2025 Mini Cooper Seats and Seat Belt User Guide
Upgraded seats with improved comfort, support, and high-quality materials are available in the 2025 Mini Cooper. Pretensioners and load limiters are part of its sophisticated seat belt system, which guarantees the highest level of safety. Modern technology combined with thoughtful design creates a safe and pleasurable driving experience.
Mini Seats, mirrors and steering wheel Guide
Vehicle features and options
This chapter describes all standard, coun-try-specific and optional equipment offered with the series. It also describes features and functions that are not necessarily avail-able in the vehicle, e.g., due to the selected options or country versions. This also ap-plies to safety-related functions and sys-tems. When using these functions and sys-tems, the applicable laws and regulations must be observed.
Sitting safely
An ideal seat position that meets the needs of the occupants can make a vital contribu-tion to relaxed, fatigue-free driving.
In the event of an accident, the correct seat position plays an important role. Follow the information in the following chapters:
- Seats
- Seat belts
- Head restraints
- Airbags
Front seats
Safety information
Warning
Seat setting while driving can lead to un-expected movements of the seat. Vehicle control could be lost. There is a risk of ac-cident. Only adjust the seat on the driver’s side when the vehicle is stationary.
Warning
With a backrest inclined too far to the rear, the protective effect of the seat belt can no longer be ensured. There is a risk of sliding under the seat belt in an acci-dent. There is a risk of injury or danger to life. Adjust the seat prior to starting the trip. Adjust the backrest so that it is in the most upright position as possible and do not adjust again while driving.
Warning
There is a danger of jamming when mov-ing the seats. There is a risk of injury or risk of damage to property. Make sure that the travel path of the seat is clear prior to any adjustment.
Manually adjustable seats
Principle
Manually adjustable seats are operated us-ing the levers on the seat.
Overview
The levers for setting the seats are located on the front seats.
Setting the longitudinal direction
Warning
If a seat is not locked, it may move unexpectedly while driving. Vehicle con-trol could be lost. There is a risk of ac-cident, injury, or property damage. After adjusting, move the seat forward or back slightly, making sure the seat engages properly.
Adjusting the height
To adjust the height: On the side of the seat, push the seat height lever up or down as many times as necessary for the seat to reach the desired height.
Adjusting backrest tilt
To adjust the backrest tilt, pull the backrest tilt lever on the side of the seat and tighten or loosen the backrest as required.
Electrically adjustable seats
Principle
Electrically adjustable seats are operated using the switches on the seat.
The current seat position can be stored us-ing the memory function.
Overview
The switches for setting the seats are lo-cated on the front seats.
Setting the longitudinal direction
To adjust the seat in the longitudinal direc-tion, press the longitudinal direction switch forward or backward.
Adjusting the height
To adjust the seat height, press the seat height switch up or down.
Adjusting seat tilt
To adjust the seat tilt, flip the seat tilt switch up or down.
Adjusting backrest tilt
To adjust the backrest tilt, flip the backrest tilt switch forward or backward.
Adjusting the seat position automatically
Principle
The seat setting for the driver’s seat is saved to the active MINI ID or driver pro-file. If the MINI ID or driver profile is reac-tivated later, the saved position is applied automatically.
Activate/deactivate the function
To activate/deactivate the automatic seat adjuster, proceed as follows:
- Go through the menu as follows: Apps menu / “Vehicle” / “Seat comfort” /”Driver” / “Automatically use seat position”.
- Select the desired setting.
Lumbar support
Principle
The curvature of the seat backrest can be adjusted in a way that it supports the lum-bar region of the spine. The lower back and the spine are supported for upright sitting position.
Adjusting the lumbar support
To adjust the lumbar support, proceed as follows:
To increase or decrease the bulge, press the lumbar support button forward or backward.- To move the bulge up or down, press the lumbar support button up or down.
Functional limitation
The lumbar support cannot be adjusted at very high temperatures.
Seat massage
Principle
Using the seat massage helps relax the mus-cles and improve circulation in the lumbar region, which, in turn, helps prevent fati-gue.
Seat massage menu
Turning the seat massage on/off
To turn the seat massage on/off, proceed as follows:
- Go through the menu as follows: Apps menu / “Vehicle” / “Seat comfort”.
- Select the desired seat.
- “Seat massage”
- Select the desired setting, as necessary.
The seat massage is stopped when the lum-bar support is operated.
Entering the rear
Safety information
Warning
There is a danger of jamming when mov-ing the seats. There is a risk of injury or risk of damage to property. Make sure that the travel path of the seat is clear prior to any adjustment.
Warning
Unexpected movements of the rear seat backrest while driving may occur if the rear seat backrest is unlocked. Vehicle control could be lost. There is a risk of accident, injury, or property damage. Fold back and lock the backrests before driving. Make sure the backrest engages correctly by slightly moving forward and back.
Manual longitudinal setting
Fold the seat backrest forward
To fold down the backrest and manually adjust the longitudinal setting, proceed as follows:
- Pull lever to the stop.
- Fold the backrest forward.
- Push the seat forward.
Push the seat backrest rearward
- Push the seat back into its initial posi-tion.
- Fold back the backrest to lock the seat.
Electric longitudinal setting
Fold the seat backrest forward
To fold down the backrest and use the elec-tric adjuster for the longitudinal setting, proceed as follows:
- Pull lever to the stop.
- Fold the backrest forward.
To make the entry to the rear easier, the seat will automatically move to the most forward position.
The process will be terminated when the switch for the forward/back direction ad-justment is pressed or the backrest is re-clined.
Push the seat backrest rearward
Fold back the backrest and lock it.
The seat moves automatically to the last seat position that was stored.
Calibrating the front seats
Principle
A Check Control message is displayed on the Interaction Unit when the electric seat adjuster is not working properly.
To restore the accuracy of the electric seat setting, the front seats must be calibrated.
Safety information
Warning
There is a danger of jamming when mov-ing the seats. There is a risk of injury or risk of damage to property. Make sure that the travel path of the seat is clear prior to any adjustment.
Calibrating the front seat
- To calibrate the front seat, press the lon-gitudinal direction switch on the seat forward for approx. 2 seconds until the seat stops.
- Repeat step 1 until the seat stops then moves slightly forward.
- Press the switch forward for approx. 2 seconds again until the seat stops.
- Repeat step 3 until the seat stops then moves slightly backward.
As soon as the message on the Interaction Unit disappears, the calibration is complete. If the message remains active, repeat the calibration.
If the message is still shown after repeated calibration, have the vehicle checked by an authorized service center or another quali-fied service center or repair shop.
Comfort exit
Principle
The comfort exit setting makes it easier to get in/out of the vehicle by automatically adjusting the seat position and moving the seat back.
Activating/deactivating comfort exit
- Go through the menu as follows: Apps menu / “Vehicle” / “Seat comfort” /”Comfort exit”.
- Select the desired setting.
Seat belts
Principle
The vehicle is fitted with four seat belts
to ensure occupant safety. However, they can only offer protection when adjusted cor-rectly.
Always make sure that seat belts are being worn by the occupants before driving off. The airbags supplement the seat belts as an additional safety device. The airbags do not replace seat belts. All seat belt anchorage points are designed to achieve the best possible protective ef-fect for the seat belts when used properly and with the correct seat settings.
Safety information
Warning
Use of a seat belt to buckle more than one person will potentially defeat the ability of the seat belt to serve its protective func-tion. There is a risk of injury or danger to life. Do not strap in more than one person per single seat belt. Infants and children are not allowed on an occupant’s lap, and must be transported and secured in desig-nated child restraint systems.
Warning
The protective effect of safety gear, in-cluding seat belts, can be limited or lost when seat belts are fastened incorrectly. An incorrectly fastened seat belt can cause additional injuries, for instance in the event of an accident, braking or evasive maneuvers. There is a risk of injury or danger to life. Make sure that all occu-pants are wearing seat belts correctly.
Warning
The protective effect of safety gear, in-cluding seat belts, may not be fully opera-tional or fail in the following situations:
- The seat belts or seat belt buckles are damaged, soiled, or changed in any other way.
- Seat belt tensioners or seat belt wind-ers were modified.
Seat belts can be imperceptibly damaged in the event of an accident. There is a risk of injury or danger to life. Keep clean and do not modify: seat belts, seat belt buckles, seat belt tensioners, seat belt winders, and seat belt anchors. After an accident, have the seat belts checked by an authorized service center or another qualified service center or repair shop.
Correct use of seat belts
To use the seat belts correctly, note the fol-lowing:
- Wear the seat belt tight to your body over your lap and shoulders, without twisting it.
- Wear the seat belt deep on your hips over your lap. The seat belt must not press on your stomach.
- Do not rub the seat belt against sharp edges, or guide it or jam it in across hard or fragile objects.
- Avoid thick clothing.
- Re-tighten the seat belt frequently up-ward around your upper body area.
Buckling the seat belt
- To fasten the seat belt, guide the seat belt slowly over the shoulder and hip.
- Insert the buckle tongue into the seat belt buckle. The seat belt buckle must engage audibly.
Unbuckling the seat belt
- To open the seat belt, hold the seat belt firmly.
- Press the red button on the seat belt buckle.
- Guide the seat belt back into the seat belt winder.
Seat belt reminder
Principle
The Seat Belt Warning warns the driver if the seat belts are not fastened.
General information
The seat belt reminder becomes active in the following situations:
- When the seat belt on the driver’s side or on the passenger’s side is not fas-tened.
- When the seat belt is unfastened while driving.
- When objects are lying on a seat.
Interaction Unit view
The indicator light on the Interaction Unit illuminates when drive-ready state is turned on and when the Seat Belt Warning is on.
A Check Control message is displayed where applicable. Check whether the seat belt has been fastened correctly.
Rear Occupant Alert
Principle
At the end of the drive, the Rear Occupant Alert informs the driver that occupants may be present on the rear seats.
General information
If a door with access to the rear seat row is operated within 30 minutes before starting a drive, a notice appears on the control dis-play and a signal tone sounds at the end of the drive.
If the drive is continued within 30 minutes, the notice is displayed again after the drive is complete.
Activating/deactivating the Rear Occupant Alert
To activate or deactivate the Rear Occupant Alert, proceed as follows:
- Go through the menu as follows: Apps menu / “Vehicle” / “Rear Occupant Alert”.
- Select the desired setting.
Front head restraints
Safety information
Warning
Removal or incorrect adjustment of head restraints can cause injuries in the head and neck area. There is a risk of injury.
- Before driving, install the removed head restraints on the occupied seats.
- Adjust the head restraint so its center supports the back of the head at as close to eye level as possible.
- Adjust the distance so that the head restraint is as close as possible to the back of the head. Adjust the distance via the backrest tilt as needed.
- For manually adjustable head re-straints: After adjusting, make sure that the head restraint is correctly engaged.
Warning
Body parts can be jammed when moving the head restraint. There is a risk of injury. Make sure that the area of movement is clear when moving the head restraint.
Warning
Objects on the head restraint reduce the protective effect in the head and neck area. There is a risk of injury.
- Do not use seat or head restraint cov-ers.
- Do not hang objects, for instance clothes hangers, directly on the head restraint.
- Only use accessories that have been determined to be safe for attachment to a head restraint.
- Do not use any accessories, for in-stance pillows, while driving.
Adjusting the height
- To raise the height of the head restraint, push the head restraint upward.
- To lower the height of the head re-straint, press the release button on the backrest, arrow 1, then push the head restraint downward.
John Cooper Works sport seat: Adjusting the height
The height of the head restraints cannot be set.
Adjusting the distance
The backrest tilt is used to set the distance between the head restraint and the back of the seat occupant’s head.
Adjust the distance so that the head re-straint is as close as possible to the back of the head.
Removing/attaching head restraints
Only remove the head restraint if no one will be sitting in the seat in question.
- Raise the head restraint to the resist-ance point.
- Press the release buttons on the back-rest, arrows 1 and 2, then pull the head restraint completely out.
Proceed in the reverse order to install the head restraint.
John Cooper Works sport seat: Removing head restraints
The head restraints cannot be removed.
Rear head restraints
Safety information
Warning
Removal or incorrect adjustment of head restraints can cause injuries in the head and neck area. There is a risk of injury.
- Before driving, install the removed head restraints on the occupied seats.
- Adjust the head restraint so its center supports the back of the head at as close to eye level as possible.
- Adjust the distance so that the head restraint is as close as possible to the back of the head. Adjust the distance via the backrest tilt as needed.
- For manually adjustable head re-straints: After adjusting, make sure that the head restraint is correctly engaged.
Warning
Body parts can be jammed when moving the head restraint. There is a risk of injury. Make sure that the area of movement is clear when moving the head restraint.
Warning
Objects on the head restraint reduce the protective effect in the head and neck area. There is a risk of injury.
- Do not use seat or head restraint cov-ers.
- Do not hang objects, for instance clothes hangers, directly on the head restraint.
- Only use accessories that have been determined to be safe for attachment to a head restraint.
- Do not use any accessories, for in-stance pillows, while driving.
Adjusting the height
To improve the view of the rear, the rear head restraints can be lowered completely. Set seat to the lowest position only if no one will be sitting in the seat.
- To raise the head restraint, push the head restraint upward.
- To lower the head restraint, press the release button on the backrest, arrow 1, then push the head restraint downward.
Removing/attaching head restraints
Only remove the head restraint if no one will be sitting in the seat in question.
- Fold down the corresponding rear seat backrest.
To fold down the rear seat backrest, fol-low the steps for enlarging the cargo area. - Raise the head restraint to the resist-ance point.
- Press the release button on the backrest, arrow 1, then pull the head restraint completely out.
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