Doubt if you need cruise, but the cruise indicator changes color when activated. I'm sure your bike has the indicator? Also check to see if there is a - idle position on your throttle...its all in your manual.

 

I have actually turned mine on while setting at a stop light just to see if it is possible and it worked as advertised. I rolled the throttle forward and the cruise light turned green and it was activated.

 

My 09 has that feature,, you roll the throttle forward and hold it unitll the cruise light blinks orange and it shuts off the rear cylinder, when you roll it back it kicks back in. havent had a real hot day to try it other than playing with it at the stop lights.

 

All 09 touring models have this feature. Roll forward on the throttle and the cruise light will blink after a few seconds. (regardless of if you have cruise control). If it blinks orange, you just turned ETMS off. If it blinks green, you just turned it on.

You have to be at a complete stop with the clutch pulled in to enable/disable ETMS. Or you can do it at idle in neutral while at a complete stop and the clutch does not have to be in. Or you can enable/disable before you start the bike with the ingnition switch to "ignition" and the run/stop switch to "run".

You cannot determine when your engine shuts down the rear cylinder on any model or any year. You can only enable/disable ETMS. The ETMS will shut down the rear cylinder only when certain conditions are met. Engine temp, speed (zero I think), clutch in, throttle at 0%. As soon as you roll back the throttle or let out the clutch in gear the rear cylinder starts again.

 

works great on my 09. last October in stop/go traffic sitting forever at red lights it would activate....does sound kinda funny put put put.....

 

when did they start adding the parade mode on the tourers my buddy has a 05 rg
and he tells me its happened to him i have never had a heat issue since i changed
to synthetic and i ride to vegas almost once a month-ride safe

 

I found that when stuck in trafic i rool the throtle foreward to turn off the rear.
and if the traffic it creaping i hold the throtle foreward and just let out the clutch just a bit to move , and the rear cyl stays off.

it works i was stoped in freeway traffic on a 85deg day for 1/2 hour with no problems

 

What he said plus a little more info........when it is activated and shuts down that rear cylinder you will smell fuel and the rpm's will drop to 950 from the normal idle of 1050. The cylinder will kick back in at 1200 rpm's, clutch in or not....so don't blip that throttle. I also would not recommend using it at any time other than heavy traffic because if it is activated and it shuts that rear cylinder down while at a stop, if someone rolls up on you too fast the bike will sputter when trying to get away. Don't ask how I know this.

 

I have a 09 Heritage and an 09 EGS if either bike is in heat management while sitting still both bikes will immediately engage rear cylinder when you give throttle. No spitting or sputtering instant power!

 

Then you are rare. Six people in my ride group have it and all have the issue. You may have it engaged but I seriously doubt it is active, it takes alot really for it to activate and shut that cylinder down. Check the rpm's next time, if not 950 you're still running with both.