Vessel View ERROR MESSAGE: CCM:WheelPosAbsolute diff


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Jacksun

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[h=4]Good Morning Formula Forum. This is my first Post and I am looking for some HELP!!![/h]
I have a 2009, 350 Sun Sport Axium, with twin 496 Mags. I have been dealing with a Error Message on the Vessel View for months now and I have not found a single Technician that has been able to identify its origin. It appears every time I shut down and restart the motors and remains silent thereafter. CCM:WheelPosAbsolute diff

It is a NON CRITICAL ERROR and has not hampered the operation ...

I have been told it is just a GHOST Error message, but not convinced. Anyone have any ideas?

Jacksun​

 
I saw something on another site about batteries possibly being a little weak! Low voltage wreaks havoc with modern electronics. If you have a good Volt meter, with min/max on it, hook it to your battery, and try to start, see how low the voltage goes, less than 9.6 battery is NG, but there is probably a point that the electronics get a little squirrely!
 
Was told by a dealer that since my starboard engine controls steering, start up starboard first and shut it down last. Try that this weekend and see if that helps. Also, I replaced batteries yesterday. 6 years old on original batteries. I have a load tester and last week I tested and one was so low that the load tester wouldn't register. The multimeter said 6.41 Volts !! (yikes). Anyway, yesterday I replaced all 4 AGM's. When out of the boat and on the dock waiting for the new battery delivery from the battery supplier, I tested the remaining 3 (as #4) wouldn't register on the load tester. The battery that was parallel to dead #4 came up on the load tester of "REPLACE." Thus, I figured I got good life out the batteries. And yes, I checked all 4 new batteries with the load tester before installing. (They all read GOOD) So, GandDFreehold may be correct, but it's just a great idea to load test batteries every year as well to see how they are doing.
 
Alec A said:
yesterday I replaced all 4 AGM's. When out of the boat and on the dock waiting for the new battery delivery from the battery supplier
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Curious, did you pull the batteries out yourself?

I didn't keep my 350CBR long enough to need to do that, but I would always look at them while in the engine compartment and think, "the day I need to yank those will require some extra Advil for my back pain." :D
 
Yes, I did the batteries myself. They are approximately 70 lbs each. Starboard side battery is easy---remove cables, remove holddown cover, rock it forward, pull forward, and then side to rear to platform. Port side has a few challenges. There are 3 in line. The middle ones lines up well with the platform. So, it was remove cables, remove hold down cover, and tilt up and rotate to bring to platform. For the most forward one on the port side, after removing the cables and hold down cover, I had to remove the threaded screw on the left side of the forward battery and the threaded screw from the right side of the middle battery. (These threaded screws go from battery holddown base to holddown cover. ) There was no way I was going to lift it up and over the threaded screws. Lastly, the aft battery required me to remove the right side threaded screw to slide it forward to get a lift on it. Other tips were that I took a lot of photos since there were a bunch of zip ties the factory used to further secure cables and fuses, etc. So the photos were really helpful so that my re-installation would look like the factory. Also, a pair of knee pads were really helpful on this old soldier's knees since I was kneeling most of the time loosening and tightening connections. I will admit I was beat when I got home Monday night but highly satisfied that I was able to do the work, do it correctly, and save a little money on the overall deal. (The local battery dealer gave me the price that we talked about at the boat show this past January).
 
Thanks for the tip Alec. Never thought about any starting or shut down sequence. I will try that this weekend and see how things go.
 
Actually replaced all 4 batteries the end of last year and YES to some extra Advil for the back. I will check also check cranking battery voltages again.
 
Good luck. As to testing batteries, I find that the digital load tester (not just a multimeter) but one that measures the CCA's on your battery vs rated, the voltage, and an analysis of the batteries has been an invaluable tool for me. I use one of those digital ones like a Nexus NB360 (that model might not be available on Amazon any more). But, to be able to see SOH, SOC, Voltage, rated CCA's, and measured CCA's is data that helps me beyond just voltage....
 
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