Stuck in McBride lost dess key Help

pager · Nov 28, 2020

Lost Dess key on hill
2019 g4 summit

Any one know a work a round to get me down the hill ?

Teth-Air · Nov 28, 2020

pager said:
Lost Dess key on hill
2019 g4 summit

Any one know a work a round to get me down the hill ?

Sorry pager, feel for you but I have heard of this several times and have never heard the solution other than carrying a second key pre-programmed to work.

I hope the heli service is good there or you have some really close friends.

pager · Nov 28, 2020

will swapping an ecm and key work from buds sled work?...anyone know if they are a pia to get out ?

Shitfly · Nov 28, 2020

damn that sucks, sorry I'm no help, but have heard of guys who ride together getting all the keys programmed the same for just such an event. good luck

MarkCos · Nov 28, 2020

Ok....but how was the snow there??

Pedaling pete · Nov 28, 2020

pager said:
will swapping an ecm and key work from buds sled work?...anyone know if they are a pia to get out ?

I think that would work.

AaronQ · Nov 28, 2020

Pretty sure it should work switching ECM and keys. Could try every one else in your groups key and see if it works. I dunno bout the gen4 but the xm only had like 12 codes available so you had a one in 12 chance to get it lol
Good lesson for everyone to go get a second key.
The group we usually ride with we all got our keys programmed to the same code and we all had a spare for just such an occasion. Could rob one off any sled or grab any of buddies spares.

AreWeThereYet · Nov 28, 2020

I know this doesn't help you, but I don't think I have ever bought a sled without a second key,.. I bet that $50 sounds really good right about now.

rknight111 · Nov 28, 2020

Contact Rod at adrenaline. I think I gave you his number at the cabin. Rod +1 (250) 569-7236

pager · Nov 28, 2020

hey thanks all...actually posting for my kid but I hear the snow was one of top 5 days riding in deep snow....lot of carnage today....fires ...rads...and a lost key in the deep snow...

pager · Nov 28, 2020

will definitely look at programming all keys the same ...lesson learned

ferniesnow · Nov 28, 2020

Spare keys are a little more than $50 bucks but well worth it. The above posts about some keys fitting your sled is true. They only have so many codes programmed but you may get lucky. Sorry for the bad luck.

snopro · Nov 28, 2020

ferniesnow said:
Spare keys are a little more than $50 bucks but well worth it. The above posts about some keys fitting your sled is true. They only have so many codes programmed but you may get lucky. Sorry for the bad luck.

You can get up to 8 keys programmed to one code is the way it used to be. I have never heard of there being only 12 codes available on BUD's? This is news to me. When it first came out they told us it was a random code and no code was the same. Unless its changed but I haven't heard about that?

AaronQ · Nov 28, 2020

snopro said:
You can get up to 8 keys programmed to one code is the way it used to be. I have never heard of there being only 12 codes available on BUD's? This is news to me. When it first came out they told us it was a random code and no code was the same. Unless its changed but I haven't heard about that?

When we got ours all reprogrammed that's what the tech at the dealership told us while we were having coffee was there was only about a dozen pre program versions. Maybe it's different if it's reset after? We had about 6 or 8 on one code so maybe you're right.

RGM · Nov 28, 2020

pager said:
will swapping an ecm and key work from buds sled work?...anyone know if they are a pia to get out ?

Nope,injectors are keyed to ECM too.

RGM · Nov 28, 2020

snopro said:
You can get up to 8 keys programmed to one code is the way it used to be. I have never heard of there being only 12 codes available on BUD's? This is news to me. When it first came out they told us it was a random code and no code was the same. Unless its changed but I haven't heard about that?

Good you haven't heard of it because it is false. Each key has an unique code. Each sled can store 6 unique codes.

AaronQ · Nov 28, 2020

RGM said:
Good you haven't heard of it because it is false. Each key has an unique code. Each sled can store 6 unique codes.

I'll defer to rays better judgement instead of the info I have clouded from 6 years ago

pager · Nov 28, 2020

was dealer advised to swap ecm and key....how can you confirm it wont work...thanks

Teth-Air · Nov 28, 2020

I have had customers for my Phantom Teth-Air that said this happened to them so from that point on they were never using that DESS tether again. Just remove as a security key when parked but leave it hooked to the riser when riding. Sounds extreme but getting one of these out of the back-country can be extreme too.

snopro · Nov 28, 2020

AaronQ said:
When we got ours all reprogrammed that's what the tech at the dealership told us while we were having coffee was there was only about a dozen pre program versions. Maybe it's different if it's reset after? We had about 6 or 8 on one code so maybe you're right.

Could be Aaron. Haven't been on BUD's since 2013.

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