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Anyone got the time please ?

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Anyone got the time please ?

Post by jonnyivy » Sun Apr 29, 2012 5:08 pm

....... to help me set the time on my dash.
I'd like to set it as there's no other clock in the car, and I don't want to be late for work,.. do I ?
I know how to access the time with the button on the end of the indicator stick,.. but what do you do next ??

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Post by X5Sport » Sun Apr 29, 2012 5:18 pm

If you have Sat nav you'll find it under the 'Set' menu in the computer option... :thumbsup:

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Post by AW8 » Sun Apr 29, 2012 5:25 pm

Beat me to it..............Nothing to add apart from to refer to manual.
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Post by jonnyivy » Sun Apr 29, 2012 5:57 pm

I have an aftermarket touch-screen sat-nav which I'm beginning to think has bypassed a few other settings.
I will admit to being lazy and not looking in the manual,... but lets face it,.. the members on here can describe 'how to's' much better than any booklet !

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Post by jonnyivy » Sun Apr 29, 2012 5:59 pm

The clock I was refering to is the one sitting behind the steering wheel where the computer read-out is. Fuel consumpion indicater seems to work okay though (after I disconnected the battery to fit the towbar electrics )

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Post by X5Sport » Sun Apr 29, 2012 6:01 pm

That one was also set by the one in the OEM Nav head 'Computer'> 'Set' menu, at least it was on mine. I assumed it was just a repeated output from the car computer. No idea how yours will be set then.
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Post by Raj » Sun Apr 29, 2012 11:25 pm

The OE Nav headunit provides the settings functionality to set the date, time, reset trip computer and the like. I've replaced my OE headunit with a pioneer double din unit so no longer have the ability to reset and set those options.
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Post by jonnyivy » Mon Apr 30, 2012 8:58 pm

Don't think mines had a sat-nav as standard,.. think it was just a multi changer CD head unit. Think by all your answers that it has probably been by-passed with the new aftermarket touch-screen,..... Thanks to all,

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Post by pvr » Mon Apr 30, 2012 9:11 pm

Without Nav, it would have been on the radio unit. There is a clock button on that, and it would show on the display between the instruments. The setting would be done via the buttons between the instruments as well.
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