Controls and features -> Digital clock for your BMW 7 Series 2001-2007

Digital clock  
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To display the time and date  
Press the digital clock function key.  
When the ignition key is in position 0 or  
removed, the time appears for eight  
seconds; from ignition key position 1,  
the time remains in the display.  
Press the DATE key with the time acti-  
vated to display the date.  
To display the time again, press the  
digital clock function key.  
You can display the time in either a  
12- or 24-hour scale. To change set-  
ting:  
1 Sound system display (refer to the  
Supplementary Operating Instruc-  
tions)  
From ignition switch position 1, you can  
make use of the following functions:  
> Time and date  
1 Press the digital clock function key  
2 Press the scale selection key  
(12H/24H).  
2 Display for time and date  
> Program an hourly reminder (memo),  
for instance, to remind you of news  
broadcasts  
3 Tone symbol for active memo  
function  
When you select the 12-hour mode,  
AM or PM will appear on the right-hand  
side of the display panel.  
> Independent ventilation system.  
4 Sound system function key  
5 Function key for the digital clock and  
onboard computer  
6 Entry and data-request keys for  
sound system, digital clock and  
onboard computer  
7 Display for entry and data-request  
keys  
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84nDigital clock  
Programming a reminder signal  
To reset the time  
To reset the date  
1 Press the digital clock function key 1 Press the digital clock function key  
2 Press MEMO ON/OFF to activate/de- 2 Press the SET key; the dots in the  
1 Press the digital clock function key  
2 Press the DATE key.  
activate the hourly signal.  
display start to flash  
The dots in the display and the word  
DATE start to flash.  
3 Enter the correct time with the  
– HRS + and – MIN + input keys  
4 Confirm your entry by pressing the  
SET key.  
When MEMO ON is active, a tone sym-  
bol appears in the display and an  
acoustic signal is provided 15 seconds  
before each full hour.  
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Digital clock  
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To enter the time and date after a  
power loss  
1 Press the digital clock function key  
The dots in the display start to flash.  
2 Enter the correct time with the  
– HRS + and – MIN + input keys  
3 Press the SET key. The clock starts  
4 Enter the date with the – DAY +,  
MONTH + and – YEAR + input keys  
5 Press the SET key.  
Independent ventilation system  
To enter activation times  
3 Enter the date with the – DAY +,  
MONTH + and – YEAR + input keys  
4 Confirm your entry by pressing the  
SET key.  
You can preselect two different activa-  
tion times for the independent ventila-  
tion system. The system switches off  
automatically after 30 minutes.  
Leap years are programmed into the  
system and therefore need not be taken  
into account.  
Refer to page 111 for important infor-  
mation on using the independent venti-  
lation system.  
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86nDigital clock  
To enter the second  
activation time  
Activating/Deactivating  
switch-on times  
The procedure is the same as that for  
setting the first activation time, except  
you will press TIMER 2 for your selec-  
tion.  
After pressing the digital-clock function  
key, the entered activation times can be  
activated and deactivated by pressing  
the keys TIMER 1 or TIMER 2.  
When active, the LED to the right of the  
BC key comes on and an asterisk ap-  
To enter a different time, press the keys pears at the left next to the time.  
To correct the time  
in the sequence described for the first/  
second activation times.  
The times remain stored until they are  
replaced by subsequent entries.  
To enter the first activation time  
Calling up a preselected time  
Before you can enter data, the ignition  
key must be at position 1 and the digital  
clock must be visible in the display.  
> For the first activation time, press the  
keys in the sequence shown in the il-  
lustration on the left  
1 Press the keys as shown in the  
illustration  
2 Press the SET key.  
> For the second activation time, follow  
the same key sequence and press  
TIMER 2 key for your selection.  
TIMER 1 flashes in the display.  
3 Use the – HRS + and – MIN + keys to  
enter the correct time  
4 Confirm your entry by pressing the  
SET key.  
An asterisk appears next to the time  
and the LED to the right of the BC key  
comes on.  
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Digital clock  
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Ventilation mode  
During ventilation, the LED to the right  
of the BC key flashes and AIR OFF ap-  
pears in the display. Pressing this key  
switches off the ventilation mode and  
the LED goes out.  
When a preselected activation  
time is set, the independent venti-  
lation system is operational at outside  
temperatures above 60 7 (166), or by  
direct switch activation. It cannot be  
switched on when the vehicle is mov-  
ing.<  
Direct control  
Available only with ignition key at posi-  
tion 1.  
Press the keys (AIR ON/AIR OFF) in the  
sequence shown in the illustration.  
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