Sparky Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 My S3 manual says I have one, but sure as sh!t it's never done anything. Does anyone have this working on their A3/S3? Apparently a little radio transmitter icon appears next to the clock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigyb Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 It's only fitted to German cars AFAIK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted March 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Stupid UK manuals! Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3geezer Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 I've always wondered this!! Surely all S3s are German....hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Was the same on the original S3 /TT Probably the same on the whole range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetrolDave Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 [ QUOTE ] Probably the same on the whole range. [/ QUOTE ] Same on the A4 - the radio module is only fitted to cars SOLD in Germany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calm Chris Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 How tight is that, can't cost much more that £5 extra. A bit off topic, but these are nice and you could retro fit one Radio signal clocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froggy Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 [ QUOTE ] How tight is that, can't cost much more that £5 extra. A bit off topic, but these are nice and you could retro fit one Radio signal clocks [/ QUOTE ] Web SIte says : "The UK time signal is transmitted from Rugby " But this is no longer the case - it's been moved to Edinburgh. /nerd mode off/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetrolDave Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 [ QUOTE ] How tight is that, can't cost much more that £5 extra. [/ QUOTE ] Check on ETKA ... the module costs nearly £30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted March 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 My Wife's old Corsa managed this, and it wasn't an option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 IIRC Vauxhalls get it from RDS stereo signal. Listen to stations such as Radio 1 for a couple of minutes and it would update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted March 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Yes that's true. Think an Audi should have built in feature to do that too, not an optional extra. Or, amend the sodding UK manual!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetrolDave Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Even more annoying is that when you have the Audi sat nav fitted it receives a very accurate time from the GPS signal - which is ignored (the option to use it to set the instrument time is greyed out)! The sat nav displays the time from the instruments, which you have to set manually (unless you live in Germany...). Totally stupid IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maersk Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 UK time signal originates in Cumbria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetrolDave Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 [ QUOTE ] UK time signal originates in Cumbria [/ QUOTE ] Used to be Rugby, but moved to Cumbria not that long ago so you'll still hear some people talk about Rugby. Shame Audi don't make a version of the radio module to receive the UK time code signal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo308 Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Shame Audi don't make a version of the radio module to receive the UK time code signal... [/ QUOTE ] The radio clock in my LHD TT works OK in UK...and I doubt it is picking up the signal from Germany so it must be the UK signal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetrolDave Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 [ QUOTE ] The radio clock in my LHD TT works OK in UK [/ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] and I doubt it is picking up the signal from Germany so it must be the UK signal. [/ QUOTE ] Unlikely - the German time code (DCF77) transmits on a frequency of 77.5kHz, but the UK time code (MSF) is transmitted on a frequency of 60kHz - so 1 receiver won't be able to pick up both. The German clock is suposed to be able to be received up to 2,000km away from Frankfurt/Main - so you're probably receiving that. More info here: http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/time/lf-clocks/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h5djr Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 I have several small clocks and a Junghans watch that all receive their signal from the German transmitter near Frankfurt. It would be nice to have my car clock as accurate. Does anyone know if the module can be retro-fitted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h5djr Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 The most likely reason for Audi not fitting the radio clock to UK models is that not all of the UK is within the direct range of the transmissions from the German DCF77 transmitter located near Frankfurt. Rather than produce a separate module just for the UK, they fit the same quartz clock used for the rest of the world. I would doubt if this clock is any cheaper to produce than the radio module. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetrolDave Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 [ QUOTE ] Does anyone know if the module can be retro-fitted. [/ QUOTE ] None of the wiring is in the car, and the bracket to mount the module isn't fitted. Can you keep your instruments coded for mph and miles, and have the radio clock enabled??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h5djr Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 Well if the bits are not there, I'll stick with the Quartz clock. Mine does seem to be quite accurate, It's just that a radio-controlled one would automatically change to summer time etc. The car clock is about the only clock I have in the house that's not radio-controlled so does not sort itself out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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