I've resetted it a few times... it usually messes up when u dont close the door correctly like when u shut it and it doenst shut all the way. The sensor goes nuts and doesnt know what happened.

 

I have never had to reset mine yet in 3 1/2 months and 4,500 miles of ownership and driving.

 

Motoring for almost 1 yr and I have yet to do this reset ...... (knocking on wood)

Peace Out

 

Next week I will have had my MIni for one year and the problem you described with the window not dipping ocurred to my MIni once about a month. I thought something was wrong but was too busy at the time to address the problem and forgot about it. Just last week I noticed it was working again correctly, all by itself! Go figure!

 

What! A British built automobile with an electrical problem!?? No way. Never happen.
I'm glad that someone posted this. It happened to me last week. Only had the car 4 weeks, so I guess once a month sounds right.
I almost started freeking.

 

yep, happens to my driver side every so often, like 1-2x/week. no trouble with passenger, but that's less used. mine is ~12/02 build MC '03. i haven't tried resetting yet, but i will when i remember to. thus far, i've just rolled part way down and roll back up, and it's ok. just a hassle to have to stick the key back in the ignition and do the window thing.

 

>>When you open the door the window goes down like 1/4". Close it, it goes back up again.


What is the purpose of this "dip"?

 

To keep the seal,

Happened to me, after only having the car for 2 days! Turned out, loose battery terminals. Car wouldn't respond in the morning, not a cold start issue, just nothing. Checked terminals, they were loose, tightened them down.

When I got in the car, windows didn't go down, had to reset the thingee.

Check yer terminals (worth a shot)

 

>>>>When you open the door the window goes down like 1/4". Close it, it goes back up again.
>>
>>
>>What is the purpose of this "dip"?


The MINI is a small car with big doors. When you close the doors air pressure increases and the automatic window "dip" acts like a pressure relief valve. This allows doors to close easier.

 

I had to reset my windows once, that's it. Not difficult; roll windows down, close doors, roll windows up and hold for 5+ seconds....you're done! :smile:

 

>>>>>>When you open the door the window goes down like 1/4". Close it, it goes back up again.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>What is the purpose of this "dip"?
>>
>>
>>The MINI is a small car with big doors. When you close the doors air pressure increases and the automatic window "dip" acts like a pressure relief valve. This allows doors to close easier.

Clarification...close "easier" should have said close properly. "Dip" is so window doesn't deflect outward and not seal properly in the weather strips. Without the auto dip you would get wind noise and leaks.

 

I haven't had to yet. I just get squeaking when the window goes up or down on the passenger side.

 

Its happened 2 or 3 time so far. Thank God, the dealership told me how to fix it on my own since I LIVE 4.5 HRS Away. its a real annoyance tho.

btw mines a 03/02 mini so it may have been fixed in a later version.

 

So far its been 3 times and I'm starting to get annoyed. I've had so many little things annoy me on this car that it's getting really old. I have a list of about 6 things that I will have the dealer look at when my "S" goes in for more power steering work. I'll bet none of the little things get fixed.

 

I have to do this about once every two weeks. I've only noticed it on the driver's side.

 

I've had my car since April, and no problems yet!

S

 

>>I've never had to...and I've had mine since August 23, 2002!
>>
>>Erin

Ditto here also - August 28, 2002!
I'm not even shure what your talking about.

 

What???!!! Window dipping??? WTF??!
what ever it is, never.

 

Hum....we've not had this problem occur - we've had Scooter since May of 2002...intersting issue though....
donna@dcmetrominis.org

 

I had the problem with the first '02 Cooper I had. It
ended up causing the A pillar (the plastic thingee by
the windshield) to break off. Thanks for the info on
the reset though. Is that in the manual??

 

Nomonstersinme>>i've never had that problem, but ive often wondered if people had that problem..

Just Monster feet!!

 

Well,

my dip reset frequency has died down a bit. This leads me to the curious observation that this problem had a peak of intensity after I first got the car (about 2 times per week) and then declined, and then again it peaked right around the time the window motor or controller failed on the driver side and was replaced, I had to reset it about 2x per week just before the failure and for some time afterwards, and now things have quited down again. I'm glad the frequency of resets has gone down, but it does not make me feel any more comfortable about the electrical system in the car, it is looking more MS Windows like all the time. Is MS a british company?

It's curious too how some people have not had this problem at all, and others have had it frequently. I'll keep monitoring things. I do have a new theory for this failure: mine appeared to occur very often after motoring with windows and sunroof open. Then, pulling into the parking garage I would press the button for sunroof close first, and while it was sliding shut I would hold both window close buttons up at the same time. Maybe this 'triple action' confused the controller.

 

Never.

Owner since August 2002.

:smile:

 

Dippity do? never.

motoring since 12/10/02