Onward Battery Condition Light always on

[Redfisher]

I just bought a used 2018 Onward. Beautiful buggy. I had a Precedent before this. On the Onward, the ‘Battery Condition’ light is always on (the one with multiple bars to indicate battery power). I have to turn off the tow switch to make it go off. As far as I can tell, the only electrical accessory added to it was a Wet Sounds sound bar. My feeling is the wiring is screwed up some how, but when I look at the wiring associated with the soundbar, I don’t see anything that I think will affect this indicator. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

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Originally Posted by Redfisher

I just bought a used 2018 Onward. Beautiful buggy. I had a Precedent before this. On the Onward, the ‘Battery Condition’ light is always on (the one with multiple bars to indicate battery power). I have to turn off the tow switch to make it go off. As far as I can tell, the only electrical accessory added to it was a Wet Sounds sound bar. My feeling is the wiring is screwed up some how, but when I look at the wiring associated with the soundbar, I don’t see anything that I think will affect this indicator. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

That light should be on - that's normal. If it goes out, it is off, and loses it's estimation of remaining battery capacity. When you turn off run / tow, it kills power to it, and it will screw up it's accuracy until you charge it back up to full.

Those meters are time-weighted average volt meters more or less, and need to be powered at all times. The power draw of the meter is a few milliamps at most - nothing to be concerned about.

I think there are a few versions of those meters where the LEDs themselves are turned on / off via the keyswitch, but the time-weighted volt meter is still on all the time. There are a few aftermarket ones I've seen that have 4 terminals on the back instead of the normal 2, but I've not seen a factory cart that uses that kind myself.

Enjoy your Onward!

[Redfisher]

Thanks so much! The one on my Precident was only on when the key was on, and the Onward manual didn’t say anything about it. Glad to know I don’t need to mess with any wiring! Thanks again.