Change clock?

I was unable to find a setting for 24h display in my control panel. Perhaps a moderator or a more experienced forum member knows if it is possible, and if so how, to change the display.

 

You mean the little LCD one? Nope, that's 12 hour only.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(kaze72 @ Sep 10 2007, 02:01 PM) [snapback]510139[/snapback]</div>

I've never had a car that had a 24-hour clock, only clocks on a repeating 12-hour cycle. I guess they figure if you can't tell if it's 8 in the morning or 8 at night anymore then you've no business being behind the wheel.

Also it's not like the car needs to know since it's not an alarm clock.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(kaze72 @ Sep 10 2007, 02:01 PM) [snapback]510139[/snapback]</div>

I've never had a car that had a 24-hour clock, only clocks on a repeating 12-hour cycle. I guess they figure if you can't tell if it's 8 in the morning or 8 at night anymore then you've no business being behind the wheel.

Also it's not like the car needs to know since it's not an alarm clock.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(PA @ Sep 11 2007, 06:08 PM) [snapback]510941[/snapback]</div>

My Prius replaced a 2003 Mazda 6 and in that car, you could select 12 or 24 hour format when setting the clock.

Just FYI.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(PA @ Sep 11 2007, 06:08 PM) [snapback]510941[/snapback]</div>

My Prius replaced a 2003 Mazda 6 and in that car, you could select 12 or 24 hour format when setting the clock.

Just FYI.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(PA @ Sep 11 2007, 06:08 PM) [snapback]510941[/snapback]</div>

I think kaze72's point is well taken, especially when one can buy a $18 Timex wristwatch that will have this feature.

Additionally, for Europeans who use the 24 hour clock, as well as military and law enforcement personnel here in the States who do, it is a matter of convenience to have a clock that uses the system to which they are accustomed.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(PA @ Sep 11 2007, 06:08 PM) [snapback]510941[/snapback]</div>

I think kaze72's point is well taken, especially when one can buy a $18 Timex wristwatch that will have this feature.

Additionally, for Europeans who use the 24 hour clock, as well as military and law enforcement personnel here in the States who do, it is a matter of convenience to have a clock that uses the system to which they are accustomed.

 

Just after I ordered my Prius, I read some tests of the car in Norwegian magazines.
On comment was that they were surprised that a hi-tech car like the Prius had a 1980's piece of .... digital clock that wouldn't even show a 24-hour format.

They often also commented that a car with a built-in GPS should rather show the very accurate time received from the GPS system.


-Stein

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(skanDALE @ Sep 14 2007, 03:27 AM) [snapback]512405[/snapback]</div>

I don't have the NAV system...isn't the time displayed on the NAV screen? That would most certainly be synchronized to UTC. Although the ubiquitous VFD clock module is obviously a low-tech holdover and is not connected to the data bus, it's not that surprising that they still incorporate them...I'd bet they would get more complaints if it weren't there than if it simply isn't synchronized to GPS or doesn't provide 24-hour mode.

Eventually, all clocks will be synchronized (cars, appliances, home entertainment systems, etc.) using existing and future radio broadcast and/or power line data communications techniques. I am patiently waiting for that, but in the mean time, I have "radio controlled" clocks in most rooms and I wear a watch that uses the same system.

Anal retentive about time accuracy, you say? Actually, no. I just believe that a lot of people went to a lot of trouble to come up with a system that coordinates time throughout the world, so we should be using it. It's much easier than manually setting and adjusting, especially when daylight saving time switches occur, and eliminates one of the many unnecessary tasks of modern life.

- Doug

 

The world really needs to standardize units of time, weight and measurement. Why are a handful of countries so antiquated in this approach?