Navigation Clock

I never bothered to change the time on Nav until just a few weeks ago. I don't use Navi often enough to notice any problem on Navi time setting for the last two years with always DST ON. Apparently, the time setting only affect if you use Navi to show the estimated time of arrival instead of how long it takes to get to the destination. There is no Navi time displayed anywhere except this ETA. Only place you see the set time is on the System Time setting screen on the Navi shown below. You toggle DST On and Off, you will see the time change 1 hour On = +1, Off = -1.

 

Humm, that's strange. Maybe you were not receiving GPS signal when you did this? My understanding is that Navi clock is set by GPS signal, you just need to let it know wither to observe or not observe DST. AFAIK, the charge schedule timer is set by the MID clock you see on your dash. Navi time has no relation to the charge scheduling.

 

Oh, I see, yours is Plus model. Maybe on Plus, there is no Navi clock display even on the set-up screen.

Yes, it is automatic in a sense that time zone specified time is automatically received by GPS signal. It just needs to know wither to observe DST or not. Therefore, there is no way to set minute on the Navi clock.

Again, maybe Plus model is different. As far as I know, on Premium and Advanced models with 11.6 inch display, the Navi clock has no relation to the charge schedule. Have you tried to set up the charge schedule using MID display only? In my car, I can set it up on both 11.6 inch display and on MID. I have never tried using 11.6 display to set up my charge scheduling. Using MID display alone should use the system clock set on MID.

 

I agree. However, the rational had to be that some states and locations do not observe DST. Although you can argue that using GPS, the car should be location aware so it should be easy to know if that location observes DST or not. And the law can change anytime to nullify DST.

Are you sure? The owner's manual does not specify this function on MID is "if equipped". I think it is available for all the trims.

 

I checked 2018 owner manual. Yes Plus model has only one way to schedule the charging timer. That is on MID. There is no other way to link this function to 7 inch multimedia/navigation screen. The set up procedure is the same for 2017 and 2018. It clearly states that only clock you need to set the correct TIME is the one on the MID (on page 185 of your manual). I don't think Navi clock DST setting has anything to do with your charge schedule being off.

 

Agreed. The Nav clock has nothing to do with the charge timer. That's controlled by the clock in the MID. And as has been mentioned, the DST on and off is simply a quick way to adjust the time by one hour when you enter and leave DST. Nothing automatic about it. Governments are constantly monkeying with DST, so making it automatic would be challenging. It's too bad that the car can't ask the connected cell phone for the time.

 

OK, I see it now. I completely agree with you on that. DST ON should mean I am in DST observing location so it should automatically change the time accordingly, as you said. But again, this is only for Navi's Estimated Time of Arrival display, so for me it did not matter.

 

Aha! I have Casio MT-G wrist watch that has DST setting AUTO, ON, OFF. It is even the atomic clock aware. However, every year twice at the time for the DST time change, even having it set to AUTO, it fails to adjust the time automatically. I have to figure out manual change of time setting. It maybe a Japanese thing.

 

Yap, I think it has to do with where I live. I am too far away for the "wave ceptor" function of the watch to receive the radio signal from Colorado where the atomic clock signal is emitted. My atomic clock setting and automatic DST function has not worked on this watch for a long time. Still it keeps extremely accurate time and never needing a battery replacement being a "tough solar".

 

True, but it was chaos before that. And it's about to start changing again. I've read that there are movements in several places, including Florida to either make it permanent or do away with it. Hawaii and Arizona don't use it -- except for the Navajo Nation, which does. And then, I read that some Amish communities don't observe DST. It's a colossal waste and confusing mess.

But yeah, the car could have been made to act like your devices. There are lots of things they could have done better. But then I think about my friends living in basically shacks in Honduras and even worse in Africa and I have a hard time getting worked up about the clock in my car. We are SO blessed here!

 

I had to do the same with my old Casio. Worked great, even down in Honduras once I did that.