Tips, Tricks and Secrets?

In fighter jet control terminology, those are called "half action" and "full action."

The physical cruise control buttons do it, too: half for 1 MPH increase or decrease; full for 5 MPH.

 

Yes, my previous Mini did that too. So did/do some Hondas we have had.

 

If memory serves me correctly, that's been the case in all of my Mini's.

 

All my previous cars over the past 21 years have had this (both of them!).

 

It seems like my SE's switches have more delicate action (but not breakable) than my previous 2015 F56, maybe that's why I didn't notice it until now. My other MINIs are/were R55 Clubmans, with window toggles in the lower center that you have to hold to keep the window moving.

 

Then there's the second press of the button after the window is open to get it to go down the last quarter-inch.

 

Very true, but that I knew about.

 

No, those were also auto up/down.

The first generation were auto down but not up.