Setting the time

2002 Volkswagen Golf GLS, 2.0 K, StandardSECTION Setting the time
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To set the time there are two buttons on the right, below the tachometer. The upper button is for the hour sand the lower button for the minutes.

Pressing the appropriate button briefly will advance the time one hour or one minute. With button depressed, hours or minutes will advance continuously.

With the minute button the time can be set exactly to the second as follows:

  • Press minute button until time displayed is one minute before time to be set.
  • Press minute button at the moment when the second hand of an accurate watch shows a full minute or when the time signal is heard on the radio.

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