Today, I rode spyder to sister in laws, parked it, went out to eat in her car, came back, it has rained very hard while we were gone, and still raining. The brake lights were on. I wiggled pedel, and they were still on. Started it, and let it run, and turned lights on and off, and hit pedel a few times, and still on. After about 2 minutes they went off, and worked fine. Wonder what was wrong. Do y'all think the switch got wet or something ? Working good now.
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Brake lights
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PaladinLV
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Bob Denman
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I had the switch go bad in my 2010 RT... They're in a pretty vulnerable spot under the bike, and mine had ended up taking some road debris. :banghead:
I always wondered if some sort of semi-protective covering could be fabricated for them. :dontknow:
I always wondered if some sort of semi-protective covering could be fabricated for them. :dontknow:
ARtraveler
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Road debris will do it. It happened to me and a couple Alcan Highway travelers. Brakes on to long, and you get Limp Mode. The :ani29: thinks you are riding the brake.
SpyderAnn01
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You will want to keep an eye on this. If the brake light sticks on while you are riding the Spyder will go into limp mode.
Give your bike a good bath and be sure to clean it in that area.
billybovine
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Sorry, but this a popular believe that brake lights being on will cause limp mode. Is not true. As is confirmed by my experience and by the system description in the service manual.
Riding with your foot on the brake will cause brake failure and limp mode but is not due to the brake lights. It has to do with the low pressure safety switch.
Riding with your foot on the brake will cause brake failure and limp mode but is not due to the brake lights. It has to do with the low pressure safety switch.
ARtraveler
R.I.P. Dwayne
It did happen to me the first time as well as to a rider (BMW) on the Alcan. He had glacial till (mud) sticking the switch on. Crud = Limp Mode. I am talking about stuck actuator switch here.
I also did it by riding the brake (new pair of boots).
billybovine
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If the low pressure safety switch gets stuck on from mud. Yes the brake failure fault will happen. If you ride the brake pedal. That will activate the low pressure safety switch and cause a brake failure fault. The brake light switch stuck on will not cause a brake failure fault.
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