beauxjpooboo
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Yesterday, on a very cold day, I was getting the dashboard error message on my '21 R1250RT saying that the key fob was too far away and I could not restart my bike (it was running and I had no difficulty starting it a few minutes prior). Figuring it was a fob battery issue, I replaced the key fob battery. I thought that solved the issue, but the warning reappeared on a ride this morning.
I carry the key fob in my outer jacket pocket and never had a problem before. Just for kicks, I just now tried riding without my Gerbing heated jacket liner and the error message did NOT reappear.
Any of you wise folk out there know if the heated clothing can interfere with the key's communication? It seems unlikely given that my Garbing liner is underneath my jacket, but I can't figure any other factor that would cause the error message. I could live with the problem except that the little orange triangle of despair constantly glows at me from the TFT display and it is annoying (just like when your phone loses its connection to the TFT and the icons keep flashing).
One more thing: yesterday, when the warning triangle first appeared, I turned off heated grips, heated seat and the Gerbing equipment. The warning went away. I thought it was perhaps an electric system issue, but I'm fairly convinced it's the Gerbing stuff interfering with the signal.
Thoughts?
I carry the key fob in my outer jacket pocket and never had a problem before. Just for kicks, I just now tried riding without my Gerbing heated jacket liner and the error message did NOT reappear.
Any of you wise folk out there know if the heated clothing can interfere with the key's communication? It seems unlikely given that my Garbing liner is underneath my jacket, but I can't figure any other factor that would cause the error message. I could live with the problem except that the little orange triangle of despair constantly glows at me from the TFT display and it is annoying (just like when your phone loses its connection to the TFT and the icons keep flashing).
One more thing: yesterday, when the warning triangle first appeared, I turned off heated grips, heated seat and the Gerbing equipment. The warning went away. I thought it was perhaps an electric system issue, but I'm fairly convinced it's the Gerbing stuff interfering with the signal.
Thoughts?