More and more details about the upcoming 3rd generation MINI, the F56, are coming to light as spy photographers get better and better shots of prototype cars. Here we have an unobscured view of an F56 center switch bank. As previously reported, gone are the window and door controls. Instead, we see toggles for Eco/Sport button, DSC off, engine start, auto stop/start, and park distance control. And yes, our sources are saying all of these features will be available on US-spec cars. Heating and A/C controls are following a much more conventional layout than in previous generations of the car and this particular spec appears to include dual-zone climate control. We can also see the button for a new auto-recirculate feature. If the system detects air impurities coming into the cabin from say, a smokey bus, the A/C system will automatically switch to recirculating the interior air until exterior air quality improves. That’s no help, however, if the air impurities are coming from inside the car. MotoringFile
Round thing in center of dash = good Toggles = good AC controls = *twitch* Lack of Door / Window controls = *twitch twitch* Start / Stop toggle = WANT (though sadly that might mean it has one of those proximity keys *twitch twitch twitch twitch*)
Got to get up early to stay ahead of you MM. Let my guard down for one minute and look what happens. :lol: Jim
I just read that again and now I have a concern. The last two switches are "auto on/off" and "park distance control". I'm thinking we are going to end up with two blank spaces. I don't want either one unless they come standard. Hope that cover comes off more easily then the current one. :nonod: NOTE: A concern, YES, but not enough of one to stop me from buying justa JCW Coupe. The duel zone climate control cracks me up. I'm certain it will warmer or cooler on the passenger side, which is, what, a foot and a half away from the driver's side. :lol: Jim
Yeah.... You don't like the climate on your side.... Just make a sharp turn and you'll have "new climate" on your side......
On the Dragon, the driver and passenger climates would be changing sides so many times, nobody would be comfortable. :lol: I think this feature is iffy in a full size car, but in a MINI it is stupid. Sure hope it is an option, so I can turn it down. Of course then I'd need a dummy switch. :frown5: Jim
I'm thinking that if Eco / Sport is a toggle, I may just need to get some tape and fix it solidly in the Sport position.
I have always been sceptical about how well dual zone climate works. I can really only see it working if the seats themselves are heated and cooled.
I'd rather have my window, fog lights, and door lock switches in the middle. But like the look of the toggles and the dash so far....
heh, I'm so used to making the devil's horns to lower both windows simultaneously :cornut: It messes me up when I'm in my wife's car.