hello im trying to figure out what the coding is for roadside parking light. i see it was a standard thing in Canada but hot here in the usa .

my advisor at work ( im a technician at a mini dealer ) showed me and now i want it

 

Uhhh... my 2017 F56 S (US spec) does this without requiring coding.

Are you sure that when you push the lever, you're pushing it past the resistance point (like you're turning the turn signal on, not flash-to-pass)? If you don't push it past the resistance point and then hold it there as noted, you'll get no light.

If you hold it longer than the 2 seconds, that's fine too. It's not picky so long as you hold it "long enough." To turn it off, push the stalk in the other direction (like you would to deactivate an active turn signal).

 

Seems like a cool feature to have, tried it this morning and unfortunately it doesn’t work

 

Wow, this is getting interesting. What year is your F-series MINI? I'm beginning to wonder if maybe this is a pre-LCI vs LCI+ F-series thing??

 

2021 F56 pre-LCI2, MINI probably changed the feature/coding.
On a side note BimmerCode just had a 64MB update today when I opened the app

 

Cool, just got the same update. I wonder what's in it.

So I guess I'm thread fogey with the one pre-LCI example Mini so far, lol

If someone else with a 2017 or prior F55/F56 could test this out that would probably yield an answer.

 

Do it BEFORE you turn off the ignition.
Mine wont work after igniton off.

 

Interesting. Mine works after ignition off. I can walk out to the car after it has been sitting, reach in through the window, and turn the roadside parking lights on (no key on me, note I do not have Comfort Access either). In fact, if I do so, it wakes up the car (not IGN on, but similar to if I opened the door) -- and it does this whether I have the car locked or unlocked.

These variations in how it behaves are really interesting!

 

Tried it and no luck, oh well

 

Seems almost like they started fiddling with it mid-MY2017 (my 2017 is late 2016 production) and by the time you get to MY2018 it's gone... maybe