Cruise control in cold weather?

[Kneedragger]

Yesterday, I rode my R1200RS from my home in Show Low, Arizona (6300'+) to Southern California for a visit with family. When I left, at a little past 6 AM, the temperature was 26 degrees F, and the temps stayed in the upper 20s to upper 30s for the first hour and a half of my ride. During that time, of course, I was getting the ice warning on my instrument panel.

This part of my journey is relatively straight so I was using my cruise control and quite a few times it kicked itself off for no apparent reason, although it would re-engage when I hit the "resume" control. Perhaps the electronics have difficulty functioning properly at sub-freezing temperatures? This was the first time I have ridden a cruise control equipped bike in sub-freezing temperatures.

Has anyone else experienced anything like this? I won't be doing a lot of riding in these conditions, but I am wondering if this is common, an aberration, or an electrical fault with this particular bike?

Thanks in advance for any feedback...

[802Mike]

I've never had any problems like that with CC but once after riding the KRS a long
time in hard rain it bothered. I sprayed WD40 in the switch and it was better.
Maybe water in one of the switches freezing?

[jargon]

There is another product that can be used to disperse moisture in the switch...I believe Beech has suggested it in other threads. The name escapes me though.

[wildbears]

ACF-50 anti-corrosion spray???

[RS530]

[Kneedragger]

I have a feeling you may be correct because it has not been exposed to moisture in months and the humidity is very low here. There seemed to be some correlation with the "ice" warning, although it wasn't immediate. When the "ice" warning came on, I could turn it off but it would come back on, and eventually, the CC would kick itself off...

[cabnfvr]

It is logical.
Live long and prosper.

[beech]

Being below freezing in the morning, the road is frozen. I'm wondering if there was any rear wheel slippage. Did the ASC traction control lamp light up? This would trip cruise control.

[Kneedragger]

There was no ASC engagement and the road, although cold, was free of ice...

[Lee]

I have not had that problem with the R1200RS or K1200RS cruise control.

[cabnfvr]

[Kneedragger]

It was more of a curiosity than anything... I rode from my home to the San Diego area on that day, 525 miles. The temperature range during the ride was from 26 degrees to 91 degrees... there were no further issues with the CC once the temperature rose and remained above 37 consistently, so I tend to think it may be programmed to respond this way to sub-freezing temperatures.

[R111S]

Just a 2 cent opinion from miles away so take it for what it's worth. I'd guess the Traction Control function, which uses the ABS Wheel Speed Sensors to detect slippage, may have cancelled out the CC, due to an occurrence of slippage.