Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product MCL-2011(-R) Dakota Digital
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MAN# 650369 MODEL MCL-2011 (-R) TANK MOUNT SPEEDOMETER/TACHOM ETER FOR 5” CAN BUS APPLICATIO NS Mo unting: The MCL-2011(- R) is designed to fit in the “Fat Bob” style five-inch diameter dash-m ount gauge openings. The MCL-2011(- R) gauges will wo rk on 2011 - up Softail models with 5” gauges and 2012 - up Dy na models with 5” gauges.
MAN# 650369 • Rem ove the dash • Unclip and unplug the factory gaug e • Insure that the rubber gask et is still in the dash or rem ove from factory gauge and place back on dash • Insert new ga.
MAN# 650369 STATUS A ND WA RNING INDICATORS The high beam , turn signals, low oil, and n eutral indicators are powered by the gauge and are activated by the stock wiring harness. Several indic ators are supplied on the s tock wiring harness . Some of these may not be acti ve on your motorcyc le.
MAN# 650369 SPEEDOMET ER SETUP Press and hold the switch while turning the key on and starting the engine. Once the engine i s running, release the switch.
MAN# 650369 TACHOMETER SETUP The digital tachom eter update rate can be adjusted between slow, mid, and fast. T he rpm warning/shift point can be adjusted from 2000 – 7500 RPM. T he bar graph color can also be changed fr om gr een with a red w arning to red with a green warning.
MAN# 650369 gEAr gEAr gEAr gEAr Gear Indicator setup This gaug e has a singl e digit displa y for gear p osition . The gaug e can l earn the gear rati os bas ed on s peed a nd rpm s o no senso rs are n eeded, j ust what you’ ve already c onnecte d. It will work with 4 , 5, 6, o r 7 spee d transm issio ns.
MAN# 650369 RANGE RANGE RANGE RANGE Distance to Empt y setup The range re ading will initial ly show the word range u ntil a t ank of gas has been d riven to al low the gau ge to co mplete its setup based o n your drivin g. Begin with a full tank of gas an d do not refill i t until it gets below ¼ tank of gas .
MAN# 650369 TRIP SWIT CH The trip switch on the handle bar allows access to all of the m ileage, rpm, and perf orm ance inform ation. Pressing and releasing the trip switch toggles through the different display s. Press and holding the switch will reset the current display .
MAN# 650369 Troubleshooting guide Problem Possible cause Solu tion Gauge will not light up. Red /Orange wire does not have pow er. Inspect and repair st ock harness. Black/Green wire is not gett ing a good ground. Inspect and repair st ock harness. CAN bus wiring open or short.
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