The only way to do it is with NCS Expert. Can't do it with the left stalk programing. I will eventually get into the NCS Expert programing. There are threadds on it in the electrical section of this forum.

 

This is definitely the section I've been studying as well.. Can't wait to 'customize' my MINI!

 

Here is one thing on my brand new 2013 mini that I didn't know.
The glaringly obvious voice command button on my 2013 Mini cooper S is there for no reason at all!! Good job Mini, how to deceive your customers, and kuddos to the salesperson for NOT telling me before I bought the car!!!

 

So it's been raining a lot here.. and today by accident I learned how too turn on the intermittent wipers silly Its so easy
before that I kept hitting down LOL

 

No US R56s could do that, that I was aware of. First Gen MINIs could be programmed to auto unlock by a dealer setting.

 

Yea, this is a huge issue IMHO... A new car with a worthless button.. I was pissed.

There is a thread here:

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...13-models.html

Where someone has gotten it to work at the dealer level.

 

It will work on cars equipped with mini connected and nav. It did on the loaner I had, and I will see if it does on my new Mini with connected and nav as well.

 

Funny thing about that button--in the early '07 R56s, you had to push the stalk up a little. Then one day, our cars had to go in for reprogramming for something totally unrelated...and pushing up didn't work anymore. Instead, they came back needing a push on the button at the end of the stalk. No one bothered to tell us that had changed--we discovered it by accident--and a lot of us were angry that the intermittent feature had been lost.

Don't know why it didn't come from the factory using the button, but it didn't.

 

Depends on how long it's been off. If it's been off for only a short period of time it will start where you left off; longer, and it starts at the beginning.

 

Yup, this has actually been a topic of several posts. In my experience, it will start over at the beginning of the track if it's been longer than about 20 minutes. Less than that, and you're in luck. There's no way around it, either--I've tried every solution that's been proposed!

I listen almost exclusively to audiobooks, and it's a big deal for me. Most publishers are smart enough to have tracks about 3 minutes long, but there are a few who have much longer tracks. And unless I'm on a trip where I'm cruising for hours on end, MP3 CDs are OUT. It'll play them, but life's too short to try to find my place after stopping at the local Wally World or grocery store!

I'm hoping my next MINI won't have this annoying trait...or at least will have a much faster "fast forward."

 

I'd say 15 minutes since that is what the radio circuit is timed for. Confirmed that time wiping down the car with the car off and key out.

 

I just noticed something on my MINI. I haven't finished reading this entire thread yet so it might already be mentioned but here it is anyway. After you turn off the vehicle, exit, and lock the doors using the remote key fob, all the interior lighting turns off with the exception of the start/stop button led. BTW I don't have Comfort Access. It turns off after some period, probably the same as when the radio shuts itself off. Don't really know why you need the start/stop illuminated when you are outside the vehicle, the key fob is not in its slot, and the doors are locked, but look through the windows and there it is all lit up.

 

I've learned no one wants to borrow your MINI to help them move

 

As someone who just traded in my 2002 MC (after > 120k very happy miles) for a new 2013 MCS, I've been working my way through this excellent thread, and am now up to pg. 67. Thanks to all who have contributed to it.

I will reply more once I get to those posts that are more relevant to a 2013 model - stuff changes quickly, and all of the knowledge and insight shared here is quite appreciated.

For now: here are a few of my first thoughts about the differences between my two MINIs.

Random things I don't like in the 2013 MCS vs. the 2002 MC:

Lack of temperature gauge (has been mentioned frequently).

Bonnet is not so deeply sculpted (I understand that to be less expensive to manufacture).

Headlights not integrated into the bonnet!

Oil dipstick much harder to read.

LCD accent lights in the interior - I wish that those were an option available to be deleted.

Inside boot handles are not as articulated.

Less storage available between the down tubes (earlier I had fitted an aftermarket felt / polymer insert that was great).

Center speedo is not as "clean" as the earlier design.

Radio / iPhone / iPod controls aren't on the backside of the steering wheel (I used the aftermarket DICE system to replace the boot's 6-CD changer).

Lack of the wraparound glass on the back quarter panels (again understandable in terms of cost of production).

And, my biggest complaint: no dedicated front plate mount drill hole sockets. Only "dimples" that led me to drill into the front bumper with nothing to receive the bolts or screws. More below . . .

Random things I like in the 2013 MCS vs. the 2002 MC:

Much quieter!

Much more spirited (especially after having just completed the 1200 mile break-in period)!

Better support from the sports seats.

H/K sound upgrade (wasn't available - "delayed" - when I spec'd my 2002 MC).

Much better suspension.

One-touch up and down window controls for both driver and passenger.

Sowellman - The reason that I chose to pop into this thread after your post has to do with the (original) Magical Mystery Tour.

The front of my former MC had a 1967 English long form black plate securely mounted with raised silver letters / numerals that read:

LGF 695D

Can you guess the reference and understand my frustration at not having a secure mount on the 2013 MCS?

 

You can do the JCW temp gauge but it's expensive, or go scangauge, etc.

I like the headlight holes, easier to polish just the headlights without having to worry about the chrome/paint . But I never had them in the hood so what do I know.

You can turn off the LED accents with the toggle switch in the headliner, just dim them off. I never notice mine and they are on full bright.

Storage space, ain't that the truth! Only place is the 'secret' glovebox to hold anything :-)

 

Interesting quirk I just discovered: I have a 2013 with MINI Connected. I've been using the OE Y-cable to connect my iPhone. Yesterday I was at my dealer for the car's first oil change. On a lark, I got an armrest adapter for the iPhone from the parts dept. When I installed the phone into the adapter, the phone appeared on the Connected display in a different position on the devices list than when it was connected via the y-cable. In addition, its icon in the little box on the Nav display was different with it in the armrest adapter. So far, so good, but here's the peculiar part:

Despite showing up as a different audio source, there was no audio from the phone in the armrest -- until I unplugged the (now unused) Y-cable from the jacks in the dash. Not sure why it works (or rather, doesn't) this way . . .

 

Alta and Out Motoring have temperature gauges as well, that bolt onto the back of the rev counter. I recall there's an option with MINI Connected to show temperature on the central screen. If you fit one, just be aware the car runs at boiling point most of the time, and drops down under hard running.

 

be sure to not have anything plugged into the audio/aux input on the front connectors. i have the armrest for my 2013 coupe and had issues w/it not outputting audio and found i had my Y cable still connected w/the armrest connector installed and iphone 4 in armrest mount. i also had to reset my mini connected app too but that was a diff issue.

 

RE: LED accent lights. i usually put them on Red so that at night your eyes won't be distracted by it; main reason why most dashboard leds/controls are red or amber. so your eyes don't go out of night mode

however i have mine set to disco mode when i unlock and open the doors.

 

Nope, cost has nothing to do with it. With the '07 models (first year of the R56), pedestrian-protection laws in Europe took effect. It's flatter to reduce injury if you hit someone. All manufacturers (except limited production companies) had to comply.

 

I was washing the car and i had the key in the slot but not pushed in.
I pushed the car backwards and the radio turned on!
Closed it, pushed it again to find out that my beloved car just wants music when washed!

Logical explanations?

 

"SPORT" is your favorite button

 

I have learned that my automatic climate control is not really automatic. I need to manually turn on the air conditioning to get cooling. Just turning the temp to 64 will not cool the car.

 

The red light on my shift position indicator stays on. The one that goes P R N D

 

Mine does too, but it goes out after a few minutes. I heard that's normal..