Analogue Clock Gremlins

[bryanlittefair]

Hi All,

With the recent clock change I got in the DB9 today for some roof down action in the sunshine.... I changed the clock on the digital menu for british summer time, and waited for the analogue clock to move... nothing... the digital time is correct, but the analogue is still showing an hour behind... its working fine just on the wrong time.... am I doing something wrong ?

[V12Vanquish]

I had this problem with my Vantage, dealer told me it was not uncommon and to do a battery disconnect, this fixed it, but I had to reset the windows (easy to do, it's in the handbook.

The clock is controlled from the sat nav, there is no way to manually change it if it gets out of sync.

[samson1946]

Isn't the software from Volvo?

[X7LDA]

I'm obviously missing something as thought the analogue clock is controlled manually? There is a hole on either side to wind it in the required direction (using a pin / pen etc)

[samson1946]

I leave a wooden cocktail stick in the glove compartment of my DB7 to change the digital clock. It's inclined to run a bit fast so does need adjusting every few months.

[DB9VolanteDriver]

X7LDA said:

I'm obviously missing something as thought the analogue clock is controlled manually? There is a hole on either side to wind it in the required direction (using a pin / pen etc)

Old style center console has holes either side of the clock for adjustment, new console does not. For those, time is adjusted in a settings menu.

[Jockman]

DB9VolanteDriver said:

.....new console does not. For those, time is adjusted in a settings menu.

[V12Vanquish]

The clock is controlled automatically from the sat nav on the latest cars, there is no menu option or buttons to adjust it. They can and do get out of sync and a battery disconnect fixes it. I had this very problem a couple of times on a 12.25MY Vantage. Cars with no sat nav (I have never actually seen one) still have a menu option.

[Jockman]

Must be on the really new ones - my 09 DB9 was definitely in the settings menu

[AstonTony]

My clock wouldn't adjust, exactly the same as the OP is describing.

Cutting a very long story short, the only resolution was a new clock - works fine now.

Unfortunately this may be the only remedy........hopefully OP has a warranty or at least a contingency fund for this.

[mrpseudonym]

V12Vanquish said:

The clock is controlled automatically from the sat nav on the latest cars, there is no menu option or buttons to adjust it......

thread resurrection..

my analog clock (09DB9) was always 6 or so minutes out...ie when you set it to 3:30 the hands went to 3:36 while the satnav showed 3:30...troubleshooting a different issue..removing and replacing cabin fuse 56 caused my analog clock to reset to the correct time.

Now if anyone knows why I might have lost random electrical bits in one go...satnav door doesn't open, tune2air has no power, phone won't pair, no radio..all cabin fuses seem ok..

[Murph7355]

mrpseudonym said:

...satnav door doesn't open...

Do you hear the motor whir? If so, likely your gears are broken. Aston bits have a kit to fix it.

mrpseudonym said:

...tune2air has no power...

Aftermarket? Has it ever worked? Fuse?

mrpseudonym said:

...phone won't pair.....

Has it ever worked? Do you get the voice menu for bluetooth? Is your phone compatible?

[mrpseudonym]

It's all related. Everything was working fine last time I got in the car. My first thought was fuse, but all the relevant fuses are ok. My guess now is one of the wiring loom connectors has worked loose. Service this week so I will let them sort it out. But..at least the clock is right and man had that been bugging me!

[Navyatco]

As a travelling iphone user, needing to swap sims regularly, I cart a sim removal card pin everywhere with me; this is also ideal for adjusting the clocks in the DB7s.