How does ducati immobilizer work

I thought these were plug and play and a quite of few posts suggested that.. Pics of the broken immobilizer and lock assy vs new. Mar Australia. Reactions: melvinakshay. Halo2 said:. Nov 1, Newport Heights. And you thought you were bummed when I pointed out that bracket was bent : The dash or ecu must be programmed to the key cuz even if you were to buy a jet prime or ducbike key delete ya still gotta put the factory key in their key box so something besides the immobilizer sees it cuz there is no ignition on the bike at that point Sick link Halo.

Reactions: melvinakshay and DucatiKev. That's true. I called the dealer and he basically said something on the lines of the bikes VIN is programmed into the immobilizer and I would have to buy a brand new one from them. They can't program the one I have Side note, any idea what this material over the chip is? The plastic for the immobilizer is cracked but if I can transfer the chip to the new one I might be good. The bike turns on with the old immobilizer.

Sounds backwards Their system works with just the key being present Did you talk to ecu Meister? You can't flash the ecu to reset the security.

Its stored on a chip in the cluster. You can send the cluster away to get it the chip removed and reprogrammed. I don't think dealerships can even do it.

Without the code card you're hooped. If you can contact the guy you got the cluster from and get the code, you can reprogram it to your key. I've got an and have reprogrammed my ecu, no security on it. Blackduc said:. OP follows up a year later!

So the race ecu didn't work. I believe it is the ecu provided with the termi exhaust, so has a different map but immobilizer is still active. There is a "Ducati performance" race ecu that has the immo disabled, but they going for usd on eBay.

Wondering if anyone local can flash the ecu for a decent price? Or pair the gauges to my keys Lightcycle Rounder of bolts, Dropper of tools Site Supporter. JavaFan said:. Wingboy Well-known member Moderator.

Site Supporter. Thanks for the reminder. You're right. I've spoken to Ken, he is very knowledgeable and did give me the 3 options for my issue.

More trouble than its worth. I've never driven off with kickstand down in any bike I've ridden, but I have accidently cut the motor at most inopportune time when I kicked the stand up.

Might also have the ECU remapped while its on the bench, for the slight performance kick that I have read about in previous forums. I wish I could pull the battery a lot easier to remove the terminals, recharge battery while its not drawing power, then hopefully the whole thing re-sets itself.

Alas, thats an all day event. The whole thing is such a mystery. But correct me on this one, but a shouldn't that headlight go off after 60s with the ignition off? Maybe Larry Ferracci still does that work, so try speaking to him. Not sure what timer shuts off the headlight.

Could be a symptom of something else. You might also have a bad ECU? See what he says about that MIL light too. Could be a bad sensor or bad connection or bad ground. Not "normal". As for the kick stand switch, you could always take care of that at the switch.

It only has to work once to prove the worth of the interlock though, but the less you do with the ECU the better! As for the headlight, my manual says: When you deploy the kickstand though, you are NOT turning off the ignition! The device is triggered in 3 cases: - 1 When the key is turned from OFF to ON and the engine is not started within 60 seconds, the headlight is turned off and will be turned back on next time you start the engine.

In this case, 60 seconds after stopping the engine, the headlight is turned off and will be turned back on next time you start the engine. The dealer gives you the code card and the code is hidden. You have to scratch it to read and record the code. Mine didn't record it either. As for warning you what to do with it Besides the vehicle file drawer, I recorded it in my cell phone and in one other spot. Yes, Larry Ferraci is my local dealer.

Very knowledgeable guy. Not sure if they do re-flashes there, but I will bring it to them for diagnostic. As far as the headlight turn off it was one of those options. I left the engine off, but the key on.

The headlight is supposed to turn off at 60 seconds. Unfortunately, a code card cannot be replaced. In order to obtain a new code card, a new lockset, dash, and ECU would need to be ordered. Ducati is unable to track immobilizer codes. In regards to your concern, your bike cannot be started with just the code card.

For your information, the code card contains two codes: a Mechanical Code and an Electronic Code. The codes are only of use if the motorcycle suffers a no-start situation. The Electronic Code permits the technician to bypass the Immobilizer System one time per key cycle.

This code is used to diagnose a no-start by disabling the Immobilizer. If the motorcycle will then start, the Immobilizer system is at fault. If the motorcycle will still not start, the Immobilizer is not the problem and the technician must continue with the diagnosis. The Mechanical Code is a European function that was, at one time, available. However, the Factory does not keep the records on file to make replacement keys for the customer based on this code.

This code currently has zero functionality for the customer. The original owner may also want to contact the dealership he purchased the bike from as some dealerships may have a copy of the code in the sales record.

Other than replacing your dash, lockset, and ECU, the only recommendation we can make is for you to encourage the previous owner to locate the code card. We would kindly invite you to indicate us your current address since in our database we have more then one address under your name.

Finally, your official Ducati dealer remains at your complete disposal for any further information or advice you may require. To find an Authorized Ducati Dealership, please visit www. Obviously they are not advocating a reflash, or at least officially. Its crazy, because there is no reasonable reason that the bike shouldn't start. That's a customer service rep.