Clock Hands Move
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Clock Hands Move
I got my car last July. I didn’t notice until we “fell back” (time change from DST to standard time) that the clock hands move automatically. It did this the first time I started the car after the time change. But oddly, it continues to do this each time I start the car. Apparently the hands don’t move when the engine is off. I could swear nothing like this happened before the time change. What’s going on here?
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You are likely just paying more attention. I had the same experience after the time change, and now I look at the clock frequently when starting the RX. (As if I needed another OCD experience....) A little testing shows that the clock hands DO keep accurate time while the vehicle is off, at least for a few hours, which is the limit of my test process. Starting the vehicle makes the minute hand move forward a quarter turn or so, then go backward to the correct time. It has the appearance of a self-test on startup, akin to all the dash lights flashing during the start process.
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You are likely just paying more attention. I had the same experience after the time change, and now I look at the clock frequently when starting the RX. (As if I needed another OCD experience....) A little testing shows that the clock hands DO keep accurate time while the vehicle is off, at least for a few hours, which is the limit of my test process. Starting the vehicle makes the minute hand move forward a quarter turn or so, then go backward to the correct time. It has the appearance of a self-test on startup, akin to all the dash lights flashing during the start process.
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My old RX was a ‘17 as well. Correct; that car had buttons to manually change the clock. The 2020 is synched to something (satellite radio or cell phone signal) and automatically sets the time.
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I’m ashamed to admit I’ve never looked at the time on the analog clock. I always look at the time on the digital clock in the cluster. Yeah I’m spoiled by the digital life even when I wear a analog watch I look at my cell to see what time it is and I badly miss my I watch.
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This short video clip shows the clock behavior on the 2020. The vehicle hadn't been driven in 12+ hours. The clock, as you can see, showed the correct time, but did a hand dance during the vehicle start process.
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This short video clip shows the clock behavior on the 2020. The vehicle hadn't been driven in 12+ hours. The clock, as you can see, showed the correct time, but did a hand dance during the vehicle start process.
https://youtu.be/Y58RXKZlR5k
https://youtu.be/Y58RXKZlR5k
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Is it possible that the 2020's default is according to GPS? There is such an option in the 2017 as well, I suppose for those travelling through several time zones.
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