JLG LE electric scissor lifts (3369LE, 4069LE, M3369, M4069)
JLG error code 228 — FUNCTION LOCKED OUT - JOYSTICK NOT CENTERED
Message on the display: FUNCTION LOCKED OUT - JOYSTICK NOT CENTERED · flash code 2/2
Code 228 occurs in machines: JLG 3369LE, 4069LE, M3369, M4069.
warning / function limited
Selected function is not allowed because the joystick is not centered. Return joystick to center and reselect function.
Description from the JLG service manual, in the original wording.
Possible causes
The manual does not list the causes for this code: the service technician establishes them during diagnosis of the machine.
What you can do
Switch the machine off with the emergency stop and switch it on again. If the code comes back, do not use the machine and call service.
What service does
A qualified service technician reads the code with the manufacturer's diagnostic tools, finds the cause, clears the code and carries out a function test.
Source: JLG Service and Maintenance Manual 3369LE / 4069LE / M3369 / M4069 (3121824), Flash Codes/DTC's table.
The descriptions are quoted from the manufacturer's service documentation and are for guidance only. Clearing codes, calibrations and repairs are carried out by a qualified service technician according to the manual for the specific serial number. A machine with an active blocking code must not be used until the cause has been removed.
Does code 228 not go away?
RK Rental services JLG lifts at our workshop or on site at the customer's premises (construction site, factory, warehouse). We read the code, remove the cause and select the parts by serial number.
Neighbouring JLG codes
- 224FUNCTION PROBLEM - STEER LEFT PERMANENTLY SELECTED
- 225FUNCTION PROBLEM - STEER RIGHT PERMANENTLY SELECTED
- 226ACCELERATOR (or JOYSTICK) FAULTY - WIPER OUT OF RANGE
- 229FUNCTION PROBLEM - TRIGGER PERMANENTLY CLOSED
- 231FUNCTION PROBLEM - LIFT PERMANENTLY SELECTED
- 251ELEV ANGLE SESOR FAULTY - VOLTAGE OUT OF RANGE