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Instruments - Clock is Inaccurate 2002-2006 Mini Cooper (R50) L4-1.6L (W10) Page 93 SI M62 01 05 Instruments November 2005 Technical Service SUBJECT Clock Inaccurate MODEL R50 (Cooper), R52 (Convertible), R53 (Cooper S) SITUATION The clock is either losing or gaining time, with vehicles typically showing a deviation of several minutes a week. In addition, there are occasional cases where the clock resets by itself unable to adjust or stops counting. No faults are stored in the Instrument Cluster. CAUSE Inaccurate calibration of the crystal frequency. CORRECTION In case of a customer complaint, run the diagnosis with DIS/GT1. If "Diagnosis" reveals no faults, then check that there are no volt drops in either the Instrument Cluster power supply or ground circuits. In addition, check the integrity of the Instrument Cluster wiring and connectors. If no faults are found, then replace the center Instrument Cluster (IKE). Do not replace the steering column gauges. To confirm that...