Hi Folks,

My 2019 Honda Fit adjusted the clock time automatically on the weekend. This is amazing to me.

Did other people experience this?

 

My 2016 Honda Fit EX did not. Does not. Never has.

I changed it manually, and annoyingly it seems to have some function where it adds a minute, for example if you are trying to set it for 5:49 it adds a minute and becomes 5:50. If you go under will add 2 minutes...took me way too long to finally trick it into selecting the right time. Eventually I set it for 5:49, but waited for it to be 5:50, knowing it would automatically add the minute as soon as I hit set.
I'm sure I'm doing something wrong and making it harder than it has to be. But...it eventually worked.

 

I found out the answer. Not sure when this began, but my 2019 Fit has it. You can set something in 'settings', which asks if you want the clock to adjust automatically.

Mine must have been preset that way, and I did not know. But I really like it.

 

Yeah...I'm sure we aren't too far from things like manually setting the time on almost anything just doesn't happen.
As far as I know, automatic time setting ISN'T a available function on a 2016 Honda Fit EX.

 

I believe that automatic time setting was introduced to the 2018 Fits as part of the minor mid term refresh. My 2018 has it.

 

Completely unrelated, OP, your location shows as New Mexico- are you in or near Albuquerque? I had contacted Scarebird brakes a while back asking if they would be interested in making a rear disc conversion for the Fit, and they said they needed a sample car to measure to make the brackets. There's been a rear disc setup posted on the forum recently, but it's using parts from Taiwan and there's probably several people here who (like me) would be happier with a kit that used factory discs available in the US.

 

What's amazing is my cell phone from 2001 could do the automatic time change, but my 2015 cannot. Go figure that out HONDA!

 

It probably had more processing power as well.

On a slight tangent, my Odyssey (2016) has an auto-setting for the time as well, but it sets itself ahead three minutes. It drives my wife nuts, so I leave it as is.

 

My 2013 Odyssey did not do any time change haha

 

Your cell phone knows what country and state it's in and receives updates. The car doesn't. So if the date when the change occurs changes, the car wouldn't know.

 

Actually the date/time and a lot of additional information is carried on local FM broadcasts in a hidden carrier. If the time was to change again right now your car would pick up the change on an incoming FM signal and reset the car clock to match. This only happens on newer FITs, not earlier models which don't have the additional electronics for this to happen. This is the Radio Data System (RDS) and Wiki has a lot of info on it.

 

Sure, but it's extra programming and it could drive you crazy as you drive in and out of different times zones or Arizona. I'm annoyed just by driving on I-684 when my GPS says welcome to CT and then welcome to NY close together.

 

My cheapa@@ 2019 Fit LX with low-end display and no options doesn't understand this - the clock is still wrong. That's why I bought it - cheapa@@ transportation.

 

Hello all,
I need somd help with my GP5 2019 for a time resetting please. Mine comes with japanese menu.
Happy new year 2023

 

good info WOOF...my 2015 has to be manually changed....not the end of the world...yet!...lol

 

I have honda fit 2019 hybrid model.
my car dont have clock setting. I want change my time.
can anyone help with this please

 

If you're talking about the clock in the instrument panel, on my 2017 LX it's done through the radio. Fix it on the radio and it will change the instrument panel too.

 

It takes 5 seconds to adjust the car clock on time change.