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Instruments - Changing Date Format in Personal Profile

SI B 62 02 05
Instruments

May 2005
Technical Service

SUBJECT
Procedure for Setting/Changing the Date Format

MODEL
E90 (3 Series) without Navigation system.

INFORMATION
This procedure describes how to select or change the "Date Format" (mm/dd or dd/mm) in the "Personal Profile" settings.

PROCEDURE

1. Press the rocker switch in the direction indicator stalk, up or down until the "Personal Profile" function (key with a check mark) appears, accompanied by the word "SET", in the instrument cluster.

2. Press the BC button on the steering column stalk.

3. Press the rocker switch, up or down, until "tt/mm" or "mm/tt" is shown.

4. Press the BC button on the steering column stalk.

5. Use the rocker switch to make the selection/change.

6. Press the BC button to confirm and accept the selection/change

This will also change the "Date Format" in the radio (RAD2) display.

The following display formats and units of measure can be selected/changed in the same way.

^ Fuel consumption (1/100km, mpg, km/1)

^ Distance (km, mls)

^ Time format (12h/24h)

^ Temperature (deg;C, deg;F)

^ Reset of display formats and units of measure (factory/default setting) For more information on Personal Profile, please refer to the Owner's Manual.