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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