Beeping on the hour

ricko177 · 12-15-2011, 07:58 PM

A bit of a strange one - in my 05/06 330i I get a set of beeps to mark each hour. It is not linked with the clock as it is about 1 minute different. I'm buggered if I can find how to turn the thing off. anybody any ideas?

E92325i · 12-15-2011, 08:15 PM

The hour beep thing can be turned off through the i-drive settings somewhere but i don't have access to my car at the moment (at work) but i can check later tonight if someone else doesn't give you the answer by then. The beep comes on a minute before the hour changes (for example 2.59PM, 3.59PM, etc) from memory.

pcockley · 12-15-2011, 08:35 PM

why, I thought ricko might have been unbuckling his belt every hour.

ricko177 · 12-20-2011, 07:44 PM

Still no suggestions for a fix, still irritating, stil can't work out how to turn it off!

E92325 - any more thoughts?

pcockley · 12-20-2011, 07:50 PM

I don't think anyone know what it is, will I have no idea why. Has this always happened of just started?

ZZZZ · 12-20-2011, 07:56 PM

Nice, another reason why I should've got an iDrive car. Didn't know you can set the hourly reminders with the e90's... the memo feature I missed from my e36, and wish my e46 had.

In either case, I googled it for you. It's in the iDrive Clock settings. The setting is called Hourly Timer (memo)

pcockley · 12-20-2011, 08:00 PM

WTF is that for? I'm gonna go and have a look, I've never noticed!

ACS3_87 · 12-20-2011, 08:22 PM

I had the same problem when I picked up my 330i - as said previously check in your i-Drive settings under the time/clock settings?

wassell2381 · 12-20-2011, 08:22 PM

I thought they were supposed to ring 2 beeps on the 59th minute. Think its a warning that the time is almost the next hour.

It does the same on mine and Mums X5 too.

ippykaye · 12-20-2011, 10:25 PM

Reminds me of my high school days- Casios in class "beeping" on the hour!

12-15-2011, 07:58 PM	#1
ricko177 Enlisted Member 1 Rep 34 Posts Drives: 2005 E90 330i - Monaco blue Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Canberra iTrader: (0)	Beeping on the hour A bit of a strange one - in my 05/06 330i I get a set of beeps to mark each hour. It is not linked with the clock as it is about 1 minute different. I'm buggered if I can find how to turn the thing off. anybody any ideas?
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12-15-2011, 08:15 PM	#2
E92325i First Lieutenant 10 Rep 362 Posts Drives: E92 325i Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Australia iTrader: (0)	The hour beep thing can be turned off through the i-drive settings somewhere but i don't have access to my car at the moment (at work) but i can check later tonight if someone else doesn't give you the answer by then. The beep comes on a minute before the hour changes (for example 2.59PM, 3.59PM, etc) from memory.
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12-15-2011, 08:35 PM	#3
pcockley Banned 43 Rep 1,719 Posts Drives: 335 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: sydney iTrader: (1)	why, I thought ricko might have been unbuckling his belt every hour.
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12-20-2011, 07:44 PM	#4
ricko177 Enlisted Member 1 Rep 34 Posts Drives: 2005 E90 330i - Monaco blue Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Canberra iTrader: (0)	Still no suggestions for a fix, still irritating, stil can't work out how to turn it off! E92325 - any more thoughts?
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12-20-2011, 07:50 PM	#5
pcockley Banned 43 Rep 1,719 Posts Drives: 335 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: sydney iTrader: (1)	I don't think anyone know what it is, will I have no idea why. Has this always happened of just started?
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12-20-2011, 07:56 PM	#6
ZZZZ Captain 50 Rep 753 Posts Drives: Z4 3.0i winterbeater Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Toronto, Ontario iTrader: (1)	Nice, another reason why I should've got an iDrive car. Didn't know you can set the hourly reminders with the e90's... the memo feature I missed from my e36, and wish my e46 had. In either case, I googled it for you. It's in the iDrive Clock settings. The setting is called Hourly Timer (memo)
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12-20-2011, 08:00 PM	#7
pcockley Banned 43 Rep 1,719 Posts Drives: 335 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: sydney iTrader: (1)	WTF is that for? I'm gonna go and have a look, I've never noticed!
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12-20-2011, 08:22 PM	#8
ACS3_87 New Member 1 Rep 23 Posts Drives: 135i and M3 DCT Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Brisbane iTrader: (0)	I had the same problem when I picked up my 330i - as said previously check in your i-Drive settings under the time/clock settings?
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12-20-2011, 08:22 PM	#9
wassell2381 Second Lieutenant 24 Rep 254 Posts Drives: X5 Xdrive 3.0D Join Date: May 2011 Location: Perth, WA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 320d E90 LCI [0.00] 2009 320d [10.00]	I thought they were supposed to ring 2 beeps on the 59th minute. Think its a warning that the time is almost the next hour. It does the same on mine and Mums X5 too. __________________ Current: White E70 LCI X5 Previous: White LCI 320d Space Grey LCI 320d
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12-20-2011, 10:25 PM	#10
ippykaye Lieutenant 9 Rep 455 Posts Drives: 2008 AW 135i Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sydney iTrader: (0)	Reminds me of my high school days- Casios in class "beeping" on the hour!
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