R50/53 Things You Didn't Know About Your MINI
#1677
Odometer space in digits
Noob here,
I havent read all the pages yet which, by the way, are very helpful and informative. Tried a search but couldn't find an answer.
Why is the space in the odometer reading between the 4th and 5th didgits instead of the third and fourth?
Example: My '04 reads 6 1234 instead of 61 234. Is this a British thing? Something to do with metrics?
I havent read all the pages yet which, by the way, are very helpful and informative. Tried a search but couldn't find an answer.
Why is the space in the odometer reading between the 4th and 5th didgits instead of the third and fourth?
Example: My '04 reads 6 1234 instead of 61 234. Is this a British thing? Something to do with metrics?
#1678
There is a "pull ring" tucked under the rear seat to open the boot if there is an electrical failure.
If parked with auto wipers ON, they'll be OFF when you start the car the next time. You must turn them off then back on to use them. (In case the wipers freeze to the glass)
If parked with auto wipers ON, they'll be OFF when you start the car the next time. You must turn them off then back on to use them. (In case the wipers freeze to the glass)
Wiper clarification: AUTO wipers only - the only failure I've had in 2+ years was mine being left on, were frozen to the glass when I started the car - poof - burnt the motor (wish the fuse would have blown) (yes, it's the correct size) lesson learned the $160 way
#1679
Wow, what a lovely chin-wag you've all got going. Thank you all, I've learned loads today.
#1680
Noob here,
I havent read all the pages yet which, by the way, are very helpful and informative. Tried a search but couldn't find an answer.
Why is the space in the odometer reading between the 4th and 5th didgits instead of the third and fourth?
Example: My '04 reads 6 1234 instead of 61 234. Is this a British thing? Something to do with metrics?
I havent read all the pages yet which, by the way, are very helpful and informative. Tried a search but couldn't find an answer.
Why is the space in the odometer reading between the 4th and 5th didgits instead of the third and fourth?
Example: My '04 reads 6 1234 instead of 61 234. Is this a British thing? Something to do with metrics?
#1682
This sounds like it couldn't be true but I have tried it and it works.
If you lock your keys in the car and you have your cell phone call your wife/spouse and have then push the unlock on the key while you hold your phone near the door and the door lock will open. May take a few tries and you may have to move along the side of the car with your phone but it will work without having to brine ght espare keys to the car.
Big time saver.
If you lock your keys in the car and you have your cell phone call your wife/spouse and have then push the unlock on the key while you hold your phone near the door and the door lock will open. May take a few tries and you may have to move along the side of the car with your phone but it will work without having to brine ght espare keys to the car.
Big time saver.
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I thought this had been pretty much debunked because the key fobs are not high pitched sounds but radio freqencies and so can not be sent over a phone.
When you did this was the person other phone less than a few hundred feet away?
In every case I have seen where this claim is made the keyfob being pushed is close enough to open the car. For example if your car is in the garage or in the driveway the keyfob will work and so if the person on the other end of the cell phone is in the house or nearby it is not the phone but the fob that is working.
Try this out the next time you are about a mile or so away from the caller and then come back to post that it works.
Actually a great emergency alarm is to hit the panic button on your keys when you are in the house and your lights will flash and horn will sound. Just tell your neighbors if they see that happening that there is an emergency and they should come to your aid or call the police.
You may be surprised how far away this works.
When you did this was the person other phone less than a few hundred feet away?
In every case I have seen where this claim is made the keyfob being pushed is close enough to open the car. For example if your car is in the garage or in the driveway the keyfob will work and so if the person on the other end of the cell phone is in the house or nearby it is not the phone but the fob that is working.
Try this out the next time you are about a mile or so away from the caller and then come back to post that it works.
Actually a great emergency alarm is to hit the panic button on your keys when you are in the house and your lights will flash and horn will sound. Just tell your neighbors if they see that happening that there is an emergency and they should come to your aid or call the police.
You may be surprised how far away this works.
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#1688
I've been reading this whole thread since I joined 3 years ago and I regularly check to see if there's anything new. Being quite a MINIac, I tend to just see repeats or things I was already aware of. THIS, THIS IS NEW. I work at a dealership in Canada and after I showed my co-worker/boyfriend, he ran up to the MINI Next JCW and it has it!! And the coins do stay in when it's closed (not sure about driving it though). So we looked at each other and wondered if our 06 R50 and R53 have it... he ran out to check: YES!! I knew about the pen holder and I just can't believe I missed this!! Thanks so much, MiniBetterThanBeer
#1693
They stay in reference to the angle of the car. They will be slightly raised when going down a hill, then slightly lower when you go up one. Noticed this while strolling through the Blue Ridge Mountains on my way to DC a few months ago. Kind of cool if you ask me. I also find it hillarious when at a stop light, not moving, they decide to slightly adjust them self.
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#1697
They do a pretty good job of keeping the same amount of road illuminated, assuming a relatively flat surface or an incline of relatively constant slope. I first noticed it about three nights after I got mine, while driving home across the rez.
Thanks to all who have posted on this thread--it's been *very* informative.
C ya,
Dutch
Thanks to all who have posted on this thread--it's been *very* informative.
C ya,
Dutch
#1698
I finally have my 06 MCS and it's great. I had an O2 sensor out in it and when I had it changed, my on the road gas mileage went from 21.9 to 29.7 immediately after the dealership changed it. When I bought the MCS from a local dealership the Service Engine Light was on. The next time I came in to purchase the Mini the dealership told me they turned the light off, but thought it was an 02 sensor default. Since I agreed to take care of the 02 sensor, I took my Mini 287miles to the nearest MINI/BMW dealership for the work to be done. What I didn't know was, since my local dealership wasn't equipt with the correct diagnostic computor for Mini's, when they turned the Service Engine soon light off they erased the diagnostic history of the car.
To make a long story shorter, it's finally taken care of and I am happy again!
To make a long story shorter, it's finally taken care of and I am happy again!
#1699
I remember there being questions about the random void on the dash just behind the speedometer. Can not recall if someone ever determined its purpose. I had my dash off today to work on some wiring and it is part of the ac system. It assists the front vents in cooling/heating the car, but is not part of the defrost system. Just random FYI if someone was curious.
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Seriously? BMW omitted it intentionally?
The problem for me is that I am tall and the steering wheel blocks my view of the top portion of the speedometer, and sometimes it matters. The LED, on the other hand is located at the bottom of the cluster.
They should have left it as is.
The problem for me is that I am tall and the steering wheel blocks my view of the top portion of the speedometer, and sometimes it matters. The LED, on the other hand is located at the bottom of the cluster.
They should have left it as is.