fog light MINI 3 door 2013 Owner's Manual

CockpitVehicle equipment
All standard, country-specific and optional
equipment that is offered in the model series is
described in this chapter. Therefore, equipmentis also described that is not available in a vehi‐
cle, e. g., because of the selected optional
equipment or country variant. This also applies
for safety-related functions and systems.
All around the steering wheel
1Power windows   292Exterior mirror operation   373Central locking system  244LampsFront fog lamps  69Parking lamps  66Low beams  66Automatic headlamp con‐
trol   67
Daytime running lights   67Instrument lighting  705Steering wheel buttons, leftCruise control on/off, interrupt‐
ing   90Cruise control on/off, interrupt‐
ing   96Seite 12At a glanceCockpit12
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NoteThe engine is not switched off automatically in
the following situations:▷The external temperature is high and auto‐
matic climate control is running.▷The passenger compartment has not yet
been heated or cooled to the required
level.▷The engine is not yet at operating tempera‐
ture.▷The wheels are at a sharp angle or the
steering wheel is being turned.▷After driving in reverse.▷Fogging of the windows when the auto‐
matic climate control is switched on.▷The vehicle battery charge is very low.▷The engine compartment lid is unlocked.▷The parking assistant is activated.▷Stop-and-go traffic.▷Gear selector lever in selector lever posi‐
tioned in or M/S or in drive mode R.
Starting the engine
The engine starts automatically under the fol‐
lowing conditions:
▷Manual transmission:
The clutch pedal is pressed.▷Automatic transmission:
By releasing the brake pedal.
After the engine starts, accelerate as usual.
Safety mode
After the engine switches off automatically, it
will not start again automatically if any one of
the following conditions are met.
▷The driver's safety belt is unbuckled and
the driver's door is open.▷The hood was unlocked.
Some indicator lamps light up for varying
lengths of time.
The engine can only be started via the Start/
Stop button.
Note
Even if driving away was not intended, the de‐
activated engine starts up automatically in the
following situations:▷Excessive warming of the passenger com‐
partment when the cooling function is
switched on.▷The steering wheel is turned.▷Automatic transmission: the drive mode is
changed from D to R or M/S or into selector
lever position N.▷Automatic transmission: the selector lever
position is changed from P to N, or into
drive mode D, R or M/S.▷The vehicle begins rolling.▷Fogging of the windows when the auto‐
matic climate control is switched on.▷The vehicle battery charge is very low.▷Excessive cooling of the passenger com‐
partment when the heating is switched on.▷Manual transmission: low brake vacuum
pressure; this can occur, for example, if the
brake pedal is depressed a number of times
in succession.
Activating/deactivating the system
manually
Using the button
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Electronic displays1Driver assistance systems
Messages, e.g. Check Control
Time   60
External temperature   59
Selection lists   63
Miles/trip miles   59Computer  632Transmission display   52
Gear shift indicator   613Driving Dynamics Control   88
StatusCheck Control
The concept
The Check Control system monitors functions in
the vehicle and notifies you of malfunctions in the monitored systems.
A Check Control message is displayed as a com‐
bination of indicator or warning lamps and text
messages in the instrument cluster.
In addition, an acoustic signal may be output
and a text message may appear on the radio.
Indicator/warning lamps The indicator and warning lamps can light up in
a variety of combinations and colors.Several of the lamps are checked for proper
functioning and light up temporarily when the
engine is started or the ignition is switched on.
Overview: indicator/warning lampsSymbolFunction or systemTurn signalFront fog lampsRear fog lampSeite 57DisplaysControls57
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nage is present, but passing would not be
permitted.
Hints
Speed limits and no passing zones when towing
a trailer are not shown.
Personal judgment
The system cannot serve as a substitute
for the driver's personal judgment of the traffic
situation.
The system assists the driver and does not re‐
place the human eye. ◀
At a glance
Camera
The camera is located near the base of the mir‐
ror.
Keep the windshield in the area behind the in‐
terior rearview mirror clean and clear.
Switching on/off
1. Press the button.2. "Settings"3."Info display"4."Speed limit information"
If speed limit detection is switched on, it can be
displayed on the info display in the instrument
cluster via the onboard computer.
No Passing Information is displayed together
with the activated speed limit information.
Display
The following is displayed in the instrument
cluster.
Speed limit detection The last speed limit detected.Without a navigation system the
traffic signals are grayed out af‐ ter curves or longer stretches of
roadway.
Without navigation system: no
speed limit or cancellation is de‐
tected.
No Passing Information▷Start of No Passing zone.▷End of No Passing zone.▷No Passing Information not
available.
System limits
The system may not be fully functional and
may provide incorrect information in the fol‐
lowing situations:
▷In heavy fog, rain or snowfall.▷When signs are concealed by objects.▷When driving very close to the vehicle in
front of you.▷When driving toward bright lights.▷When the windshield behind the interior
rearview mirror is fogged over, dirty or cov‐
ered by a sticker, etc.▷In the event of incorrect detection by the
camera.▷When passing buses or trucks with a speed
sticker.▷If the traffic signs are non-conforming.Seite 62ControlsDisplays62
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LampsVehicle equipmentAll standard, country-specific and optional
equipment that is offered in the model series is
described in this chapter. Therefore, equipment
is also described that is not available in a vehi‐
cle, e. g., because of the selected optional
equipment or country variant. This also applies
for safety-related functions and systems.
At a glance1Rear fog lamps2Front fog lamps3Automatic headlamp control, cornering
lamps, High-beam Assistant, welcome
lamps, daytime running lights4Lamps off, daytime running lights5Parking lamps/daytime running lights6Low beams, welcome lamps, High-beam
Assistant7Instrument lightingParking lamps, cornering
lamps and roadside
parking lamps
Parking lamps Switch position
: the vehicle lamps light
up on all sides, e.g., for parking.
Do not use the parking lamps for extended pe‐
riods; otherwise, the battery may become dis‐
charged and it would then be impossible to
start the engine.
When parking, it is preferable to switch on the
one-sided roadside parking lamps.
Low beams
Switch position
with the ignition switched
on: the low beams light up.
Roadside parking lamps
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 for
approx. 2 seconds.
Switching off Briefly press the lever to the resistance point in
the opposite direction.
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Welcome lamps and
headlamp courtesy de‐
lay feature
Welcome lamps
When the vehicle is parked, leave the switch in
position
or : parking and interior lamps
come on briefly when the vehicle is unlocked
depending on the ambient light.
Activating/deactivating
Operation takes place via the radio.
1. Press the button2. "Settings"3."Lighting"4."Welcome light"
The setting is stored for the remote control cur‐
rently in use.
Headlamp courtesy delay feature The low beams stay lit for a short while if the
headlamp flasher is switched on after the lights
and ignition are switched off.
Setting the duration Operation takes place via the radio.
1. Press the button2. "Settings"3."Lighting"4."Pathway lighting:"5.Set the duration.
The setting is stored for the remote control cur‐
rently in use.
Automatic headlamp
control
Switch position
: the low beams are
switched on and off automatically, e.g., in tun‐
nels, in twilight or if there is precipitation. The
indicator lamp in the instrument cluster lights
up.
A blue sky with the sun low on the horizon can
cause the lights to be switched on.
The low beams always stay on when the fog
lamps are switched on.
Personal responsibility
The automatic headlamp control cannot
serve as a substitute for your personal judg‐
ment in determining when the lamps should be
switched on in response to ambient lighting
conditions.
For example, the sensors are unable to detect
fog or hazy weather. To avoid safety risks, you
should always switch on the lamps manually
under these conditions. ◀
Daytime running lights
With the ignition switched on, the daytime run‐
ning lights light up in position 0,
or .
After the ignition is switched off, the parking
lamps light up in position
.
Activating/deactivating
In some countries, daytime running lights are
compulsory, so it may not be possible to deacti‐
vate the daytime running lights.
Operation takes place via the radio.
1. Press the button2. "Settings"3."Lighting"4."Daytime running lamps"Seite 67LampsControls67
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tions where this is required to avoid a safety
risk. ◀
The system is not fully functional in situations
such as the following, and driver intervention
may be necessary:▷In very unfavorable weather conditions,
such as fog or heavy precipitation.▷In detecting poorly-lit road users, such as
pedestrians, cyclists, horseback riders and
wagons; when driving close to train or ship
traffic; and at animal crossings.▷In tight curves, on hilltops or in depressions,
in cross traffic or half-obscured oncoming
traffic on freeways.▷In poorly-lit towns and cities and in the
presence of highly reflective signs.▷At low speeds.▷When the windshield behind the interior
rearview mirror is fogged over, dirty or cov‐
ered with stickers, etc.
Camera
The camera is located near the base of the mir‐
ror.
Keep the windshield in the area behind the in‐
terior rearview mirror clean and clear.
Fog lamps Front fog lamps
The low beams must be switched on.
Press the button. The green indicator
lamp lights up.
If the automatic headlamp control, refer to
page 67, is activated, the low beams will come
on automatically when you switch on the front
fog lamps.
Rear fog lamps The low beams or front fog lamps must be
switched on.
Press the button. The yellow indicator
lamp lights up.
If the automatic headlamp control, refer to
page 67, is activated, the low beams will come
on automatically when you switch on the rear
fog lamps.
Right-hand/left-hand
traffic
Halogen headlamps When crossing over into countries in which
driving takes place on the other side of the
road than in the country in which the vehicle is
registered, measures must be taken to prevent
the blinding effect of the headlamps. The serv‐
ice center can provide the necessary masking
film. Adhere to the following instructions when
applying the film.
LED headlamps The light distribution of LED headlamps reduces
the blinding effect when driving in a country in
which driving takes place on the other side of
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SymbolMeasureThe vehicle lights up red: prewarning.
Increase braking and distance.The vehicle flashes red and an acous‐
tic signal sounds: acute warning.
You are requested to intervene by
braking or making an evasive maneu‐
ver.
Braking intervention
The warning prompts the driver himself to in‐
tervene. During a warning, the maximum brak‐
ing force is used. A prerequisite for the brake
booster is a sufficiently fast and sufficiently
strong actuation of the brake pedal. In addi‐
tion, if there is a risk of collision, the system can
assist with a slight braking intervention. The in‐
tervention can bring a vehicle traveling at slow
speed to a complete stop.
Manual transmission: During a braking inter‐
vention up until reaching a complete stop, the
engine may be shut down.
The braking intervention is executed only if DSC
Dynamic Stability Control is switched on and
Dynamic Traction Control DTC is activated.
The braking intervention can be interrupted by
pressing on the accelerator pedal or by actively
moving the steering wheel.
Tow-starting and towing
When tow-starting and towing the vehi‐
cle, switch off the Intelligent Safety systems;
otherwise, improper behavior of the braking
function of individual systems could result in an
accident. ◀
System limits Be alert
Due to system limitations, warnings may
be not be issued at all, or may be issued late or
improperly. Therefore, always be alert and
ready to intervene; otherwise, there is the dan‐
ger of an accident occurring. ◀
Detection range The system's detection capabilities are limited.
This may result in the warning not being issued
or being issued late.
For example, the following situations may not
be detected:▷Slow moving vehicles when you approach
them at high speed.▷Vehicles that suddenly swerve in front of
you or sharply decelerating vehicles.▷Vehicles with an unusual rear appearance.▷Two-wheeled vehicles ahead of you.▷Pedestrians.
Functional limitations
The system may not be fully functional in the
following situations:
▷In heavy fog, rain, sprayed water or snow‐
fall.▷In tight curves.▷If the driving stability control systems are
limited or deactivated, for example, DSC
OFF.▷If the camera in the mirror is dirty or ob‐
scured.▷During calibration of the camera immedi‐
ately after vehicle shipment.▷If there is constant dimming because of on‐
coming light, for example, from the sun low
in the sky.
Prewarning sensitivity
Depending on the set prewarning time, this
may result in increased false warnings.
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Functional limitationsThe system may not be fully functional or may
not be available in the following situations:▷In heavy fog, rain, sprayed water or snow‐
fall.▷In tight curves.▷If the camera view field or the front wind‐
shield are dirty or covered.▷When driving toward bright lights.▷Up to 20 seconds after the start of the en‐
gine, via the Start/Stop knob.▷During calibration of the camera immedi‐
ately after vehicle shipment.▷When it is dark outside.
Brake force display
The concept
▷During normal brake application, the brake
lamps light up.▷During heavy brake application, the flash‐
ers light up in addition.Seite 85SafetyControls85
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Swerving vehicles
A vehicle driving in front of you is not detected
until it is completely within the same lane as
your vehicle.
Swerving vehicles
If a vehicle driving ahead of you suddenly
swerves into your lane, the system may not be
able to automatically restore the selected dis‐
tance. This also applies to major speed differ‐
ences to vehicles driving ahead of you, e.g.,
when rapidly approaching a truck. When a ve‐
hicle driving ahead of you is reliably detected,
the system requests that the driver intervene
by braking and carrying out evasive maneu‐
vers, if necessary. You must react yourself; oth‐
erwise, there is the danger of an accident oc‐
curring. ◀
Cornering
If the desired speed is too high for a curve, the
speed is reduced slightly in the curve, although
curves cannot be anticipated in advance.
Therefore, drive into a curve at an appropriate
speed.
In tight curves, situations may result due to the
restricted detection range of the system in
which a vehicle driving ahead of you may not
be detected at all, or not until after a considera‐
ble delay.
When approaching a curve, the system may re‐
act briefly to the vehicles in the next lane due
to the bend of the curve. Any deceleration of
the vehicle by the system can be compensated
for by briefly accelerating. After the accelerator
pedal is released, the system becomes active
again and independently controls the speed.
Malfunction A Check Control message is displayed if the sys‐
tem fails or was automatically deactivated.
The system may not be fully functional in the
following situations:
▷If an object was not correctly detected.▷In heavy fog, rain, sprayed water or snow‐
fall.▷In tight curves.▷If the camera view field or the front wind‐
shield are dirty or covered.▷When driving toward bright lights.▷Up to 20 seconds after the start of the en‐
gine, via the Start/Stop knob.▷During calibration of the camera immedi‐
ately after vehicle shipment.Seite 95Driving comfortControls95
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