[lucialia]

Can Anyone Tell Me What A Visibility Pack On A 2004 Cooper Consists Of & If It's Any Good?

[3rdpillar]

Mine has it. the heated windscreen works well, and the autodimming rear view mirror is very cool, I think it will also include heated washer jets, i could be wrong.

[jkjn]

I believe the visabilty pack includes (i may be wrong):

Heated front screen
Auto dipping rear view mirror
Auto headlights
Auto wipers

I think the heated mirrors and washer jets is a seperate option.

My car has got it but I've only had my car for a month so I've not made use of all the options yet. The auto dipping mirror is very useful though.

[3rdpillar]

I dont have auto lights, if i do i dont realize it, MINE is 2004/02

[sef]

It is excellent I'm so glad I have it... In the winter the heated screen made life sooooooooo much easier... The autodim mirror is also very useful... Auto Wipers are great too...

[jkjn]

Quote: Originally Posted by 3rdpillar (original)

I dont have auto lights, if i do i dont realize it, MINE is 2004/02

I have been know to be wrong

If you do have auto lights there will be 4 possible positions on the indicator stalk. Auto, Off, Side, Full.

[3rdpillar]

Quote: Originally Posted by jkjn (original)

I have been know to be wrong

If you do have auto lights there will be 4 possible positions on the indicator stalk. Auto, Off, Side, Full.

ill go see..

[sef]

I've never looked at that... I'll have to check too...

[minicabrio]

Until the beginning of 2005, the Visibility Pack consisted of an auto dimming mirror, auto wipers, and a heated front screen.

Auto lights were added early in 2005.

Heated mirrors and washerjets have always been a separate item to the Visibility Pack, even on the R56.

Hope that helps

Is it any good? Well the auto dimming mirror is great - if you drive at night, you should never be without one! The heated windscreen is great if you ever park outside and get a frosty window in the winter, clears it without the need for scraping while youre sat in the car! Auto wipers are handy on the motorway as they adjust speed depending on the amount of rain or spray - one less thing to think about. To be honest, I turn the lights on myself, its no big hardship!!

[justin1010]

Hi I have the visability pack and heated jets/wing mirrors.

Advantages are as follows.

1- The heated screen is great in icy weather and works just like a heated rear screen does, so all you need to do when iced up is to start the motor, flick the switch, wait 30 seconds and windscreen wiper away the melted ice.

2- Dimming mirror is great for those times when being followed by a car at night with bright/high head lights.

3- Auto wipers need a little getting used to, but when you do they perform a great job for intermittant work, ie they wipe the screen when it needs it and you just let them get on with the job.

4 - Auto lights are also great, after switching them on as i did 6 months ago you never need to do anything else. The best bit is the automatically turn off when taking the key out at end of journey.

5 - heated mirrors never mist up and clear quickly when wet.

6 - Heated seats are nice when its cold aswell.


I bought the car 2nd hand so didnt order them, however next time round I definately would if i had the spare cash.

[3rdpillar]

nope dont have the auto lights....
heated seats are the dogs...

[jkjn]

my mini was made Jan 05. Whilst shopping for the car I tried one with heated seats, it was a bizzare feeling, it made me feel like i'd wet myself

[3rdpillar]

Quote: Originally Posted by jkjn (original)

my mini was made Jan 05. Whilst shopping for the car I tried one with heated seats, it was a bizzare feeling, it made me feel like i'd wet myself

not a feeling i can ever remember to compare too! Maybe i dont laugh enough.

[pimpernel]

Visibility pack, heated mirrors and washers, climate control - but I still have to steer it.

[LizzyG]

I had heated screen in my previous car and only used it once all winter global warming for you

[zyo]

To be honest I'm not speccing it this time, The heated front screen is useful, ( but i have used it more for clearing it when it gets misty first thing in the morning than for defrosting).The automatic wipers I don't generally use because on the occasions I have I always find myself turning them to manual because they don't seem to want to clean the windscreen when I want them to. The auto dimming rear view is again handy on occasions but all of these things I can easily do without. I suppose it depends on how you use or store your car. I have a garage, it's so full of stuff I'm not allowed to chuck that the car doesn't stay in there but it does sit down the side of my house where it is a little protected from the elements.In the mornings even in winter it is never to bad. 99.9% of my driving is in town and it's only a three mile trip to work and I'm not usually on the road at night very much .

[lucialia]

how do the auto wipers work?

[minicabrio]

Quote: Originally Posted by lucialia (original)

how do the auto wipers work?

When you get into the car, you set the wiper stalk at the first position up from the normal OFF position.

The sensor at the top of the windscreen measures how much water is coming into contact with the screen, and sets the wiper speed accordingly. If there is very little precipitation, the wipers may not wipe for say 2 minutes, until there is enough water on the screen to warrant a wipe.

IMO they work very well, the sensitivity can be adjusted by your dealer.

[FergusM]

Quote: Originally Posted by lucialia (original)

how do the auto wipers work?

Sensor on the windscreen behind the rear view mirror that works out how much moisture is on the winscreen. Can be tricky to get it to do exactly what you want at times but there is a sensitivity dial on the stalk to adjust. Great when on motor ways when overtaking lorries in rain then it automatically flips wipers to full speed and slows them back down when past the lorry.

I got used to having it on my last couple of cars so spec'd it on my MCS... and I got a lot of use out of it with living in Scotland !

[Andy P]

We would not be without this if only for the auto dimmer mirror - its great at night and I miss it so much when I drive our other car.