Originally Posted by Rocket_man

- Our tires are not Run Flats. We got the optional 17" wheels and the web site says they come with Performance Run-Flats. We have new Michelin Primacy 3 Green X tires. We went to Discount Tire to get a road hazard warranty but they were not in their system. I told him they were run-flats but there are no markings on them. He called Michelin Tech Support and they confirmed they are not RFT. I found them on-line. This is a special tire made for BMW. The web site says they are not RFT. The dealer is going to look into this too. Maybe they are so new they are not yet marked? The dealership tried to tell us we didn't order RFT. I told them there was nothing to order, they came with the upgraded wheels. We'll see. The Michelin's aren't bad, but RFT are more valuable and possibly helpful if my wife gets a flat somewhere.

- The car has a spare. It is tucked up under the car, held by a bolt under the jack kit. Now if you really had to change a tire with that kit good luck! The lug wrench is pretty short and we all know how much torque is on those things. But the biggest problem is that there is NO WRENCH TO LOWER THE TIRE.??? At least not that I saw. The nut is smaller than a lug nut (wouldn't it have been smart to make them the same). So I need to search this out. So if the spare tire kit is worthless it is all the better to have RFT even if they are more expensive and louder. But the 2014 we test drove back in April seemed to ride very well and I assume those were RFT (they were 17").

Originally Posted by hrdcorgrl66

I was given 10/14 as an estimated delivery date too. 10/14 is here and my car is still at the port.

Originally Posted by Rocket_man

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- I managed to get the Homelink programmed tonight. It was not working and the problem was I was following the owners manual. We (like most modern garage door openers) have a rolling code system. Here are the basic steps... 1) hold the left and right buttons down simultaneously for some time until the light flashes quickly. This clears any old codes. 2) take your hand held remote and push the button you want to program. 3) then push the button on the mirror, it will flash briefly and change speeds. 4) go to the opener and hit the 'Learn' button. 5) go back to the car and push the same button on the mirror for a few seconds... 3 sec.. repeat... repeat... until the door moves. You have 30 sec. Repeat for other buttons. Can't put the same code in more than one button. We have 2 doors, I programmed both.

- Now here is a dumb thing. The garage door opener only works when the Engine is ON. Not the Ignition.. the Engine. So you have to start your car IN THE GARAGE to open the door. Wow this is really dumb. Same on closing it. You have to start the door closing then turn off the car. I can't imagine who though this was a good idea. I programmed the door opener while the engine was running, not just the ignition. I don't think that had anything to do with it. On my car I can use the garage opener even with out the key in the car. This is the way it should be. I hope MINI can fix this with a software update. You should never start your car in a closed garage. This is a huge safety issue. Maybe I'll try to program the mirror with the ignition only and see if this makes a difference. I don't expect it to.
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Originally Posted by mikeymike1985

Mine supposedly was already released to Waggoners trucking the day before yesterday but who knows if that is actually the case. I'm hopeful :-) I hope yours arrives quickly. Did mini USA tell you over the phone that it was still there?

Originally Posted by mikeymike1985

Mine supposedly was already released to Waggoners trucking the day before yesterday but who knows if that is actually the case. I'm hopeful :-) I hope yours arrives quickly. Did mini USA tell you over the phone that it was still there?

Originally Posted by minithis

Hate to be a Debbie downer, mine was released to wagoners on the 4th, no clue where it is now

Originally Posted by hammerhands

The manual says you should be able to use the garage door with the ignition on, engine off.

It doesn't work?

Originally Posted by Rocket_man

Glad you got your car in time. Wow that is an awesome service bay. Our dealer is tiny by comparison.


- Now here is a dumb thing. The garage door opener only works when the Engine is ON. Not the Ignition.. the Engine. So you have to start your car IN THE GARAGE to open the door. Wow this is really dumb. Same on closing it. You have to start the door closing then turn off the car. I can't imagine who though this was a good idea. I programmed the door opener while the engine was running, not just the ignition. I don't think that had anything to do with it. On my car I can use the garage opener even with out the key in the car. This is the way it should be. I hope MINI can fix this with a software update. You should never start your car in a closed garage. This is a huge safety issue. Maybe I'll try to program the mirror with the ignition only and see if this makes a difference. I don't expect it to.


- Our tires are not Run Flats. We got the optional 17" wheels and the web site says they come with Performance Run-Flats. We have new Michelin Primacy 3 Green X tires. We went to Discount Tire to get a road hazard warranty but they were not in their system. I told him they were run-flats but there are no markings on them. He called Michelin Tech Support and they confirmed they are not RFT. I found them on-line. This is a special tire made for BMW. The web site says they are not RFT. The dealer is going to look into this too. Maybe they are so new they are not yet marked? The dealership tried to tell us we didn't order RFT. I told them there was nothing to order, they came with the upgraded wheels. We'll see. The Michelin's aren't bad, but RFT are more valuable and possibly helpful if my wife gets a flat somewhere.

- The car has a spare. It is tucked up under the car, held by a bolt under the jack kit. Now if you really had to change a tire with that kit good luck! The lug wrench is pretty short and we all know how much torque is on those things. But the biggest problem is that there is NO WRENCH TO LOWER THE TIRE.??? At least not that I saw. The nut is smaller than a lug nut (wouldn't it have been smart to make them the same). So I need to search this out. So if the spare tire kit is worthless it is all the better to have RFT even if they are more expensive and louder. But the 2014 we test drove back in April seemed to ride very well and I assume those were RFT (they were 17").

Originally Posted by rockets21

Well the wait is finally over - Picked up my 2015 Cooper S Auto Tonight "Bender" -

Originally Posted by daffodildeb

We picked up our car today, too! I'll pass on your comment to the dealer--this is a brand new dealership in Little Rock, just opened June 9. We waited a long time for it--I moved to Arkansas on the last day of January, 2013, and it had already been rumored to be in the works for a full year before we moved! Which dealership did you use? I know all three of them in the Houston area, as I lived there 38 years. I'm going to guess Clear Lake--partly because of your name and partly because the other 2 dealerships are pretty large. I didn't have much occasion to run down that far (lived in Conroe).

Glad you got your garage door opener fixed--that's still on our agenda--but couldn't you just have the other side open? Or do you have a 2-car garage with 1 long door?

Regarding the run flats and spare--I'm guessing you have a Cooper, not an S? The S doesn't have a spare because the exhaust pipes don't allow enough room. I really wish it did, as I hate runflats, but as soon as I wear these out, I'll get Continental Extreme Contact All Seasons, and then get a donut spare, anchored behind the passenger seat. At least, I hope it fits there, like it does in the R56. I'll have to measure it tomorrow. Runflats are a false security, IMO. It's not hard to change a tire, and damage in the wrong place is just as disabling on a runflat as on a nonrunflat. Plus, they're double the cost with half the durability, and ride harder. And most companies won't fix even a simple center tread puncture, for liability reasons, so you're out a few hundred bucks for a nail. I've changed many a tire over the decades (I'm 63)--one girl to another, tell your wife it's a 10-minute job!

At any rate, we got a great start on the break-in period--went from Little Rock to Hot Springs to let the graphics shop take measurements, and right back to Little Rock for a MINI club meeting, 179 miles. Great day for a first drive--nice and sunny, and in the low 70s. Perfect sunroof weather!

Originally Posted by becky1711

My last car garage opener worked the same way so this is the only way I know, but it would be nice if the car didn't have to be running.

Hmmm, I had forgotten about that. You're right, they are the halo on configurator and that is what I thought they would be too, but I forgot about that until you mentioned it.

Originally Posted by Mosco

I used Goo Gone and it worked perfect and easily. The remaining residue came right off.

Originally Posted by pagliar

Home link

My 2008 Clubman works exactly the same way. The engine must be running in order to operate the garage door. I always thought it was nuts but you get used to it. I was hoping the new one would have fixed that.

Originally Posted by hammerhands

The manual says you should be able to use the garage door with the ignition on, engine off.

It doesn't work?

Originally Posted by becky1711

Just tried that and it worked. Just one push for accessory and was able to operate garage door. Never tried it because for the last 9 years I had to have the engine on. Thanks!

Originally Posted by DarkBlue15MCS

When I got home today I shut the my garage door with the engine off/car on then I tried to reopen the door, I had to turn the car off then back on (engine off) to get the door open again.

Originally Posted by hammerhands

Compact wheel

P.197 of the manual.

1.Loosen the nut from the wheel change set using the wheel wrench.
2.Remove the retaining plate.
3.Screw the wheel wrench on the threads and loosen the lock clockwise rotation. Compact wheel releases and must be held with the wheel wrench.
4.Lower the compact wheel with the wheel wrench.
5.Unscrewing the wheel wrench
6.Pull out the well with compact wheel under the vehicle toward the rear.
7.Remove the spacer and compact wheel of the well.
8.Stow the well and spacer in the vehicle.

Originally Posted by TheBigNewt

You are the first person I've heard of that got non RFs on 17" rims. They usually only come with 15" rims. That's weird, especially since you didn't want non-RFs in the first place. I'd make them swap the tires, but I'm not sure where that leaves you with a spare. I has to be a donut spare right? Very unusual. BTW runflats cost about double non-RFs.

Originally Posted by daffodildeb

We picked up our car today, too! I'll pass on your comment to the dealer--this is a brand new dealership in Little Rock, just opened June 9. We waited a long time for it--I moved to Arkansas on the last day of January, 2013, and it had already been rumored to be in the works for a full year before we moved! Which dealership did you use? I know all three of them in the Houston area, as I lived there 38 years. I'm going to guess Clear Lake--partly because of your name and partly because the other 2 dealerships are pretty large. I didn't have much occasion to run down that far (lived in Conroe).

Glad you got your garage door opener fixed--that's still on our agenda--but couldn't you just have the other side open? Or do you have a 2-car garage with 1 long door?

Regarding the run flats and spare--I'm guessing you have a Cooper, not an S? The S doesn't have a spare because the exhaust pipes don't allow enough room. I really wish it did, as I hate runflats, but as soon as I wear these out, I'll get Continental Extreme Contact All Seasons, and then get a donut spare, anchored behind the passenger seat. At least, I hope it fits there, like it does in the R56. I'll have to measure it tomorrow. Runflats are a false security, IMO. It's not hard to change a tire, and damage in the wrong place is just as disabling on a runflat as on a nonrunflat. Plus, they're double the cost with half the durability, and ride harder. And most companies won't fix even a simple center tread puncture, for liability reasons, so you're out a few hundred bucks for a nail. I've changed many a tire over the decades (I'm 63)--one girl to another, tell your wife it's a 10-minute job!

At any rate, we got a great start on the break-in period--went from Little Rock to Hot Springs to let the graphics shop take measurements, and right back to Little Rock for a MINI club meeting, 179 miles. Great day for a first drive--nice and sunny, and in the low 70s. Perfect sunroof weather!

Originally Posted by rockets21

Well the wait is finally over - Picked up my 2015 Cooper S Auto Tonight "Bender" -

Originally Posted by Rocket_man

I'm torn on the RFT. We haven't had a puncture in a long time and the last one I remember was a slow leak that I had been driving on for a few days before I noticed. The non RFT's will last longer and will be cheaper to replace, but this is my wife's car and she is not going to change a tire. She is 5'2" and 95 pounds. I think even if she stands on the lug wrench it will not budge the lug nut. She doesn't seem to care one way or the other and is looking to me for advice. If she gets a flat she is likely to call me or Road Side Assistance so maybe we don't need RFT. The 2014 Demo we drove certainly had RFT and the ride was pretty good. The ride on her 2015 is pretty good too but I feel like expansion joints are louder on this car. Maybe I'm just mis-remembering. If the car had come with RFT it wouldn't be a discussion. We'd have 'belts and suspenders' with the spare. I just don't want her stranded on the side of the road somewhere in Houston with a flat and all by herself.

Originally Posted by wtwien

Congrats to everyone who is getting their cars finally!! I have had my for 5 days and loving it more everyday. We need to form an "Get out of Jail EPA Club" because we all have a special bond together

Originally Posted by becky1711

Is keeping a slime kit in the car an option?

Originally Posted by becky1711

Is keeping a slime kit in the car an option?