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[Specter]

Was riding home today, turned the left turn signal on, got a Left Turn Signal Fault, error message flash up on the screen.  Hit the mode button to 'acknowledge' it and it went away.  Neither turn signal would work from then on.  Id push the button but NO indication on the dash they or the emergency flashers would work.  Got home turned bike off and back on and everything went back to working fine.  I checked all the wires / connections, everything seemed very tight, no damage, no burned out bulbs etc.   Any ideas what that was?

Didn't like that I had to cycle bike power to get it to clear, be nice if there was some sort of 'error reset' you could do on the fly so you don't have to find a place to park, cycle key bla bla.

Aaron

[DonTom]

Any ideas what that was?

I am going to guess just a random bug. Like the one I had last week on my Experia.  I charged up the bike, then I went through the routine to stop the charge before a full charge was completed.   I disconnected everything okay, but the screen said nothing at all.


I get back on the freeway and ride for around five miles and a message pops up on my screen that says "you may now disconnect the charging cable."


IMO, these days a few random bugs are to be expected.


-Don-  Auburn, CA

[Specter]

I have the same kind of issues as well when charging.  For like the first 5 or 10 minutes you have the ability to press the button to interrupt the charge.  After that, nothing, there is no interrupt, pressing the buttons, the mode, the program in back, nothing.  cycling power really don't do anything either except make it ask you for your pin number, which was VERY odd.  I had to just pull the plug from the wall, it would not release the cable,  turn the bike off, would not release the cable, then turn it back on, and finally it released the cable and stopped the charge.

I get it that charging can be a bit goofy because it has to communicate, but when using AC ie Mode 1, or 2, since the bike is the ONLY entity really controlling it, this should be a no brainer and issues like this should really. not be.  I don't want to charge up to 100 percent, i want to stop at 80 to 85.  I should be able to 'push the button' and stop it and not have to just yank the plug.

FWIW you do that sh$^t on a heavy DC charging current and you are going to pit some contact points up !!

Aaron

[DonTom]

FWIW you do that sh$^t on a heavy DC charging current and you are going to pit some contact points up !!Aaron

Nope. I make sure the charger is off before I remove the plug. You can hear the fan in the CCS charger stop as well as there should be a message on the CCS charger screen that the charging has stopped.


I have only used a couple of fast chargers on my Experia but I was always able to turn them off from the bike. Besides that, they can also be turned off at the charger.


I have used countless CCS fast chargers on my SS9 and never had a problem turning any off from the bike. Turning them on is the difficult part. Rarely does it start on my first try. Surprisingly, the chargers that work best with my SS9 and are most likely to work on the first try are the same chargers that will not work at all on my Experia.


-Don-  Auburn, CA

[jotjotde]

Didn't like that I had to cycle bike power to get it to clear, be nice if there was some sort of 'error reset' you could do on the fly so you don't have to find a place to park, cycle key bla bla.

Coming back to Aaron's question now. 

@Aaron: With 'on the fly' you mean, during driving? I doubt there is such a reset.

One time, when I accidentially hit the emergency stop wearing thick gloves and trying to toggle the cruise control, I managed somehow to press the ES button and slightly engaging the front break, getting the bike to work again before coming to a standstill. On another occasion I could make that work because I was too slow.

Then there is the 'big' reset when you press both menu buttons (front and back) on the left side simultaneously for 10 seconds until the screen goes black and you hear some relais clicking. But for that to work the bike must not be in GO mode (i.e. kickstand down or ES engaged). At least I think so.

[Specter]

Well on the fly..
if it's a minor error, like a blinkey blinkey light didn't give you a warm fuzzy.  That's a minor thing.. all things considered.  Should be able to press something etc, try to reset it and see if it goes away, without having to pull over and turn the bike off.  If it's a big fault, ie relay welded or ABS fault, then yah, lets pull over and see what's going on where it's safe.

Just my two watts worth.

Aaron