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    Going this am to get the update done .When i called was told there is no update for my bike ( 2018 rtl ) ,he told me do not believe the forums .I think it is more of do not believe the shop foreman .Will let you know how i make out .I know ( from reading here) the update is for the dash not the bike.
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    Quote Originally Posted by stmike 1800 View Post
    Going this am to get the update done .When i called was told there is no update for my bike ( 2018 rtl ) ,he told me do not believe the forums .I think it is more of do not believe the shop foreman .Will let you know how i make out .I know ( from reading here) the update is for the dash not the bike.
    It's been my experience if SOME techs would spend more time reading forums than they do knocking them, they'd provide us a higher quality service. If they would only do what most of us do. Discount the junk posts and learn from the quality ones.


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    Quote Originally Posted by stmike 1800 View Post
    Going this am to get the update done .When i called was told there is no update for my bike ( 2018 rtl ) ,he told me do not believe the forums .I think it is more of do not believe the shop foreman .Will let you know how i make out .I know ( from reading here) the update is for the dash not the bike.
    If you don't have 20.8, and you don't see a miles to empty on the left, one argument that I used successfully is that I wanted the features of my dash to work as promised by the manual. On mine my miles to empty was missing, and all my gas mileage and speed averaged calculators in the 3 odometers were frozen on some number like 70 MPG and 88 MHP. I had 10.5 firmware when I took possession, if yours is in the 13 range these may have been remedied by then and this argument not worth making. The new fix also fixes some Bluetooth and volume issues I hear. Long story shortened, make it a warranty claim and let them figure out how to fix it.
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    My dealer told me there was no update for my 2018 F3LTD. So I called BRP and explained I didn't have miles to empty on the dash. BRP told me to tell the dealer to do the upgrade per BRP and that was that. Hope you get your upgrade.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jlc41 View Post
    My dealer told me there was no update for my 2018 F3LTD. So I called BRP and explained I didn't have miles to empty on the dash. BRP told me to tell the dealer to do the upgrade per BRP and that was that. Hope you get your upgrade.
    Joe
    Should this be a no charge upgrade?
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    Just got back from the dealer ,and i now have 20.8 .And miles to empty now work,there was an update also to the dps .Have not had time to find what all has changed .
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    Quote Originally Posted by stmike 1800 View Post
    Just got back from the dealer ,and i now have 20.8 .And miles to empty now work,there was an update also to the dps .Have not had time to find what all has changed .
    Was there a charge to do that?
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    How did the dealer explain that your Spyder dash took the update. Yet they told you beforehand there wasn't one?

    Did the dealer reset all your trip meters. That includes A, B and Total. If that was not done. Some of your mile per gallon numbers will be incorrect and miles to empty will not read correctly. If they did not, you can do it yourself.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RICZ View Post
    Was there a charge to do that?
    No charge when I got mine updated. Had to sign a paper authorizing warranty work.
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    The service manager said there was no updates ,but the mech found there was .How do i correct the mpg or even know if the mech did it?Now i have to put the radio presets back in ,what a pain.
    2018 RTL , dark blue

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    Quote Originally Posted by stmike 1800 View Post
    The service manager said there was no updates ,but the mech found there was .How do i correct the mpg or even know if the mech did it?Now i have to put the radio presets back in ,what a pain.
    Of course the mechanic found there was. BUDS2 will tell him when it is plugged in. The red flash lightning bolt is hard to miss.

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    Covered under warranty.
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    Just had the update done yesterday too. the 1st time it didn't take (O no ) had a black screen nothing worked could not even start, My TECH said he seen this before he left the RTL sit over night with the fuses out and the battery disconnected, and the next day received a phone call saying all is well and all updates completed, and we are going to trailer your RTL to you, there about 60 miles away. I think I found a good service department in FL.

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