Okay so after searching myself and seeing many others asking the same, i took apart and found out all the wiring etc. of the 6 switch toggle panel. i myself do not own a mini currently but found the switch panel sexy as hell and plan to fabricate it into my car soon. i wasn't sure where to post this but i feel this would be a big help to many out there and don't want it to be wasted on just myself.







-Switch 1 [left window]
a-pins 1 & 9
b-pins 2 & 9

-Switch 2 [DSC] (seems to be up and down position both do same thing)
a,b-pin 5 coming from left and pin 6 going right

-Switch 3 [power locks]
a-pins 9 & 16
b-pins 9 & 15

-Switch 4 [rear fogs] (same style as Switch 2)
a,b-pin 3 coming from left and pin 9 going right

-Switch 5 [front fogs] (same style as Switch 2)
a,b- pin 4 coming from left and pin 9 going right

-Switch 6 [right window]
a-pin 17 & 9
b-pin 18 & 9

To generalize some of the above info, switches (2,4,5), will turn the corresponding function on when the toggle switch is flipped in either direction.

**pins 10-14 are all linked together which are connected to the illuminating leds.
**pin 9 seems to be the ground since it is linked to all switches etc.
Pinout Wire Colors (main color, stripe color)
1-grey/black
2-grey/brown
3-black/yellow
4-yellow/black
5-blue/purple
6-green/blue
7-yellow/blue
8-yellow/brown(thicker)
9-brown/black
10-grey/red
11-grey/red
12-grey/red
13-blank
14-blank
15-yellow/red
16-yellow/brown
17-grey/blue
18-grey/yellow

****fyi-the actual pin #’s are different than the ones I labeled them as. After dissecting the pigtail further I found BMW’s pinout labeled on it. 1 is actually 10, 9 is actually 18, 10 is actually 1, and 18 is actually 9

Hopefully this helped a few of you out. Enjoy.

 

http://www.bmw-planet.com/diagrams/r.../r50/index.htm

S241 switch panel will help

 

didn't help but thanks...none are working

just a quick question..im wondering about how these switches work for you guys...with say the fog switch...you flick the switch up or down ounce to power on and then again up or down to turn off?

if this is so it means you have an impulse relay or something to get this to work. anyone know where this is on the car or if it's not this way can you point me in the right direction.

 

The switches do not directly control anything. They are connected to the computer, which reads which switch was pressed (and in which direction), and the computer performs the appropriate function. The computer might simply flip a relay such as for a fog light, or perform the logic to send the window all the way down on a single click. The computer even turns on/off the LED indicator lights for the fogs (the switches don't do it). Think of it like a keyboard of a computer. All it does is send the keypress signals to the computer.

 

Were you able to make it work ??? do you have any pics of it installed ? I'm looking of trying the same....

 

Is there an easy way to make this work on a classic mini ???

 

This really confused me no end but motivated me to provide a usable schematic and wiring for this switch. Specifying pin numbers without reference as your comment did is bound to confuse people. Not sure how BMW labels the existing connector but if you follow my diagram it will work correctly in other projects.

There are backlight leds in the switch but I didnt

The connector is available from Core Electronics in Australia, its a wireable type and use standard IDC numbers as per diagrams. Pin 1 is defined with an arrow on the connector body and odd pin numbers (1,3,5 etc) on one side, evens on the other.