Fiat Pilote Reference 2010, digital clock not going off

[chrishome49]

Hi there,
Can anyone advise, why the digital clock on our motorhome is constantly staying on? It's not illuminated, but shows the digital time constantly when the ignition is turned off and the vehicle is locked. I'm worried this will drain the battery over time? We've only had the motorhome a few months and wondering if the clock is supposed to stay on like this all the time?

Many thanks in advance.

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[davef]

I dont know if it should stay on, but it will cause an insignificant drain on the battery - think of a digital watch which has a minute battery that keeps it powered for years.

 

[Exwindsurfer]

Hi there,
Can anyone advise, why the digital clock on our motorhome is constantly staying on? It's not illuminated, but shows the digital time constantly when the ignition is turned off and the vehicle is locked. I'm worried this will drain the battery over time? We've only had the motorhome a few months and wondering if the clock is supposed to stay on like this all the time?

Many thanks in advance.

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I've a 2009 citroen relay same dash and mine has always been on like yours and I've had it 13 years now so nowt to worry about .

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Mine does the same, it's just one of the things that is on, like the alarm and the hab control panel, even when it's off it draws a tiny amount.

 

[Geek]

Hi there,
Can anyone advise, why the digital clock on our motorhome is constantly staying on? It's not illuminated, but shows the digital time constantly when the ignition is turned off and the vehicle is locked. I'm worried this will drain the battery over time? We've only had the motorhome a few months and wondering if the clock is supposed to stay on like this all the time?

Many thanks in advance.

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The current draw from that clock display running (bear in mind that the clock itself has to run anyway) is very small.
A single AA battery will drive a clock.with a display like that for two or three years.

On the basis of that, I estimate that the clock display load will discharge your battery in about one hundred years if left on 24/7

 

[gasgas]

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On the basis of that, I estimate that the clock display load will discharge your battery in about one hundred years if left on 24/7

I'll come back in 2125 and see if you are right.

 

[Geek]

I'll come back in 2125 and see if you are right.

Unfortunately my battery will have discharged by then.

 

[gasgas]

I'll be lucky if I see 2035.

 

[Geek]

I'll be lucky if I see 2035.

We were just discussing a realistic remaining time for ourselves. I'm hoping to get well past 2035, but it is well worth thinking about exit planning.
My neighbour is well into his 90s and still goes hill running in summer. He is still driving and seems in good health (apart from being as deaf as a post).
I doubt I'll do as well, but my longevity was a consideration when deciding whether to have some work done on the motorhome.
It's done now, so I have to stick around to get the benefit.

 

[gasgas]

I find myself planning for the future, too. One important thing for us all here, is or could be, the difficulty and expense of getting vehicle insurance after the age of 80. I am 75, and I really need to find an insurer to stick with for the next five years in the hope that they will continue to insure me. My neighbour is 87 and still driving. I think he is OK and safe, but I must ask where he gets his insurance. My dad drove until his mid 80's and he was with an ex-civil servants insurer so my neighbour being an ex-GPO employee, as I was, might be with them. RIAS I think it is called.

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Another planning-for-the-future thing is that whether or not I could afford it, I will not be buying a new motorhome. I will stick with the current one which I am certain will last another 5 years at least, after which I will probably be restricted to cruises and Warners holiday camps. Which, by the way are more expensive, and rubbish compared to cruises.

. . . . I did go to the NEC and was not the least, tiniest little bit inclined to buy any of them.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

I plan nothing nowadays, bar waking up each day hopefully.

 

[Geek]

Motor insurance is the wild west. My car is currently being repaired after the driver behind me in the queue for the traffic lights decided to set off despite the fact thst the lights were red and the queue still stationary.
It'll take a couple of weeks or so to fix.
Because it's 100% the other driver's fault, a management company have leapt in, providing a hire car.
Even though I argued them down to a smaller car than they wanted to provide, it is costing the other driver's insurance £295 per day, plus £110 to deliver it to me. And presumably another £110 to take it away. And it's not even a nice car. Though a speed limiter that works at 20mph is lovely. Wish mine had that!
All this rip-off is so unnecessary and puts everyone's premiums up.
His insurer wanted to sort everything, but they use Enterprise Car Hire, a company I prefer to avoid any dealings with.

 

[Geek]

I did go to the NEC and was not the least, tiniest little bit inclined to buy any of them.

Seems that motorhomes are increasingly designed to look glossy in the showroom instead of working well in use.

And of course they're built down to a weight, so everything is really flimsy.

I recall meeting someone in an Aire in France, probably in 2019. He looked at my motorhome and said "hang on to that" Not that I had any other intentions, but he was right.

OK it only does 24 mpg, is only Euro 2, only has three belted seats (plus two unbelted, which can be legally used) but it is so much better than current models that there's no real comparison.