Hi Guys, Picked up my new 1200S "Touring" yesterday. Weather was crap so went straight home and popped her in garage. Today, waited for the rain to clear and roads to dry and went out for an hour or two and managed to get the mileage up to about 60 miles and noticed the engine light come on. Turned off and on again several times but no change. Bike is running absolutely perfect and didn't go into 'limp mode' or anything. I put in a quick call to the dealer. They said they'd had a few DVT bikes exhibit the same symptoms and on those occasions they contacted Ducati who told them to give the bike a short blat just beyond 6K rpm to dislodge some rogue piece of silicon or something, somewhere in the DVT system. They said to try that and see if it clears, if not bring it back but not to worry as it's probably trivial if the bike isn't going into limp mode. Apparently all but one of the bikes was cleared of the engine warning light in this manner. Anyone experienced anything similar? Phil
I've had a few random engine management lights. They seemed to be related to the fuel level sensor being on the blink i.e. they have stopped since the sensor was replaced under warranty. Bike ran fine when the light was on.
Indeed, my dealer didn't seem too worried unless it was also in limp mode or if it persists. I'm just not sure how long it should be before I start to worry. Phil
If the light has come on, the ECU will have registered a fault code which should be readable by the dealer's magic box. If you're concerned, take it in and ask them to check the fault codes which should explain what is going on.
... and just about set off for home and it's come on again. Journey to home is about 25 miles, and it's still on. Bike running absolutely fine. Tomorrow I'm doing my regular commute into central London so we'll what tomorrow brings. Phil
Mine came on and the dealer said the error code was related to the tilt sensor. Cleared it and no further issues. Bike ran perfect whilst it was on.
Engine warning light has been on solidly until yesterday afternoon. My Monday commute saw me taking it easy on a still unfamiliar bike in busy central London and so I didn't even try and open the taps as suggested by the dealer. Yesterday morning was pretty much the same, although on my way home yesterday my pace was up a bit and I was getting a little heavier with the throttle and using more of the engine, and about 10 miles into my 20 mile trip home the light cleared. Just got into the office now and it's stayed off, so all is well. Bike has been running perfectly the whole time anyhow. Is there any way you can tell what the error code is without hooking it up to a laptop? Or are we able to get our hands on the kit to access this stuff ourselves? I have a Nissan GT-R R35 and I can get various tuning cables and gizmos for that (EcuTek, Cobb, etc) and I wondered if the Multistrada was the same? I don't want to tinker, I just want to know whats going on with my bike. Phil
Not sure wether to cry:tearsofjoy: or hit the gin. Bought my Multistrada Enduro just before Xmas and have only done 50 miles (winter has been awful) and now I have the MIL light on and it stays on! Called dealer and was told to take bike for a short spin (ten mins) and see if clears but if not then take it back. Looks like a trip back to Ducati Croydon which is bad enough in itself!! Anyone got any sliced lemon?
Unfortunately bikes don't have universal on board diagnostic (OBD) ports like cars have to have by law these days. I have a bluetooth OBD adaptor which I use for cars which works fine. No chance with bikes as it's all proprietary, so you need to visit your dealer to get it plugged in and see what the problem is. If the bike is running normally and not in "limp" mode it's probably some stupid sensor. Assuming the enduro has the latest fuel level sensor, it might be a trottle position sensor on the throttle grip. I had the same issue. The CEL light would come on when I had gripped or twisted the throttle a bit when starting the bike, or (oddly) when I started the engine when pedalling the bike backwards out of a parking space, probably putting pressure on the throttle grip as I did so. You might want to try switching the ignition on (but not starting the bike), and then slowly rotating the grip all the way open then back to closed several times. Then start up, ride a bit, and see what happens. Theoretically this might tell the bike what the throttle position extremities are. In any event if the dealer plugs it in it will have a record of the fault codes and they should be able to work out what to do with it. Mine had TPS sensor faults and they replaced the grip. It's been fine since.
I have managed to sort out the "MIL" light problem. I took the bike to the dealer and they cleared the problem in next to no time. However, the dealer suggested "had the bike had a low or dead battery as that might have caused the problem". Indeed it had, I responded. It had had a low battery a week or so ago but I always fired the bike up every couple of days to keep her fully charged. So he suggested I keep a trickle charge running through the bike. My only problem was that the bike is temporarily outside my home but in a secured area. So what I’ve done is, I've attached a "Oxford Soloriser" solar powered battery charger to the bike that sits through the Oxford bike cover window and this trickle charges the battery for me. So far the results have been great and no battery drain even with these dark dull days of mid Winter.
Yes trickle charger is the best bet starting your bike every couple of days actually takes more out of the battery than it puts back in when only running it for a few minutes. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
Just a few days off work and thought I would go out for a different ride each day as I still haven't done enough miles to have the bikes first service (just under 400 miles). After, having fixed the previous engine light problem (due to me not using a trickle charger), I fired the bike up and low and behold yet another engine warning light and this time it's more serious. The bike has no responce to the throttle when you open it up. It has what I can only describe as a second or two of lagg in responding from the throttle and then it bursts into life. Implications could potentially be catastrophic as at low revs the bike doesn't respond quickly enough so just glad it didn't happen on a motorway or similar place. The throttle has to be nearly fully open before it responds and then the engine is going ballistic when it does kick in and as I said this. could potentially lead to a serious accident. The biggest problems arise when setting off from lights or other stop/start places. I tried the bike in different ride modes, stopped the bike/restarted the bike but the light is still on and same throttle responce. However, I managed to get the bike back to the dealer and they hooked it up to diagnostics machine and the error code can't be cleared so they are going to have to fit a new throttle body. So my four days of riding have gone and although the dealer says I can still use the bike, I'm not sure it's such a wise thing to do. I see other posters on the forum have had similar problems but my bike hasn't even run in yet. I'll keep the forum posted as to the outcome.
I had similar issues with warning lights and throttle response over a few months. After the first time it went back to Moto Rapido (who were great) and they thought battery related as you mentioned. Anyway, after it happened a couple of times more (once in the outside lane of the M4 - scary) it went back again. They've replaced the throttle body and I've had no issues since. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
my warning light required a new ignition unit under the front of the tank ,, the bit with steering lock in
My one poped on yesterday, quick run down the A34 to Moto Rapido and its an oxygen sensor on one of the cylinders. Parts orderd and its booked in to be replaced on sat. All covered under waranty of course.
