MINI Countryman 2017 Service Manual

The sensor has an approximate range of
5 ft/1.50 m extending from the rear of the vehi~ cle.
If the tailgate is opened with no-touch activa~
tion, locked doors are not unlocked.
Safety
information WARNING
During no-touch activation, vehicle parts
may be touched, e.g., hot exhaust system. There is a risk of injury. When moving your foot,make sure you have a firm stance and do nottouch the vehicle. '

TailgateGeneral
information
To avoid locking it in the vehicle, do not place the remote control in the cargo area.
Depending on your vehicle's equipment and
the country version, it is possible to specify
whether the doors are also unlocked when un~ locking with the remote control. Adjusting the
settings, refer to page 46.
Safety
information WARNING
Body parts can be jammed when operat~
ing the tailgate. There is a risk of injury. Make sure that the area of movement of the tailgate
is clear during opening and closing. '

With
automatic
tailgate
operation
Opening
General
information
When towing a trailer or when the rear luggage
rack is mounted, the tailgate cannot be opened with the remote control or with the button inthe driver's door.
Adjusting
the
opening
height
You can set how far the tailgate should open.
When adjusting the opening height, ensure that
there is a clearance of at least 4 in/10 cm above the tailgate.
Via the onboard monitor:1. "Settings"2."Tailgate"3.Turn the controller until the desired open~
ing height is selected.4.Press the controller.
From
the
outside
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Press button on the inside of the tailgate.
With Comfort Access:
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If another driver profile is selected via the on~
board monitor, the settings saved in it will be applied automatically. The new driver profile is
assigned to the remote control currently used.
There is an additional guest profile available that is not assigned to any remote control: it
can be used to apply settings in the vehicle
without changing the personal driver profiles.
Functional
requirements
For the system to be able to identify the driver
profile associated to a particular driver, the de~
tected remote control must be clearly allocated to the driver.
This is the case when:'

The active profile is selected.3.Open "Options".4."Rename current profile"
Reset
profilesThe settings of the active profile are reset totheir factory settings.
Via the onboard monitor:
1. "Settings"2."Profiles"
The current profile is selected.3.Open "Options".4."Reset current profile"
Exporting
profiles
Most settings of the active profile can be ex~
ported.
This can be helpful for saving and retrieving
personal settings, for instance before delivering
the vehicle to a workshop. Profiles can be taken to another vehicle equipped with the Personal
Profile function.
Export is made via the USB port to a USB stor~ age device.
Popular file systems for USB media are sup~ ported. FAT32 and exFAT are the recom~
mended formats for profile export. Other for~
mats may not support the export.
Via the onboard monitor:
1. "Settings"2."Profiles"3."Export profile"4."USB device"
Importing
profiles
Profiles stored on a USB storage device can be
imported via the USB interface.
Existing settings are overwritten with the im~
ported profile.
Via the onboard monitor:1. "Settings"2."Profiles"3."Import profile"4."USB device"
Display
profile
list
during
start
The profile list can be displayed during each start to select the desired profile.
Via the onboard monitor:
1. "Settings"2."Profiles"3.Open "Options".4."Display user list at startup"
System
limits
A clear assignment between the remote control and driver may not be possible in the following
cases, for example.
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Unlock
Doors Via the onboard monitor:1. "Settings"2."Doors/key"3. Select the symbol.4.Select the desired function.'

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The alarm system responds in situations such asattempts to steal a wheel or when the vehicle is
towed.
Interior
motion
sensor The windows and the glass sunroof must be
closed for the system to function properly.
Avoiding
unintentional
alarms
General
information The tilt alarm sensor and interior motion sensor
may trigger the alarm even though no one is trying to gain unauthorized access.
Possible situations for an unintended alarm:'

Opening'