followed precisely in order to avoid
the possibility of personal injury and
serious damage to the vehicle or the car
radio.
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Contains information that will assist
you in gaining the optimum benefit
from your car radio and enable you to care
more effectively for your car radio.
Marks the end of a specific item of
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information.
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Indicates special equipment, country-
specific equipment and optional extras.
If you have additional questions, please
consult the experts at your MINI center for
information and advice.
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Editorial notice
The advanced technological features and
high quality standard of MINI equipment
are maintained by an ongoing development process. This may lead to discrepancies between the information in this
Owner's Manual and the actual equipment
installed in or on the vehicle. Nor can errors
and omissions be entirely ruled out. You are
therefore asked to appreciate that no legal
claims can be entertained on the basis of
the data, illustrations or descriptions in this
manual.
cleaners. Never allow moisture or
liquids to come into contact with the unit.
They could damage surfaces and electrical
components.
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Handling CDs
Although CDs have a protective coating on
both sides, you should still remember to
observe the following precautions:
Always hold CDs at the outer edge, and
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avoid fingerprints or dust, scratches or
moisture on the reflective scanning side
of the CD
Do not write on CDs or affix labels to
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them
If necessary, wipe the reflective (data)
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side of the CD with a suitable cleaning
cloth (commercialy available), wiping in
straight lines from the center outward
CDs which have condensed moisture on
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them (from large temperature differences, for instance) may not function
properly when they are played.
Never attempt to clean with solvents,
abrasive cleansers, or cleaning products and antistatic sprays intended for vinyl
records.
The device has automatic anti-theft protection. It is not necessary to enter a security
code manually.
The radio pass is a document. Please store
this pass in a safe place, because in the
event your radio unit is stolen, the data
entered therein has to be reported both to
your insurance and the police.
Press the knob.
The unit will select the audio source that
was last used (radio, CD changer or CD).
Listening to the radio with the ignition
shut off
The audio sources can still be accessed for
up to 20 minutes after the ignition has
been shut off (with the ignition key in position 0 or removed).
When the ignition is shut off, the unit shuts
off as well.
Switch the unit back on
Press the knob.
To save on the battery, you should
always turn the radio off when
leaving the vehicle.
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Adjusting the volume
Turn the knob.
As soon as you begin talking on the
phone or accept a call, the radio
switches to mute.
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Adjusting the speed-dependent
volume
To compensate for increasing noise in the
passenger compartment with increased
vehicle speed, your unit is equipped with a
speed-dependent volume control (Speed
Volume). This function will increase volume
as speed likewise increases.
You can set the volume increase in 6 levels.
The higher the level you choose, the greater
the increase in volume.
1. Call up the current setting
Press and hold the key.
The display changes to the operating
display for TONE LIN:
2.
press repeatedly until the display
changes to the operating display for
SPEED VOL, e.g.:
3. Select level
Turn the knob.
The selected level will be indicated in the
If your vehicle is equipped with a navigation system, you can adjust the minimum
volume for announcements of this system
with the NAVI MIN function. You can select
a level between –9 and +9, where the
level 0 corresponds a moderate volume.
As the individual levels are fixed volumes,
you will hear all announcements, regardless of how soft you have set the current
volume for the radio, CD changer or CD.
1. Call up the current setting
Press and hold the key.
The display changes to the operating
display for TONE LIN:
2.
press repeatedly until the display
changes to the operating display for
NAVI MIN, e.g.:
3. Make adjustment
Turn until the desired volume is reached.
The selected level will be indicated in the
display
4. Exit operating display
The selected minimum volume is
retained for all navigation announcements.
If you have set the current volume for the
radio, CD changer or CD louder than the
NAVI MIN volume, then the volume does
not change during an announcement.
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The volume of an announcement can be
adjusted in each individual case with the
volume knob. You can, for example,
decrease the volume if you have set a very
loud basic volume for the radio, CD changer
or CD, or if you increase it when, for
example, you have opened a window and
the interior noise level is very high.
Turn during a navigation announcement
until the desired volume is set.
Amplify or reduce higher tones.
Front/back volume distribution (Fader):
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Front or rear, louder/softer
Right/left volume distribution (Balance):
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Right or left louder/softer.
Harman Kardon
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Various sound patterns, refer to page 14.
The sound setting for bass, treble and
Harman Kardon is source-dependent, i.e. can be adjusted separately for the
radio, CD changer and CD. Changing the
audio source will call up the last sound
setting used for this particular audio
source.
The sound setting of the front/rear and
right/left volume distribution applies to all
audio sources.
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Changing the sound quality
1. Call up the sound setting
The display changes to the operating
display for BASS, e.g.:
2. Select a different sound setting (Treble,
Fader or Balance) if necessary
Press repeatedly until the desired operating display is reached
3. Change the desired sound setting
Turn until the desired setting is reached
4. Exit operating display
Resetting the sound settings
With TONE LIN (Tone Linear) you reset all
sound setting to the midrange setting.
Bass, treble and Harman Kardon are
reset for the current audio source,
and the front/rear and right/left volume
distribution is reset for all audio sources.
1. Call up the operating display for the
midrange setting
Press and hold the key.
The display changes to the operating
areas FM1, FM2 and FMA (Autostore).
With touch actuations of AM you switch
between the AM memory areas AM and
AMA (Autostore).
With your car radio you can receive the
following reception ranges: FM and AM.
The frequency range AM allows the reception of distant stations because the broadcast signals not only travel along the
ground as surface waves, but also as waves
bounced back to earth from the ionosphere.
Frequency Modulation (FM) provides
substantially better sound quality than
Amplitude Modulation (AM). However,
because FM transmissions rely on lineof-sight broadcast waves, their effective
reception range is limited.
With touch actuations of FM you
switch between the FM memory
Thanks to specially designed systems, limitations inherent in mobile reception quality
have been partially minimized:
The Radio Broadcast Data System (RDS)
transmits supplementary information in
the FM range. RDS transmitters thus offer
the following characteristics:
Stations that broadcast at several
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frequencies automatically change to
the frequency with the best reception
quality
The station name will be indicated in the
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display after the RDS signals have been
evaluated
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Additional information can be indicated
or called up in the display (e.g. text
broadcasts from the station, PTY).
However, the reception of RDS data is only
possible under favorable reception conditions. If there is weak or interrupted reception, it can take quite a while before the
station name appears in the display.
Station selection
1. Switch on RDS
"RDS ON" briefly appears in the display
and then the name of the current
station if the station transmits RDS
information
2. Start scan
The scan mode begins with the station
that was last set.
The scan mode is stopped as soon as a
station is found.
You can receive even more information by
using RDS. Certain stations transmit signals
identifying the program type (PTY), suchas
news (NEWS), sports (SPORTS), pop (POP
MUSIC), culture (CULTURE), etc.
If there is weak or interrupted reception, it
can take quite a while before PTY is available.
PTY can also be used for catastrophe
warnings. If the station is broadcasting this type of program, then "ALERT"
will appear in the display.
The program type can only be
switched on or off in the radio
mode.
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Querying the type of program
To display the program type via RDS:
Press briefly.
The program type appears in the display for
a few seconds.
If no PTY code is offered by the respective
radio station, "NO PTY" appears in the
display.
Automatic PTY display
Press and hold down until "PTY AUTO"
appears in the display.
Each time the station is changed or if the
station changes the program type, this is
automatically displayed for a few seconds,
e.g. "CULTURE" for a cultural station.
Switching off PTY
Press and hold down until "PTY MAN"
appears in the display.
Automatic data storage (AUTOSTORE) is
advantageous if you need quick access to
the strongest station in the area while you
are doing long-distance driving.
The 6 respectively strongest stations can
automatically be stored on the FMA and
AMA memory levels.
Select FMA memory level
Press and hold the key.
Display:
or
Select AMA memory level
Press and hold the key.
The radio automatically changes to the
FMA or AMA memory level. The 6 currently
strongest stations are automatically stored
and the station stored under station key 1
is set.
If no station can be stored due
to poor reception conditions,
"NO STATION" briefly appears in the display
and the last station selected is reset.
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If you do not want to use
AUTOSTORE, you can individually
store six additional stations each on the
FMA or AMA memory level, refer to
page 23.
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In the FM reception range some stations
transmit regional programs around the
clock or at certain times. These programs
can be received via the regional function.
Switch regional program on/off
Press and hold the key.
"REG ON" or "REG OFF" briefly appears in
the display.
If you have switched on this function and
the station switches over to a regional
program, the device remains tuned to the
regional program you have selected.
Press repeatedly until the mode display
switches over to the desired audio source
(CD changer or CD). With the CD magazine
loaded or a CD inserted, the sound output
changes to
> CD operation, refer to page 27
> CD Changer operation, refer to page 32.
Only operate the CD changer at
temperatures from +5
+140
7 (+60 6), as otherwise malfunc-
tions may occur.
Even when the device is switched off, only
expose it to a temperature range of –13
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7 (–15 6) to
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Humidity
A high level of humidity inside the CD
changer may cause the laser beam focusing
lens to fog over and prevent the CD from
being played.
Precautions when using laser
equipment
The CD changer is a "Class 1" laser product.
Do not remove the cover from the
housing. Do not operate the unit with
a damaged cover. If you do so, there is a risk
of severe eye injuries from the invisible
laser beams.
Repair or maintenance work must only be
carried out by qualified service experts.
Press the key on the left or right for the
desired CD number (1...6).
The corresponding CD number will be indicated in the display. Replay will start with
the first title. At the end of the last track,
the next CD will be selected.
Skipping tracks
Select the direction
Press repeatedly until you get to the
desired title.
The CD will start playing at the title
selected.
Fast forward/reverse
1. Select the direction of play
Press and hold the key. The tracks can be
heard, but the quality is distorted
2. To interrupt the fast forward/reverse,
let go of the key.
The CD will start playing from the point
selected.
Abbreviations 41
ALERT 22
AM waverange 18
Automatic anti-theft
protection 7
AUTOSTORE 24
B
Balance BAL 13
Bass BASS 13
C
Care instructions 6
Cassette care 6
CD
CD ERROR 27
ejecting 5, 27
fast forward 28
music selection search 28
NO DISC 27
Random Play 29
reverse 28
scan 28
skipping tracks 28
starting 27
stopping 27
track repeat 29
CD care 6
CD changer 30
CD CHECK 32
fast forward 33
HIGH TEMP 32
humidity 31
installation location 30
music selection search 33
NO DISC 32
NO DISCS 32
NO MAGAZINE 32
operating temperatures 31
Random Play 34
reverse 33
scan 34
selecting a CD 33
self-recorded CDs 32
skipping tracks 33
starting 32
stopping 32
temperature range 31
CD CHECK 32
CD compartment 5
CD eject button 5
CD ERROR 27
Cleaning agents 6
Cleaning the unit 6
Controls 4
Copyright 2
D
Display 5
Display elements 4
Driver function
displays and signals 15
E
Eject button 5
ELECTRONIC 14
F
Fader FAD 13
FESTIVAL 14
FM waverange 18
H
Handling
cassettes 6
CDs 6
Harman Kardon
Driver function 15
ELECTRONIC 14
FESTIVAL 14
INSTRUMENTAL 14
MINI h/k 14
setting 14
sound pattern 14
SPATIAL 14
HIGH TEMP 32
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Imprint 2
Installation location for the CD
changer 30
INSTRUMENTAL 14
K
Keys 4
L
Linear 13
Listening to radio with ignition
switched off 10
M
Manual station selection
MAN 19
Memory levels 23, 24
Midrange setting 13
MINI h/k 14
Minimum volume
1…6Station number on the memory levels FM1, FM2 and AM, as well as FMA and AMA
AM/AMA AM reception range or AUTOSTORE memory level in AM reception range
BALBalance – adjusting the volume distribution to the right/left
BASSAdjusting the bass
CDCompact Disc – appears with a CD inserted and during CD playback
FADFader – adjusting the volume distribution ot the front/rear
FMFrequency Modulation – FM reception range
FM1/FM2/FMAMemory levels 1, 2 and AUTOSTORE in the FM reception range
MANManual station selection
MINI h/kSound pattern of the Harman Kardon system
N/Anot applicable – the Driver function is not offered for the selected sound pattern
NAVI MINNavigation minimum volume – adjusting the volume
PTYProgram type (news, sports, pop, etc.) in FM waveband
PTY AUTO/MANProgram type – automatic display on/automatic display off
RDSRadio Data System in FM waveband
REGRegional program in the FM reception range
RNDRandom Play – random sequence of music tracks on the CD and CD changer
RPTRepeat – repetition of selected CD track
SCScan – briefly listen to station or track
SPEED VOLSpeed Volume – adjusting the volume depending on vehicle speed
STStereo – station is received in stereo quality
TONE LINTone Linear – resetting the sound settings to the midrange setting
TRTrack – appears during CD playback from the radio unit
TREBTreble – adjusting the treble