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2002 BMW 330i - How do I set clock?
I bought a beautiful steel grey on black 2002 BMW 330i about two weeks
ago -- got a great deal on it. Thanks to everyone on this board who has given me advice during my search for the right car. For the life of me, I cannot figure out how to set the clock on the dash and in the radio. The owner's manual says something ambiguous about putting the key in the 'on' position, then turning the right knob on the dash. I've pushed it, pulled it, turned it to the left and right. No reaction - plus I do not want to break it. When I refer to the manual to set the time on the radio clock -- it says to check the owner's manual. What am I missing here? Brandon |
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"Brandon" > wrote
>I bought a beautiful steel grey on black 2002 BMW 330i about two weeks > ago -- got a great deal on it. Thanks to everyone on this board who has > given me advice during my search for the right car. > > For the life of me, I cannot figure out how to set the clock on the > dash and in the radio. > > The owner's manual says something ambiguous about putting the key in > the 'on' position, then turning the right knob on the dash. I've pushed > it, pulled it, turned it to the left and right. No reaction - plus I do > not want to break it. When I refer to the manual to set the time on > the radio clock -- it says to check the owner's manual. Turn the key to on. Push the end of the turn signal stalk until the clock is displayed. Twist *and hold* the right knob counterclockwise for hours (or minutes), and clockwise for minutes (or hours). The radio clock is synchronized with the dash display's clock. Floyd |
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fbloogyudsr wrote: > "Brandon" > wrote > >I bought a beautiful steel grey on black 2002 BMW 330i about two weeks > > ago -- got a great deal on it. Thanks to everyone on this board who has > > given me advice during my search for the right car. > > > > For the life of me, I cannot figure out how to set the clock on the > > dash and in the radio. > > > > The owner's manual says something ambiguous about putting the key in > > the 'on' position, then turning the right knob on the dash. I've pushed > > it, pulled it, turned it to the left and right. No reaction - plus I do > > not want to break it. When I refer to the manual to set the time on > > the radio clock -- it says to check the owner's manual. > > Turn the key to on. > Push the end of the turn signal stalk until the clock is displayed. > Twist *and hold* the right knob counterclockwise for hours (or minutes), > and clockwise for minutes (or hours). The radio clock is synchronized > with the dash display's clock. > > Floyd Thanks Floyd, Ill give that a try . B |
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"Brandon" > wrote in message ups.com... > > fbloogyudsr wrote: >> "Brandon" > wrote >> >I bought a beautiful steel grey on black 2002 BMW 330i about two > weeks >> > ago -- got a great deal on it. Thanks to everyone on this board who > has >> > given me advice during my search for the right car. >> > >> > For the life of me, I cannot figure out how to set the clock on the >> > dash and in the radio. >> > >> > The owner's manual says something ambiguous about putting the key > in >> > the 'on' position, then turning the right knob on the dash. I've > pushed >> > it, pulled it, turned it to the left and right. No reaction - plus > I do >> > not want to break it. When I refer to the manual to set the time > on >> > the radio clock -- it says to check the owner's manual. >> >> Turn the key to on. >> Push the end of the turn signal stalk until the clock is displayed. >> Twist *and hold* the right knob counterclockwise for hours (or > minutes), >> and clockwise for minutes (or hours). The radio clock is > synchronized >> with the dash display's clock. >> >> Floyd > > > Thanks Floyd, Ill give that a try . > > B Are you trying to SET the time, or make it so that the time appears on the dash? These are 2 different things. The manual will tell you how to set the current time and date. THEN there is a option on what information displays in the dash readout. You can have the time/date/fuel consumption 1/fuel consumption 2/etc. If you have more than one item selected to display n the dash, pressing in the stalk will cycle through these items one by one, and OFF is another position. If you only have, say, time, pressing the stalk will display the time, pressing it again will turn it off. |
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tech27 wrote:
> "Brandon" > wrote in message > ups.com... > > > > fbloogyudsr wrote: > >> "Brandon" > wrote > >> >I bought a beautiful steel grey on black 2002 BMW 330i about two > > weeks > >> > ago -- got a great deal on it. Thanks to everyone on this board who > > has > >> > given me advice during my search for the right car. > >> > > >> > For the life of me, I cannot figure out how to set the clock on the > >> > dash and in the radio. > >> > > >> > The owner's manual says something ambiguous about putting the key > > in > >> > the 'on' position, then turning the right knob on the dash. I've > > pushed > >> > it, pulled it, turned it to the left and right. No reaction - plus > > I do > >> > not want to break it. When I refer to the manual to set the time > > on > >> > the radio clock -- it says to check the owner's manual. > >> > >> Turn the key to on. > >> Push the end of the turn signal stalk until the clock is displayed. > >> Twist *and hold* the right knob counterclockwise for hours (or > > minutes), > >> and clockwise for minutes (or hours). The radio clock is > > synchronized > >> with the dash display's clock. > >> > >> Floyd > > > > > > Thanks Floyd, Ill give that a try . > > > > B > > Are you trying to SET the time, or make it so that the time appears on the > dash? These are 2 different things. The manual will tell you how to set the > current time and date. THEN there is a option on what information displays > in the dash readout. You can have the time/date/fuel consumption 1/fuel > consumption 2/etc. If you have more than one item selected to display n the > dash, pressing in the stalk will cycle through these items one by one, and > OFF is another position. If you only have, say, time, pressing the stalk > will display the time, pressing it again will turn it off. Thanks for the post. Im actually trying to set the time, which seems like it would be a pretty simple task. I recently bought the car used. The clock on the dash and on the radio appears like this: -- : -- I do have the multifunction computer on the car - so I'm not having a problem toggling from the clock, to the temperature, mileage readout, etc I have placed the key in all positions (3, I think, including with the car running) - and twisted the toggle switch back and forth with no response. Is there some setting I'm missing? I wonder why the clock would have been reset in the first place - maybe they changed the battery out? I have a 2002 330i with 54K. B |
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"Brandon" > wrote in message ups.com... Just go to a dealer and have a friendly salesman show you. In spite of all my "knowledge" I too have been unable to figure out some simple things from the manual, only to find out it's child's play. Alternatively, you could get any child around 10 years old to figure it out. (I'm NOT kidding or being a smart ass!). (-; |
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"tech27" > wrote in message o.verio.net... > > "Brandon" > wrote in message > ups.com... > > > Just go to a dealer and have a friendly salesman show you. In spite of all > my "knowledge" I too have been unable to figure out some simple things > from the manual, only to find out it's child's play. > > Alternatively, you could get any child around 10 years old to figure it > out. (I'm NOT kidding or being a smart ass!). (-; > > > It took me 15 minutes of playing with the buttons to get it set on my 'new to me' 99 328. The book is lousy. |
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OK I figured it out. I read in another post to twist the stalk until
you feel a 'soft click.' Having just bought the car, and knowing about the cost of maintenance repairs -- Id rather drive around having to check my watch vs. having to pay to have the stalk fixed. Thanks again for all of the advice. Was thinking for a while I'd have to be driving around in a $42K car without a working clock. B |
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As they say, "RTFM"; its not very clear but its in there. At least it is
in mine for a 2001 330xi. In article >, > wrote: > >>>>> Brandon writes: > > > Brandon> Thanks for the post. Im actually trying to set the time, which > seems > Brandon> like it would be a pretty simple task. > > Brandon> I recently bought the car used. The clock on the dash and on > the > Brandon> radio appears like this: -- : -- > > Brandon> I do have the multifunction computer on the car - so I'm not > having a > Brandon> problem toggling from the clock, to the temperature, mileage > readout, > Brandon> etc > > Brandon> I have placed the key in all positions (3, I think, including > with the > Brandon> car running) - and twisted the toggle switch back and forth with > no > Brandon> response. Is there some setting I'm missing? I wonder why the > Brandon> clock would have been reset in the first place - maybe they > changed > Brandon> the battery out? I have a 2002 330i with 54K. > > Sounds like something is wrong with the clock itself. > > The first advice you got is what works on my 2002 330xi, > make sure the dash display is the clock, then the right > stick on the dash is active. Turn a bit, and hold. It > moves. But mine never read --:--, it always had a time > on it (generally only changed with DST changes). |
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tech27 wrote:
> "Brandon" > wrote in message > ups.com... > > > Just go to a dealer and have a friendly salesman show you. In spite > of all my "knowledge" I too have been unable to figure out some > simple things from the manual, only to find out it's child's play. > > Alternatively, you could get any child around 10 years old to figure > it out. (I'm NOT kidding or being a smart ass!). (-; So true, so true. ;-) Jeff |
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