Mini Cooper Retrofit Kits
BMW
Has TWO Bluetooth solutions
for the Mini Cooper. One
option Nav Mini is for Minis equipped with the
Multifunctional Steering wheel and Navigation and the second option for Mini Cooper
& S (equipped with Harmon Kardon built since 09/03
and without Harmon Kardon built since 03/02).
With the first option, with navigation is much more integrated into
your Mini displaying phone specific information on your navigation
display and operates via the
multifunctional steering wheel controls. The non-nav bluetooth option
is a simple voice controlled bluetooth system that uses a separate
keypad to operate, and therefore the multifunctional steering wheel
controls are not required. The non-nav option can be used in Minis with
Navigation but you will not see any information on the navigation
display or be able to use the steering wheel controls to operate. The
trade off is the price. The navigation only version is fully integrated
into
your Mini although cost a bit more. We much prefer
the full integration, but the ultimate choice would be yours.
The
below information talks about BMW, but the Mini with navigation system
is identical to the BMW system.
Bluetooth
Functional Overview and Operational Videos
Bluetooth
User Manual (from BMW USA)
Bluetooth
User Manual (from BMW AG)
General
Phone System Operational Guide (very good general information)
The
nice thing about
Bluetooth is you do not need to physically connect your
cellular phone to your Mini. You can keep
your phone
in your pocket or purse and still use all of the functions.
With the Mini navigation bluetooth system system you can use
the Mini steering wheel and Navigation controls
to navigate your cellular phone phonebook, dial numbers, increase
volume, etc. The system also allows for the voice control of
your cellular phone, voice control of your navigation system and
notepad (to save a message to yourself for later replay). The
system operates just as a factory
installed phone would operate in a BMW with the added
benefit
of voice
recognition and voice control of phone and navigation.
NOTE:
Our Bluetooth Kits come with the latest Generation BMW ULF modules
Available as
shown in the BMW Compatibility matrix (and NOT the
problematic first generation 84 21 954 552 others are
selling, Be careful on getting older ULF modules as
some people have had difficulties and incompatibilities with the old
first generation ULF modules. Why
use Our Bluetooth Solution?
Detailed
Installations instructions will ship with your kit.
All Kits available for immediate Shipment -
Bimmernav also offers retrofit kits of the
BMW CD
Changers
with MP3 support for the Mini
Basic
Information on the Mini Nav Bluetooth system below
The installation of
Both systems is very similar. You will remove the radio and
mount the Bluetooth module behind the radio. Connections will
be made between the radio and the bluetooth module. A pairing
button is required for the Mini Navigation kit and a controller button
is made for the non-navigation bluetotoh kit
The Min Nav bluetooth kit will
function as a standard BMW phone system, in US English, UK English,
Spanish,
French, Italian, German and Portuguese based upon the language of your
Mini.
The below photos show the
Mini Navigation system functioning. The non-nav version is
operated by voice control and a
separate keypad. With the Non-Nav bluetooth system you will
not see anything on the
radio display or nav display. Only the Mini Nav version
system will
show your telephone phonebook ect.
The
Nav Bluetooth System will provide Telephone as a new Feature on your
navigation display
The nav Bluetooth system will allow for voice
control using the multifunctional steering wheel controls or pairing
button
If supported by your Bluetooth phone, your
cellular phonebook directory will be displayed on your navigation
Or manual dialing can be done via the
navigation display
Kits
come complete with everything that you need to enjoy your Bluetooth
system including Microphone and wiring harness.
Options:
The non-nav version is
operated by voice control and a
separate keypad.
With this system you will not see
anything on the
radio display or nav display. This system is voice controlled
without displaying any information. You can NOT operate this
version with the Mini Multi-functional steering wheel, but you can
install it in a mini with navigation (although it will not be shown on
the navigation display)
Image shows the Non Nav
Bluetooth kit installed and operating in Mini Cooper. This
bluetooth kit uses it's own keypad for voice control and does not
display information such as phonebook on the display.
The
Mini Nav version
system will, allow operate the system with your multi-functional
steering wheel control.
show your telephone phonebook, SMS if supported by your phone, ect on
the navigation display.
This is the preferred
option as this system fully integrates
with your car. You CAN install this system in a Mini without
navigation but it will only be controlled via voice controls and the
steering wheel controls.
The mini - nav version comes with
the latest version Bluetooth ULF module available from BMW AND the
latest version upgraded microphone available from BMW.
