Hi guys, FNG here. Just wired in the gerbing harness for heated clothing. At one point when I was attaching the hot wire to the battery terminal, I heard the Garmin beep (factory nav) and it came on. Tried many times to turn it off with the switch, but this only kicks it into a program having to do with volume for the stereo and the nav unit itself. Has been on continuously for at least 30 minutes. How do I make it shut off so it doesn't drain the battery? any help is much appreciated
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Garmin will not shut off 2012 1600GTL
- Thread starter willhawks
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In your initial post you said, "...so it doesn't drain the battery?"
On our K16GT when the ignition is off the GPS is not charging.
I didn't know that, and ran the GPS down while riding another bike of ours that doesn't have a GPS connection for about a month.
Also, our Nav VI will automatically shut off after a given time (not sure how long that is) to help prevent battery drain.
FYI...
On our K16GT when the ignition is off the GPS is not charging.
I didn't know that, and ran the GPS down while riding another bike of ours that doesn't have a GPS connection for about a month.
Also, our Nav VI will automatically shut off after a given time (not sure how long that is) to help prevent battery drain.
FYI...
lkraus
New member
The screen will go dark, but the Nav VI is not shut off, just "sleeping" using the internal battery power. This is to allow a quick start after a gas or lunch stop. To turn it OFF, you have to hold down the button on the back until it asks you to confirm that you want to shut it down.
Ikraus,
The bike does about the same thing with the ignition off. All the "screens" are dark but the bike is still running the clock, etc., etc.
Left alone long enough the bike's battery will eventually drain, like the Garmin's.
I'm going through a "left-the-fob-on-the-bike-and-the-ignition-on-too" problem. In about 12 hours the battery was at 2 volts.
We found out sitting on her, all geared up and ready to go. Every time I hit the starter button the bike would go dark and restart.
The battery is on a charger and seems to be coming back...we'll see.
