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Got a Yaw Sensor code and Limp Mode - should I ride it, or what should I do next?

I have a 2015 RTS. Had it go into Limp Mode on me while touring British Columbia. I found a code reader at a Can Am 4 wheel rental store. They put it on the reader and it came up with Yaw sensor. He deleted it, the Limp Mode went away. It seemed to run normal after that, but I still got it towed back home.

What are your guys thoughts on what I should do next? I don’t want to be out in the mountains and have it go into Limp Mode again.
 
If the Limp Mode has been cleared and doesn't come back within a few miles of you riding on, then you're probably good to go! :)

Limp Mode isn't usually a DO NOT RIDE AT ALL COSTS thing, it simply stops you from revving too hard, going over about 50 mph, and basically from riding/pushing things so hard that you are likely to prang &/or damage something that might've fallen outside of its normal safety parameters; and it's usually as a result of you triggering some Warning Code. It could've been from something as simple as your foot stopping the brake pedal from returning to its full/relaxed height and so your brake light stayed on too long; or given the Yaw Sensor finding (that may or may not be correct unless it came off BUDS), then maybe you slid the tail around a corner juuust a little, or maybe one front wheel locked up a bit under brakes on a slippery surface & there was a tiny but sudden lurch to one side? :unsure:

But really, only the proper Code, not the Limp Home Mode result, will tell us any of that. If your Spyder is a 2015, then IIRC, you should be able
to recall any Active Codes by:

Pressing the MODE and SET button simultaneously and while still holding them, press the Turn Signal Cancel (push in) button.

If there's no active codes shown on the dash then, you likely had a transient code (like that brake pedal thing or a quick lurch to the side) and you can comfortably ride on; or if you prefer, you could take it to a dealer, wait a few weeks while they faffed around a bit, pay your money, and take your chances that you don't get told much the same thing. :rolleyes: I know what I'd be doing. 😉

So really, you need to check for any Active Codes and tell us what you find so we can properly help, but if there's no active codes &/or the Limp Mode has now gone and doesn't come back pretty much straight away, then the odds are pretty good that it was transient and you can simply...


Ryde More, Worry Less!

Over to you!(y)
 
If the Limp Mode has been cleared and doesn't come back within a few miles of you riding on, then you're probably good to go! :)

Limp Mode isn't usually a DO NOT RIDE AT ALL COSTS thing, it simply stops you from revving too hard, going over about 50 mph, and basically from riding/pushing things so hard that you are likely to prang &/or damage something that might've fallen outside of its normal safety parameters; and it's usually as a result of you triggering some Warning Code. It could've been from something as simple as your foot stopping the brake pedal from returning to its full/relaxed height and so your brake light stayed on too long; or given the Yaw Sensor finding (that may or may not be correct unless it came off BUDS), then maybe you slid the tail around a corner juuust a little, or maybe one front wheel locked up a bit under brakes on a slippery surface & there was a tiny but sudden lurch to one side? :unsure:

But really, only the proper Code, not the Limp Home Mode result, will tell us any of that. If your Spyder is a 2015, then IIRC, you should be able
to recall any Active Codes by:

Pressing the MODE and SET button simultaneously and while still holding them, press the Turn Signal Cancel (push in) button.

If there's no active codes shown on the dash then, you likely had a transient code (like that brake pedal thing or a quick lurch to the side) and you can comfortably ride on; or if you prefer, you could take it to a dealer, wait a few weeks while they faffed around a bit, pay your money, and take your chances that you don't get told much the same thing. :rolleyes: I know what I'd be doing. 😉

So really, you need to check for any Active Codes and tell us what you find so we can properly help, but if the Limp Mode has now gone and doesn't come back pretty much straight away, the odds are good that it was transient and you can simply...


Ryde More, Worry Less!

Over to you!(y)
Well, I just took it out for a good hard rip, made some very hard lefts and rights, fish tailed around in some gravel etc. Didn’t trip the yaw sensor lol But can I trust it? Is there a lot involved in changing sensor? Hmmmm
 
If you've had NO other codes, and your one and only Limp Mode was a transient thing anyway, why WOULDN'T you trust it?? :oops:

You don't live your life wrapped in cotton wool and not ever riding cos you MIGHT have an accident, or cos maybe now you're a bit older, you MIGHT have a heart attack, do you?? :unsure:

Your Spyder has a whole suite of things we affectionately call 'the Nanny' that are designed to step in early and stop any of the potentially damaging things that MIGHT occur from becoming an issue/causing any real damage, and you simply got a momentary flash from one of them - something which happens often to many, if not most of us, even if they're not always seen; and besides, if you want to push your Spyder really hard, these momentary & transient flashes can even happen many times on a single ride with absofreakinlutely NO ill effect!! 😏

It's not even as if your 'Limp Mode' episode stopped you from riding!! They rarely do; they most often just flash on and off monetarily &/or until you start up again; and even if they are associated with something of concern that might bring up a real code telling you of a true issue, if it's just a 'Limp Home Mode' thing, they generally tend to simply be a reminder to you that you should behave juuust a little better than you were for a bit, cos they're NOT telling you to stop riding, they're just telling you did something that could be risky if you continue, so behave! And if that Limp Mode then goes away, the Nanny is happy and you're good to go!! 😃

So like I said before, now you can just:

Ride More, Worry Less!! (y)

But I s'pose, if you really want to worry needlessly about it, then it's not a really that big of a job (basically, once you've got the part, you just hafta take off & replace it & a bunch of tupperware!) and it is your bike, so it's up to you if you want to go ahead & change it. :rolleyes:

Personally, I wouldn't bother; but then, that's just me, and I like to ride waaayyy more than I like to worry! ;)
 
Well, I just took it out for a good hard rip, made some very hard lefts and rights, fish tailed around in some gravel etc. Didn’t trip the yaw sensor lol But can I trust it? Is there a lot involved in changing sensor? Hmmmm
It sounds like it's doing what it should be and your good to go, don't know why you had it towed back to your home, should have ridden it like you stole it! She just spanked you and told you to kick it back a touch, if you had stopped and shut it down for a few minutes, it may have gone away by itself!
 
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