Sounds like a problem that I had on my first Puma. I had a 36 volt motorguide trolling motor with the three battery set up. After my batteries were almost two years old, when I would crank the 225 pro xs, the front graph would turn off due to voltage drop. It is designed to do this. How old are your batteries? My new Puma has a four battery set up. Time will tell if this solves the problem. Hope this helps. BP