EBD fault screen

[smurfette]

I went to start my bike this am, started fine, backed it out of garage, and she stalled at the end of the driveway. I got a restart right away. It then stalled 2x more.:cus: I figured it didn't like being put in reverse too early in the day. Then I got an EBD fault orange screen message, no other fault codes. I had to switch vehicles, and go to work. My ryde is a 2010 RT-AC with 7125 miles, SE-5 transmission, oil level is good, I am careful to use a fuel treatment at each fill, and have a half tank of gas. Rode 125 miles Sunday with no problems. Any ideas? Only issue I've had with Smurfette is a bad TB about a year ago. No other codes showed up. HELP!!

 

[Bob Denman]

Did you pull up any active error codes?

 

[smurfette]

Active codes

I didn't see any show up, will try to pull up active codes when I get home.

 

[NancysToy]

An EBD message relates to the Electronic Brake Distribution. It could indicate a caliper problem or problem with an ABS sensor, among other things. It can appear as a secondary warning, so I would check the brake fluid level just as a precaution. The stalling is likely not related...but could be if the rear ABS sensor malfunctioned and kicked in the traction control. Lots of other possibilities there, including spark plug wires, purge valve, throttle body, and vacuum hoses. Before we could advise you further, you will need to pull up any active fault codes (they don't show unless you retrieve them) or have the dealer look at any occurred faults.

 

[Bob Denman]

Before we could advise you further, you will need to pull up any active fault codes (they don't show unless you retrieve them) or have the dealer look at any occurred faults.

pps: I should have mentioned that they don't just pop up for you...
Here's how you get them:
with the bike running...
lay your thumb (any thumb will do) across the mode and set buttons, and push them both in at the same time.
Then...
push in your turnsignal switch just as if you were cancelling a signal.

Any active codes will then show up on the center screen.
Hit the mode button again, and you'll be returned to your normal programming!

 

[smurfette]

Hmm

Could it be as simple as cheesing off Nanny? I did put it in reverse, and backed it down my driveway, which would have been going down an incline.

 

[NancysToy]

Could it be as simple as cheesing off Nanny? I did put it in reverse, and backed it down my driveway, which would have been going down an incline.

Yes it could. It has been known to happen in reverse going up a hill. It could be just the way things are (a design flaw) or it could be related to a malfunctioning or miscalibrated sensor. If you were turning at all when it died, it is almost certainly Miss Nanny. It does not like to be tilted, ask the folks that tried to climb the banks at Daytona. Unfortunately, in reverse the nanny kills the engine, instead of just cutting things back like it does going forward. It is an unpleasant quirk, with no deadband or forgiveness. It really needs to have a built-in delay of some sort.

 

[smurfette]

$%^# Nanny

As soon as I read your reply, I remembered "oh chit!" I was turning the handlebars when it died this am! Also, I checked for any active codes, found none, and no more EBD screen as well. Is it possible that a combination of turning while on the decline and stepping on the brake could have caused the problem I had this am?

 

[NancysToy]

As soon as I read your reply, I remembered "oh chit!" I was turning the handlebars when it died this am! Also, I checked for any active codes, found none, and no more EBD screen as well. Is it possible that a combination of turning while on the decline and stepping on the brake could have caused the problem I had this am?

Very possible. You may still have a marginal sensor calibration or something that made it more sensitive than it should have been. If it happens again, you might want to have the ABS sensor distance and the yaw sensor zero calibration checked. The RPM enters into it, too. The RPM is severely limited in reverse, and too much throttle can anger Miss Nanny. The combination may have just ticked her off.

 

[smurfette]

:bowdown: Thank you!!!

 

[Bob Denman]

Once again; Scotty leaps tall buildings in a single bound... :thumbup:
Great explanation that even I could understand! :bowdown:

 

[smurfette]

Update

This morning, I went to and started Smurfette up, not so much as a hiccuphyea:.
This time, when backing out of (and down) the driveway, as soon as I got to the point where inertia would let it roll, I put it in neutral, used as little braking as possible, and minimal turning. Ms Nanny didn't even wake up! It really is a learning process to become one with our rydes, and learning each others' quirks , likes, and dislikes. Thank you Spyder family!

 

[CyncySpyder]

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:dontknow:And being public, it most likely will help others who may have similar issues :thumbup:


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