R50/53 Things You Didn't Know About Your MINI
2nd Gear
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I'm just guessing here
2nd Gear
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Searched and couldn't find this one. I accidentally hit my flash the high beam mode on the turn signal. This was after I shut of the car and removed the key.
The low beams (xenon) came on and so did the driving corner lights and stayed on.
I thought I somehow turned them on, nope. Cycled through the off, parking, on and then back to off and it shut everything off.
Pulled the flash to high beam again, lights came on, stayed on.
Got out of the car, locked it with the remote and after about 1.5 minutes or so everything went off.
I can only assume this is a coming home light function so you can see the house/walk/drive way when coming home and exiting the car.
It's probably in the manual right?
The low beams (xenon) came on and so did the driving corner lights and stayed on.
I thought I somehow turned them on, nope. Cycled through the off, parking, on and then back to off and it shut everything off.
Pulled the flash to high beam again, lights came on, stayed on.
Got out of the car, locked it with the remote and after about 1.5 minutes or so everything went off.
I can only assume this is a coming home light function so you can see the house/walk/drive way when coming home and exiting the car.
It's probably in the manual right?
And yes, it's on the manual.
Cheers!
RayanMX
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No idea if this was mentioned, but the the inside door handles serve as convex mirrors when the door is open. You can see down the side of your car and behind you. Almost like it takes the place of the side view mirror which is no longer functional when the door is open.
3rd Gear
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From: Kettering, OH
No idea if this was mentioned, but the the inside door handles serve as convex mirrors when the door is open. You can see down the side of your car and behind you. Almost like it takes the place of the side view mirror which is no longer functional when the door is open.
2nd Gear
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From: Hertfordshire, UK
No idea if this was mentioned, but the the inside door handles serve as convex mirrors when the door is open. You can see down the side of your car and behind you. Almost like it takes the place of the side view mirror which is no longer functional when the door is open.
I park my MINI at a slight angle and at the end of the space. That way other cars will see it mucn easier and keep their distance. This is the system I use for my motorcycles and it work well....so far.
5th Gear
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From: Mount Doom, Mordor
I seek out end spots further away from the store/restaurant/theatre/whatever too, so that there's less lazy people and only one side is vulnerable. I also tend to park at an angle with the pulled-in end closer to the curb, so that it makes a little more door room for the other, inferior car in the next spot.
C ya,
Dutch
1st Gear
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did u know you can fit a 156'' snowboard perfectly in an R50? and if ur lucky and you have a short friend with you a 145" will fit perfectly along with yours as well. this sorta caught me by suprise when i tried it.
OVERDRIVE
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From: Norfolk, VA
I know that you can fit a 58" plasma TV (still in the box) in the back of an R52 with the top down. (Not recommended for anything other than short trips, though.)
4th Gear
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From: As Far North in NY as You Can Get
Sorry, not a boarder - I know there was a little mis-print, but not sure if you meant to say 156 cm or 56" ...
4th Gear
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From: As Far North in NY as You Can Get
... and when it comes to fitting stuff, I even suprised myself at how many tools fit in mine when the boss at the handyman company I worked at screwed me on one too many paychecks (coming out of a full-sized chebbie van)... 
Wow, I can't believe I read almost all of the posts here. Learned some truly great stuff and had to run out to my car a few times to confirm things! Now I'll be constantly looking for "new things" in the car that I didn't notice before. 
6th Gear
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From: Las Vegas
Could that be happening because our MINIs have the gas tank "divided" in two separate sections almost like having two tanks?, and just like airplanes (with tanks on both wings) there is a fuel balancing system that takes place automatically, so your readings may not be accurate immediately when filling up...
I'm just guessing here
I'm just guessing here
4th Gear
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From: Calgary, Canada
On the R53 / R50, this has to be done by the dealer through the computer.
4th Gear
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From: Rootstown, OH
Every opportunity to display some lights that will help all those other ***** on the road see you sooner is better. I always run with parking lights and sometimes headlights. We recently enacted the headlights must be on when using wipers law. I wish there was a toggle switch for the headlight washer feature so I could splash the windshield and not the whole MINI (I often forget the headlights are on). Safe driving to all!
5th Gear
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1st Gear
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From: Pearland, TX
Not sure if this has been posted before or not, but if you hold the switch to change the mood lights until they blink, then the lights will rotate colors automatically. I wish the dash panel lights also changed colors.