Hello, Just purchased a 2012 C14, but had to leave it at the Dealer until road and weather conditions get better here in Minnesota. I was curious how the key fobs work? If you were to lose the active fob, how do you start the bike with the passive fob? and do you recommend buying a second active fob? Bruce
Congratulations!!! Welcome!God love ya Max, thanks for the link.
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That particular question is answered in the owner's manual in detail. Takes a while to really understand the whole KIPASS thing. The cost of buying a spare active fob now is the same as later, so I wouldn't bother.
The owner's manual is on the Kawasaki site, but I have attached it to this message for easy access.
Thank you all for the welcome and the answer to my question. When I pick up the bike , they are going to do a walkaround with me, but I was curious about the fobs.
Thank you all for the welcome and the answer to my question. When I pick up the bike , they are going to do a walkaround with me, but I was curious about the fobs.
The Fob has mad pow-ah. Take good care of it, like let it sleep in a bed of roses and such
My reading comprehension is apparently evaporating. I'm standing over the bike, manual in hand looking and feeling kinda stupid. My question is-
Lets assume you lose your FOB and have to get home using your "spare FOB with the emergency key" can someone take me through the process of how I start the bike. I apologize if I missed an existing thread on this.
There are a zillion threads on this.... but so many it can actually be a bit overwhelming. As you can see, I warped your thread right into something relevant.FIFY
jimmymac is correct. Hold the passive fob with the arrow on it on the ignition key housing near the bump facing the front of the bikefor a moment, then ...(still holding the passive FOB in that position) push down on and release the stove knob key. Then, after the audible click and the LCD screen lights up,..turn the stove knob key clockwise (or the emergency metal key if you've also lost the stove knob key) (place the emergency FOB in a safe place like a deep pocket) and you are done. Process is exactly the same using the active fob if the battery is dead (since it is also a passive fob).
My reading comprehension is apparently evaporating. I'm standing over the bike, manual in hand looking and feeling kinda stupid. My question is-
Lets assume you lose your FOB and have to get home using your "spare FOB with the emergency key" can someone take me through the process of how I start the bike. I apologize if I missed an existing thread on this.
FIFY ..not picking on you max', but noobs tend to do exactly what you tell them, and not what you meant to tell them to do.
remembering to keep the active Fob at a good distance away from the bike so you are in fact actually testing the emergency FOB.
Hold the passive fob with the arrow on it on the ignition key housing near the bump facing the front of the bike for a moment, then turn the metal key and you are done.In case a newbie just read your post, YOU NEED TO PRESS THE KEY FIRST , just like if you had the big fob within range. Once the KIPASS sign is lit in the screen, then turn as always. And yes, everybody needs to try BOTH FOBS passively, to make sure they work. And since you need to remove the battery from the main fob, check the battery. It was quite low already on my 2015 bike, so I changed it to get at least a year of service out of it. The best battery for those things is PANASONIC, since they're one of the very few with hash marks on the '-' side, which assures better contact. By the way, I stashed the spare fob into the tool kit compartment, in case I ever lose the main fob (extremely unlikely, but you never know). And have a spare key in the storage compartment (I removed the lock mechanism). Tried velcroing the key (in a velcro pouch) under the black panels (where the storage compartment is), but zero adherence. Even with industrial velcro and cleaning surfaces with alcohol. Will look for an alternative location where there's metal. The pouch I have is waterproof, so no issues there.