X3 time zone changes

sue_archer · 06-24-2019, 01:36 PM

Folks - My 2019 X3 doesn't automatically update the clock when I cross a timezone. I have to uncheck and then re-check the automatic time update box. My dealer claims that it isn't supposed to work as I'd expect (i.e., that the vehicle automatically changes the clock when I cross the time zone). I directed him to a thread on this forum where folks were discussing some code that needed to be changed and he claimed that didn't apply to me because I had a different "head." Can it really be true that my 2019 X3 isn't smart enough to do this? My 2015 Ford Escape did this! Looking for truth...

Lilliana · 06-24-2019, 06:06 PM

Have same problem hope someone has fix? also cannot belive a 18 will not do it automatically. will be watching for fix.

weez · 06-24-2019, 10:27 PM

Same problem for me.

Pretzel · 06-25-2019, 08:24 AM

Same in my 2018. Called BMW and they confirmed it doesn't change time zones in real time.

I was told it could take a couple days to update. I've left it for a week and it never switched over to the correct time. I've always switched manually since then.

My last car (Acura RDX) switched time zones pretty much identically to when my cellphone updated. Maybe this function is from the XM radio signal?

For some reason BMW is not using the car's connectivity for the clock.

cipher5 · 06-25-2019, 08:59 AM

When I bought my 2018 I was told you had to check and uncheck it, that is how it functions. I don't cross timezones much so its not much of a point of contention for me.

speeddeacon · 06-25-2019, 09:20 AM

Our 750 didn't do it either and BMW confirmed it doesn't automatically change. One of the mysteries of BMW to me, like ventilated, but not cooling seats.

sue_archer · 06-25-2019, 09:45 AM

Thanks for the replies that indicate my dealer was telling the truth. I really don't understand why BMW would not implement functionality that it is clearly instrumented for... I go through time zones ALL THE TIME and it never occurred to me that a 2019 BMW wouldn't deal with this as gracefully as a 2015 Ford Escape. Crazy...

cipher5 · 06-25-2019, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by sue_archer

Thanks for the replies that indicate my dealer was telling the truth. I really don't understand why BMW would not implement functionality that it is clearly instrumented for... I go through time zones ALL THE TIME and it never occurred to me that a 2019 BMW wouldn't deal with this as gracefully as a 2015 Ford Escape. Crazy...

My 2004 Acura TL had no issues with this either, GPS dictated date and time too! BMW is slow to the game on this.

weez · 06-25-2019, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by speeddeacon

Our 750 didn't do it either and BMW confirmed it doesn't automatically change. One of the mysteries of BMW to me, like ventilated, but not cooling seats.

I don't even mind that it doesn't auto change, but don't put a check box for something doesn't exist. Remove the damn option from the menu, BMW.

sue_archer · 06-25-2019, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by weez

I don't even mind that it doesn't auto change, but don't put a check box for something doesn't exist. Remove the damn option from the menu, BMW.

I do mind, but I agree!!!

winecracker · 06-26-2019, 09:18 PM

On a recent trip going East my '19 X4 didn't change automatically in real time as I crossed into the Central time zone. So an hour or so well into the new time zone, I changed it manually and checked the box again. However, driving West a few days later it changed within minutes of crossing back into the Mountain zone. Wondering if maybe it checks time zones periodically, but not very frequently.

sue_archer · 06-28-2019, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by winecracker

On a recent trip going East my '19 X4 didn't change automatically in real time as I crossed into the Central time zone. So an hour or so well into the new time zone, I changed it manually and checked the box again. However, driving West a few days later it changed within minutes of crossing back into the Mountain zone. Wondering if maybe it checks time zones periodically, but not very frequently.

I have left mine for an overnight, thinking that when I restarted it, it would surely auto-update. But it didn't. I'm interested that yours did change once. They've done so many difficult things with the car's functionality that it baffles me that they failed on something so relatively simple.

Delta5 · 07-01-2019, 10:47 PM

Time updates rely on the car pinging ConnectedDrive's servers when the "auto update time" option is enabled. I believe that's why time-zone updates can seem sporadic; it's subject to the whims of whatever code is running in the background unless you're specifically requesting News or Weather or whatever.

At least, this has been my experience with my previous F25 '16 X3 and current G01 '18 X3. This weekend I traveled from Central time to Eastern. A few miles beyond the boundary I noticed my phone had updated, but the X3's clock had not. I just tapped the ConnectedDrive shortcut button, and as it was loading the landing page the X3 time (and route guidance ETA) adjusted automatically.

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Pretzel Second Lieutenant 93 Rep 228 Posts Drives: 2018 X3 M40i Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Ohio iTrader: (0) Garage List 2018 BMW X3 M40i [0.00]	Same in my 2018. Called BMW and they confirmed it doesn't change time zones in real time. I was told it could take a couple days to update. I've left it for a week and it never switched over to the correct time. I've always switched manually since then. My last car (Acura RDX) switched time zones pretty much identically to when my cellphone updated. Maybe this function is from the XM radio signal? For some reason BMW is not using the car's connectivity for the clock.
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cipher5 506 Rep 3,469 Posts Drives: 2020 Donington Grey X3M Comp Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chicago, IL iTrader: (12)	When I bought my 2018 I was told you had to check and uncheck it, that is how it functions. I don't cross timezones much so its not much of a point of contention for me.
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sue_archer New Member 2 Rep 5 Posts Drives: BMW X3 Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Colorado iTrader: (0) Garage List 2019 BMW X3 [0.00]	SIGH... Thanks for the replies that indicate my dealer was telling the truth. I really don't understand why BMW would not implement functionality that it is clearly instrumented for... I go through time zones ALL THE TIME and it never occurred to me that a 2019 BMW wouldn't deal with this as gracefully as a 2015 Ford Escape. Crazy...
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winecracker Enlisted Member 35 Rep 30 Posts Drives: 2019 X4 M40i Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Salt Lake City iTrader: (0)	On a recent trip going East my '19 X4 didn't change automatically in real time as I crossed into the Central time zone. So an hour or so well into the new time zone, I changed it manually and checked the box again. However, driving West a few days later it changed within minutes of crossing back into the Mountain zone. Wondering if maybe it checks time zones periodically, but not very frequently.
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Delta5 Private 47 Rep 82 Posts Drives: 2020 M340i, 2018 X3 30i Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Milwaukee, WI iTrader: (0)	Time updates rely on the car pinging ConnectedDrive's servers when the "auto update time" option is enabled. I believe that's why time-zone updates can seem sporadic; it's subject to the whims of whatever code is running in the background unless you're specifically requesting News or Weather or whatever. At least, this has been my experience with my previous F25 '16 X3 and current G01 '18 X3. This weekend I traveled from Central time to Eastern. A few miles beyond the boundary I noticed my phone had updated, but the X3's clock had not. I just tapped the ConnectedDrive shortcut button, and as it was loading the landing page the X3 time (and route guidance ETA) adjusted automatically.
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