Seat Ibiza-clock only works ignition on

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Fri 11 Jun 2004 16:44
Seat Ibiza-clock only works ignition on - seadog
Can anyone help please to solve this mystery. On my son's '97 Ibiza the clock only works with the ignition on. On my wife's Ibiza the clock works correctly all the time. I have gone to the trouble of changing the complete instrument binnacles over from car to car and the situation is then reversed. This suggests that the circuit up to the binnacle multiplug is at fault (ignition switch connection perhaps) but so far I've been unable to trace the fault. Totally unable to follow the circuit diagram in Haynes. Any ideas how to trace and correct please?
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Fri 11 Jun 2004 17:35
Seat Ibiza-clock only works ignition on - was8v
are you really that bothered?

I take it you checked the accessory feed fuse - does the radio lose it's memory too?
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Fri 11 Jun 2004 17:56
Seat Ibiza-clock only works ignition on - Altea Ego
The clock needs two feeds. One to maintain time (live all the time) and one to display time (ignition switch fed)

If the clock is reset (wrong) at each ignition turn on, then its the permanent live feed.
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Fri 11 Jun 2004 20:10
Seat Ibiza-clock only works ignition on - Dynamic Dave
are you really that bothered?


If he wasn't, then he probably wouldn't have bothered asking.

DD.
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Fri 11 Jun 2004 20:52
Seat Ibiza-clock only works ignition on - Civic8
I may be wrong here.but isnt the clock feed connected to radio memory feed.maybe not on same connector but possibly in line further toward fusebox.just a thought
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Mon 14 Jun 2004 10:36
Seat Ibiza-clock only works ignition on - seadog
Thanks to all for all the comments. I know it's a relatively trivial problem but it's a niggle staring you in the face all of the 'time'. It's an analogue clock therefore presumably needs no feed from the ignition switch.
As you say Mech 1 it probably should be connected to the radio memory (which is OK) but the problem with multiplugs and printed circuits etc. is tracing what is connected to what. All the looms look intact and there don't appear to be any loose wires.
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