meerkat
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Try "clearing" that 70, and see what happens.
(It may have been left in there from a calibration attempt... :dontknow
Bob , Tried that , didn't help . Are you having the same problem ?
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Help with the 2018 RTL dash .
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Bob , Tried that , didn't help . Are you having the same problem ?
Just got back from a fairly long ride with the following results:
Trip hour meter was correct: 4 hr 32 min, which I assume is 'engine on' time. Total of 182 miles.
The maximum MPH showed 76, which is correct. Average MPH showed 40, which seems to be right for 4.5 hours and 182 miles.
Instantaneous MPG fluctuated between 0.4 (stopped) and 70 (which appears to be the maximum). It's hard to tell, but the way the instantaneous MPG varied as I up and down shifted, it seemed to be correct. Average MPG stayed locked at 70, so it's a definite bug in the software. I'll report this to BRP, but if others report this also it may help.
I filled up the tank at the end of the ride, and the actual MPG came out to 42.8, which I don't think is bad at all, especially since the bike is brand new, I had a passenger, and a lot of the riding was in 5th gear (I was in the mountains).
- Ken
Bob Denman
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:shocked: We're having a Blizzard here right now... :gaah:
The snow is coming at us sideways, and wind gusts are up over 40 mph...
Once this crap clears out, and the roads are decent again: I'll take a run at this issue. :thumbup:
effin' snow... :banghead:
The snow is coming at us sideways, and wind gusts are up over 40 mph...
Once this crap clears out, and the roads are decent again: I'll take a run at this issue. :thumbup:
effin' snow... :banghead:
meerkat
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2018 RTL dash
I called BRP yesterday , they checked and had nothing on record about this problem . They told me to go to the dealer and tell them to open a case with a PRP technician , which I did today , and they told me that they did that. When I told him that they had nothing on record , he said that BRP saves those for about a week , then discards them . My machine has the initial update with the additional required cord but this does not solve the problem according to the dealer .HE said I have to wait for the next update witch is coming , no not when , and that should solve the problem . meerkat :yikes:
I called BRP yesterday , they checked and had nothing on record about this problem . They told me to go to the dealer and tell them to open a case with a PRP technician , which I did today , and they told me that they did that. When I told him that they had nothing on record , he said that BRP saves those for about a week , then discards them . My machine has the initial update with the additional required cord but this does not solve the problem according to the dealer .HE said I have to wait for the next update witch is coming , no not when , and that should solve the problem . meerkat :yikes:
tehrlich
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I'm glad you are reporting all of this. At least people can be aware. Thanks.
Flamewinger
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So your bike had been updated? I'm still waiting for my dealer to figure out how. I'm also still waiting for a few other accessories to be installed and they figure to install them when they can do the update. I've old them I want the extras installed now and got told their tech is injured and I'll have to wait another few weeks. Hope they can do the software update also. Or maybe it will be the newer update?
Is there a way to tell the version? Do we get a list of what is being updated? Any news of FOBO & Rever? Or SiriusXM?
Is there a way to tell the version? Do we get a list of what is being updated? Any news of FOBO & Rever? Or SiriusXM?
Buckeye Bleau
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wow, really, sometimes people just have to be the negative Nancy. Try being positive, you will feel better. Focus on all the moving parts that do work normally, as opposed to a tiny issue that annoys you.
My wife just bought a new 2017 Buick with a built in navigation system. When we picked it up we decided to go to Outback. Just for giggles I punched that into the new navigation system and there it was. It was directing us to where the Outback was five years ago, really?
I read the manual about updates, it stated that I should contact GM Navigation by phone or on the web. I checked the web, they want to sell me an update. I called them, they want me to buy an update for over $160. The update would come to me on a USB Stick. I said that it is a new car, I should not have to buy. They said talk to the dealer. The dealer knows nothing about it.
Technology is a wonderful thing when it works and a burden when it doesn't. In the end we usually get things worked out.
Joe
h0gr1der
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I'm thinking that got cleared up with the 20.8 firmware upgrade. That's how I got my dealer to move on it, they gave me the same old song and dance about "No recalls for this VIN". I explained to them that the gas to empty and mileage averages were frozen, and we needed to make a warranty claim. They pretty quickly determined the 20.8 upgrade was easier, so it was done.
Since the upgrade all my instantaneous and total averages have started working across all three trip meters, and I gained a miles to empty in the center of the left gauge cluster. Check your firmware revision.
Jarred
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Has anyone had a problem w the 20.8 update? Someone told me his dealer said the update is knocking out the dash (50% of those who upgraded) causing them to replace entire dash. That’s why I haven’t upgraded yet. But he’s the only person I’ve heard of who’s had that problem. Anyone else?
h0gr1der
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Tongue in cheek, but I strongly suspect installer error. Kind of like when you do a firmware update "push" on your smart phone, the very stern warning to have a full battery and not interrupt the download.
Well, that caution comes from experience from the phone manufacturers. Firmware done incorrectly or botched can "brick" the head unit, just like it can brick a phone. Sometimes they are unrecoverable. With all the ineptitude I read about, how little the folks doing the upgrades actually know (read that as trained, which BRP seems to lag on) and you could see the connection. I've only read one tale of a ruined dash, and they didn't say what happened, just that they hooked it up and now it needs replacing. The 50% number is probably the dealer trying to get people wanting upgrades to go away.
Well, that caution comes from experience from the phone manufacturers. Firmware done incorrectly or botched can "brick" the head unit, just like it can brick a phone. Sometimes they are unrecoverable. With all the ineptitude I read about, how little the folks doing the upgrades actually know (read that as trained, which BRP seems to lag on) and you could see the connection. I've only read one tale of a ruined dash, and they didn't say what happened, just that they hooked it up and now it needs replacing. The 50% number is probably the dealer trying to get people wanting upgrades to go away.
^^^ This. Precisely this.
Fake news, reckon - if that catastrophic failure rate was anywhere near factual, this update would never have seen the light of day. And a simple Googly-thang search would have yielded abundant relevant hits.
Go gitchie fayncy update and worry about sumptin' else - like ye belt tension
Cheers
E
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