Understand why your Traeger grill is pushing a notification that says, "Insert Meat Probe" or "Connect or plug in probe"
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What Does the App Show When this Message Occurs?
What Does the Grill Do When this Message Occurs?
The grill waits for a probe to be plugged in or connected before allowing the cook cycle to start.
What Causes the Error/Notification?
A cook cycle has been selected that requires using a probe, but no probe is plugged in or connected.
What to Do
Select your grill below and follow the step to connect your wired or Bluetooth probe.
Steps to connect probe on a D2 WiFIRE Grill
Applicable Grills
Steps
Alert Occurs during a Cook
- If a customer doesn't want to know their food's temperature, instruct them to unplug their wired meat probe from their grill; this will clear the notification.
- Alternatively, if a customer does want to know their food's temperature:
- Confirm that the wired probe(s) is plugged in.
- Push probe fully into probe jack.
- Instruct them to insert their wired meat probe into their food.
Alert Occurs when Grill Isn't in Use
Direct the customer to do a hard power reset of their grill to clear the notification by following the steps below:
- Turn off your grill.
- Unplug your grill.
- Wait 15 seconds.
- Plug in your grill.
- Power up your grill.
Connect or Plug in Probe on Touchscreen WiFIRE Grill
Applicable Grills
Steps
- Confirm that either a wired probe(s) is plugged in.
- Push probe fully into probe jack.
OR
- Push probe fully into probe jack.
- Confirm that a Traeger MEATER probe has a fully charged battery, is paired to the grill, and is out of its dock.