Dealer will replace the passive FOB and I'm sure all the associated labor costs. I am looking to buy the active FOB (21175A). But looking at the link, my dealer is not giving me any discount at all. I misspoke..... They dropped the price $3.00 how could I pass that up!!
Also, it has been reported here before that the Key ECU only has 6, one time programming slots in it for FOB's, and once those have been used, the Key ECU will have to be replaced if another FOB needs to be added. That costs a lot more money to replace.
I think that statement is in error. There are 6 memory slots for fob's but it is my understanding that they are reusable.
Dave
Nope, it's not. It's a permanent write to the ECU. Once those six slots are filled, that's it. According to my 08 manual, page 1-23 under the General Information section in the front.
'Once a piece of memory is used for registering a key in the KIPASS ECU, that piece of memory cannot be reused.'
I don't think that has changed in any of the model years.
Nope, it's not. It's a permanent write to the ECU. Once those six slots are filled, that's it. According to my 08 manual, page 1-23 under the General Information section in the front.
'Once a piece of memory is used for registering a key in the KIPASS ECU, that piece of memory cannot be reused.'
I don't think that has changed in any of the model years.
I think that statement is in error. There are 6 memory slots for fob's but it is my understanding that they are reusable. You just can't have more than 6 programmed in at one time. They can 'de-program' a lost fob and open up that memory slot again. If you buy a new active or passive fob online and take it somewhere to get it programmed to the bike, be sure you take ALL of the fob's you want to have programmed into the ECU. When I went through this they needed at least one working fob (active or passive) to get the ignition turned on in order to do any programming / de-programming in the bikes ECU. They then went through the programming sequence for ALL of my fobs - active and passive. Hope you get it worked out.
Dave
Very interesting link. I feel more educated after reading it. My dealer implied it was a lengthy process to reprogram a new FOB.
Are the K-Tech News technical resource Pdf's available on line for viewing? How/where can I locate more? First I heard or saw about the heat deflectors.
I'm sure that those K-Tech pdfs are available to dealers in their system but I don't know where us mere mortals can get em.
Why educate the consumer with a technical service bulliten? That would reduce or elinimate a potential service call, thus less potential profits. If the White House is not immune to leaks, I'm sure the K-Tech PDF's will make it to the web, if there not out there already.
We are not supposed to, since the only thing Kawasaki sells/makes available are the paper factory manuals and no ktech stuff. On the manual, Kawasaki (unlike many other manufacturers) is too worried that a PDF version will destroy sales because people will steal/share them (which they do). They are floating out there in the ether, however; and if one already purchased the genuine factory manual, there really isn't anything morally wrong with also having the PDF. I think they don't want the ktech stuff in the hands of non-dealers, which is sad.