BMWNA e-mail fail

PTinVT · 11-02-2010, 10:14 AM

Did anyone else notice in the latest BMW news (marketing) e-mail:

"To update your BMW, use your turn signal stock or iDrive control to change the time of your vehicle’s clock"

Also, the links to "see the video" on how to do this take me to a generic "look up your owners manual" page (in every browser I try)...

coolchu001 · 11-02-2010, 10:57 AM

whats wrong with using the word stock? what word do you think it should go there?

E91toG05 · 11-02-2010, 11:03 AM

stalk. [stawk]. Automotive . a slender lever, usually mounted on or near the steering wheel, that is used by the driver to control a signal or function: The horn button is on the turn-signal stalk.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/stalk

Coolieman1220 · 11-02-2010, 11:09 AM

our cars should have preprogrammed calendars that automatically do this...

50 grand and for what?

FLAME ON!!!

GTakacs · 11-02-2010, 11:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coolieman1220

our cars should have preprogrammed calendars that automatically do this...

DST happens different times in different regions. My folks in Europe switched last weekend. Not to mention that even here in the States the time we switch has changed within the last couple of years by pushing it further back.

As for the stock/stalk fiasco, that is just embarrassing. I see "insure" and "ensure" swapped all the time too. Yesterday at daycare they had a sign up that said "Tomorrow is photo day for the kids, make sure they look there best" This is at a facility molding young brains..... Makes me want to cry!

E92BSM10 · 11-02-2010, 11:46 AM

fail

scalbert · 11-02-2010, 01:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GTakacs

DST happens different times in different regions. My folks in Europe switched last weekend. Not to mention that even here in the States the time we switch has changed within the last couple of years by pushing it further back.

My wife's Honda Odyssey updates with DST. It even updates time based on GPS position. But it wasn't too far off the price of my E92 335i either, for a minivan.

But it has never been to the dealer for any issues either.

E90SLAM · 11-02-2010, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GTakacs

DST happens different times in different regions. My folks in Europe switched last weekend. Not to mention that even here in the States the time we switch has changed within the last couple of years by pushing it further back.

As for the stock/stalk fiasco, that is just embarrassing. I see "insure" and "ensure" swapped all the time too. Yesterday at daycare they had a sign up that said "Tomorrow is photo day for the kids, make sure they look there best" This is at a facility molding young brains..... Makes me want to cry!

Also some other countries do not observe DST, e.g. Asia countries...and DOE changed the DST from the last weekend in October to the first weekend in November in their energy policy act back in 2005. If there are any more changes in the future, are you willing to send in your car to dealership to have it "patched" or "reprogrammed"?

its much easier to just change one hour ahead or back twice a year. its not too complicated using the signal stalk...even easier if you have idrive...

Express · 11-02-2010, 01:30 PM

does no one here see the error?

alex2364 · 11-02-2010, 01:34 PM

It's not difficult to program DST based on location data. Plenty of companies have done it. Instead of programming the car to bong everytime it turns 37 degrees, BMW should have programmed automatic DST change.

Chadd · 11-02-2010, 01:35 PM

What? Theirs nothing wrong with there wording. It looks wright to me.

E90SLAM · 11-02-2010, 01:36 PM

Stalk - stock...

BenTrovato · 11-02-2010, 01:47 PM

I guess the link should be a video and not a redirect to your owners manual.

Nevertheless, in 2010 DST is very easy to compute by location. Other manufacturers do this automatically, so to make an excuse on how easy it is to change the clock really doesn't make sense. Next people will say we don't need a climate control knob on a 50k car, fan settings of 1 2 3 4 MAX are acceptable too.

The clock should change automatically, or at least be accessible by voice command.

BRAISKI · 11-02-2010, 01:54 PM

WTF are you serious! We need to "manually" change it!?!?!?

ragingclue · 11-02-2010, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by express705

does no one here see the error?

Doesn't seem like it.

stock/stalk

Inexcusable. It's like when I was on hold with a dealership the other day, and the recording was a woman talking about one of their vehicles; she was rattling off some features or whatnot, and she actually said something about the 306 (or w/e) H.P. engine. But she actually said the letters "H" and "P" like she was reading off of a brochure and had no idea what the number or acronym even meant. It just came off as a very unprofessional recording. I'm pretty sure that was the BMW dealership.

Then again, why should I even care? Why does menial shit like that make me cringe?

PTinVT · 11-02-2010, 04:16 PM

I was hoping not to make this a DST thread... My car's time matches my bluetooth paired phone time (down to the second), which makes me think the car is picking up the time from the phone, but was going to wait until this weekend to see what happens.

vasillalov · 11-02-2010, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GTakacs

Yesterday at daycare they had a sign up that said "Tomorrow is photo day for the kids, make sure they look there best" This is at a facility molding young brains..... Makes me want to cry!

This is why you take down the sign, haul it in to the office of the facility manager and MAKE them read the sign till they get it...

Coolieman1220 · 11-02-2010, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alex2364

It's not difficult to program DST based on location data. Plenty of companies have done it. Instead of programming the car to bong everytime it turns 37 degrees, BMW should have programmed automatic DST change.

SO TRUE!!!

fdriller9 · 11-02-2010, 05:17 PM

Are you guys really that lazy to change the clock? Yes it would have been nice if it was automatic but then again there's something else to go wrong....

Suck it up and click the stalk a few times....twice per year.

CasperSYTFU · 11-02-2010, 05:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PTinVT

Did anyone else notice in the latest BMW news (marketing) e-mail:

"To update your BMW, use your turn signal stock or iDrive control to change the time of your vehicle’s clock"

Also, the links to "see the video" on how to do this take me to a generic "look up your owners manual" page (in every browser I try)...

If you followed the link and selected your model and year you would have been brought to a page where you could navigate Owner's Videos... one of which is titled "Settings" which has a hover description calling out Time, and..... how to set it. lol

YOU sir, FAIL.

PTinVT · 11-03-2010, 04:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CasperSYTFU

If you followed the link and selected your model and year you would have been brought to a page where you could navigate Owner's Videos... one of which is titled "Settings" which has a hover description calling out Time, and..... how to set it. lol

YOU sir, FAIL.

... and you think people who can't figure out how to set the time in the first place, are going to go through all that navigation to get to the promised video?

BMW needs to do a better job of treating me like the idiot I apparently am

Edward · 11-03-2010, 05:21 AM

Reminds me of an automated recording at a rather well known company that my friends and I heard the other day. The woman's voice instructed callers that they may call the phone number "twenty-four BY seven."

And yea, stock is not stalk. Fail. Grammatical errors are the strongest indicator that people do not read, never made a habit of it, nor are likely to be able to write a reasonably well thought out paragraph.

On a side note, has anyone else noticed the volume increase in spam emails BMW is sending out? I got this email from BMW NA 3 times this week, urging me to come test drive M cars. No thanks bros. And my dealership is spamming me with customer appreciation events. Who actually goes to these things?

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PTinVT armchair enthusiast 221 Rep 1,019 Posts Drives: 18 340xi, 02 325Cic, 93 850Ci Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Burlington, VT iTrader: (3)	BMWNA e-mail fail Did anyone else notice in the latest BMW news (marketing) e-mail: "To update your BMW, use your turn signal stock or iDrive control to change the time of your vehicle’s clock" Also, the links to "see the video" on how to do this take me to a generic "look up your owners manual" page (in every browser I try)... Attached Images __________________ '18 340i xDrive EB/Dakota, 6-speed manual, M-sport '02 325Cic vert AW/Montana leather, 5-speed manual, premium/removable hardtop '93 850Ci Oxford Green/Parchment, auto '71 Buick Riviera, 455 V8 land yacht
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E91toG05 Captain 348 Rep 623 Posts Drives: 2022 X5 45e Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New York, NY iTrader: (0)	stalk. [stawk]. Automotive . a slender lever, usually mounted on or near the steering wheel, that is used by the driver to control a signal or function: The horn button is on the turn-signal stalk. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/stalk
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Coolieman1220 Banned 73 Rep 1,770 Posts Drives: 2010 335d Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: New York City iTrader: (0)	our cars should have preprogrammed calendars that automatically do this... 50 grand and for what? FLAME ON!!!
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Chadd Banned 25 Rep 513 Posts Drives: 08 AW 335 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Woodland Hills, California iTrader: (15)	What? Theirs nothing wrong with there wording. It looks wright to me.
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E90SLAM Supreme Allied Commander 1971 Rep 61,781 Posts Drives: A BBS WHORE Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: . iTrader: (6) Garage List 2022 BMW X3 sDrive30i [0.00]	Stalk - stock... __________________
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BenTrovato Driver 37 Rep 1,577 Posts Drives: e92 335i Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Toronto iTrader: (4)	I guess the link should be a video and not a redirect to your owners manual. Nevertheless, in 2010 DST is very easy to compute by location. Other manufacturers do this automatically, so to make an excuse on how easy it is to change the clock really doesn't make sense. Next people will say we don't need a climate control knob on a 50k car, fan settings of 1 2 3 4 MAX are acceptable too. The clock should change automatically, or at least be accessible by voice command.
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BRAISKI Colonel 137 Rep 2,517 Posts Drives: '11 335xi e92 M-Pak Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: GTA/KW, Canada iTrader: (3) Garage List 2011 BMW 335xi [7.00]	WTF are you serious! We need to "manually" change it!?!?!? __________________ My 2011 ED @ BMW Welt, one of the best days of my life! Full front PPF!
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PTinVT armchair enthusiast 221 Rep 1,019 Posts Drives: 18 340xi, 02 325Cic, 93 850Ci Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Burlington, VT iTrader: (3)	I was hoping not to make this a DST thread... My car's time matches my bluetooth paired phone time (down to the second), which makes me think the car is picking up the time from the phone, but was going to wait until this weekend to see what happens. __________________ '18 340i xDrive EB/Dakota, 6-speed manual, M-sport '02 325Cic vert AW/Montana leather, 5-speed manual, premium/removable hardtop '93 850Ci Oxford Green/Parchment, auto '71 Buick Riviera, 455 V8 land yacht
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Edward Colonel 377 Rep 2,982 Posts Drives: 2013.9999 E92 Jerez ZCP Join Date: May 2010 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (2)	Reminds me of an automated recording at a rather well known company that my friends and I heard the other day. The woman's voice instructed callers that they may call the phone number "twenty-four BY seven." And yea, stock is not stalk. Fail. Grammatical errors are the strongest indicator that people do not read, never made a habit of it, nor are likely to be able to write a reasonably well thought out paragraph. On a side note, has anyone else noticed the volume increase in spam emails BMW is sending out? I got this email from BMW NA 3 times this week, urging me to come test drive M cars. No thanks bros. And my dealership is spamming me with customer appreciation events. Who actually goes to these things?
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