Rampat
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Check engine light, traction control light and 3 other lights I don’t know. This piece of junk is going back.
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Comparison - Pedal Commander vs Pulsar
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Check engine light, traction control light and 3 other lights I don’t know. This piece of junk is going back.
Rampat
Ram Guru
Turned it on and off multiple times. All other lights went away but the check engine light remains on.
Disconnect your negative battery cable, and reconnect. Light should clear. You will need a 10mm socket I believe.
Rampat
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Why would it have set all those codes off? I thought this thing never did that.
DesertRebel
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Ooopsie.
Glad I followed my intuition to stay out of the devil's playground
Did light lights go away upon restart or battery disconnect?
DesertRebel
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Probably spooked the pcm - couldnt keep up with input readings .... I think battery disconnect will probably work (it has on stuff like that in past vehicles I've had).
If you left it in those settings and modulated the throttle (instead of flooring it), it probably wouldn't happen.
I don't see a usefulness for Sport plus in high settings for street or offroad truck. Maybe with super grippy tires (drag radials or something) there could be a benefit. Definitely overboard for daily driving (imo).
DesertRebel
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Ok
The instructions do say, sport plus is for drag racing (iirc)...
When I ran it in normal Sport +1, 2, 3 - I knew Sport plus would be way overkill for street use.
I wouldn't ditch it based on what you did... of course it's qyour decision.
The instructions do say, sport plus is for drag racing (iirc)...
When I ran it in normal Sport +1, 2, 3 - I knew Sport plus would be way overkill for street use.
Rampat
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I just wanted to see all ends of the spectrum before landing somewhere in the middle. I haven’t disconnected the battery yet. Left the Ram at home and went to a friends house for a New Years Eve Party.
When you reconnect the battery, let the truck sit for 20-30 minutes so that all systems can reboot before you start it. If you don’t, systems like AC, XM, Controls will be unavailable.
I know I did this once with my Raptor. Ran the pedal commander in the highest mode stacked with a tune from MPT...dash lit up like a Christmas Tree when I gunned it. I think it sends signals that are WAY outside normal parameters and the PCM gets overloaded trying to process. Disconnected all, battery reset, and all was good when I reloaded my tune.
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I have my PC set to regular Sport plus 2 and it's great fun. I will try out Sport plus 1 and decide between the two. Overall, it eliminated my pedal lag and the throttle is very responsive. The pedal lag bothered me to no end.
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I’m in City 2 also. Afraid I will get in trouble with more than that. Might try it on my JLUR and see if I need to buy another PC
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Rampat
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I disconnected the battery. Engine light went away. I switched it down to City 2 and didn’t even put it in drive and it set off the lights again.
DesertRebel
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Try unplugging the PC and going back to stock... I'd do bat disconnect again at that point - and see if light stays off.
I've read quite a bit about this unit (here and other forums) and have never seen anyone have this issue.
Love this thing, but when I use the bluetooth to change settings, it throws all kinds of codes. It doesn't do it when I use the unit itself, only when using the app. I disconnected the negative battery cable, cleared everything out and and tried again with the app. Same thing. Now I only use the unit to change settings with no issues, but can't hide it like I would like to. Anyone else experience this.
Even with this issue, still happy and loving this thing.
Even with this issue, still happy and loving this thing.
Rampat
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I have a feeling that’s my problem too
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Don't have mine installed yet but are you changing on the fly while driving, stopped with engine on or stopped just key on? Wondering if it makes a difference.
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DesertRebel
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^^^ I change mine while stopped, engine running... don't know if it makes a difference, but I seem to remember the instructions suggesting that (I could be wrong, but it hasn't presented any problems for me).
Rampat
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Instructions suggest changing settings while stopped but does not need to be placed in park. My first issue happened when on the fastest setting and flooring it. I disconnected the negative battery and it cleared. I left the truck in park and used the app to change to City plus 2 and the dash lot back up like a Christmas tree again. Didn’t even put it in drive.
