MINI COOPER 2017 Owners Manual

Roadside
parking
lights
Concept The vehicle can be illuminated on one side.
Switching
on
With the ignition switched off, press the lever either up or down past the resistance point forapprox. 2 seconds.
Switching
off Briefly press the lever to the resistance point in
the opposite direction.
Welcome
lights
and
headlight
courtesy
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System
limits
The automatic headlight control cannot serve
as 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 on
the lights manually.
Daytime
running
lights General
information
Position of switch:
, ,
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
.
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 onboard monitor:
1. "Settings"2."Lighting"3."Daytime running lamps"
Settings are stored for the remote control cur~
rently used.
Cornering
light General
information Position of switch:

When going around corners, the cornering light also lights the interior area of the curve. Below
a speed of approx. 25 mph/40 km/h when the
turn signal is switched on and the steering an~
gle is detected, there is automatic activation.
Malfunction
A Check Control message is displayed.
Cornering light is malfunctioning or has failed.
Have the system immediately checked by a
dealer

Activating/deactivating1.Depending on the equipment, turn the lightswitch into position
or .
2.Press button on the turn signal lever, arrow.
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 71.
To reactivate the high-beam Assistant, press the button on the turn signal lever.
System
limits
The High-beam Assistant cannot serve as a
substitute for the driver's personal judgment of when to use the high beams. Therefore, man~ually switch off the high beams in situations
where required to avoid a safety risk.
The system is not fully functional in the follow~ ing situations, and driver intervention may be
necessary:
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come on automatically when you switch on therear fog lights.
Instrument
lighting Settings The parking lights or low beams
must be switched on to adjust
the brightness.
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.
Thumb wheel for the instrument lighting con~
trols brightness of some of these features.
Overview1Interior lights2Reading lights3Ambient light
Switching
interior
lights
on/off
manually
Press button.
To switch off permanently: press the button for
approx. 3 seconds.
Switch back on: press button.
Switching
the
reading
lights
on
and
off
manually
Press button.
Reading lights are located in the front next to
the interior light.
Ambient
light
General
information Depending on your optional features lighting
can be adjusted for some lights in the interior.
Activating/deactivating
Via the onboard monitor:1. "Settings"2."Lighting"3."Ambient:"
The setting is stored for the driver profile cur~ rently used.
Changing
color Push the switch forward or back: man~
ual color change.
Push and hold the switch forward or back: automatic color change. Push
the switch again to end color changes.
Setting
the
brightnessDepending on the equipment, the brightness of
the ambient light can be adjusted via the
thumbwheel for the instrument lighting or on
the Control Display.
Via the onboard monitor:
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SafetyVehicle
features
and
op

Ejection
MitigationThe head airbag system is designed as an ejec~
tion mitigation countermeasure to reduce the
likelihood of ejections of vehicle occupants
through side windows during rollovers or side
impact events.
Knee
airbag
The knee airbag supports the legs in a frontal
impact.
Protective
action
Airbags are not triggered in every impact situa~ tion, e.g., in less severe accidents or rear-end
collisions.
Information
on
optimum
effect
of
theairbags
WARNING
If the seat position is incorrect or the de~
ployment area of the airbags is impaired, the airbag system cannot provide protection as in~
tended and may cause additional injuries due
to triggering. There is a risk of injuries or dan~ ger to life. Follow the information on optimumprotective effect of the airbag system. '

Functional
readiness
of
the
airbag
system
Safety
information WARNING
Individual components can be hot after
triggering of the airbag system. There is a risk
of injury. Do not touch individual compo~
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there is a significant loss of pressure in one or
more tires. For this purpose, sensors in the tire
valves measure the tire inflation pressure.
General
information With use of the system observe further infor~
mation found under Tire inflation pressure, re~ fer to page 190.
Functional
requirements The system must have been reset with the cor~
rect tire inflation pressure; otherwise, reliable
signaling of tire pressure loss is not assured.
Reset the system after each adjustment of the
tire inflation pressure and after every tire or
wheel change.
Always use wheels with TPM electronics to en~ sure that the system will operate properly.
Status
display The current status of the Tire Pressure MonitorTPM can be displayed on the Control Display,
for instance whether or not the TPM is active.
Via the onboard monitor:1. "Vehicle info"2."Vehicle status"3. "Tire Pressure Monitor (TPM)"
The status is displayed.
Status
control
display Tire and system status are indicated by the
color of the tires and a SMS text message on
the Control Display.
All
wheels
green System is active and will issue a warning based
on the tire inflation pressures stored during the last reset.
One
wheel
is
yellow A flat tire or major drop in inflation pressure in
the indicated tire.
All
wheels
are
yellow
A flat tire or major drop in inflation pressure inseveral tires.
Wheels,
gray The system cannot detect a flat tire due to a
malfunction.
Status
information The status control display additionally shows
the current tire inflation pressures. It shows the actual values read; they may vary dependingon driving style or weather conditions.
Resetting
the
system
Reset the system after each adjustment of the
tire inflation pressure and after every tire or wheel change.
Via the onboard monitor:1. "Vehicle info"2."Vehicle status"3. "Perform reset"4.Start the engine but do not drive off.5.Reset the tire inflation pressure using
"Perform reset".6.Drive away.
The tires are shown in gray and the status is displayed.
After driving faster than 19 mph/30 km/h for a
short period, the set tire inflation pressures are accepted as reference values. The resetting
process is completed automatically while driv~
ing. After successful completion of the reset,
the tires appear in green on the Control Display
and "Tire Pressure Monitor (TPM) active" is dis~
played.
The progress of the reset is displayed.
You may interrupt this trip at any time. When
you continue the reset resumes automatically.
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