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Suspension light blinks for 5-10 seconds when starting

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#1 ·
Many times when I first start my machine the suspension light will blink for 5-10 seconds then it goes off. Everything seems to be working fine. It has done it since I bought it new a year ago (2024 RMax 4 LE).

I mentioned it to the dealer and they said they don’t know why it’s doing it.. everything seems fine.

Wondering if anyone has seen this before or if you know why it’s doing it.

 
#3 ·
Yep, I get the same thing too. Just a hunch but something tells me it may be voltage related. Mine seems more likely to do it when I haven't cranked it for a while. Has always done it since new in 2021 and now 5,600+ miles later it still does it, but has always gone out after a few seconds. 1st thing I did when I got it was to take apart the electrical connectors and put dielectric grease in them, so I don't believe it will be due to moisture/corrosion.
 
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I probably should have been clearer on what I meant by voltage related. What I meant is lack of sufficient voltage. It is just a theory, and I may be completely wrong, but after sitting for a while the battery naturally loses a little charge, upon initially cranking the machine there is quite a large voltage demand from all the electrical things that start up in the first few seconds. Such as, fuel pump, led running lights coming on, tablet going through start up, radio coming on, the dash going through it's startup diagnostics, and the shocks going through their diagnostics. My theory is that with all 4 shocks and the distance to the rear shocks that there is enough voltage drop in the first few seconds before the stator gets the battery back up to a normal range operating voltage that the dash diagnostics senses a shock that has not sent it's code back to the ECM and errors until the voltage gets to it's normal operating range. Again, all of this is just my theory and it may be way off but sounds plausible from the way and when it happens.