DESS stays "Off" on Multi RS 48/6000, balancing message never clears

Q&A and troubleshooting DESS
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DESS is enabled in VRM (trade mode, Tibber NL), but the dashboard keeps showing “Dynamic ESS – Off” with no schedule. The Multi RS shows “External control”.

Firmware:

  • Multi RS 48/6000/100: v1.31 (VictronConnect says latest)
  • Cerbo GX MK2: Venus OS v3.81
  • VictronConnect: v6.43
  • Battery: 2x Pylontech on CAN

Already tried: toggling DESS off/on, rebooting the Cerbo, updating firmware (Cerbo from v3.67, Multi RS from v1.26), BatteryLife off, Modbus TCP off.
I also see “Battery balancing is scheduled for today” every day, but I think that’s this known issue.

Why does DESS stay off?

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Did you enable it in Controls sidebar menu?

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3

Thanks for the quick answer! Looks like this is the correct setting :slight_smile:

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This is stated above the second graph as confirmation

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