Controls and features -> Digital clock for your BMW 5 Series 1995-2003

76nDigital clock  
Only make entries when the  
Changing the time display  
To change the date  
vehicle is standing still – to avoid  
endangering yourself or other road  
users.<  
Press the left side of the key.  
Press the left side of the key.  
To display time or date  
Press the right side of the key:  
The dots flash in the display.  
Press.  
Press the left side of the key.  
Display shows:  
To alter the setting:  
Press the right side of the key:  
The dots and the DATE display will  
flash.  
You can have the clock time displayed  
in 12 or 24 hours.  
Press on the left or right, or keep  
holding down.  
To alter the setting:  
To change the display:  
To store the input:  
Press on the left or right, or keep  
holding down.  
Press the left side of the key.  
Press the right side of the key.  
If the 12-hour clock display is in use,  
AM or PM appear after the time.  
To store the input:  
Press the right side of the key.  
The clock takes leap years into account  
and therefore does not have to be reset  
manually.  
 
Digital clock  
77n  
To start the stopwatch:  
Reminder signal  
Timer  
You can program an hourly reminder  
signal (Memo), that will, for example,  
remind you of news broadcasts.  
Press the left side of the key.  
Press the right of the key.  
Press the left side of the key.  
To take an intermediate time reading:  
Press.  
Display shows:  
Press:  
Press.  
MEMO OFF appears in the display for  
entry and check buttons, and the tone  
symbol will appear in the upper right of  
the display.  
A signal is then heard 15 seconds  
before each hour.  
Press.  
The stopwatch display can be seen  
counting up; the stopwatch continues  
to run.  
To halt the stopwatch:  
Press the right side of the key.  
The stopwatch is halted whenever  
the ignition switch is turned back  
to 0, but starts to run again when the  
ignition key is turned to 1.<  
 
78nDigital clock  
To input the time:  
To activate/deactivate the time:  
Enter the switch-on times for the  
independent ventilation system  
You can enter two different switch-on  
times.  
After 30 minutes, the ventilation will  
switch off automatically.  
Press on the left or right, or keep  
holding down.  
Press twice.  
Turning the independent  
ventilation system on and off  
directly  
Please observe the notes for  
operating the independent  
ventilation system on page 102.<  
To confirm the input:  
The independent ventilation  
function can only be called up in  
ignition key position 1.<  
Press the right side of the key.  
The activated time is marked with an  
asterisk.  
Press the left side of the key.  
Press the left side of the key.  
Press at left/right.  
Display shows:  
The switch-on times remain memorized  
until new inputs are made.  
You can change switch-on times that  
have already been memorized by  
making a new time input as described  
above.  
Press  
or  
When the switch-on time is active, the  
LED comes on in the MID. During actual  
operation of the ventilation, the LED  
flashes. The LED goes out when the  
system is switched off.  
press.  
Press the right side of the key:  
Display flashes, e.g. TIME 1.