Rear Cylinder Deactivation

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Rear Cylinder Deactivation

Designed as an aid to reduce engine and exhaust heat to the rider, Rear Cylinder Deactivation shuts down the rear cylinder when the engine is at operating temperature and at idle speed.

The following condition must be met for Rear Cylinder Deactivation to be enabled.

Engine coolant temperature must be above 176 °F (80 °C)
Ambient Temperature must exceed 59 °F (15 °C)
Engine speed must be below 2200 rpm
Throttle must be in the closed position (0% throttle)

For models equipped with Ride Command

Rear Cylinder Deactivation can be turned on and off by accessing the settings menu. Cylinder Deactivation controls are in the Vehicle Settings menu. When Rear Cylinder Deactivation is functioning, an icon will illuminate at the right of the Ride Command display screen.

For models not equipped with Ride Command

Perform the following procedure to enable or disable Rear Cylinder Deactivation:

Navigate to the ambient air temperature display mode on the multi-function display (MFD).
Long press the right-hand trigger until “CYLdeAC” displays.
Pressing the right-hand trigger will allow operator to toggle between “CD ON” or “CD OFF.”
Press and hold hand right-hand trigger to save settings.
- CYLdeAC ON: rear cylinder can deactivate
- CYLdeAC OFF: rear cylinder cannot deactivate

When the cylinder deactivation feature activates and the cylinder is deactivated, a “CylDeAc” message is shown on the MFD for 1 second. When the feature deactivates and the cylinder activates, a “CylAc” message is shown on the MFD for 1 second.