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      11-26-2011, 07:15 PM   #1
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RDS not working? [UK]

Is anyone having problems with the frequency changing features of RDS on the FM radio? Mine doesn't seem to work.

Most weeks I travel from Leeds to Slough and back therefore passing through various regions. On all my previous cars (well for at least the last 15 years or so) RDS has tuned to the strongest signal for the station I'm listening to (usually BBC Radio 4 these days ... it's an age thang) and it updates to show the local stations. This doesn't work on my X3.

My station listing seems to be permanently stuck to the stations in the London area. No local radio stations show as I pass through the Midlands or even when I've come back to West Yorkshire. For large chunks of the journey most national radio stations just become static.

Traffic alerts DO work. If I try switching RDS and REG off then I just get a screen of frequencies rather than station names.

There doesn't seem to be any feature to rescan the local stations either. Am I being stupid and missing something obvious?
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