I had the front tire presser sensor replaced a few months back, To day I got the LOW BATTERY SENSOR F message. No problem, I headed to the dealer, about 10 miles and the message went away and all was normal and when I cycled through to the tire pressure screen it showed 42 F and 42 R. O.K. so it was just a fluke. Turned around and headed back on my ride, then a few miles down the road the warning came on again. O.K. I turned around and headed to the dealer again, but this time I took a picture of the LOW BATTERY message, before I got to the dealer it went away again. I showed the service guy the picture and he said he would me a new unit.It is normal. There is nothing wrong with the battery voltage but something wrong with how the low battery message is triggered. Mine did that for 4 years but now have finally stopped, probably because the batteries are now finally getting old and tired after 60,000 miles.
So does it recycle itself back to normal after a while? I though it would keep flashing LOW BATTERY. Once when it did it I pushed both buttons to cancel the warning flashing and the red light came on like it is suppose to, after a short time it went off also. Is this normal? Is it like an alarm that resets itself after so long?
What was the outside temp?The outside temp was about 70 so it wasn't that. When I was in Colorado a few weeks back i got the LOW BATTERY message from the rear unit when I started off in the morning but that went away in a few miles.
It is normal. There is nothing wrong with the battery voltage but something wrong with how the low battery message is triggered. Mine did that for 4 years but now have finally stopped, probably because the batteries are now finally getting old and tired after 60,000 miles.They are going to change the sending unit, if it still happens after that then I will have it back at the shop again. It's not normal to act that way. I only have just under 12,000 miles and it never acted like that before. I don't think I would put up with it. If it is something with the way the message is triggered they will have to figure that out, I'm not riding it with that message flashing in my face.
I aggree it is not appropriate for the units to give false low battery warnings in cool or cold weather but it was very common, if not the norm for the 08 and 09s. I can't say about the later models, supposedly the units have been updated but I have not seem any claims that the issue has been resolved. I did not get the warnings durning my first winter but they were constant during winter 2, 3 and 4. None so far this fall and I have ridden in sub 40 weather.
Google passivation layer for more info. Consider a 5 dollar coin battery lasting 5 plus years of daily use. I think that is pretty good. They should have made the battery user replaceable but then they probably don't consider tires user replaceable.
The outside temp was about 70 so it wasn't that. When I was in Colorado a few weeks back i got the LOW BATTERY message from the rear unit when I started off in the morning but that went away in a few miles.
Mine are both now doing it "all the time" so I just called the dealer. They say bring it in and leave it.........I say why? We need to see it occur then order parts, then perform the install. I say......just order the damn sensors, this is a common problem on this bike.....they say no can do and Kawi has to approve it. I say.......Kawi better approve or no more buying a Kawi for me. So now I have to ride it in and let them see it, then they will contact Kawi and hopefully they will approve. I then need to schedule appt for the repair, and it is getting cold here in OHIO. Maybe I will just wait until Spring, I have a warranty until July. What a pain in the ass!!!!!!!!
I had the front tire presser sensor replaced a few months back, To day I got the LOW BATTERY SENSOR F message.