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Chapter 9
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If a fault occurs, you can find out what has happened by counting the number of
bars on the battery gauge that are flashing.
1 bar: Low battery or a bad connection.
2 bars: Bad connection to left motor.
3 bars: Short circuit, left motor to battery.
4 bars: Bad connection to right motor.
5 bars: Short circuit, right motor to battery.
6 bars: Verify battery charger is not plugged in (Pilot). Controller fault (VSI).
7 bars: Joystick fault.
8 bars: Controller fault.
9 bars: Problem with brake circuit. Check that manual brake release levers are
in the drive position and power seat lift is lowered (if equipped).
10 bars: An excessive voltage to the control system. This is usually caused by a
poor battery connection.
10 bars Rapid Flash:
Powered up when joystick deflected. Restart with joystick in neutral.
10 bars, Three Second Blink (Pilot) or 6 bars, three second blink (VSI):
Control is in sleep mode. Press Off/On twice to restart.
Speed Bars Cycling (VSI) or bars cycling (Pilot):
Controller locked.
Speed Bars Flashing:
Power seat lift is inhibiting drive. Lower the seat.
MPV 4s with this controller system use a flashing “System Status Indicator”
light in the key symbol.
Figure 9A
System Status Indicator
Light