Tips, Tricks and Secrets?

Discussion in 'Cooper SE' started by 1nickatnite1, Dec 1, 2022.

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  1. F14Scott

    F14Scott Well-Known Member

    I assume you took your fob with you?

    I've never tried that. I only use the Tikit when my passenger is still in the car, and I leave the keys. Basically, it fools the car into believing the driver is in his seat, even if the front door opens, whereas normally an unbuckled driver's seat belt and the opening of the driver's door shuts down the car. Removing the fob signal may be another variable in the car's logic.
     
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  3. SameGuy

    SameGuy Well-Known Member Subscriber

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    Yup. Leaving the fob in the car with no passenger might not be unsafe where my PO is located (a sleepy village in the North Country of New York near a town that used to host an AFB), but it’s not exactly “best practices.” ;)
     
  4. teslarati97

    teslarati97 Well-Known Member

    I coded out the seatbelt warnings and the MINI still runs with an iginition on warning when the door is open.

    The only time it shuts off completely is when you are on accessory mode (radio on, engine off) and the door is opened.
     
  5. insightman

    insightman Well-Known Member Subscriber

    When playing music, the up/down buttons on the right side of the steering wheel scroll my playlist on the HUD. The OK button then selects the highlighted song. However, the up/down buttons do not scroll the playlist on the center screen (why not?).

    For MINIs that do not have the HUD, do those steering-wheel buttons scroll the playlist on the center screen? If not, what do those buttons do when playing music?
     
  6. SameGuy

    SameGuy Well-Known Member Subscriber

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    Click once followed by OK to go skip forward a song or backward. Of course, this too is backwards: the down arrow skips ahead to the next track, the up arrow skips back (essentially scrolling “up” to a previous song on the playlist or “down” to the next in queue).
     
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  8. Puppethead

    Puppethead Well-Known Member

    I've found when the HUD is off the station list is displayed on the driver display and the buttons do the same scrolling as on the HUD. I would think it works the same on cars without a HUD. Scrolling on the center display is accomplished by using the iDrive knob on the console.
     
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  9. JonR

    JonR Well-Known Member

    It displays in the instrument panel.
     
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  10. insightman

    insightman Well-Known Member Subscriber

    Thanks for all your replies! I've never turned off the HUD, so it's interesting to learn what happens without it.
     
  11. Ditto on this one. leave the wife in the car and all of the unnecessary items in the grocery store. It actually makes that awful phone charging armrest a bit useful:rolleyes: IMG_0574.jpg
     
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  13. I’m looking for this little switch. The idea that there’s a feature in there that I don’t know about is making me itch. Anyone have a more definitive location description?
     
  14. insightman

    insightman Well-Known Member Subscriber

    It's "2" in this photo from the Owners Manual. Unfortunately, there's no button in a 2022/23 SE to enable the analog clock screen-saver in the center display that's available in the 2020/21 SEs.

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  15. I thought that might be the case. In my 2023, that button calls up and resets the trip odometer.
     
  16. SameGuy

    SameGuy Well-Known Member Subscriber

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    Also, if you are using CarPlay, there is no need to long-press the button for Siri; simply say, “Hey Siri,” just like you would with your mobile device.
     
  17. Rogwp

    Rogwp Active Member Subscriber

    Unless the motor is off in which case it illuminates the screen to show the digital clock. It’s in this state that I sometimes need to know the time! I have a 2023 BTW.
     
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  18. SameGuy

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    Thanks, @Rogwp ! I learned something today. :thumbsup:
     
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  19. Puppethead

    Puppethead Well-Known Member

    I tested this and I'm not sure it's exactly true. I have "Hey Siri" disabled on my iPhone and when I say the phrase in my SE nothing happens. I have to push the voice button for Siri to respond. I'm guessing your iPhone is picking up the "Hey Siri", not the car.
     
  20. SameGuy

    SameGuy Well-Known Member Subscriber

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    In my pocket? I guess, but CarPlay is just the extended UI of the phone; the car’s mics pick up my wake words, and the speakers relay the phone’s responses, so the distinction is moot. Yes, if Hey Siri isn’t enabled, it doesn’t matter if the car’s mics hear me, Siri won’t respond.
     
  21. Puppethead

    Puppethead Well-Known Member

    Oh you could be right that if enabled on the iPhone it could be listening through the car microphone. I don't know why I thought it would be a car function. More testing is needed.
     
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  22. Puppethead

    Puppethead Well-Known Member

    I just discovered something new on my SE, which I've had for 2.5 years!

    I don't know if anyone else knows of this, but it's subtle and neat. The window controls actually have two modes:
    • Light press (open or close) – window will move until you stop pressing.
    • Full press (open or close) – window will completely open/close on its own even when you stop pressing.
    (This is how my 2021 SE works, I can't say it's still the case for the post-chip shortage builds.)
     
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  23. sacharama

    sacharama Active Member

    That's a typical common features that exist in most modern vehicles. My 2006 Audi, 2017 vw and 2022 land Rover all have that features
     

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