1200 DVT Bike Dead This Morning?

Discussion in 'Multistrada' started by fatfingers73, Jan 29, 2016.

  1. Morning, bike was completely dead this morning. Didn't have a chance to check anything as I had to jump in the car and get to work.

    I tried moving the key nearer the hands free unit, no joy.

    Any ideas? Would a dead key battery cause this?

    Thanks.
     
    #1 fatfingers73, Jan 29, 2016
  2. You ciuld just go with pin over ride, that will tell you if the key is at fault
     
    #2 bradders, Jan 29, 2016
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  3. First thing I'd do is whip the seat off and do a voltage check on the battery. If you have 13V + I'd look at the right hand switch gear and give it a squirt of WD40 or a proprietary water dispersant. To eliminate the remote, try entering your 4 digit code. If you still get nothing talk to your dealer. Andy
     
    #3 Android853sp, Jan 29, 2016
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  4. Damn, second again and on my day off ! Andy
     
    #4 Android853sp, Jan 29, 2016
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  5. Thanks for the help. Will check pin tomorrow. Never used that before.

    Would that still work if the dash was completely dead?
     
    #5 fatfingers73, Jan 29, 2016
  6. It happened to me twice. I started it using the pin. When I had time to spare I used the red key placing it close to the right panel next to the LCD. It started so no bike battery issues.
    It was the battery of the key. I checked the key's battery voltage and it was ok. The seating of the battery caused the trouble.
    * It would be wise to have a spare key battery in the tools.
     
    #6 costis, Jan 29, 2016
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  7. Thanks. Will pick up some spares on the way home.

    Should I have had a warning if the key battery was low?

     
    #7 fatfingers73, Jan 29, 2016
  8. My old multi gave a warning, not used the new dvt enough to know yet
     
    #8 bradders, Jan 29, 2016
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  9. since battery voltage was ok there was no warning. The battery did not contact well so voltage was zero....
     
    #9 costis, Jan 29, 2016
  10. Ok it was just a dead key battery. I fitted a new one and all is well. Didn't have a CR2032, but had loads of CR2025 which seems to work fine.

    Just need to set a pin code. I've emailed the dealer as I don't know what they set it at.
     
    #10 fatfingers73, Jan 29, 2016
  11. The dealer should have got you to set a PIN code at the time you took delivery. Pretty remiss of them if they didn't.

    By the way, it's a good idea to start the bike using the PIN occasionally, maybe every six months. I once found the PIN had been lost and needed to be reset.
     
    #11 Pete1950, Jan 29, 2016
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  12. Especally as they all ship with the same 0000 dont they? Anyone could start your bike and ride away
     
    #12 bradders, Jan 29, 2016
  13. I got told P&H change it from the default on PDI to one of their defaults. You then change it from that bug at least it's never the default 0000 or last 4 digits of chassis number
     
    #13 JH_1986, Jan 29, 2016
  14. The dealer I purchased my DVT from had changed the pin to a different code from the factory one and they were very clear when I collected that I needed to change it to my own code
     
    #14 Bjohnson, Jan 31, 2016
  15. My code came attached to a plastic strip attached to the spare red key. It is a totally random number
     
    #15 TaskMule, Jan 31, 2016
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