profbodryak Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 Does anyone know how to disconnect the hill assist control on a 1300GS? Trying to help this rider who is stuck with a locked up front wheel. Link to comment
Skywagon Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 I assume he has done the normal things.....pull front brake lever again to disengage, try to ride off to disengage... If that done, my suggestion would be to disconnect the battery for 5 minutes. Link to comment
profbodryak Posted July 21 Author Share Posted July 21 We tried disconnecting the battery for a minute. Trying again for longer. But yes, I have HSC on my RT as well. His just won't release. Link to comment
Rinkydink Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 Turn on ignition. Go to settings, assist menu. From there you should be able to activate or deactivate HSC. I got this info from my ‘22 RT manual. I hope it is still relatively the same on the new GS. Link to comment
profbodryak Posted July 21 Author Share Posted July 21 Tried that too. No luck. Ended up lifting it off the roadway and tow truck on the way. Thanks all for your help. Link to comment
profbodryak Posted July 22 Author Share Posted July 22 Tried the rear brake lever as well. Link to comment
profbodryak Posted July 22 Author Share Posted July 22 There was one harley rider there who kept suggesting to take off the calipers claiming that it would release the front rotors. I said it won't work about 7 times. Link to comment
profbodryak Posted July 22 Author Share Posted July 22 Ohhh and most interestingly, we texted after and the tow truck ride released the front brake. Link to comment
duckhawk64 Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 How exasperating. Worth doing more research on this problem. Link to comment
Skywagon Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 Was the hill start light on the whole time? If not, I would pull the front calipers, inspect, and do the rope a dope shoestring clean and grease, and flush the system. Link to comment
profbodryak Posted July 22 Author Share Posted July 22 The light was not on at all when the engine first started but then the light came on and would not disappear. It seemed to me that the HSC would not turn off for whatever reason but who knows. Hopefully the answer is to come as he was planning on taking it to the dealer it was purchased from. Link to comment
Skywagon Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 Thanks. Post back when you here. That’s the first one of these I remember anyone posting about. 1 Link to comment
Bernie Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 Once you turn off the ignition. HSC releases. If the brake calibers do not release the brake pressure on the front wheel it is most likely due to a problem with the front brake lever or brake reservoir and the piston is stuck or not fully returning to the resting position. 1 Link to comment
Rinkydink Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 On 7/22/2024 at 5:48 PM, Skywagon said: Thanks. Post back when you here. That’s the first one of these I remember anyone posting about. This is why I deactivated mine. It activated when I really didn’t need it. I don’t need it. Link to comment
boxer1300 Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 Hey all, I'm new to this forum and GS ownership. Also, I am the main protagonist of this incident Just to give you all an update, the bike has been at the dealership for a week who in turn are working with BMW NA to diagnose the issue (plus a couple more issues I've had with the ride height adjustment related errors). I'll let you all know when I find out anything of value from the dealership. @profbodryak Thank you again for stopping to assist me, I really appreciated it! 6 Link to comment
Skywagon Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 Welcome and we look forward to hearing the problem/cure. Link to comment
profbodryak Posted August 26 Author Share Posted August 26 Hey @boxer1300, any updates on your issue? 1 Link to comment
boxer1300 Posted Monday at 05:49 PM Share Posted Monday at 05:49 PM @profbodryak Update on this issue. BMW Germany believes that it is an issue with the front brake master cylinder and have asked the dealership to replace the full assembly. This includes the master cylinder and brake lever. They then realized that there aren't any spare brake components available for the GS1300 from their suppliers. So they authorized the dealership to pull it off of a similar bike on the floor and install it on mine (this process took approx. a week to get authorized by BMW NA first and then the owner of the dealership). BMW NA had asked the dealership for some measurements on the travel and slack, etc. on the master cylinder they pulled from my bike and were going to "analyze" it before allowing the dealership's test rider to put some miles on it. This was about a week and a half ago and it has been radio silence since then. The bike is sitting in the shop ready to go out on a test ride as soon as they get the green light from BMA NA. 1 Link to comment
profbodryak Posted Monday at 06:03 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 06:03 PM Sorry to hear it's taking so long to get it back. But glad you are getting some resolution! Link to comment
MichiganBob Posted Monday at 06:04 PM Share Posted Monday at 06:04 PM Pretty rude having you wait so long for this. Not good for instilling customer confidence. 1 Link to comment
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