Ipilot Heading Sensor Installation

Test that the power cable that powers the heading sensor is long enough to reach the power source from the intended mounting location.

Ipilot heading sensor installation.

Terrova installation guide manual 2327132 download pdf 60 mb heading sensor instructions for motors with i pilot or i pilot link manual 2394900 download pdf 22 mb i pilot link manuals for systems mfg. Follow the contour does not use the heading sensor. This in turn enables the new jog feature or the ability for the motor to jog your boat five feet at a time in any direction you choose. Model year 2017 and after.

Some think the heading sensor also is part of the reason the spot lock is better but minn kota never said it was. 2017 and later i pilot link owner s manual english manual 2397102 download pdf 102 mb i pilot link owner s manual french. If the cable does not reach the battery or intended power source select a location closer to the source. Increments in any direction.

I talked to minnkota this morning and the girl i spoke to told me i didn t need an in line fuse. This heading sensor comes standard with new ultrex ulterra terrova riptide ulterra and riptide terrova trolling motors that come pre installed with bluetooth i pilot and i pilot link systems. It was connected at the bottom right by the bilge pump next to the batteries. The heading sensor shaped like a small smoke detector is in fact a digital compass that communicates with the trolling motor via bluetooth and enables the motor to keep track of its actual heading.

This bluetooth enabled heading sensor contains a compass that detects your boat s heading and communicates it to your trolling motor to enable the spot lock jog feature which lets you move your spot lock location in 5 ft. They hooked up my heading sensor to directly to my bilge pump wiring to save some time. Click on the following link to see detailed calibration instructions. What minn kota states is the minn kota heading sensor is for the jog function.

The heading sensor is calibrated once the unit and the motor have been installed on the boat and paired via a bluetooth connection.