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Dakota Digital MCL-2004(-R) manual

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  • Page 1

    MAN# 650304:F MODEL MCL-2004 (-R) TANK MOUNT SPEEDOMETER/TACHOM ETER Mo unting: The MCL-2004(- R) is designed to fit in the “Fat Bob” style five inch diameter dash m ount gauge openings. For all models except Deu ce NOTE: The supplied ABS m ounting ring i s not used for these applications and can be discarded The MCL-2004(- R) gauges will wo rk[...]

  • Page 2

    MAN# 650304:F • 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 gauge from front of dash • Plug in and turn on so y ou can straighten the gauge in the dash • Use supplied L-brack ets along with the 8-32 screws [...]

  • Page 3

    MAN# 650304:F • Rem ove the dash • Unclip and unplug the factory gaug e • Rem ove the rubber gasket f rom the factory gauge bez el • Install gasket over the bezel of the Dakota Digital gauge. The gask et doesn’t cover the entire bezel, there should be som e chrom e showing when the gasket is installed • Screw the ABS mounting brack et t[...]

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    MAN# 650304:F Wiring The gauge is a direct plu g in on 2004 and newer bikes . The only wiring, which i s optional, i s for the indicator li ghts and auxiliary pres sure/temp gauges if you choose. POWER Constant battery pow er and key swi tched power are supplied by the stock harnes s. GROUND Ground is supplied by the stock harness. STATUS A ND WA R[...]

  • Page 5

    MAN# 650304:F 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. Press and release the switch to change the m enu selection. dIAG dIAG dIAG dIAG Diagnostics mo de for checking/clearing t rouble codes • Press a nd relea se the switch unti l “ dIAG ” is[...]

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    MAN# 650304:F 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. v v v vPdAtE PdAtE PdAtE PdAtE Display update set up The display u[...]

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    MAN# 650304:F 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. The fa ctory pres et option will preset[...]

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    MAN# 650304:F 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 . This ca n be do ne on multip le tr[...]

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    MAN# 650304:F FUNCT ION SWIT CH The f unction switch on the side of the dash panel allows access to all of the m ileage, rpm, and perf orm ance inform ation. Pressing and releasing the function switch toggles through the differ ent display s. Press and holding the switch will reset the current display. The display sequence is as follows: CLOCK >[...]

  • Page 10

    MAN# 650304:F Troubleshooting guide Problem Possible cause Solu tion Gauge will not light up. Oran ge/W hite wire does not have power. Inspect and repair stock harness. Brown/Gray w ire does not have powe r. Inspect and repair st ock harness. Black wire is not getting a good ground. Ins pect and repair stock harness. Gauge is damaged. Return gauge [...]