MINI Paceman With Connected 2014, Countryman With Connected 2014 Owner's Manual

Contents

Owner's Manual.

MINI Countryman.

MINI Paceman.

A-Z

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COOPER S

JOHN COOPER

WORKS

Owner's Manual for Vehicle

Thank you for choosing a MINI.

The more familiar you are with your vehicle, the better control you will have on the road. We therefore strongly suggest:

Read this Owner's Manual before starting off in your new MINI. It contains important information on vehicle operation that will help you make full use of the technical features available in your MINI. The manual also contains information designed to en‐ hance operating reliability and road safety, and to contribute to maintaining the value of your MINI.

Supplementary information can be found in the additional bro‐ chures in the onboard literature.

Set off now and have fun with your MINI.

The MINI Team of BMW AG

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Contents

The fastest way to find information on a partic‐ ular topic or item is by using the index, refer to page 270.

6 Notes

At a glance

14 Cockpit 20 Onboard monitor 26 Voice activation system

Controls

32 Opening and closing 45 Adjusting 53 Transporting children safely 58 Driving 68 Displays 78 Lamps 82 Safety 93 Driving stability control systems 96 Driving comfort 99 Climate 104 Interior equipment 114 Storage compartments

Driving tips

122 Things to remember when driving 126 Loading 130 Saving fuel

Entertainment

156 Tone 158 Radio 166 CD/multimedia

Communication

180 Bluetooth hands-free system 190 Bluetooth mobile phone preparation

package

202 Office 210 MINI Connected

Mobility

216 Refueling 218 Fuel 220 Wheels and tires 232 Engine compartment 234 Engine oil 236 Coolant 237 Maintenance 239 Replacing components 248 Breakdown assistance 254 Care

Reference

260 Technical data 264 Short commands for voice activation

system

270 Everything from A to Z

Navigation

134 Navigation system 136 Destination entry 145 Destination guidance 153 What to do if...

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Using this Owner's Manual

The fastest way to find information on a partic‐ ular topic is by using the index.

An initial overview of the vehicle is provided in the first chapter.

Additional sources of information

Should you have any questions, your service center will be glad to advise you at any time.

Information on MINI, e.g., on technology, is available on the Internet: www.mini.com

Symbols

Indicates precautions that must be followed precisely in order to avoid the possibility of per‐ sonal injury and serious damage to the vehicle.

◄ Marks the end of a specific item of informa‐ tion.

"..." Identifies Control Display texts used to se‐ lect individual functions.

›...‹ Verbal instructions to use with the voice ac‐ tivation system.

››...‹‹ Identifies the answers generated by the voice activation system.

Refers to measures that can be taken to help protect the environment.

Symbols on vehicle components

Indicates that you should consult the rele‐ vant section of this Owner's Manual for infor‐ mation on a particular part or assembly.

Vehicle equipment

The manufacturer of your MINI is the Bayeri‐ sche Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, BMW AG.

This Owner's Manual describes all models, all series equipment, as well as country-specific and special equipment offered in the model series. Therefore, this Owner's Manual also de‐ scribes and depicts equipment that may not be contained in your vehicle because of the se‐ lected special equipment or country version, for example.

This also applies to safety-related functions and systems.

For options and equipment not described in this Owner's Manual, please refer to the Sup‐ plementary Owner's Manuals.

On right-hand drive vehicles, some controls are arranged differently than shown in the illustra‐ tions.

Status of this Owner's Manual at time of print‐ ing

The manufacturer of your vehicle pursues a policy of constant development that is con‐ ceived to ensure that our vehicles continue to embody the highest quality and safety stan‐ dards. In rare cases, therefore, the features de‐ scribed in this Owner's Manual may differ from those in your vehicle.

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For your own safety

Warranty

Your vehicle is technically configured for the operating conditions and registration require‐ ments applying in the country of first delivery — homologation. If your vehicle is to be oper‐ ated in a different country it might be neces‐ sary to adapt your vehicle to potentially differ‐ ing operating conditions and permit requirements. If your vehicle does not comply with the homologation requirements in a cer‐ tain country you cannot lodge warranty claims for your vehicle there. Further information can be obtained from your Service Centre.

Maintenance and repairs

Advanced technology, e.g., the use of modern materials and high-performance electronics, requires suitable maintenance and repair methods.

Therefore, have this work performed only by a MINI service center or a workshop that works according to MINI repair procedures with ap‐ propriately trained personnel.

If this work is not carried out properly, there is the danger of subsequent damage and related safety hazards.

Parts and accessories

For your own safety, use genuine parts and ac‐ cessories approved by the manufacturer of the MINI. When you purchase accessories tested and approved by the manufacturer of the MINI and Original MINI Parts, you simultaneously ac‐ quire the assurance that they have been thor‐ oughly tested by the manufacturer of the MINI to ensure optimum performance when instal‐ led on your vehicle. The manufacturer of the MINI warrants these parts to be free from de‐ fects in material and workmanship. The manu‐ facturer of the MINI will not accept any liability for damage resulting from installation of parts and accessories not approved by the manufac‐

turer of the MINI. The manufacturer of the MINI cannot test every product made by other man‐ ufacturers to verify if it can be used on a MINI safely and without risk to either the vehicle, its operation, or its occupants. Original MINI Parts, MINI Accessories and other products approved by the manufacturer of the MINI, together with professional advice on using these items, are available from all MINI Dealers. Installation and operation of non-MINI approved accessories such as alarms, radios, amplifiers, radar detec‐ tors, wheels, suspension components, brake dust shields, telephones, including operation of any mobile phone from within the vehicle with‐ out using an externally mounted antenna, or transceiver equipment, for instance, CBs, walkie-talkies, ham radios or similar accesso‐ ries, may cause extensive damage to the vehi‐ cle, compromise its safety, interfere with the vehicle's electrical system or affect the validity of the MINI Limited Warranty. See your MINI Dealer for additional information. Maintenance, replacement, or repair of the emission control devices and systems may be performed by any automotive repair establishment or individual using any certified automotive part.

California Proposition 65 Warning

California laws require us to state the following warning:

Engine exhaust and a wide variety of automo‐ bile components and parts, including compo‐ nents found in the interior furnishings in a vehi‐ cle, contain or emit chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth de‐ fects and reproductive harm. In addition, cer‐ tain fluids contained in vehicles and certain products of component wear contain or emit chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other repro‐ ductive harm. Battery posts, terminals and re‐ lated accessories contain lead and lead com‐ pounds. Wash your hands after handling. Used engine oil contains chemicals that have caused cancer in laboratory animals. Always protect

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your skin by washing thoroughly with soap and water.

Service and warranty

We recommend that you read this publication thoroughly. Your vehicle is covered by the fol‐ lowing warranties:

▷ New Vehicle Limited Warranty.

▷ Rust Perforation Limited Warranty.

▷ Federal Emissions System Defect Warranty.

▷ Federal Emissions Performance Warranty.

▷ California Emission Control System Limited

Warranty.

Detailed information about these warranties is listed in the Service and Warranty Information Booklet for US models or in the Warranty and Service Guide Booklet for Canadian models.

Your vehicle has been specifically adapted and designed to meet the particular operating con‐ ditions and homologation requirements in your country and continental region in order to de‐ liver the full driving pleasure while the vehicle is operated under those conditions. If you wish to operate your vehicle in another country or re‐ gion, you may be required to adapt your vehi‐ cle to meet different prevailing operating con‐ ditions and homologation requirements. You should also be aware of any applicable war‐ ranty limitations or exclusions for such country or region. In such case, please contact Cus‐ tomer Relations for further information.

Maintenance

Maintain the vehicle regularly to sustain the road safety, operational reliability and the New Vehicle Limited Warranty.

Specifications for required maintenance meas‐ ures:

▷ MINI Maintenance system

▷ Service and Warranty Information Booklet

for US models

▷ Warranty and Service Guide Booklet for

Canadian models

If the vehicle is not maintained according to these specifications, this could result in serious damage to the vehicle. Such damage is not covered by the MINI New Vehicle Limited War‐ ranty.

Data memory

Numerous electronic components in your vehi‐ cle contain data memories that store technical information on the vehicle condition, events and faults, either temporarily or permanently. This technical information generally documents the state of a component, a module, a system or the environment.

▷ Operating conditions of system compo‐

nents, such as filling levels.

▷ Status messages from the vehicle and its in‐

dividual components, such as wheel rpm/ speed, motion delay, transverse accelera‐ tion.

▷ Malfunctions and defects in important sys‐

tem components, such as lights and brakes.

▷ Vehicle responses to special driving situa‐

tions, such as airbag deployment, use of the stability control systems.

▷ Ambient conditions, such as the tempera‐

ture.

These data are of a technical nature only and are used to detect and eliminate faults and to optimize vehicle functions. Travel profiles of routes driven with the vehicle cannot be cre‐ ated from these data. If services are used, for instance in the event of repairs, service proc‐ esses, warranty cases, quality assurance, etc., this technical information can be read out from the event and fault data memories by service personnel, including the manufacturer, using special diagnosis tools. This service personnel can provide you with more information if needed. After troubleshooting, the information in the fault memory is cleared or overwritten continuously.

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Situations are conceivable during the use of the vehicle in which these technical data could be‐ come associated with a specific person in com‐ bination with other information, such as an ac‐ cident report, damage to the vehicle, witness accounts, etc., possibly with the involvement of an authorized expert.

Additional functions that are contractually agreed with the customer, such as vehicle lo‐ calization in the event of an emergency, permit the transfer of certain vehicle data out of the vehicle.

Event Data Recorder EDR

This vehicle is equipped with an event data re‐ corder EDR. The main purpose of an EDR is to record, in certain crash or near crash-like situa‐ tions, such as an air bag deployment or hitting a road obstacle, data that will assist in under‐ standing how a vehicle's systems performed. The EDR is designed to record data related to vehicle dynamics and safety systems for a short period of time, typically 30 seconds or less.

The EDR in this vehicle is designed to record such data as:

▷ How various systems in your vehicle were

operating.

▷ Whether or not the driver and passenger

safety belts were fastened.

▷ How far, if at all, the driver was depressing

the accelerator and/or brake pedal.

▷ How fast the vehicle was traveling.

These data can help provide a better under‐ standing of the circumstances in which crashes and injuries occur.

EDR data are recorded by your vehicle only if a nontrivial crash situation occurs; no data are re‐ corded by the EDR under normal driving condi‐ tions and no personal data, e.g., name, gender, age, and crash location, are recorded.

However, other parties, such as law enforce‐ ment, could combine the EDR data with the

type of personally identifying data routinely ac‐ quired during a crash investigation.

To read data recorded by an EDR, special equipment is required, and access to the vehi‐ cle or the EDR is needed. In addition to the ve‐ hicle manufacturer, other parties, such as law enforcement, that have the special equipment, can read the information if they have access to the vehicle or the EDR.

Reporting safety defects

For US customers

The following only applies to vehicles owned and operated in the US.

If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which could cause a crash or could cause injury or death, you should immediately inform the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA, in addition to notifying BMW of North America, LLC, P.O. Box 1227, Westwood, New Jersey 07675-1227, Telephone 1-800-831-1117.

If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may open an investigation, and if it finds that a safety defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order a recall and remedy campaign.

However, NHTSA cannot become involved in individual problems between you, your dealer, or BMW of North America, LLC.

To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); go to http://www.safe‐ rcar.gov; or write to: Administrator, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. You can also obtain other information about motor vehicle safety from http://www.safe‐ rcar.gov

For Canadian customers

Canadian customers who wish to report a safety- related defect to Transport Canada, De‐ fect Investigations and Recalls, may telephone

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the toll-free hotline 1-800-333-0510. You can also obtain other information about motor ve‐ hicle safety from http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsaf‐ ety.

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At a glance

Controls

Driving tips

Navigation

Entertainment

Communication

Mobility

Reference

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At a glance

Cockpit

Vehicle equipment

This chapter describes all series equipment as well as country-specific and special equipment offered for this model series.Therefore, it also

describes equipment that may not be found in your vehicle, for instance due to the selected special equipment or the country version. This also applies to safety-related functions and sys‐ tems.

All around the steering wheel

1 Setting the exterior mirror, folding it in and

out 51

Power windows, front 43

MINI Countryman: power win‐ dows, rear 43

MINI Countryman: safety switch for rear power windows 44

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2 Parking lamps 78

Low beams 78

Automatic headlamp con‐ trol 78

Adaptive Light Control 80

Turn signal 61

High beams 61

Headlamp flasher 61

Cockpit

At a glance

Roadside parking lamps 79

Computer 69

3 Tachometer 69

Instrument lighting 80

Resetting the trip odometer 68

4 Washer/wiper system 61

5 Start/stop the engine and switch

the ignition on/off 58

6 Ignition lock 58

7 Steering wheel buttons, right

Resuming cruise control 97

Storing the speed and accelerat‐ ing or slowing down 97

Steering wheel buttons, left

Volume

Bluetooth hands-free sys‐ tem 180

Bluetooth mobile phone prepara‐ tion package 190

Activate/deactivate the voice acti‐ vation system 26

Change the radio station

Select a music track

Scroll through the redial list

8 Horn, the entire surface

9 Adjust the steering wheel 52

10 Releasing the hood 233

Activating/deactivating cruise control 96

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Displays

Cockpit

1 Tachometer 69

with indicator and warning lamps 17

2 Display for

▷ Current speed 68

▷ Indicator/warning lamps 17

3 Resetting the trip odometer 68

4 Display for

▷ Automatic transmission position 65

▷ Computer 69

▷ Service requirements 74

▷ Odometer and trip odometer 68

▷ Flat Tire Monitor 85

▷ Tire Pressure Monitor 85

▷ Settings and information 71

▷ Personal Profile settings 32

5 Instrument lighting 80

6 Speedometer with indicator and warning

lamps 17

7 Control Display 20

8 Fuel gauge 69

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Cockpit

At a glance

Indicator/warning lamps

The concept

The indicator and warning lamps can light up in a variety of combinations and colors in display area 1 or 2.

Several of the lamps are checked for proper functioning when the engine is started or the ignition is switched on, and light up briefly.

Text messages

Text messages at the upper edge of the Control Display explain the meaning of the displayed indicator and warning lamps.

Supplementary text messages

You can call up more information, e.g., on the cause of a malfunction and on how to respond, via Check Control, refer to page 75.

In urgent cases, this information will be shown as soon as the corresponding lamp comes on.

Indicator lamps without text messages

The following indicator lamps notify you that certain functions are active:

Symbol Function or system

Turn signal, refer to page 61

High beams/headlamp flasher, refer to page 61

Front fog lamps, refer to page 80

DSC or DTC is regulating the propul‐ sive forces in order to maintain driv‐ ing stability, refer to page 93

The handbrake is set, refer to page 60

Engine malfunction with adverse ef‐ fect on emissions, refer to page 238

Cruise control, refer to page 96

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At a glance

Cockpit

All around the center console

1 Hazard warning system

2 Speedometer with Control Display 16

3 Radio 158

CD/multimedia 158

4 Air conditioning, automatic climate con‐

trol 99

5 Buttons on the center console

Seat heating 47

Central locking, inside 36

Front fog lamps 80

Sport button 95

Driving stability control systems

DSC Dynamic Stability Con‐ trol 93

DTC Dynamic Traction Con‐ trol 94

6 Storage compartment

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All around the head‐ liner

1 Indicator/warning lamps for the front pas‐

senger airbags 84

2 Reading lamps 81

Ambient lighting color 81

Glass sunroof, electrical 41

Cockpit

At a glance

Interior lamps 81

All around the shift/ selector lever

1 MINI joystick with buttons 21

2 USB audio interface 170

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At a glance

Onboard monitor

Vehicle equipment

This chapter describes all series equipment as well as country-specific and special equipment offered for this model series.Therefore, it also describes equipment that may not be found in your vehicle, for instance due to the selected special equipment or the country version. This also applies to safety-related functions and sys‐ tems.

The concept

The onboard monitor combines the functions of a large number of different switches. Thus, these functions can be operated from a central location.

Using the onboard monitor during a trip

To avoid becoming distracted and posing an unnecessary hazard to your vehicle's occu‐ pants and to other road users, never attempt to use the controls or enter information unless traffic and road conditions allow this.◀

The buttons can be used to open the me‐ nus directly. The MINI joystick can be used to select menu items and create settings.

Control Display

Notes

▷ To clean the Control Display, follow the care

instructions, refer to page 257.

▷ Do not place objects close to the Control

Display; otherwise, the Control Display can be damaged.

Switching off

Move the MINI joystick repeatedly to the

right until the "Options" menu appears.

2. "Switch off control display"

Controls at a glance

Controls

1 Control Display

2 MINI joystick with buttons

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Switching on

Press the MINI joystick to switch on.

MINI joystick with buttons

Select menu items and create settings.

1. Turn, arrow 1.

2. Press, arrow 2.

3. Move in four directions.

Onboard monitor

To hide the message: press the MINI joystick. The main menu is displayed.

The message is automatically hidden after ap‐ prox. 10 seconds.

At a glance

Opening the main menu

Press the button.

Buttons on the MINI joystick

Press the button Function

Opens the main menu.

Changes to another menu.

Operating concept

Start screen

In the radio ready state and higher, the follow‐ ing message appears on the Control Display:

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The main menu is displayed.

All onboard monitor functions can be called up via the main menu.

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Onboard monitor

Selecting menu items

Menu items shown in white can be selected.

1. Turn the MINI joystick until the desired

menu item is highlighted.

2. Press the MINI joystick.

A new menu is displayed or the function is per‐ formed.

With the button on the MINI joystick:

Arrows pointing to the left or right indicate that additional panels can be opened.

View of an opened menu

When a menu is opened, it generally opens with the panel that was last selected in that menu. To display the first panel of a menu:

Move the MINI joystick to the left repeatedly until the first panel is displayed.

Press the button.

The menu items of the main menu can be opened consecutively by pressing the button repeatedly.

Menu items in the Owner's Manual

In the Owner's Manual, menu items that can be selected are set in quotation marks, e.g., "Settings".

Changing between panels

After a menu item is selected, e.g., "Radio", a new panel is displayed. Panels can overlap.

▷ Move the MINI joystick to the left.

The current panel is closed and the previ‐ ous panel is displayed.

▷ Move the MINI joystick to the right.

A new panel is opened on top of the previ‐ ous display.

Opening the Options menu

Move the MINI joystick repeatedly to the right until the "Options" menu appears.

Options menu

The "Options" menu consists of various areas:

▷ Screen settings, e.g., "Switch off control

display".

▷ Control options for the selected main

menu, e.g., for "Radio".

▷ If applicable, further operating options for

the selected menu, for instance "Store station".

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Onboard monitor

At a glance

Changing settings

1. Select a field.

2. Turn the MINI joystick until the desired set‐

ting is displayed.

3. Press the MINI joystick to confirm the set‐

ting.

Activating/deactivating the functions

Several menu items are preceded by a check‐ box. It indicates whether the function is acti‐ vated or deactivated. Selecting the menu item activates or deactivates the function.

The function is activated.

The function is deactivated.

Example: setting the clock

Setting the clock

2. Turn the MINI joystick until "Settings" is

3. If necessary, move the MINI joystick to the

4. Turn the MINI joystick until "Time/Date" is

Press the button. The main menu is

displayed.

highlighted and press the MINI joystick.

left to display "Time/Date".

highlighted and press the MINI joystick.

5. Turn the MINI joystick to set the hours and

press the MINI joystick.

6. Turn the MINI joystick to set the minutes

and press the MINI joystick.

Status information

Status field

The following information is displayed in the status field at the top right:

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Onboard monitor

▷ Time.

▷ Current entertainment source.

▷ Sound output, on/off.

▷ Wireless network reception strength.

▷ Telephone status.

▷ Traffic bulletin reception.

Check Control messages and entries using the voice activation system temporarily hide the status information.

Status field symbols

The symbols are grouped into various catego‐ ries.

Radio symbols

Symbol Meaning

HD Radio™ is switched on.

Satellite radio is switched on.

Telephone symbols

Symbol Meaning

Incoming or outgoing call.

Symbol Meaning

USB audio interface.

Music interface for smartphones.

Additional symbols

Symbol Meaning

Spoken instructions are switched off.

Entering letters and numbers

General information

Turn the MINI joystick: select letters or

numbers.

2. Select additional letters or numbers if

needed.

3. "OK": confirm the entry.

Wireless network reception strength

Symbol flashes: searching for network.

Wireless network is not available.

Bluetooth is switched on.

Roaming is active.

Text message, e-mail was received.

Entertainment symbols

Symbol Meaning

CD player.

AUX-IN port.

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Symbol Function

Press the MINI joystick: delete the let‐

ter or number.

Press the MINI joystick for an ex‐

tended period: delete all letters or numbers.

Enter a blank space.

Switching between letters and numbers

Depending on the menu, you can switch be‐ tween entering letters and numbers.

Onboard monitor

Symbol Function

Enter the letters.

Enter the numbers.

Switching between upper and lower case letters

Depending on the menu, you can switch be‐ tween entering uppercase and lowercase let‐ ters.

Symbol Function

Move the MINI joystick forward:

switch from upper to lower case letters.

Move the MINI joystick forward:

switch from lower to upper case letters.

Entry comparison

Entry of names and addresses: the selection is narrowed down every time a letter is entered and letters may be added automatically.

The entries are continuously compared to the data stored in the vehicle.

▷ Only those letters are offered during the

entry for which data is available.

▷ Destination search: town/city names can be

entered using the spelling of language available on the Control Display.

At a glance

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Voice activation system

Vehicle equipment

The concept

▷ Most functions that are displayed on the

Control Display can be operated with the voice activation system using spoken com‐ mands. The system prompts you to make your entries.

▷ Functions that can only be used when the

vehicle is stationary cannot be operated us‐ ing the voice activation system.

▷ The system uses a special microphone in

the headliner on the driver's side.

▷ ›...‹ Verbal instructions in the Owner's

Manual to use with the voice activation sys‐ tem.

Using voice activation

Activating the voice activation system

2. Wait for the signal.

3. Say the command.

If no other commands are available, operate the function via the onboard monitor in this case.

Press the button on the steering

wheel.

This symbol on the Control Display indi‐ cates that the voice activation system is ac‐ tive.

The command appears on the Control Dis‐ play.

Requirements

Via the Control Display, set a language that is also supported by the voice activation system so that the spoken commands can be identi‐ fied.

Set the language, refer to page 73.

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Terminating the voice activation system

Briefly press the button on the steering

wheel or ›Cancel‹.

Possible commands

Most menu items on the Control Display can be voiced as commands.

The available commands depend on the menu that is currently displayed on the Control Dis‐ play.

Voice activation system

At a glance

The functions of the main menu have short commands.

Some list items, such as the phone book en‐ tries, can also be selected via the voice activa‐ tion system. Say the list items exactly as they are displayed on the list.

Having possible commands read aloud

You can have the system read possible com‐ mands aloud: ›Voice commands‹.

For example, if the "CD" menu is displayed, the commands for the operating the CD player are read out loud.

Executing functions using short commands

Functions on the main menu can be performed directly by means of short commands, usually irrespective of which menu item is currently se‐ lected, for instance ›Vehicle status‹.

List of short commands of the voice activation system, refer to page 264.

Help dialog for the voice activation system

Calling up help dialog: ›Help‹

Additional commands for the help dialog:

▷ ›Help with examples‹: information about

the current operating options and the most important commands for them are an‐ nounced.

▷ ›Help with voice activation‹: information

about the principle of operation for the voice activation system is announced.

Example: playing back a CD

Via the main menu

The commands of the menu items are spoken out loud, in the same way as they are selected via the MINI joystick.

1. Switch on the Entertainment sound output

if necessary.

3. ›C D and multimedia‹

4. ›C D‹

5. ›C D drive‹

7. ›Track ...‹ e.g., CD track 4.

Via short commands

Playback of the CD can also be started using a short command.

3. ›C D drive Track ...‹ e.g., CD track 4.

Press the button on the steering

wheel.

The medium last played is played back.

The CD is played back.

Press the button on the steering

wheel again to select a specific track.

Switch on the Entertainment sound output if necessary.

Press the button on the steering

wheel.

Setting the voice dialog

You can set whether the system should use the standard dialog or a shorter version.

In the shorter variant of the voice dialog, the announcements from the system are issued in an abbreviated form.

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Voice activation system

On the Control Display:

1. "Settings"

2. "Language/Units"

3. "Speech mode:"

4. Select the setting.

Adjusting the volume

Turn the volume knob while giving an instruc‐ tion until the desired volume is set.

▷ The volume remains constant even if the

volume of other audio sources is changed.

▷ The volume is stored for the remote control

currently in use.

▷ Always say commands in the language of

the voice activation system.

▷ Avoid making other noise in the vehicle

while speaking.

Notes on Emergency Re‐ quests

Do not use the voice activation system to ini‐ tiate an Emergency Request. In stressful situa‐ tions, the voice and vocal pitch can change. This can unnecessarily delay the establishment of a telephone connection.

Environmental condi‐ tions

▷ Say the commands, numbers, and letters

smoothly and with normal volume, empha‐ sis, and speed.

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MINI Paceman With Connected 2014, Countryman With Connected 2014 Owner's Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Cockpit

Vehicle equipment

All around the steering wheel

Displays

Indicator/warning lamps

All around the center console

All around the shift/ selector lever

Onboard monitor

Vehicle equipment

The concept

Controls at a glance

Operating concept

Example: setting the clock

Status information

Entering letters and numbers

Voice activation system

Vehicle equipment

The concept

Using voice activation

Requirements

Possible commands

Example: playing back a CD

Setting the voice dialog

Adjusting the volume