EITMS activates in cooler weather
I have a 2015 RGS that I've noticed the EITMS activates when the ambient temp is under 80 degrees. It activated yesterday when the temp was 61 degrees. According to the manual I thought one of the parameters that HAS to be met is an ambient temp exceeding 80 degrees. Anyone else with this issue or any ideas? I know I can just turn it off but I'd rather know if there's a problem.
Install Love Jugs and you can disable your EITMS. Your engine temps will never get near activation levels so the device will have no purpose.
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I have a 2015 RGS that I've noticed the EITMS activates when the ambient temp is under 80 degrees. It activated yesterday when the temp was 61 degrees. According to the manual I thought one of the parameters that HAS to be met is an ambient temp exceeding 80 degrees. Anyone else with this issue or any ideas? I know I can just turn it off but I'd rather know if there's a problem.
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if the engine temps will 'get nowhere near activation levels', then it wouldn't matter if he disabled the eitms or not.... he would never see it.
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There are three things that CAN turn on the EITMS system.
Ambient Air Temperature
Engine Temperature
Coolant Temperature
There is a timer in the ECM that waits until the engine has been running for a period of time and then any one of the three items can turn the system on if the bike is equipped with it. The Ambient air temperature is really a joke as the air can be hot and the engine cool and it still turns on.
Ambient Air Temperature
Engine Temperature
Coolant Temperature
There is a timer in the ECM that waits until the engine has been running for a period of time and then any one of the three items can turn the system on if the bike is equipped with it. The Ambient air temperature is really a joke as the air can be hot and the engine cool and it still turns on.
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I have a 2015 RGS that I've noticed the EITMS activates when the ambient temp is under 80 degrees. It activated yesterday when the temp was 61 degrees. According to the manual I thought one of the parameters that HAS to be met is an ambient temp exceeding 80 degrees. Anyone else with this issue or any ideas? I know I can just turn it off but I'd rather know if there's a problem.
I have a '14 Limited and the EITMS works exactly as described in Service Bulletin M1351. The EITMS has never gone Active when the Air Temp was less than 81* as indicated on the Vehicle Status screen. I do know that if a heat source is placed near the AAT sensor it can 'fool' the EITMS that the air temp is high and this will activate the EITMS
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I did. It says that three conditions must be met and one of them is ambient temp greater than 80...thanks for your helpful insight tho. You must be a riot at parties.
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It keeps your thighs a little cooler while you're stopped in traffic, and it does that by making the engine run lousy for the minute or so that you're stopped.
I asked my service manager about it, specifically if there's a problem if I turn it off. He said: "I hate it, turning it off is the first thing I do with a new bike."
If keeping your thighs a few degrees cooler while you're stopped is that important, leave it on. Otherwise...
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