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Escort Passport 9500ci – front LIDAR shifter malfunction
Author: admin | Category: escort 9500ci radar detectors
This is video from my blackberry Storm. The Escort 9500ci radar/LIDAR system has been excellent, but for some reason the front shifters have started acting up and throwing false alerts. I have a feeling it is only one of the two shifters, but the entire situation is impossible to reproduce at will so it’s very hard to pinpoint the problem. I am taking it to my installer who has been very helpful the whole time, they are going to replace the front heads for me and hopefully this resolves the problem.
Tags: 9500ci, escort, front, lidar, malfunction, passport, shifter
March 29th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
yes, 2008 / mark5 R32, #3603.
March 29th, 2010 at 2:53 pm
Is that an R32?
March 29th, 2010 at 3:51 pm
ALL I repeat All radar detectors will have a false reading none are perfect.
March 29th, 2010 at 4:50 pm
It ended up being moisture in a head, my installer replaced it for me and all is well.
@Jackcc5 – the “truelock” feature in the 9500ci is only for Radar. The LIDAR system always alerts at full volume and power because it’s not a common source of false alarms (something has to be aimed at you to make it go off).
If shopping centers started using LIDAR-triggered automatic doors, this would probably change in the future.
March 29th, 2010 at 5:21 pm
and escort says that you dont get false alerts with the 9500ci
March 29th, 2010 at 6:04 pm
Moisture in the heads?
March 29th, 2010 at 6:39 pm
Sometimes, you get false laser signals because of certain taillights. For some reason they send out infrared pulses almost Identical to laser (lidar) pulses, thus your shifter reacts. In your case you have a jammer with your system, so not only will your detector go off, but your jammer will also be activated.
March 29th, 2010 at 6:51 pm
Did you find the fix for this problem?