2025 Mini Cooper Radar Sensors User Guide
Modern radar sensors in the 2025 Mini Cooper improve convenience and safety when driving. These sensors provide accurate recognition of nearby cars and objects for a safer, more intelligent driving experience. They also provide adaptive cruise control, collision warning, and parking assist.
Mini Radar sensors Guide
Safety information
Warning
The vehicle radar sensors and thus also the driver assistance systems can be im-paired by external influences, e.g., inter-ference. There is a risk of accident, injury, or property damage. Watch the surround-ing traffic situation closely, be ready to take over steering and braking at any time, and actively intervene where appropriate.
Front radar sensor
The front radar sensor is located above the license-plate carrier.
Radar sensors, side, rear
The radar sensors are located on the side of the rear bumper.
Functional requirement of the radar sensors
For the radar sensors to function correctly, the area around the radar sensors must be kept clean and free.
Additional information:
- Washing the vehicle.
- Vehicle care.
System limits of the radar sensors
The function of the radar sensors may be restricted or not available, for instance in the following situations:
- In case of dirty sensors.
- In case of iced-up sensors.
- If sensors are covered such as by labels, films or a license-plate carrier.
- If the sensor is not aligned correctly, for instance due to parking damage.
- If the radiation range of the sensors is covered, e.g., by protruding cargo.
- When the field of view of the sensors is covered, e.g., by garage walls, hedges, snow hills, vehicles or trailers.
- After improper paint work on the vehi-cle in the area of the sensors.
- On steep hilltops or in sharp dips in the road.
If applicable, a Check Control message will be displayed when the system limits are reached.
Ultrasonic sensors
Ultrasonic sensors, front
The ultrasonic sensors of the parking as-sistance systems are located in the front bumper.
Ultrasonic sensors, rear
The ultrasonic sensors of the parking as-sistance systems are located in the rear bumper.
Ultrasonic sensors, side
The ultrasonic sensors for the parking assis-tance systems are located on the sides of the front and rear bumpers.
Functional requirement of the ultrasonic sensors
For the ultrasonic sensors to function cor-rectly, the area around the ultrasonic sen-sors must be kept clean and free.
Additional information:
- Washing the vehicle.
- Vehicle care.
System limits of the ultrasonic sensors
The detection of objects with ultrasonic measurements can run into physical limits, e.g., in the following situations:
- If the sensors are dirty or covered, e.g., by stickers.
- If the sensor is not aligned correctly, for instance due to parking damage.
- After improper paint work on the vehi-cle in the area of the sensors.
- For small children and animals.
- For people with specific clothing, e.g., coat.
- With obstacles and persons at the edge of the lane.
- In case of external interference with the ultrasonics, for instance from passing vehicles, loud machines or other ultra-sonic sources.
- Under certain weather conditions, e.g., high moisture, wet conditions, snowfall, cold, extreme heat, or strong wind.
- With tow bars and trailer hitches of other vehicles.
- With thin or wedge-shaped objects.
- With moving objects.
- For elevated, protruding objects, e.g., wall ledges.
- With objects with corners, edges, and smooth surfaces.
- In the case objects with fine surfaces or structures, e.g., wire mesh fences.
- For objects with porous surfaces.
- With small and low objects, e.g., boxes.
- Low objects already displayed, for in-stance curbs, can be outside of the de-tection ranges of the sensors.
- With soft obstacles or obstacles covered in foam material.
- With plants and bushes.
- In automatic car washes.
- For bumps, e.g., speed bumps.
- If there are large amounts of exhaust gas.
- Cargo that extends beyond the perime-ter of the vehicle is not taken into ac-count by the ultrasonic sensors.
If applicable, a Check Control message will be displayed when the system limits are reached.
Useful Links:
2025 Mini Cooper Specifications User Guide