So, I was goofing around with the Minimalyzer thing to see how I was driving, and the Mission Control so the car would talk and I could pretend I was Knight Rider... But the iPhone screen always has to stay lit?

If I lock my screen to keep the phone light off, then everything stops working... Is that normal? Is there a way around that?

 

Same here.
Come on MINI, that's so iOS3! I wish they'd publish the API.