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[QUOTE]MuskyTime - 7/28/2015  7:41 AM

Wondering if any of you are having problems with the Xi5 in Navagation (auto pilot) mode.

After spending a couple weeks on lotw with my new Xi5 I was very dissapointed to say the least.

The unit would work fine about 40% of the time but when it would act up it was useless and even dangerous! Imagine working around wind blown points or reefs at half power or more casting away and then have the trolling motor turn 90 degrees left or right instantly, almost throwing you out of the boat! Biggest problem I experienced was delayed or no response from steering inputs from the pedal. You would tap the pedal to make a minor course adjustment while in Nav mode and nothing would happen, tap again and nothing, tap again and then the motor would spin around three times. When this would happen you had no steering control from either the pedal or the remote. The only way to regain steering control was to go back to manual. Very frustrating!! Other times in Nav mode the trolling motor would keep walking right regardless of how many times you made a course adjustment left. For the most part it was like it was possessed in Nav mode.

I talked to motor guide and they said they know about the problem. Apparently the wireless pedal and the remote are sending steering signals to the motor at the same time and the motor doesn't know what command to follow. I tried re-calibrating on the water (keel and compass) several times and new batteries in the pedal and remote without any improvement.

I guess the biggest disappointment is that the Motor Guide service tech wanted me to go back on the water and trouble shoot the problem for him. Then after taking it in to a service center all they were going to do was re-calibrate it as a first step.

I love the other features of the Xi5 such as anchor lock and how fast and quiet the unit is. That's why it's frustrating to have such terrible performance in nav mode as it's what most musky fishermen use.

Please don't take this as me slamming on Motor Guide, just wondering if others are having the same issue and if so did Motor Guide help in fixing the issue?

Thanks! 
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Posted 7/28/2015 7:41 AM (#778105)
Subject: Xi5 Nav Mode problems

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Location: Stevens Point, Wisconsin

Wondering if any of you are having problems with the Xi5 in Navagation (auto pilot) mode.

After spending a couple weeks on lotw with my new Xi5 I was very dissapointed to say the least.

The unit would work fine about 40% of the time but when it would act up it was useless and even dangerous! Imagine working around wind blown points or reefs at half power or more casting away and then have the trolling motor turn 90 degrees left or right instantly, almost throwing you out of the boat! Biggest problem I experienced was delayed or no response from steering inputs from the pedal. You would tap the pedal to make a minor course adjustment while in Nav mode and nothing would happen, tap again and nothing, tap again and then the motor would spin around three times. When this would happen you had no steering control from either the pedal or the remote. The only way to regain steering control was to go back to manual. Very frustrating!! Other times in Nav mode the trolling motor would keep walking right regardless of how many times you made a course adjustment left. For the most part it was like it was possessed in Nav mode.

I talked to motor guide and they said they know about the problem. Apparently the wireless pedal and the remote are sending steering signals to the motor at the same time and the motor doesn't know what command to follow. I tried re-calibrating on the water (keel and compass) several times and new batteries in the pedal and remote without any improvement.

I guess the biggest disappointment is that the Motor Guide service tech wanted me to go back on the water and trouble shoot the problem for him. Then after taking it in to a service center all they were going to do was re-calibrate it as a first step.

I love the other features of the Xi5 such as anchor lock and how fast and quiet the unit is. That's why it's frustrating to have such terrible performance in nav mode as it's what most musky fishermen use.

Please don't take this as me slamming on Motor Guide, just wondering if others are having the same issue and if so did Motor Guide help in fixing the issue?

Thanks!