Help with MINI "Sport and Green" modes please

Help with MINI "Sport and Green" modes please

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Davie_GLA

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6,521 posts

198 months

Friday 17th March 2017
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Afternoon all.

I've recently bought the wife an 18 month old (65 plate if it matters) Cooper D with XL pack.

Cracking little car so far but i'm struggling with the Sport and Green eco modes.

According to the bloke that sold us it the sport and green modes are simply selected by moving the switch on the centre console left or right.

Having tried this i get nothing at all. Reverting to the manual you go through some "Driving Excellence" or something menu and it goes through and checks all the parameters are right like range, engine temp, outside temp etc. Being a 1.5 Diesel i can only assume that sport mode will allow me to embarrass GTR's when i get it right biggrin

The manual says when sport mode is active "Sport" will be displayed on the console, it isn't. As i said, moving the switch does nothing as far as i can see.

I can get a little dial up that shows me power and torque being generated and i thought i'd got it but then when i move the switch back to Green i get nothing again.

More interested in the economy than sport but i'm concerned something is broken and i need to have it checked out.

The owner before us was a leasing company, got me thinking that for whatever reason they would disable it at the factory by request? Seems like a longshot really.

Anyway, cracking wee thing other than this. All help appreciated!

David.







Boogs

404 posts

142 months

Friday 17th March 2017
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What you have said should happen is correct. Most obvious in green mode is that the light ring around the ICE should change colour and will illuminate by different amounts to show his "green" you driving is.

The other tell tale is that the cars feels sluggish and unresponsive.

Sounds to me like the switch isn't working. I can't see how you would not be able to tell the difference. For example, my wife's car is the JCW and it feels like a reliant robin in Green mode.

chryslerben

1,168 posts

158 months

Saturday 18th March 2017
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Stick your finger nails under the rim of the switch and pop it up, the wiring for it is only pushed fitted and its quite common if someone's been in there for some reason for the connector not to be refitted properly.

J1JPE

296 posts

225 months

Saturday 18th March 2017
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At that age is still under warranty, take it to your local Main Stealer and ask them to check it out ... or better still, get your wife to, if it's her car!!

chryslerben

1,168 posts

158 months

Saturday 18th March 2017
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J1JPE said:
At that age is still under warranty, take it to your local Main Stealer and ask them to check it out ... or better still, get your wife to, if it's her car!!
Yer Yer main stealers send the wife that will show them.......seriously grow up!

Or are "main stealers" and "halfrauds" still cool with the kids these days?

A 2 second check by the OP can fix all his issues in one go or confirm he has a warranty issue, he wouldn't have to take the time to visit the "main speaker" then.

Mcbeth

225 posts

134 months

Saturday 18th March 2017
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What pack has the car got? If you don't have a Chili then you don't have driving modes unless it was added as an option.
Just to clarify, you can see green, Sport and mid mode dial around the gear lever right?

There is no switch on the console for this function so not sure what you're describing.

Edited by Mcbeth on Saturday 18th March 21:08

Dolf Stoppard

1,318 posts

121 months

Saturday 18th March 2017
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As above. The switch is on the base of the gear stick. Is this what you're using?

Davie_GLA

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6,521 posts

198 months

Sunday 19th March 2017
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Yes, the car has a switch that you sway left for sport or right for green.

The car has a chilli pack XL i think so should have them installed and enabled.

Wary that with my ham fistedness i might break it if i try to pop it off and then void any warranty.


Mcbeth

225 posts

134 months

Monday 20th March 2017
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Ok, The screen on the infotainment should clearly say, 'sport' or ''green' for a few seconds when you switch.
If this isn't happening then its probably broken so I'd make the call to get it looked at.

MG7

101 posts

192 months

Tuesday 21st March 2017
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It could be that the driving mode information option is deselected. When switching between driving modes a list should appear in the driver display (between the dials in the instrument binnacle)as well as on the control display (main media display).

If the list appears in the driver display and nothing is coming up on the control display then it's likely the option is deselected. Go to 'Settings' then 'Control Display' then 'Driving mode info'. Tick the box and then when you switch the driving mode the graphic will also appear on the control display.

If neither of these is happening, it's broken!

Davie_GLA

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6,521 posts

198 months

Tuesday 21st March 2017
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MG7 said:
It could be that the driving mode information option is deselected. When switching between driving modes a list should appear in the driver display (between the dials in the instrument binnacle)as well as on the control display (main media display).

If the list appears in the driver display and nothing is coming up on the control display then it's likely the option is deselected. Go to 'Settings' then 'Control Display' then 'Driving mode info'. Tick the box and then when you switch the driving mode the graphic will also appear on the control display.

If neither of these is happening, it's broken!
OK, just went out and tried this.

At no time do i get a list of any kind. The 'Driving Mode info' was selected. If i deselect then select it again i get a wee car up that says "MID Mode" standard mini fun or something like that.

When i move the switch on the centre console i get absolutely nothing.

J1JPE

296 posts

225 months

Tuesday 21st March 2017
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Believe the OP handed you your arse :{} "Wary that with my ham fistedness i might break it if i try to pop it off and then void any warranty."

chryslerben said:
Yer Yer main stealers send the wife that will show them.......seriously grow up!

Or are "main stealers" and "halfrauds" still cool with the kids these days?

A 2 second check by the OP can fix all his issues in one go or confirm he has a warranty issue, he wouldn't have to take the time to visit the "main speaker" then.

chryslerben

1,168 posts

158 months

Thursday 23rd March 2017
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J1JPE said:
Then you believe wrong chap.

Davie_GLA

Original Poster:

6,521 posts

198 months

Monday 3rd April 2017
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chryslerben said:
Stick your finger nails under the rim of the switch and pop it up, the wiring for it is only pushed fitted and its quite common if someone's been in there for some reason for the connector not to be refitted properly.
Just to update this, the chap above was bang on.

Current in the MINI dealership and the lady confirmed that the plug is indeed disconnected.

Thanks!

Mikey012345

1 posts

67 months

Wednesday 8th August 2018
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Hello, do you know which wires exactly needed reconnecting?

Elbitrevnoc

1 posts

34 months

Monday 31st May 2021
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A few years on perhaps, but Chrysler Ben’s tip just save me a lot of time and hassle. Popped up the selector ring and plug was, sure enough, disconnected!

Davie_GLA

Original Poster:

6,521 posts

198 months

Monday 31st May 2021
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Elbitrevnoc said:
A few years on perhaps, but Chrysler Ben’s tip just save me a lot of time and hassle. Popped up the selector ring and plug was, sure enough, disconnected!
It's a very common problem and even more now the cars are ageing.

Since I posted this we have continued to own Minis (and 1 7 series) along the way. THey moved to a toggle type switch for the driving modes which does fix the need for a very fragile spade connector.