Here's my take on the pulling of the fuses.
If ANYTHING goes wrong while the fuses are pulled you can bet it will be blamed on your "disabling of this safety system" that will be touted as the cause.
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yup, so for anyone reading this, let it be clear that if you pull your fuses, you are doing it on your own. I'm not endorsing nor supporting, only sharing my experiences.
I can also share with you that I have signed off on blaming anyone. My lack of active DPS has been recognized at the dealer and documented to have been done by my own decision.
So Nick, you're saying that this second update possibly had something in it that would make the message scroll because before you got the update, you had no problem. So they linked the 2nd update to something then.
But hey, at least the "unknown Surprise or caught off guard" feelings are gone, right?
And why both fuses?
The update clearly enabled the scrolling message. I logged over 60k miles with both fuses removed before that update was applied and had no scrolling or engine lights.
It's a tough subject because it's one of those issues that is not 100% clear. For the most part the DPS works, I'm just not comfortable with those few times when it gives me an unexpected response. I gave it another go for about 5k miles after the update and I still don't trust it. So know I'm back to riding with it disabled by pulling the fuses.
I feel tremendously more stable on the road and I can prove it to myself because I ride the same roads, 5 days a week commuting. The DPS makes me twitchy and erratic entering and exiting curves. With it disabled I go in smooth and come out steady. The DPS also seems to react to pitch and yaw of the road in a manner that makes me uncomfortable.
When the pitch is altered, the DPS seems to interpret that info as steering input and then I fight myself fighting it to maintain my path.
I found a 1/4 mile or so stretch of road where this can be replicated. With the fuses pulled, I go straight through with no issues.
With the fuses in, I fight to keep myself straight and in my lane. So that was all I needed and now the fuses will continue to stay out.
if you're in the tri state area, this is it;
http://maps.google.com
I come south from the HH Bridge and merge with traffic coming of the GW.
That strip that is highlighted has a pitch that drops to the right lane. By going from the middle to the right, you feel it. This is where the DPS will consistently get involved when all I want to do is maintain my lane. Instead of maintaining a clean path on a very, very slight curve I have to fight it.
With the fuses pulled, I push through there with no effort at all.
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