Red "P" Indicator lit on Tachometer?????
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That's what happened to me. Contact Zipper's they should send you a "kit" with a wire, star washer, screw and the instructions.
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When I added the V&H FP3 to my Street Glide Special my parking indicator came on after doing a map upload. According to V&H it is not caused by their FP3, but instead is being cause by the bike sending SO much data on the databus to/from the ECM and that HD is aware of the problem. I have contacted my local HD shop and they had no idea what is causing the issue since the "P" light is only utilized on Trike model bikes and since I have a Street Glide Special the light isn't used. The HD tech called HD HQ about my issue they came back and said they have no idea why the light is staying on. So far this forum is the only place that I have seen with any info about this problem. Has anyone attempted the fix posted by BTRudy?
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When I added the V&H FP3 to my Street Glide Special my parking indicator came on after doing a map upload. According to V&H it is not caused by their FP3, but instead is being cause by the bike sending SO much data on the databus to/from the ECM and that HD is aware of the problem. I have contacted my local HD shop and they had no idea what is causing the issue since the "P" light is only utilized on Trike model bikes and since I have a Street Glide Special the light isn't used. The HD tech called HD HQ about my issue they came back and said they have no idea why the light is staying on. So far this forum is the only place that I have seen with any info about this problem. Has anyone attempted the fix posted by BTRudy?
btrudy is talking about adding the wire, it would go to the parking brake switch on the trike models.
Last edited by barrygreen; Jun 10, 2014 at 02:57 PM.
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"P" light repair
Yes I did, same problem as you. I took off the outer fairing and taped into the wire and grounded it to the radio mount. That same wire runs up beside the radio and is visible where the speaker wires come out of the harness for the left speaker. The wire runs from that connector up to the instrument cluster, ground it and the light goes out. On the other side of the connector where
btrudy is talking about adding the wire, it would go to the parking brake switch on the trike models.
btrudy is talking about adding the wire, it would go to the parking brake switch on the trike models.
First I would like to thank BTRudy and barrygreen for identifying what is causing the issue and finding a simple solution the problem. I made the repair and as expected the light was extinguished. Im attaching some pictures of the whole process (proposed by barrygreen) in case there is anyone else experiencing this issue. Thanks again, this forum has always been very helpful.
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I had the "P" light come also after installing the Fuelpak FP3 and I didn't know if it was just the bike or the FP3. Did the take the fuse out thing, nothing. Did the going back to stock map, nothing. Today did the BTRudy suggestion which took me a little while in this un-air conditioned garage in the TEXAS HEAT and guess what. The light is gone and hopefully out forever. It really is amazing what things, fixes, tricks I have found on these forums for all the bikes I've ever owned. By the way the tan/green wire on that plug that BTRudy pointed out is the one that needs to be grounded and is #7 and is the same wire barrygreen suggested to be grounded. Either way I'm sure it will work.
I see that you guys have the 2014 street glide. I am interested in purchasing the vance hines fuelpak fp3. The question is that I will be getting a 2014 tri-glide, will this be my problem if I use the new fuelpak fp3, the parking light coming on? Will the parking light still function as normal if I were to use the mod ? Is this problem only consist with the street glides only? I see that Harley is saving money by using the same speedo for the street glide as they use for the Tri-glide. Interesting.