GREEN Mode.
2. "MINIMALISM"
3. Select the symbol.
Display on the Control Display
The display of the MINIMALISM analyzer con‐
sists of a fish in a water glass riding along on
the roof of a MINI and a table of values.
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The fish and the movements of the water in the
glass, arrow 1, symbolize the efficiency of the
driving style.
The more efficient the driving style, the less the
water sloshes around in the glass and the bet‐
ter is the fish's mood. If the driving style is inef‐
ficient, the water oscillates, the mood of the
fish is sullied and a reduced number of asterisks
is displayed.
The table of values, arrow 2, contains stars and
evaluates the driving style in different catego‐
ries. The more efficient the driving style, the
more stars are displayed in the table.
The bonus range, arrow 3, achieved by a driv‐
ing style that minimizes fuel consumption is
displayed below the table of values. The more
efficient the driving style, the faster the bonus
range increases.
To assist with an efficient driving style, GREEN
tips are displayed while driving.
Tips about the energy saving driving style, Con‐
serving fuel, refer to page 177.
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