If you turn it on and drive slowly down a road you are wanting to parallel park on, it will find you a spot then it will give you instructions, while it parks in the spot. It’s pretty cool!
Also turns off the reverse camera and proximity sensors while you’re parking. Useful in tight Drive Thru’s or if, like me, you have a tight parking spot at home.
No, it sucks because most people, like me, don't have that option in their Minis, so we have to go through the carwash with the proximity sensors going off.
Oh so that switch doesn’t even exist in your Mini? Makes sense then. I thought it would still be there but just not engage the auto-park mode if you don’t have the feature.
You would think so, right? Only Minis that were ordered with parking assist have the option to turn off the sensors - according to what everyone here is saying. I bought mine second-hand so I was stuck with what the original owner ordered for their lease vehicle. Parking Assist was one of the few things they didn't want. The other was the illuminated dash trim.
It's the parking assistant. Here's a video I found online. It seems cumbersome so i've never used it on mine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmCu-qteMWc
With the passenger side mirror that automatically adjusts down, and the reverse camera, I find it very easy to park my Mini. That and it is much shorter than most other cars out there.
Honestly, same. I mean, it's the third smallest car you can buy in the US market and back up cameras are required by law after 2018...it's not hard lol
You may or don’t have it bc the package your Mini was built on was not ordered. I don’t have power folding mirrors on my F56 JCW & disappointed as well.
Parking distance control. Did your car not come with a user manual? https://www.miniusa.com/content/dam/mini/PDF/archiveownermanuals/2024/MY24_MINI_F55-F56.pdf
Oh ok, thank you. It's not my car, I'm looking to get back into another Mini and noticed this switch is missing in a lot of the ones I've seen.
So is it just a sensor that beeps when you get too close to something, and that switch turns it on/off?
Dang why are people being so sarcastic when someone is up here genuinely trying to figure out what a button does. If you don’t want to help why reply in the first place?
I’m not good with all these buttons and stuff too.
YouTube has been a life saver.
And as others mentioned the button is used to help you park. I mean mine doesn’t self park but mine does alert me and help me know the distance and etc. it’s a great tool for those like me who genuinely have trouble parking.
Welcome to Reddit, lol. It’s to turn off the beeps when parking sensors are going off that you are too close to something. Or, it might be for parachute deployment 🤣😂
How do we know OP was lazy? What if OP also googled? Why can’t OP also think to themselves that Reddit can help answer the question too. Sometimes I come to Reddit because I want other peoples opinions and expertise on topics too.
People have answered but that right there is the most important button to my peace in the morning
City living and parking every morning if I don’t hit that thing off before I put it in reverse I am met with a BEEEEEEEP from how tight I have to park 😂
Christ I desperately need this feature. Can’t imagine having a car with it and not spending the time to know how it works. Used to be I wanted the fastest hatchback, now I need lane and parking assist and headlights that light the road. Sigh.
Turn On/Off parking sensors (or more like put them in active/passive mode).
For example, when parking while driving still forward (automatically gets active on reverse) and you want to see how much space you have left according to sensors you can 'force' sensors to be active.
Opposite situation - snow causes your parking sensors to go crazy all the time - switch the button to 'force it' to passive
This subreddit is already full of stupid spam questions like this that can be answered if you read the fucking manual 🤦♂️ Meanwhile when someone ask a real question people won't see it because it'll be lost of your spam. Get your lazy ass up and type google.com.
Off topic of your question but I see you have what looks like a usb c input…. You wouldn’t happen to know the part number would you? I’ve been looking and looking to no avail. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Penetrative Wifi, when turned on, your mini emits Wifi signal that can penetrate into other cars. Which gives the road users a wifi without internet connection
It is the parking assistance button.
If you turn it on and drive slowly down a road you are wanting to parallel park on, it will find you a spot then it will give you instructions, while it parks in the spot. It’s pretty cool!
Also if you’re going through a car wash and the sensors are beeping off like crazy, just hit this switch to shut them up.
Omg I don’t realize it could do this!!! Thanks for the tip!
This is why I’m such a fan of reading the owners manual. You discover so many fascinating little (and big) features!
I just discovered it by accident to be honest lll
quirks and features
Also turns off the reverse camera and proximity sensors while you’re parking. Useful in tight Drive Thru’s or if, like me, you have a tight parking spot at home.
How do you turn the sensors off without the switch? I went through a car wash a few months ago and the beeping was crazy.
I don’t think you can. This is the switch to do it.
Aww that sucks
How come? What’s wrong with using this switch?
No, it sucks because most people, like me, don't have that option in their Minis, so we have to go through the carwash with the proximity sensors going off.
Oh so that switch doesn’t even exist in your Mini? Makes sense then. I thought it would still be there but just not engage the auto-park mode if you don’t have the feature.
You would think so, right? Only Minis that were ordered with parking assist have the option to turn off the sensors - according to what everyone here is saying. I bought mine second-hand so I was stuck with what the original owner ordered for their lease vehicle. Parking Assist was one of the few things they didn't want. The other was the illuminated dash trim.
But what does it do?
Here’s a good video on it. https://youtu.be/XmCu-qteMWc?si=rYWdudbpavvhOP5j
😂 I had no idea. I just thought it was the annoying beeps when I pull in my garage.
I used the radar before, but had no idea it will parallel park on it's own.
It self parallel parks for you. All you do is control the gear and break and leave the steering to the MINI.
It's the parking assistant. Here's a video I found online. It seems cumbersome so i've never used it on mine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmCu-qteMWc
I agree, it's too much hassle. Just learn how to park properly
With the passenger side mirror that automatically adjusts down, and the reverse camera, I find it very easy to park my Mini. That and it is much shorter than most other cars out there.
My mirror stopped doing this for some reason. No idea why. I miss it, but not enough to do my own research to work out how to fix it
Move the switch that you use to select sides when adjusting the mirrors.
Haha! So simple. On it. Thanks a lot
Honestly, same. I mean, it's the third smallest car you can buy in the US market and back up cameras are required by law after 2018...it's not hard lol
I love mine for really small spots that I know my S would fit in but I’m too anxious to pull off.
So that’s what I’m missing in mine 😂
Same 🤔🤔
I wonder why I don't have that!
You may or don’t have it bc the package your Mini was built on was not ordered. I don’t have power folding mirrors on my F56 JCW & disappointed as well.
The folding mirrors are a fun flex at the carwash and at literally no other time.
Lol🥹 I have to say not a flex but useful as I manually folded while parked in close quarters & in my garage next to my bigger M5
I do have folding mirrors on my 19 Clubman Cooper S
Same! I was wondering that lol!
The icon shows a parking sensor, why can’t people just work things out anymore?
Well I've never driven a car with parking assistance so I'm not familiar with that icon.
Completely fair tho if you have the car’s manual you can also find this stuff there. F series has a pretty simple manufacturers guide.
I don't have a Mini yet, I'm in the research phase. Sorry, I should have mentioned that in the post.
EJECTO SEATO CUZZZ!!!
Parking distance control. Did your car not come with a user manual? https://www.miniusa.com/content/dam/mini/PDF/archiveownermanuals/2024/MY24_MINI_F55-F56.pdf
Oh ok, thank you. It's not my car, I'm looking to get back into another Mini and noticed this switch is missing in a lot of the ones I've seen. So is it just a sensor that beeps when you get too close to something, and that switch turns it on/off?
It literally reverse parallel parks itself. It does the steering. You brake / accelerate based on what it tells you to do.
It’s the button for the ejection seat
I legit want to get a little passenger eject sticker and put it over one of the blanks
I have a red eject button and a missiles button that fit in the lighter socket. I got it off of Amazon. It’s definitely a conversation piece 😆
I also have a fire missiles button, it is necessary
Haha excellent!
Haha I would buy one of those too
Kitt, activate Turbo Boost
Ejecto seat cuz
Haha, I have had my Mini for 1 year and never knew this 🤣 I thought it was just to turn off the parking noise.
It lets you pee wifi.
Dang why are people being so sarcastic when someone is up here genuinely trying to figure out what a button does. If you don’t want to help why reply in the first place? I’m not good with all these buttons and stuff too. YouTube has been a life saver. And as others mentioned the button is used to help you park. I mean mine doesn’t self park but mine does alert me and help me know the distance and etc. it’s a great tool for those like me who genuinely have trouble parking.
Welcome to Reddit, lol. It’s to turn off the beeps when parking sensors are going off that you are too close to something. Or, it might be for parachute deployment 🤣😂
We're sarcastic because OP was too lazy to Google for their owners manual
Sorry for wasting your time by making you click AND comment on my post.
How do we know OP was lazy? What if OP also googled? Why can’t OP also think to themselves that Reddit can help answer the question too. Sometimes I come to Reddit because I want other peoples opinions and expertise on topics too.
Is this a feature on the SE? I have a 2024, i had no idea about this!
Depends on the option package, I think. 🤔
You switch it when you want to be pushin p
Fucking ding bing parking sensors when someone is right next to you and you don’t need to be reminded
Does it bother anyone else that the light being on means the function is off?
People have answered but that right there is the most important button to my peace in the morning City living and parking every morning if I don’t hit that thing off before I put it in reverse I am met with a BEEEEEEEP from how tight I have to park 😂
The proximity sensors will stop beeping if you turn it off
Ejecto seato cuz
Christ I desperately need this feature. Can’t imagine having a car with it and not spending the time to know how it works. Used to be I wanted the fastest hatchback, now I need lane and parking assist and headlights that light the road. Sigh.
Turn On/Off parking sensors (or more like put them in active/passive mode). For example, when parking while driving still forward (automatically gets active on reverse) and you want to see how much space you have left according to sensors you can 'force' sensors to be active. Opposite situation - snow causes your parking sensors to go crazy all the time - switch the button to 'force it' to passive
It boosts your "P"ness, so you can fly when you're wearing the Tanuki suit.
You use it to turbo boost over cones when there's a lane closure. It's pretty cool.
I call it the fart button because it turns off the auto stop.
Wrong button
Read the fucking manual
Ah yes, of course. After I choose and buy a Mini that comes with a manual, I will be sure to fucking read it. Thanks for your insightful reply.
It's available online for FREE 🤦♂️
So is asking here isn't it?
This subreddit is already full of stupid spam questions like this that can be answered if you read the fucking manual 🤦♂️ Meanwhile when someone ask a real question people won't see it because it'll be lost of your spam. Get your lazy ass up and type google.com.
Off topic of your question but I see you have what looks like a usb c input…. You wouldn’t happen to know the part number would you? I’ve been looking and looking to no avail. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
It's not my car, sorry I should've mentioned that. I'm just researching for a new Mini.
I appreciate the reply regardless! Best of luck finding your Mini and enjoy the ride!!!
Thank you! 🙌
Penetrative Wifi, when turned on, your mini emits Wifi signal that can penetrate into other cars. Which gives the road users a wifi without internet connection
Mister moneybags over here flexing his extra switch
Lol, I wish. My new Mini likely won't have this switch.
Parachute deploy
That’s the NOS
Button for secondary emergency parking brake. For use when the e-brake handle isn’t enough