Dash clock again..

[Thequeenscheese]

Any elastictritians that knows what ours with the dash clock when after market radios are fitted? And how to fix it? My own issue is, fitted new radio which required me to revers bcm and perm live in iso harness, which made the clock always override the miles left in the tank ( I'd prefer to have that as the standard option, but I'd accept its not possible, the after trying to reset the time on the dash clock I now get a --:-- and cannot do anything with it, the miles left still work if I press the button as does Millage and trip.

So any idea what occurs and if it can be reigned?

Ta..

[Altransit]

Any elastictritians that knows what ours with the dash clock when after market radios are fitted? And how to fix it? My own issue is, fitted new radio which required me to revers bcm and perm live in iso harness, which made the clock always override the miles left in the tank ( I'd prefer to have that as the standard option, but I'd accept its not possible, the after trying to reset the time on the dash clock I now get a --:-- and cannot do anything with it, the miles left still work if I press the button as does Millage and trip.

So any idea what occurs and if it can be reigned?

Ta..

I may be wrong here, so don't quote me, but I think that the clock can only be changed with ignition on and engine not running. It may be that a dying front battery (if you have two!) may stop this happening too

[Thequeenscheese]

Any elastictritians that knows what ours with the dash clock when after market radios are fitted? And how to fix it? My own issue is, fitted new radio which required me to revers bcm and perm live in iso harness, which made the clock always override the miles left in the tank ( I'd prefer to have that as the standard option, but I'd accept its not possible, the after trying to reset the time on the dash clock I now get a --:-- and cannot do anything with it, the miles left still work if I press the button as does Millage and trip.

So any idea what occurs and if it can be reigned?

Ta..

I may be wrong here, so don't quote me, but I think that the clock can only be changed with ignition on and engine not running. It may be that a dying front battery (if you have two!) may stop this happening too

One battery and its brand new, well one that I know of under the seat.

[karl]

you say 2.2 fwd so will only have one battery

id say the clocks are faulty mate

loot is the tech man one these mrk 7 vans or punto

[Punto443]

Removing the standard radio defaults the speedo to the clock.

Displaying the 4 dashes is usually either a failing battery, corroded blue/red cable at under bonnet fuseboard under the jump point, dodgy earth or faulty clocks.

If you’ve f***ed about with the stereo wiring it may also have effected it.


As I said in a previous thread, by fitting euro5 clocks the menu will default back to the displayed option you left it at when switching off.

I.e switch off the ign when miles left Is displayed, then that’s what will be there when you switch back on.

[Thequeenscheese]

Removing the standard radio defaults the speedo to the clock.

Displaying the 4 dashes is usually either a failing battery, corroded blue/red cable at under bonnet fuseboard under the jump point, dodgy earth or faulty clocks.

If you’ve f***ed about with the stereo wiring it may also have effected it.


As I said in a previous thread, by fitting euro5 clocks the menu will default back to the displayed option you left it at when switching off.

I.e switch off the ign when miles left Is displayed, then that’s what will be there when you switch back on.

Are they an easy fit and reasonable price?

Reason I started a thread solely for it is I'm thinking about whit plug with 3 wires in th transits harness and what that does exactly I was presuming steering controls but I've no idea tbh, the plug was connected to the 4 pins that are together on the orig stereo.

Tbh the clock being on instead of the miles left isn't a big enough issue for me to spend loads swapping dials and prob the --:-- isn't either for now but it is annoying. And out of curiosity I was wondering which wires sent the communication back to the dash as all I can really see are standard radio wires going to the radio other than the white plug?..

[Punto443]

White plug is aux in lead, other plug with two wires is remote

[Thequeenscheese]

Do t have either of those , I'd have though the aux in socket would be connected to the plug, or the plug wouldn't be there? Well I can see anywhere there's a jack socket etc, what sort of aux in would it be 3.5mm jack, usb? Wouldn't a 3.5mm be just the 2 wires in the plug?

[Punto443]

The other end of the aux lead is under the passenger side cubby box, it requires a adaptor for the 3.5 jack. It’s got three wires as it’s one of those new fangled stereo inputs

Also it’s amazing what you can find in the faq’s
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[Thequeenscheese]

I'll have a look see tomorrow, being ex mail tho it's got wires everywhere lol for their various GPS, hand held devices etc

[Thequeenscheese]

Bit of an update, I've now noticed today the mpg estimated sometimes stays on, on next start up and sometimes reverts to,the --:-- where the clock should be?, I think it seems to be length of time it's been stood.

Now something weird also washed the van, called at a shop got back to the van and it wouldn't unlock I had to press lock then unlock to unlock the van, at this point tho the aftermarket radio lost its time and took a few minutes extra to auto turn on, now I did lock from a bit further away than normal and maybe it acted like they can when the battery is low and only half locking the door?, but why would that affect the radios clock maybe this is just a coincidence I'm not sure, thoughts?

Cheers John.

[Thequeenscheese]

Bump

[mjsroofing]

you say 2.2 fwd so will only have one battery

id say the clocks are faulty mate

loot is the tech man one these mrk 7 vans or punto

Mk7 2.2 fwd can have two batteries, it generally depends on what electrical extras are on the van from new.

Have a look under the front of your drivers seat. If there's a hole, there's no second battery.

[mjsroofing]

Bit of an update, I've now noticed today the mpg estimated sometimes stays on, on next start up and sometimes reverts to,the --:-- where the clock should be?, I think it seems to be length of time it's been stood.

Now something weird also washed the van, called at a shop got back to the van and it wouldn't unlock I had to press lock then unlock to unlock the van, at this point tho the aftermarket radio lost its time and took a few minutes extra to auto turn on, now I did lock from a bit further away than normal and maybe it acted like they can when the battery is low and only half locking the door?, but why would that affect the radios clock maybe this is just a coincidence I'm not sure, thoughts?

Cheers John.

This all does sound very similar to a front battery fail.

[Thequeenscheese]

Just the one battery and its brand new..