Resetting brake pad service indicator R56 MINI Cooper S

The 2010 brake pad warning uses wear sensors placed on the left front and right rear wheels that are basically loops of wire embedded in the sensor which are held at a certain distance off from the brake pad backing plate. As the brake pads wear, the sensor wears away from the abrasion from the brake rotor, until the loop of wire is broken.
The sensor has two pins in the connector, and when new, will show continuity between the two pins. The sensor is a two stage type of device that is supposed to provide an early warning indication when the direct loop is cut.
Further down in the sensor is a 400 ohm resistor loop, which can then signal to the warning system that the pads are approaching the service limit. As the pads wear further, the sensor then wears away the connection to this 400 ohm loop, and now the sensor is completely open circuit, triggering the red dash warning with the car on the lift.
If the pads were replaced before the sensor was worn away, the sensor could be reused. Just remove the old sensor carefully to avoid fracturing the body. The sensor needs to be removed before removing the pads to prevent damage to the wires.

While the sensor could simply be connected together at the two wires to enable reset of the warning light, it's good to have the warning indication. Not having the replacement sensor on hand, I just used the worn sensor as a substrate, soldering a new loop on, at the same level where the indicator went off. This should provide the pad warning at the same amount of wear, although without the two stage warning- it'll go immediately to the service warning once the loop is broken. There didn't appear to be any prewarning indication anyway, so they may not have implemented this feature in the MINI, instead only showing the indication when it went to full open circuit.
In that case, the retrofitted loop of wire should work the same.

-Procedure for resetting the service indicator after replacing the pads and restoring the pad sensor wire loop:
-Turn ignition on without holding down the brake pedal, (no need to start)
-Cycle left stalk button until it shows set/info
-Press and hold button until it shows CHECK-INFO
-Press once until it shows SERVICE-INFO
-Press the right tach button (trip reset) for 10 seconds until display changes.
-The brake pad warning should show up in red, showing in this case, "mls - 200" indicating the car was driven 200 miles past the tripped point.
-While on that display, press and hold the turn signal stalk button and it should show RESET.
-Release button, then press and hold button again, a timer clock will show up, as a brief confirmation period to let you change your mind and cancel the reset.
-After the clock cycles around, the reset is complete, provided the two pad sensors no longer indicate an open circuit. If it doesn't reset, the pad sensor circuitry is still detecting an open circuit.

[owencox]

Thank you so much for making a no BS straightforward video.

[angelawheeldon]

Thank you, tried the manuals instructions but didn't work, your directions were good, clear and easy to follow in real time.

[eco_guardian]

Worked like a charm thanks. I bypassed the sensors first but didn't know I could do the reset. Thanks.

[robdawkins]

This was a huge help. The owner's manual leaves out a few things. That manual is a complete mess regarding the onboard computer.

[bajoobiecuzican]

I’ve had both front & back brakes replaced on my 2013 Mini Cooper. Under 60k miles. Not sure why the light came on. This fixed it . Thanks!!

[davidsosin]

Very helpful video! I could follow your directions in real time, as you talked through the process. Worked like a charm.

[galexaponce]

What keys are you pushing to cycle through?

[stevemclean]

Worked great - tried others but could not get brake service to reset after changing brakes.

[sollevitt]

very simple way of explaining thank you

[atmphil]

What are you pressing your not showing us what your pressing

[RaulVegarPlacido]

Great video. thanks for the info, mate!

[jessebotello]

Mine doesn't go away even after reseting it. Anyone know the reason why?

[Firewater]

Awesome video, got that one pesky light that the service techs didn't reset!!

[teyang]

what is the -200 sign at the beginning of the video, my mini has -400

[chris]

Wish you showed what buttons you were pressing

[motivated]

your saying cylce through but how do I do that????

[maxwellstephens]

For some reason when I get to the brake pad sensor warning it doesn’t say reset when I hold the first time so I can’t reset it

[cbrown]

Tried a couple other ways that didn't work but this did. 2014 Mini Cooper Clubman

[anthonywatson]

I have followed your vidio several times and I cant get it to have a 2009 is it same as 2010

[Carnivorous-Vegan]

This sort of worked for me.. Light went from red to yellow.. Any ideas?