My 2015 Rt with just over 3000 mi. has always gone to neutral on startup. Today I had a time getting it started. It didn't go to neutral and was in 1st.l couldn't get it in neutral. I turned it off for 10 min. and let it reboot. Still in 1st. I did several things and after about 5 min messing with it,it finally started. I don't know what I did. Has anyone had this happen or know what to do if it happens?
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Sounds like something is wrong. Mine has always worked the few times when I have forgotten to go to neutral. I would suggest that you shift into neutral until you get it looked at.
Bob Denman
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:agree: If you leave it in gear when you shut it off: the Spyder won't start unless your foot is on the brake pedal. It also won't shift itself back in neutral, until it has started up... nojoke
Develop a routine, and then hold yourself to it...
Develop a routine, and then hold yourself to it...
I stepped on the brake but when I pushed the started button nothing.
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billybovine
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Ok folks please explain to me why you should always turn off your Spyder in neutral. Why would this help? There is always going to be a time when the engine is stopped in gear. Either it has stalled or you forgot to do so. That is just awful advice. If for some reason it will not start in gear. Something is broke. Why not just fix it????????
In this case it is just not clear what was wrong. Highly likely just the engine kill switch. But if it is was because it was in gear. The ECM is not detecting that the service brake was applied. That problem will be there just waiting to happen again. If so get it fixed. Bad switch or whatever is wrong.
In this case it is just not clear what was wrong. Highly likely just the engine kill switch. But if it is was because it was in gear. The ECM is not detecting that the service brake was applied. That problem will be there just waiting to happen again. If so get it fixed. Bad switch or whatever is wrong.
billybovine
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What large number of things must happen in sequence? Either a switch is made or not.
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NOT START IN GEAR ISSUE
Billy, I recently posted the same problem .... and you told me this cannot happen :dontknow::dontknow: ....I wasn't going to argue about it ..... Just tell the OP it's not happening :roflblack::roflblack: ......Sorry I had to get that one in :lecturef_smilie: ...............I agree there is something wrong , but two dealers so far can't find out what it is .....soooo they deny it occurs also ....... Personally I believe it has something to do with weak battery, I think mine wasn't properly set-up before my purchasing it. Because this occurred on my Home from Ill....... A jump from a CAR battery got the tranny to go into Neutral, and then the Spyder started ..... Mike :thumbup:
billybovine
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You are not getting it Mike. A SE Spyder will start in any gear. It does not have to be in neutral. If it happens to be in gear, after the engine starts it will shift to neutral. Let say for some reason it can't shift to neutral, the shift lever fell off or something. The engine will still start in gear and stay in the same gear, but the engine will be running. There is no magical gear shifting system for engine starts.
If you really can't start in gear with your foot on the brake but can in neutral. There is something wrong with one of the 2 brake switches. Fix it.
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Bob Denman
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Hi Billy,
Perhaps what is trying to be said here, is this: If you consistently leave your bike in neutral at shut-down: you'll have fewer protocols to follow at the next start-up. The key, is to develop a routine that works the best for you, and follow it every time. nojoke
It has never been a question of if the bike can start if it's in gear, or not...
Example: I leave my bike in neutral... 99.995% of the time anyway! But for that .005% of the time that I screw up: the bike doesn't start until I step on the brake pedal.
If it doesn't start after that: I check the kill switch...
If it doesn't start after that: I check the battery for juice...
And after that: I'm a pedestrian!
Perhaps what is trying to be said here, is this: If you consistently leave your bike in neutral at shut-down: you'll have fewer protocols to follow at the next start-up. The key, is to develop a routine that works the best for you, and follow it every time. nojoke
It has never been a question of if the bike can start if it's in gear, or not...
Example: I leave my bike in neutral... 99.995% of the time anyway!
But for that .005% of the time that I screw up: the bike doesn't start until I step on the brake pedal.If it doesn't start after that: I check the kill switch...
If it doesn't start after that: I check the battery for juice...
And after that: I'm a pedestrian!
billybovine
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If it won't start in gear then it's broke and needs to be fixed. It's not an acceptable solution to me. "Just don't shut it off in gear." Because it's going to happen sometime.
Hi Billy,
Perhaps what is trying to be said here, is this: If you consistently leave your bike in neutral at shut-down: you'll have fewer protocols to follow at the next start-up. The key, is to develop a routine that works the best for you, and follow it every time. nojoke
It has never been a question of if the bike can start if it's in gear, or not...
Example: I leave my bike in neutral... 99.995% of the time anyway!
If it doesn't start after that: I check the kill switch...
If it doesn't start after that: I check the battery for juice...
And after that: I'm a pedestrian!
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