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MAN #650777  

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Troubleshooting guide

Problem

Possible cause

Solution

Gauge will not light up.

Brown/Gray wire does not have power.

Inspect and repair stock harness.

Orange/White wire does not have power. 

Inspect and repair stock harness. 

Orange wire does not have power. 

 

Inspect and repair stock harness. 

 

 

Black wire is not getting a good ground.   

Inspect and repair stock harness. 

 

 

Ignition switch not connected or damaged. 

Inspect and repair stock switch or harness. 

 

 

Gauge is damaged.  

 

 

Return gauge for repair  (see instructions). 

 

 

 

Gauge lights up, but speed 

No data from ECM.   

 

 

Check engine trouble codes.   

will only show zero. 

Sensor is not sending a speed signal.   

Check wiring and test sensor.  

 

 

 

 

Speed reading is incorrect. 

Gauge is not calibrated correctly. 

 

Gauge must be calibrated (see instructions). 

 

 

 

Gauge lights up, but tach 

No data from ECM.   

 

 

Check engine trouble codes. 

will only show zero. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Engine indicator does 

No data from ECM.   

 

 

Check engine trouble codes. 

not work.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pressure reading does not 

Pressure sender is not enabled in setup menu. 

 

show up. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil Temperature reading  

Oil Temp sender is not enabled in setup menu. 

 

does not show up.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pressure or temperature 

Sender is shorted to ground.   

 

Inspect wire for bare insulation or pinching. 

 

 

Pressure power wire is not connected.   

Connect sensor RED wire to gauge WHITE/RED wire. 

 

 

Pressure or temperature 

Sender wire is open or broken. 

 

Inspect for breaks in wire connection. 

 

 

 

reading show

  Sender is not grounded. 

 

 

Check sender ground connection. 

 

 

 

 

Gauge display has white  

 

 

This is a default setting on this gauge to increase visibility in direct 

background in sunlight                                                                                        sunlight. This can be modif

  

Speed sensor voltage check: 

All checks should be made with the sensor connected to the gauge and the key on.  Checks should be done with a volt 

meter and not a test light.

 

3-wire sensor:

 

Red wire should have 9-11 volts dc, slightly less than battery voltage. 
Black wire should show ground, 0 volts dc at all times. 
White wire should vary between 0 and 5 volts dc as the gear teeth pass by the sensor. 

2-wire sensor:

 

Measure the voltage between the two sensor wires.  With the wheel spinning the voltage should be about 1-10 volts ac (make sure the 
meter is set to AC volts and not DC volts for this check). 

Summary of Contents for MLX-9X04 Series

Page 1: ...OMETER TACHOMETER Please read this before beginning installation or wiring IMPORTANT NOTE This gauge has an odometer preset option that is only available one time within the first 100 miles 160 km of...

Page 2: ...wo rear brackets The longer screws attach the gauge to the back side of the bracket and the shorter screws go into the recessed openings on the rear brackets The mount fits tight and will need to be p...

Page 3: ...he sensor black and bare shield wires connect to the indicator harness black wire MLX 9X04 Sender WHITE RED SEN 1039 sensor RED wire GRAY SEN 1039 sensor WHITE wire BLACK SEN 1039 sensor BLACK wire Ad...

Page 4: ...00 00 to 99 59 SPEED km h Alternate speed unit conversion RPM Digital or Bar RPM reading 0 15 990 OIL TEMP with optional sender present Engine oil temperature OIL PSI with optional sender present Engi...

Page 5: ...ear or reset information such as Trip A Trip B or performance readings press and hold the function switch until you see the status bar fi HOLD TO CLEAR RELEASE played above the status bar The informat...

Page 6: ...OR Set tach fuel bar color DIMMING Set dimming method OFF AUTOMATIC Uses built in sunlight sensor to increase or decrease Backlight SUNLIGHT Set sunlight brightness method OFF NORMAL Increases backlig...

Page 7: ...tup PRESS AND HOLD BOTH FUNCTION SWITCHES ONCE THE BIKE IS RUNNING Release the switches For speed calibration Press and release either switch to move through the different setup menus Press and hold e...

Page 8: ...ESET ODO or Press and release the switch to change the selection Press and hold either switch to select it ADJUST Speed Calibration The speedometer is calibrated by the engine computer but the speedom...

Page 9: ...lectable options Press and release the switch to change the how the tach reading is displayed P and release Exit setup OIL TEMP Engine oil temperature setup menu Only valid to use when optional SEN 10...

Page 10: ...BAGGER and SPORTSTER Press and release the switch to change to the proper sender Press and hold the switch Exit fuel setup to confirm fuel selection o CUSTOM is only for rare occasions if a stock send...

Page 11: ...witch splayed and release The selectable options are SPEED TACH GEAR Press and release the switch to change the change the option Press and release RIGHT TOP message screen information When RIGHT TOP...

Page 12: ...and RPMs to calculate your gear reading To reset the gear to not be disp o release the switch o Press and hold again to return to Gear menu To start learning gears switch o The message wi if the engin...

Page 13: ...ed in setup menu show up Oil Temperature reading Oil Temp sender is not enabled in setup menu does not show up Pressure or temperature Sender is shorted to ground Inspect wire for bare insulation or p...

Page 14: ...t you for payment Dakota Digital 24 Month Warranty DAKOTA DIGITAL warrants to the ORIGINAL PURCHASER of this product that should it under normal use and condition be proven defective in material or wo...

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