I've got the VR360 programmer and it is very similar to yours. I
couldn't find a heating advance function either. This model can be
configured to set up to 3 different temperatures a day, so what I did is
to set-up an early morning programme of say 20degrees for getting out of
bed, then immediately after set up another all day programme at a low
temp say 15degrees. Then if heat is reqd during the day, use the quick
veto function which allows you to over-ride the current set temp.
Basically you press the f(unction) button once then turn the dial to
select the new temp reqd. Pressing the f again turns quick veto off and
returns back to the 15degress.
Cheers
Gary

"mark" wrote in message
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I've just replaced my venerable Worcester 35 with one of these and my
wife is bemoaning the lack of a 'heating advance' button as we called
it here.
Does such a thing exist, I've trawled the hand books and the only
thing that comes close is something called 'party mode' which requires
one of a myriad similar buttons to be pressed 3 times. Now seeing as
pressing the wrong button 3 times may well alter the setting for
th_nd_world setting I'd be pleased if there was an easier way that
I've missed.

Any ideas?
--
Mark Roberts