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Car Forum / BMW Cars / November 2007Big Ben in my BMW 5 series ....
Hi All, A few weeks ago, I bought a second hand 525d .... Every hour, Big Ben is ringing in the car :-) This is not really a problem, except it rings loudly and I have a heart attack each time !! Does anyone have an idea on how I can deactivate that feature ? I didn't find anything in the user's manual. Note that the car is the current model with I Drive system. Thanks to everyone who will help save my heart. > Hi All, > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Thanks to everyone who will help save my heart. Check the boot for large bells ;-} There is a button in my car that says MEMO. This button is to set a reminder that you want to do something, perhaps set the radio to BBC, or whatever. The button is a toggle, press it to turn the feature on, press again to set it to off. > Hi All, > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Thanks to everyone who will help save my heart. >Hi All, > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >Thanks to everyone who will help save my heart. Sounds like you have set a speed reminder or something similar. Perhaps it's quite cold outside - under 4 deg C = frost warning. Lights on when door open? Oodles of things. Read the handbook and look at all the setting you can set with iDrive and zero them all - then you could add up all the numbers in the VIN code and press the dash reset that number of times to bring up the computer reset system - that's the E65 system don't know if the 5 series is the same but a chat with a dealer wouldn't go amiss.  SignatureSir Hugh of Bognor The difference between men and boys is the price of their toys. Intelligence is not knowing the answer but knowing where and how to find it! Hugh Gundersen hsg@h-gee.co.uk Bognor Regis, W.Sussex, England, UK E39? E60? model year? Give us a hint. R / John > Hi All, > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Thanks to everyone who will help save my heart. > E39? E60? model year? Give us a hint. > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > > Thanks to everyone who will help save my heart. No idea if it's an E39 or E60, all I can say is that it's the current model (3 years old). >> E39? E60? model year? Give us a hint. >> [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > No idea if it's an E39 or E60, all I can say is that it's the current > model (3 years old). E60 then. You'll find the function somewhere in Idrive (WhyDrive?). Isn't there a pretty comprehensive manual for this? R / John > <resea...@webalive.net> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > R / John Yes, there is a manual .... Is it pretty comprehensive, probably .... But it's also quite large and doesn't contain a good index for quick access !! On 31 oct, 08:53, resea...@webalive.net wrote: > > <resea...@webalive.net> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > But it's also quite large and doesn't contain a good index for quick > access !! I finally found a feature called "Memo" under the clock setting; that's the Big Ben !! Thanks to all of you for your ideas :-) > Hi All, > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Thanks to everyone who will help save my heart. On my E39, when the memo feature is enabled, I get a tone at one minute before the top of the hour. >> Hi All, >> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > On my E39, when the memo feature is enabled, I get a tone at one minute > before the top of the hour. On my E38 you can activate 3 beeps about 20s before the hour - useful to put the radio on for the news. On 30 oct, 03:47, "Pepperoni Pizza" <go_spam_yours...@nosuchISP.not> wrote: > <resea...@webalive.net> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > On my E39, when the memo feature is enabled, I get a tone at one minute > before the top of the hour. That's it .... that's it .... Please, where can I deactivate it ? :-)))) > That's it .... that's it .... Please, where can I deactivate > it ? :-)))) Since you have I-drive - you may want to go to the friendly local dealer and ask one of the sales-droids to demonstrate how to disable "MEMO".. I'm certain no normal mortal could find it within the labyrinthine menus of I-Drive. >> That's it .... that's it .... Please, where can I deactivate >> it ? :-)))) [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >I'm certain no normal mortal could find it within the labyrinthine menus >of I-Drive. Usually iDrive gives the option on the top line - look for it ... on-off try it -- too simple for mere mortals? SignatureSir Hugh of Bognor The difference between men and boys is the price of their toys. Intelligence is not knowing the answer but knowing where and how to find it! Hugh Gundersen hsg@h-gee.co.uk Bognor Regis, W.Sussex, England, UK |
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