Hourly Chime in '10 E92

wilbur_the_goose · 11-02-2014, 02:09 PM

I was watching an old video from my '07 E90 and I heard the hourly chime. It made me realize that I don't seem to have it in my '10 E92.

Is there any way to turn on the hourly chime in a 2010 E92? Thanks!

1QuikWS6 · 11-03-2014, 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by wilbur_the_goose

I was watching an old video from my '07 E90 and I heard the hourly chime. It made me realize that I don't seem to have it in my '10 E92.

Is there any way to turn on the hourly chime in a 2010 E92? Thanks!

1st time I ever heard of this - I certainly don't have any hourly chime on my 09' E92 (wouldn't want it either)

cdgatti · 11-03-2014, 03:47 PM

I once had an Audi that would chime every 2 hours of constant driving to remind you to take a break! But nothing like that on my e90.

jeffro535 · 11-24-2014, 08:18 PM

If you have iDrive, you check the Hour memo box in the time/date settings and it should activate.
It's a holdover from the pre nav system days....German radio stations broadcast traffic reports at the top of the hour, so the chime is to remind you to listen in. Drove me nuts when I first lived there, and i put a Blaupunkt unit in my 535..took me forever to figure out how to turn it off. I was perfectly happy listening to whatever CD i'd mixed along with the sound of the M30 engine with a CAI.

ilicboris · 12-06-2014, 12:49 AM

My previous E60 545i had the hourly chime with the option to turn it on and off. It would freak my passengers out every time it went off. Have yet to find this feature in my new-to-me 2009 335xi.

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wilbur_the_goose Major 353 Rep 1,245 Posts Drives: 2018 330ix Gran Turismo Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Metro Philly iTrader: (0)	Hourly Chime in '10 E92 I was watching an old video from my '07 E90 and I heard the hourly chime. It made me realize that I don't seem to have it in my '10 E92. Is there any way to turn on the hourly chime in a 2010 E92? Thanks!
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cdgatti Colonel 255 Rep 2,547 Posts Drives: e90 328i Join Date: May 2011 Location: KY iTrader: (4)	I once had an Audi that would chime every 2 hours of constant driving to remind you to take a break! But nothing like that on my e90.
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jeffro535 First Lieutenant 16 Rep 311 Posts Drives: 2020 M340i, 2019 X3M40 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0)	If you have iDrive, you check the Hour memo box in the time/date settings and it should activate. It's a holdover from the pre nav system days....German radio stations broadcast traffic reports at the top of the hour, so the chime is to remind you to listen in. Drove me nuts when I first lived there, and i put a Blaupunkt unit in my 535..took me forever to figure out how to turn it off. I was perfectly happy listening to whatever CD i'd mixed along with the sound of the M30 engine with a CAI.
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ilicboris First Lieutenant 77 Rep 334 Posts Drives: 2009 E90 335xi Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Nebraska, USA iTrader: (0)	My previous E60 545i had the hourly chime with the option to turn it on and off. It would freak my passengers out every time it went off. Have yet to find this feature in my new-to-me 2009 335xi.
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