Traction Control light?
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Traction Control light?
On my 2023 Breakout I am confused about when the Traction Control light is supposed to be on and when it is supposed to be off. I know that both it and the ABS light are suppsoed to be on until the motorcycle is moving at at leats 3 or so MPH, but once moving, if I want the traction control to be active, should the light be "on" or "off" or "flashing"?
Jim G
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the light staying on indicates a fault. it should blink with the ABS light until you start moving. it will also flash if it's active (tire spinning). all normal riding down the road, the light should be out.
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The manual leaves a lot to be desired. Another example: When describing the process to see and then change the PIN, it fails to mention that you must execute the initial steps very QUICKLY in order to actually get into the "programming" mode. I was doing the on-off on the system button and the 2-clicks of the left turn signal about as fast as I would click a mouse or trackpad on a computer, but was not getting the programming mode. I finally saw a video online in which the presenter, an experienced HD emchanic, did the entire sequence much faster than I was doing it. So I tied that, and it finally worked.
Evidently, HD's user manual writer is not one of the better "professional" ones who don't leave ambiguities like that in their instructions.
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I cant speak to Harley, but Ive a number of vehicles with traction control.
In normal use, nothing is lit.
If traction control is activated because of my driving, there will be a dash indicator, usually a yellow triangle, sometimes with a skid mark in it.
If I manually turn traction control off, a message saying something like tc disabled is lit.
In normal use, nothing is lit.
If traction control is activated because of my driving, there will be a dash indicator, usually a yellow triangle, sometimes with a skid mark in it.
If I manually turn traction control off, a message saying something like tc disabled is lit.
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