DST/Clock did not change...

alexmish · #1 03-10-2008, 10:03 AM

Did not drive yesterday, but as I got in the car this morning, the clock was still 1 hour behind, and I had to re-adjust it manually. I dont recall reading/seeing anything in regards to the auto-correcting for DST, but does this car suppose to change the clock automajically ?

motordavid · #2 03-10-2008, 10:10 AM

Ah, on my old style E53, it's a manual change...maybe diff in
E70.

Hope that's your biggest prob of the day, lol!

golfer4life · #3 03-10-2008, 10:13 AM

Even with auto correcting DST, it will not change this weekend. The time change was done a few weeks earlier, just like last year. My MBZ has auto DST but will not update until a few weeks later.

cbax5 · #4 03-10-2008, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by golfer4life

Even with auto correcting DST, it will not change this weekend. The time change was done a few weeks earlier, just like last year. My MBZ has auto DST but will not update until a few weeks later.

Yup... See this chart

brian5 · #5 03-10-2008, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by golfer4life

Even with auto correcting DST, it will not change this weekend. The time change was done a few weeks earlier, just like last year. My MBZ has auto DST but will not update until a few weeks later.

Regarding your MBZ, that just means that your car needs a software update so that it can handle the new DST dates. It should not still only be updating a few weeks later...

Arkay · #6 03-10-2008, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by golfer4life

Even with auto correcting DST, it will not change this weekend. The time change was done a few weeks earlier, just like last year. My MBZ has auto DST but will not update until a few weeks later.

I'm not sure that your MB would not change when the DST switched over, does the car have COMAND/Nav?

On the MB, the auto DST function is tied to the Nav system through the GPS signals - and hence why it would also change the clock with the timezone if you were traversing from east to west or vice versa.

There is a slight annoyance issue with this system in that I cannot fine tune the clock - I'm ALWAYS late so I'd like to advance the clock in the car by a few minutes but it's not possible with this system, one can only set the time in 1/2 hour increments.

golfer4life · #7 03-11-2008, 01:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Arkay

I'm not sure that your MB would not change when the DST switched over, does the car have COMAND/Nav?

On the MB, the auto DST function is tied to the Nav system through the GPS signals - and hence why it would also change the clock with the timezone if you were traversing from east to west or vice versa.

There is a slight annoyance issue with this system in that I cannot fine tune the clock - I'm ALWAYS late so I'd like to advance the clock in the car by a few minutes but it's not possible with this system, one can only set the time in 1/2 hour increments.

My Benz does not have nav. Never bothered me to manually change the clock on both cars. Just took a few clicks to change it on both cars. Heck, it takes longer to change the time on my microwave, coffee maker, oven and wall clocks but it was never an annoyance. Just a part of life.

alexmish · #8 03-10-2008, 10:16 AM

Other manufacturers have already adjusted their software for the new DST rules (Honda/Acura did for sure).... However, since I dont recall seeing any settings/checkbox for "adjust for DST", my guess that is not done at all ???

motordavid · #9 03-10-2008, 10:18 AM

I suspect you are correct; they gave it great brakes and handling and
left out the automatic DST change feature.

HaroldC · #10 03-10-2008, 11:02 AM

You need to change it manually.

BMW has never had a DST setting, and I don't really see the need for one. It's a simple task that took all of 5 seconds to do.