Summer time
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Summer time starts today here in the UK. My cheap Sony bedside clock has a sumer/winter button, but my expensive BMW does not. If I change the time in my car by one hour, the seconds will also change.
A summer/winter option in the time setting would be useful, or maybe and advance/retard by one hour option which would also be useful when crossing time zones.
Simon
A summer/winter option in the time setting would be useful, or maybe and advance/retard by one hour option which would also be useful when crossing time zones.
Simon
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I've never quite understood why BMW have failed to add a signal updated clock, which maintains perfect time and changes with Daylight Saving.
There are many examples of 'cheap' cars which do this transparently.
To add insult to injury, BMW adds a facility to sound a beep on-the-hour, just to remind you that the clock is wrong on a regular basis.
This really is a good example of the addage "spoiling the ship for a ha'peth of tar".
There are many examples of 'cheap' cars which do this transparently.
To add insult to injury, BMW adds a facility to sound a beep on-the-hour, just to remind you that the clock is wrong on a regular basis.
This really is a good example of the addage "spoiling the ship for a ha'peth of tar".
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Originally Posted by Andy E61' post='553147' date='Mar 30 2008, 07:22 AM
I've never quite understood why BMW have failed to add a signal updated clock, which maintains perfect time and changes with Daylight Saving.
There are many examples of 'cheap' cars which do this transparently.
To add insult to injury, BMW adds a facility to sound a beep on-the-hour, just to remind you that the clock is wrong on a regular basis.
This really is a good example of the addage "spoiling the ship for a ha'peth of tar".
There are many examples of 'cheap' cars which do this transparently.
To add insult to injury, BMW adds a facility to sound a beep on-the-hour, just to remind you that the clock is wrong on a regular basis.
This really is a good example of the addage "spoiling the ship for a ha'peth of tar".
I have to agree about receiving the atomic clock signal.
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Originally Posted by bradleyjs' post='553167' date='Mar 30 2008, 10:57 AM
You guys crack me up!
I have to agree about receiving the atomic clock signal.
I have to agree about receiving the atomic clock signal.
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='553171' date='Mar 30 2008, 11:20 AM
It'd be easier for them to simply use the time signal from the GPS satellites...
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Originally Posted by JSpira' post='553263' date='Mar 30 2008, 02:14 PM
GPS clock does not recognize Summer Time.
perhaps the geniuses who solved that whole turn signal switch problem that we all dealt with for 50 years can put a man on it....
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Originally Posted by luigi524td' post='553318' date='Mar 30 2008, 04:01 PM
I'm really confused ... when I optioned up my 530xi I specified code "ACR"*
This flawlessly updates my clock to DST with correct time zone.
"ACR"* = Anatomic Clock Re-setter
This flawlessly updates my clock to DST with correct time zone.
"ACR"* = Anatomic Clock Re-setter
