Hey everyone. My MINI is on the Terrier and will be arriving in Charleston the 29th! I should be getting it pretty soon from then...and I need to know what programmable options I can pick. I asked my dealer about it and he came back with a paper that had four options on it. Maybe I've been reading things wrong, but aren't there more than four programmable options?

The four on that paper were:
-Lock doors when going over 12MPH
-Follow me home light timer settings
-Unlock all doors or just drivers side when pressing unlock
-Daytime driving lights

Those aren't the exact names, but you get the picture. From reading the boards I thought there were more options to be set. If not, that's okay, it's easier this way I guess, but if there are, I want to know all those options and set them now because the dealer will already have the computer plugged in at some point.

Thanks!
Jonathan

 

many more than 4 ... convinence unlock, units of measure, low fuel chime, ect... about 18 or so I think.. call MINIUSA - 877 ask MINI (I think)

search here on NAM for memory options, or over on mini2.com... don't have time to point you to a link... Good Luck...

 

Can you turn off the 'chime forever if you aren't wearing your seatbelt after 30 seconds of driving' option?

 

Check this thread -

see posts 4, 5 and/or 8

 

Your choices will depend on which options you have as well as current programming. I'd encourage you to ask to be present when the car is plugged in so you can actually see which choices are available.

 

Two places I would check. There is a Technical Service Bulletin on programmable options:
http://www.alldata.com/tsb/BMW/11334...102/index.html

Also download the 2005 Owner's Manual (2006 doesn't seem to be online yet):
https://ol.miniusa.com/publications/...IAllModels.pdf
Page 6 shows the icon used in the manual to indicate Vehicle Memory. Go through the entire manual and look for the icon.

 

This TSB is very interesting. It only shows 4 selectable items for the customer to choose. My dealer has not given me the form to fill out regarding this, so I'll have ask about that. It looks like there used to be a whole lot more things to select like the convenience opening and sunroof controls settings for one touch operation. I assume you can't program those options anymore although there is an "06" next to the feature to unlock the doors when you take the key out of the ignition. It seems weird that they take away features from the customer.

 

I'd say to add in the option of having the windows go down and sunroof open when holding down the unlock on the remote.

That is, IF you'd like that to happen of course! Nice cool down option for hot summer days!

 

Keep going to the next page (click on the Next Page link at the top). There are 3 total pages of options.

 

Why would you want to drive around without a seatbelt???

Paul

 

Ditto for the convertible. My manual says it will do it, but it's not programmed to right now.

Paul

 

I notice my MA didn't turn on all the features I wanted, can I ask another dealership to reprogram it for free?

 

You can ask, but they won't do it.

 

That sucks, cause it's my MA's fault. I assume all they need to do is to hook up with a computer, and to click couple of buttons, how much do they usually charge for that 'labor'?

 

Your dealer might reprogram it for free if you complain that they didn't do it correctly. Especially if you had given them with an e-mail or written list, you'd have a good case for it. Some dealers charge as much as a half hour of labor, or whatever is the minimum unit of labor they use for billing.

 

The December 2005 TSB# 'SI M 09 01 02' states: "The customer must be informed about possible choices before delivery by filling out a selection sheet. ... One copy of the questionnaire stays with the customer, one copy goes to the sales department, and one copy goes to the service department. ... Selection changes during the ownership period are not reimbursable under warranty. The customer should not be charged for the programming. Individualizing your customer's vehicle is an important contribution to a positive customer experience.

And so according to the above, they didn't do as they were supposed to do. Sounds like a pretty easy case to go your way. If they don't have a copy of the sheet that you filled out, it would seem like they didn't do their job.

 

But if you look at those other pages they have model years listed next to the options, but only one of them is "06" which makes it seem like those options are only available for the model years indicated. A lot of the options are variations of the same thing that changed slightly from MY to MY.

 

rameeti, your quote also states that the customer should not be charged for it... does that also mean they shouldn't charge for that after the first program? Maybe I read that wrong, but it sounds like that rule says no charge for programming, ever!

 

I'm pretty sure that the first page with 4 options is what applies to all years, and the other pages just weren't completely updated for 06 (should assume 06 is the same as 05). By the way, note that the rows don't line up correctly on pages 5 and 6, and you need to shift up some of the function descriptions by one or more rows them to match them with the settings and default values.

I found a descrepancy between the TSB and the 06 Owner's Manual.
The TSB says the auto-wipers are adjustable for sensitivity and makes no mention of the auto-headlights. The 06 Owner's Manual says the opposite: auto-headlights are adjustable, and no mention for the auto-wipers. This is one that I care about, and wish I knew which is correct.

 

I asked my MA to answer the question of what is programmable. He kind of blew me off the first time I asked about it, but now I have quoted this TSB to him so I think he will have to answer me a little more clearly.

 

Huh, was that actually what happened to everyone? I only received an email from Miniusa after production comletion. It's titled "Mind Meld With Your MINI' and gave me a link to a form to fill all these options. No one ever gave me a copy. Worse the link on longer works so I have no proof to show anyone.

 

I just bought a used '03 MC from the Mini dealer. I asked the salesman about changing some of these options and we agreed to have them changed. Now after picking up the car I find that none of the options were changed after all.

He's now telling me that the service dept. wasn't able to change the settings because the software in the '03's was different than the new models and they can't support the old software.

Is it just me or does that sound ridiculous? Anyone else have a similar experience?

Thanks, Will
'03 MC - 6500mi - Indi Blue/White

 

I dropped off my car at MINI of San Francisco this morning for a couple of warranty items, and I also brought a list of programmable settings that I wanted to update, based on what I saw in the Owner's Manual and the TSB.

The Service Advisor pulled out his own checklist of programmable options, which had just a few items and looked very much like this page in the TSB. He said that some of the options in the Owner's Manual are only available in Europe and not available in the USA. He said they've tried to update some of the settings such as sensitivity of the auto-headlights or volume of the Park Distance warning (listed in the Owner's Manual) and could not get them to come up on their computer. The options he had available were lock/unlock options, daytime running lights, follow-me-home lights, and remote convenience opening.

That's my report on what the Service Advisor told me. I suspect that there is probably some way to get to those other options, but at this dealership they are pretty strict about not trying to do anything out of the ordinary. I'm disappointed that they couldn't adjust the auto headlights or wipers sensitivity. Has anyone had success to have options updated besides those on the short list?

 

That's the same list they gave me! I'm a little dissapointed that there aren't more options for us... but I guess it'll do. Just to double check and make sure... by default my MINI will roll its windows and sunroof open if I hold the unlock button on the remote??? That's one of the major options I want!

As for that four option page, I'll go with:
No daytime driving lights
40 second pathway lighting (that's the follow me home lights thing, right?)
NO automatic locking after exceeding 10mph
selective central unlocking ON

Sounds good to me

 

I couldn't believe you're on the oppsite side of EVERY feature the way as I want it Especially I can't live without the 'auto lock/auto unlock' one, let's swap our onboard computer.