Dash flashing Spyder

[ARtraveler]

Guess we will have to wait for the OP to clarify. Sorry for screwing this up.

The scenario I mentioned above is the only scenario where I know that a Spyder (image) pops up. Like others, I have never heard of the word SPYDER popping up on the warning screen.

 

[trikermutha]

Only time I seen Spyder come up is when I shut off the bike and the word SPYDER comes across the dash display..

Tried the gas cap and that did nothing .

 

[jimnsusie]

I must ask, while the screen was indicating spyder, did you then shut the machine off since I assume it was running, then tighten the fuel cap?

Or assuming the machine was running, did you leave it running, then tighten the fuel cap to witness the flashing stop.

If the machine was never fired up, there would be no vacuum applied to the evap system so the machine would not know.

PK

I turned it off and tightened the cap and the flashing never came back on. Hasn't done it since. Thought about leaving the cap loose but I see others have tried that so guess will wait and see if it ever happens again

 

[ARtraveler]

I turned it off and tightened the cap and the flashing never came back on. Hasn't done it since. Thought about leaving the cap loose but I see others have tried that so guess will wait and see if it ever happens again

Would you clarify for us:

Was the dash flashing the image of the Spyder--as in cargo door open scenario

or

Did the dash flash the word Spyder?


Thanks in advance.

 

[jimnsusie]

Would you clarify for us:

Was the dash flashing the image of the Spyder--as in cargo door open scenario

or

Did the dash flash the word Spyder?


Thanks in advance.

It flashed the word Spyder

 

[CanAmChris]

This but flashing?

Thing is, I am certain the base code used for all the Spyders is the same and has evolved over time. Variables for things like weight are different but physics does not change. If a wheel lifts up, or breaks loose, that quick deceleration/acceleration is easy for it to identify.

I would lean towards a faulty MFD. Computers are stupid. They only do what they are programmed to do. If some set of circumstances happens that it has no programming to handle, the default response is to reboot. Make no mistake, the Spyder is a computer on wheels.

If it never happens again, I would not worry. If you see it again... maybe a faulty chip in the MFD.

There was a hard reset procedure I read here years ago. Take the key away from the bike for 15 minutes, then insert the key and turn it on and off 5 times fast... I can't remember tonight. Maybe it was to show error code history.

I am sure someone will tell you what it is.

 

[Magdave]

This but flashing?

Thing is, I am certain the base code used for all the Spyders is the same and has evolved over time. Variables for things like weight are different but physics does not change. If a wheel lifts up, or breaks loose, that quick deceleration/acceleration is easy for it to identify.

I would lean towards a faulty MFD. Computers are stupid. They only do what they are programmed to do. If some set of circumstances happens that it has no programming to handle, the default response is to reboot. Make no mistake, the Spyder is a computer on wheels.

If it never happens again, I would not worry. If you see it again... maybe a faulty chip in the MFD.

There was a hard reset procedure I read here years ago. Take the key away from the bike for 15 minutes, then insert the key and turn it on and off 5 times fast... I can't remember tonight. Maybe it was to show error code history.

I am sure someone will tell you what it is.

The RT screen looks nothing like that. The area he ID'ed was shown earlier in the thread and a has never shown letters in the area he said it was in AFAIK. I would like BRPcare to step up here and clarify this thread. Anyone think they will?

 

[SpyderAnn01]

CanAmChris, where did you get that photo from?

(I sent a PM to BRPCare and asked them to respond)

 

[Bob Denman]

The O.P. is discussing the dash of a 2014 RT... A picture of an RS display is only confusing the issue. :shocked:

 

[Frank G]

If I was the OP I would never respond in fear of being thrown under the bus and ran over by a group of spyders. :shocked:

 

[Bob Denman]

:shocked::hun: :dontknow:
We're just trying to sort out something that seems to be a new wrinkle. :thumbup:

 

[billybovine]

The O.P. is discussing the dash of a 2014 RT... A picture of an RS display is only confusing the issue. :shocked:

That is a F3 display not a RS. I would guess that is a picture of CanAmChris's own F3.

 

[jimnsusie]

This but flashing?

Thing is, I am certain the base code used for all the Spyders is the same and has evolved over time. Variables for things like weight are different but physics does not change. If a wheel lifts up, or breaks loose, that quick deceleration/acceleration is easy for it to identify.

I would lean towards a faulty MFD. Computers are stupid. They only do what they are programmed to do. If some set of circumstances happens that it has no programming to handle, the default response is to reboot. Make no mistake, the Spyder is a computer on wheels.

If it never happens again, I would not worry. If you see it again... maybe a faulty chip in the MFD.

There was a hard reset procedure I read here years ago. Take the key away from the bike for 15 minutes, then insert the key and turn it on and off 5 times fast... I can't remember tonight. Maybe it was to show error code history.

I am sure someone will tell you what it is.

I tend to agree with this about maybe just a computer glitch. Only saw it flashing that one trip and nothing since. The fact that it stopped after I tightened the gas cap was probably a coincidence. Will certainly post it again and with a picture if it happens again

 

[ARtraveler]

I tend to agree with this about maybe just a computer glitch. Only saw it flashing that one trip and nothing since. The fact that it stopped after I tightened the gas cap was probably a coincidence. Will certainly post it again and with a picture if it happens again

Yes, there are times when the computer throws one at us, just to let us know who is in charge of the :spyder2:

Been there and done that--like many others in the club. :thumbup:

 

[CanAmChris]

The RT screen looks nothing like that. The area he ID'ed was shown earlier in the thread and a has never shown letters in the area he said it was in AFAIK. I would like BRPcare to step up here and clarify this thread. Anyone think they will?

I am fully aware that it is not an RT display. The type of display has no bearing on the computer code embedded in the circuit board chips that control the systems on the Spyder. As I said in my post, the core code that controls the systems for the Spyder is shared across all models. The computer chips that control the ABS in Ford Mustang are the same chips that control the ABS in a Ford F-150.

CanAmChris, where did you get that photo from? (I sent a PM to BRPCare and asked them to respond)

I took that picture right at the tail end of an F3-S power up cycle. That is why the speedo and RPM indicators are blurry. They were still resetting

The O.P. is discussing the dash of a 2014 RT... A picture of an RS display is only confusing the issue. :shocked:

Sorry if this comes across snarky, but I'm confused why you would think the monitoring and control systems on an RT would be different then the ones on an RS or ST or F3.

That is a F3 display not a RS. I would guess that is a picture of CanAmChris's own F3.

It is indeed an F3-S.

I tend to agree with this about maybe just a computer glitch. Only saw it flashing that one trip and nothing since. The fact that it stopped after I tightened the gas cap was probably a coincidence. Will certainly post it again and with a picture if it happens again

Glad to hear it. In my 25 years working with computers, I have seen them do some strange things. My only word of caution would be that if you see it happen again while riding, the safety systems might be resetting, so the nanny might ignore what you do for a second or two.

 

[Magdave]

Hate to disagree Chris but you are wrong on several points. The Mustang/ F150 analogy is incorrect. They may work by the same theory but are not interchangeable. Neither are the display items on the can bus systems of different versions of Spyders. I have been working with computers dating back to the CDC 3100 punch card era by the way. The code for each version of spyder although similar for the ECM is differentiated in what is displayed on the screen and in screen location. I do find your above post to be a little snarky. Have you owned an RT your self by the way? Your F3 screen looks more like an RS screen to me. The RT screen is in living color a slightly more futuristic display than yours.

 

[CanAmChris]

Hate to disagree Chris but you are wrong on several points. The Mustang/ F150 analogy is incorrect. They may work by the same theory but are not interchangeable. Neither are the display items on the can bus systems of different versions of Spyders. I have been working with computers dating back to the CDC 3100 punch card era by the way. The code for each version of spyder although similar for the ECM is differentiated in what is displayed on the screen and in screen location. I do find your above post to be a little snarky. Have you owned an RT your self by the way? Your F3 screen looks more like an RS screen to me. The RT screen is in living color a slightly more futuristic display than yours.

No worries Magdave,

We can agree to disagree

 

[Magdave]

No worries Magdave,

We can agree to disagree

:thumbup:

 

[jimnsusie]

I received a reply from my Spyder tech who is very good about this flashing Spyder. hope this will show

 

[Professor]

Thanks for the follow-up

I received a reply from my Spyder tech who is very good about this flashing Spyder. View attachment 107960 hope this will show

At first I thought maybe some sort of hallucinogen was involved - Spyder venom perhaps? :roflblack: Or maybe your RT's spirit was attempting to make contact. :yikes: But alas, it turned out to be something more mundane and practical.

The good news is that nothing is wrong with your RT and we all learned something.