2012 seadoo challenger 180se gauges and radio don't work?

[seadoo johnny]

Hi,
I wanted to show someone the radio on the new challenger I just bought, so I re-connected the batteries, inseted the key and nothing on the display...the switches for bilge pump and blower switch work, but display is dead. I tried the engine and it starts??
Weird!!!
The dealer is closed for the weekend now, so I was just wondering if there are any hints from here...
I did check the fuse breakers under the driver's position and they seem ok...

 

[Coastiejoe]

It sounds like there may be more than a single wire that goes to the positive side of the battery. If not, then the single wire must feed some sort of a relay or dispearsement box.

CHeck for a missing wire first,,,,
If there is no missing wire at the battery, then go to where the wire joins up with the electronics box and check for voltage..

Could be the ignition switch as well as if it is bad, it would not feed the auxilarry equipment...

 

[seadoo johnny]

The boat is brand new with 0 hours....I checked for more wires for the battery but only see one for each post...

 

[cheappc]

The boat is brand new with 0 hours....I checked for more wires for the battery but only see one for each post...

Wow... Why did you disconnect the battery? Newer boats have the battery switch? I got a pretty quick demo of my boat at dealer? Just asking...

Here is a short video by seadoo
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBUAGVCjrhs

 

[seadoo johnny]

The dealer disconnected the battery when they flushed the exhaust...I'll have to aske them why...

 

[SeadooYoya]

I thought you would just have to turn the key half way without starting the engine, and the radio should be available.

 

[seadoo johnny]

Yes, exactly, one click for the accessories and the second click for the engine...
I put a charger on the battry, maybe it wasn't fully charged??? I'll know in a few hours...

 

[seadoo johnny]

Would you believe this...I thought the 2 cables was one for negative and one for positive and they were both for negative. The positive was already attached...I attached the 2 cables on the negative and everything works great...glad I didn't short anything out by my error...Thanks to the dealer for pointing this out to me.

 

[cheappc]

Would you believe this...I thought the 2 cables was one for negative and one for positive and they were both for negative. The positive was already attached...I attached the 2 cables on the negative and everything works great...glad I didn't short anything out by my error...Thanks to the dealer for pointing this out to me.

YOU ARE EXTREMELY, EXTREMELY, Extremely lucky my friend.. on my previous seadoo, that would kill the MPEM computer (the motherboard to the boat)...

 

[seadoo johnny]

I was worried when I put everything right and turned the key...and so relieved when all power came on...Whew!!!!!!!