tsherman02840
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Desperate for Advice!! Regarding retrieving fault codes
Last month I purchased a 2011 RTS - SE5 Spyder from a non authorized Can Am dealership in Newport, VT near the Canadian border. Yes, the bike was purchased new in Canada and serviced there before I bought it. Because the seller did not service Spyders I had the bike sent to an authorized dealer outside Boston and asked that they check it out entirely and at a minimum do a tune up and oil change which they did. I picked it up and had 3 nice days of weather and decided to try it out before putting it away for the winter. I love it, but on the third day, the orange check engine light appeared so I brought it to my storage garage so I would not damage it. My whole point in servicing it before I stored it, was so that I could have peace of mind that it would be ready to go in Spring. So now I have the opposite.....I don't want to spend the next 5 months agonizing over what the problem is, so I have been trying to retrieve the fault code to determine why I am getting the check engine warning light. I have scoured the forum and found 3 advised methods to retrieve the fault codes none of which has worked and I am at my wits end....... Method 1) Hold the Mode and Set button simultaneously and push the directional button in (result... blank screen) 2) Use the mode button to locate the hours screen at the bottom of the screen.... there is no hours screen that I can find on my display after hours of trying! 3) Hold the mode button down on the left control, push down the headlight override on the right handle, and flash the lights several times.........There is no light override or any other light switch on my right handle!!! Certainly, someone out there must know how to retrieve the fault messages!! If you do, I am begging you to tell me how, so I can sleep comfortably over the net 5 months. PLEASE!! Tom PS: Boston dealer simply says bring the bike back in....140 mile round trip!
Last month I purchased a 2011 RTS - SE5 Spyder from a non authorized Can Am dealership in Newport, VT near the Canadian border. Yes, the bike was purchased new in Canada and serviced there before I bought it. Because the seller did not service Spyders I had the bike sent to an authorized dealer outside Boston and asked that they check it out entirely and at a minimum do a tune up and oil change which they did. I picked it up and had 3 nice days of weather and decided to try it out before putting it away for the winter. I love it, but on the third day, the orange check engine light appeared so I brought it to my storage garage so I would not damage it. My whole point in servicing it before I stored it, was so that I could have peace of mind that it would be ready to go in Spring. So now I have the opposite.....I don't want to spend the next 5 months agonizing over what the problem is, so I have been trying to retrieve the fault code to determine why I am getting the check engine warning light. I have scoured the forum and found 3 advised methods to retrieve the fault codes none of which has worked and I am at my wits end....... Method 1) Hold the Mode and Set button simultaneously and push the directional button in (result... blank screen) 2) Use the mode button to locate the hours screen at the bottom of the screen.... there is no hours screen that I can find on my display after hours of trying! 3) Hold the mode button down on the left control, push down the headlight override on the right handle, and flash the lights several times.........There is no light override or any other light switch on my right handle!!! Certainly, someone out there must know how to retrieve the fault messages!! If you do, I am begging you to tell me how, so I can sleep comfortably over the net 5 months. PLEASE!! Tom PS: Boston dealer simply says bring the bike back in....140 mile round trip!
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