Warning light on ESA WCGSA

[pistole]

I don't have Dynamic ESA either.

its not missed since I only ride solo.

 

[GS_or_bust]

Happened to mine twice in 4k miles. Dealer looked at the fault codes yesterday (under warranty) and saw communications faults so he did a reprogram and software updates.

 

[roamer]

ESA light on

Hi Robbo,
The start up cycle on the modern can networks does as mentioned take time to initialise, engine brakes and engine run can high(faster) than the other control units,
With cars we get similar scenarios, one being start engine and drive away in a tight turn,,this can cause the brakes to not perform basic setting and holds a malfunction for up to 3 ignition cycles, this can effect other control units,
So switching the ignition on and not moving the bike for a few seconds may be a solution,these pending errors are a tolerance and not stored if re set early,
The abs is mother and can restrict other functions for safety ,
if you run it long enough the brakes and engine will store the malfunction,
Sadly the bike dealers are going down the car route of if we can't claim it we won't do it or it will cost you route,, they are playing a dangerous game,,
That said the metal fragments in the final drive oil wasn't enough reason to investigate, I have them in a bag !! Still denial.
Yes some people are fussy, but surely the dealer is factoring a little goodwill into their prices,, Roamer

 

[Robbo1200ADV]

Hi Robbo,
The start up cycle on the modern can networks does as mentioned take time to initialise, engine brakes and engine run can high(faster) than the other control units,
With cars we get similar scenarios, one being start engine and drive away in a tight turn,,this can cause the brakes to not perform basic setting and holds a malfunction for up to 3 ignition cycles, this can effect other control units,
So switching the ignition on and not moving the bike for a few seconds may be a solution,these pending errors are a tolerance and not stored if re set early,
The abs is mother and can restrict other functions for safety ,
if you run it long enough the brakes and engine will store the malfunction,
Sadly the bike dealers are going down the car route of if we can't claim it we won't do it or it will cost you route,, they are playing a dangerous game,,
That said the metal fragments in the final drive oil wasn't enough reason to investigate, I have them in a bag !! Still denial.
Yes some people are fussy, but surely the dealer is factoring a little goodwill into their prices,, Roamer

Thanks for that . Will leave it 10 seconds before hitting start

 

[Engineer]

Software control of dynamic automotive systems is not a good idea for general use, race track is one thing, road use is another and best kept simple in my opinion ..... but sadly money grabbing and marketing all too often hold sway over intelligent engineering.

 

[Toddmeister]

Software control of dynamic automotive systems is not a good idea for general use, race track is one thing, road use is another and best kept simple in my opinion ..... but sadly money grabbing and marketing all too often hold sway over intelligent engineering.

I guess you must break out in a cold sweat every time you fly then!

 

[WindyChuffer]

...the chap I spoke to was new .It seemed odd ...

You've found the answer to your problem.

BTW - Occurrence of faults are normally be logged in bikes computer, and can be seen when dealer plugs it into their magic machine. Whether the dealer interprets what they see correctly is another matter, along with whether they charge you.

 

[Montydoesdallas]

Funny you should mention this problem.....happened to mine this weekend turned it off/on made no difference, went to for a ride then left it for an hour, returned and it worked ok...
Put it down to a characteristic of the bike. Probably never happen again.

 

[roamer]

Thanks for that . Will leave it 10 seconds before hitting start

That's basically the best way to give it time to read the immobiliser chip then set up everything,
As the battery is small the standing voltage can slow things down when cranking the engine causing communications issues,
Run the bike 30 minutes or more, switch off and re start 30 mins later all ok as the battery has more standing voltage,,central electrics can take up to 30 minutes to fully shut down,,,