Patriot
®
Braking System
405-0260 Rev A
Page 9 of 12
2/14/14
Error Code Explanations:
FLASHING “4” WITH INTERMITTENT BEEP - UNIT IN CAR BATTERY LOW
What does this mean? The car battery low error comes on when the car voltage drops below 10V (unfiltered
reading) or the unit battery is low. This means that the brake has detected that the towed car’s battery is
very
low.
It may not be completely dead yet; however, it is probably close. The brake will go into an idle state and
not work for normal braking.
It will work in the event of a breakaway!
It is highly recommend, but not mandatory, that you pull over and charge the towed vehicles car battery or
charge the unit’s battery. Make sure to go through the set-up procedure again prior to resuming driving.
FLASHING “5” WITH INTERMITTENT BEEP - UNIT NOT LEVEL
What does this mean? Brake may be too far off level for the accelerometers to function properly. Adjust the feet
on the brake in order to level the unit as much as possible.
FLASHING “6” WITH INTERMITTENT BEEP - UNIT IN REPOSITION STATE
What does this mean? If the user gets the reposition brake error two (2) times in a row while trying to set-up
the brake, the following should be done:
• With the brake plugged in, but powered off, hold down the SET-UP button while powering on the unit.
Once it lights up you can release the set-up button.
•
Once it is finished initializing, the screen will read “MODE: FORCE”. Hit the JOG switch to the left so
the screen reads “MODE: POSITION”. Press SET-UP to select this setting.
• The next screen will read “MAX FORCE”. Press SET-UP again at this screen.
• The brake should read “SETTINGS SAVED!” and automatically restart.
These settings will be stored in memory and remain until the user goes through this procedure again and
changes them.
FLASHING “7” WITH INTERMITTENT BEEP - UNIT IN BREAKAWAY STATE
What does this mean? Either the car actually did breakaway or the breakaway pin was pulled out and the
brake is being fully applied. Pull over, secure the car, reset the brake, go through the set-up again and then
continue driving.
FLASHING “8” WITH INTERMITTENT BEEP - UNIT IN BRAKING TIME-OUT STATE
What does this mean? After the brake has been applied for a long duration of time, whether it is due to actual
braking or if you hold down the “manual brake lever”, the brake will automatically retract itself and it will give
this error code. This is to prevent possible damage to the brakes of the towed vehicle. When this error occurs,
the brake will go into an idle state and will not work for normal braking; however,
it will work in the event of a
breakaway
!
It is highly recommended that you pull over and check the towed vehicle. You will need to reset the brake and
make sure to go through the SET-UP procedure again prior to driving.
FLASHING “C” WITH INTERMITTENT BEEP - COMMUNICATIONS ERROR
What does this mean? The 2 way RF in coach controller is no longer communicating with the Patriot
®
Brake.
The brake is still fully functional and should return to normal operation within a few seconds. This may be due
to the position of the controller, if the problem persists contact Blue Ox
®
customer care.
