Mini COUNTRYMAN Owner's Manual page 202

CONTROLS
Overview
With front Park Distance Control:
button in the vehicle
Park assistance button
Ultrasound sensors
Ultrasonic sensors of the Park
Distance Control, in the
bumpers, for example.
Functional requirements
Ensure full operability:
– Do not cover sensors, for instance with
stickers, bicycle racks or similar.
– Keep the sensors clean and free of ice.
Turning on/off
Turning on automatically
The system switches on automatically in the
following situations:
– If selector lever position R is engaged
when the engine is running.
The rearview camera also switches on.
– With front Park Distance Control: when
obstacles are detected behind or in front
of the vehicle by Park Distance Control
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and the speed is slower than approx.
2.5 mph/4 km/h.
With front Park Distance Control: automatic
activation when obstacles are detected can
be switched off. Via the Central Information
Display (CID):
1. "My MINI"
2. "Vehicle settings"
3. "Parking"
4. "Automatic PDC Activation": depending
on the vehicle equipment.
5. "Automatic PDC Activation"
The setting is stored for the driver pro-
file currently used.
Automatic deactivation during
forward travel
The system switches off when a certain
driving distance or speed is exceeded.
Switch the system back on, if needed.
With front Park Distance Control:
switch on/off manually
Press the park assistance button.
– On: the LED lights up.
– Off: the LED goes out.
The rearview camera image is displayed if
the reverse gear is engaged when pressing
the park assistance button.
Depending on the equipment version, the
system cannot be switched off manually if
the reverse gear is engaged.
Warning
Signal tones
An intermittent tone indicates when the ve-
hicle is approaching an object. E.g., when an
object is detected at the rear left of the ve-