In this video, I show you how to connect your iPhone to the Mini Cooper Electric SE Sport infotainment system for wireless Apple CarPlay.
Thanks to Group 1 BMW Mini Brighton for the test drive (impressions coming soon) and for allowing me to film in their demo SE Sport John Cooper Works Edition 2024 Mini Cooper Electric – A great small/city EV from a VW Golf 7 GTI Perspective!
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 – Brief overview
0:45 – Wired CarPlay?
1:20 – Pairing Bluetooth to iPhone
1:57 – Wireless CarPlay performance
2:32 – Audio quality
3:20 – Microphone Quality
3:42 – Call quality & delay
3:58 – Wireless Apple CarPlay impressions
4:06 – CarPlay wallpaper integration
If you would like to see other demonstrations similar to this one in other vehicles, please let me know in the comments down below and I will do my best to make it happen.
How to connect Wireless Apple CarPlay to Mini Cooper 2024
- First, select the phone icon on the home screen dock area at the bottom of the screen.
- Next, select the [add device] button on the far right-hand side of the screen. It’s the white button with the phone and + icon on it.
- You will enter a new “Connect New Device” screen, which will start to search for new Bluetooth devices.
- Make sure both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are active and discoverable on your iPhone and go in to the Bluetooth settings area on your iPhone.
- Now, look for a new Bluetooth profile to appear on your iPhone, it will likely being with MINI followed by a few numbers. Once it appears tap on it to start the Bluetooth pairing process.
- Select [Pair] on the iPhone screen, followed by the [OK] prompt on the Mini screen. A passkey will display on both the iPhone and on the Mini display. Confirm both prompts.
- It may ask to “Allow Contacts and Favourites Sync?” on your iPhone. This is asking if you wish to share your phone’s contacts with the car. Pressing [Allow] is recommended and it makes it easier to make calls directly from the Mini display.
- Your iPhone will next ask “Use CarPlay with MINI?” and when this shows select the [Use for CarPlay] button in the prompt.
- Select the [Apple CarPlay] button on the MINI screen.
- The Mini display may next ask if you wish to use “Hey Siri”, select this toggle to the ON position if you wish to use Siri in the car with your voice and press the [Continue] button.
- Wireless CarPlay will now connect with the Mini system display.
- Next press [Allow] when prompted on your iPhone to “Allow Mini to check for CarPlay Apps?”.
How to connect Wireless Android Auto to Mini Cooper 2024
- Download Android Auto from the Google Play store if it isn’t already installed on your Android phone. You can check this by going into Settings on your Android phone, going to search in settings and entering the word “Auto”. If the option for Android Auto appears you have it installed.
- Select the phone icon on the home screen dock area at the bottom of the screen.
- Next, select the [add device] button on the far right-hand side of the screen. It’s the white button with the phone and + icon on it.
- You will enter a new “Connect New Device” screen, which will start to search for new Bluetooth devices.
- Make sure both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are active and discoverable on your Android device and go in to the Bluetooth settings area and enter the Available Devices or New Devices area.
- Now, look for a new Bluetooth profile to appear, it will likely being with MINI followed by a few numbers. Once it appears tap on it to start the Bluetooth pairing process.
- Select [Pair] on the Android screen, followed by the [OK] prompt on the Mini screen. A passkey will display on both the phone and on the Mini display. Confirm both prompts.
- Select the [Android Auto] button on the MINI screen.
- Wireless Android Auto will next connect with the Mini system display.
