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The maverick has been sitting for a week, went out to try and start it, and nothing!! DESS Key Not Recognized across the screen. After f'n around with it for about 30min, finally got it to crank over. rode it for about 45min, parked it, and still acting up. You really have to mess with it to get it to crank. Anyone else have this issue, I searched and only came up with some post from the commanders. I'm prob just going to take to dealer to get it fixed under warranty , ether new key or ignition. But I'm worried its going to do it again with new parts, just trying to find a way it wont do it again. Here are some things I found on the commander.
My biggest concern is this thing leaving me stranded somewhere. In an emergency situation, is the a way to "hot wire" or bypass the ignition?
SO THIS IS WHAT GOES WRONG AND HOW TO FIX IT:
The ignition switch got hot from the cabin heat and the body worped and the O ring seal failed to keep water out. Going through a puddle or washing the machine, lets water into the ignition and the water starts to mix with the grease in the ignition up to a stage where the grease is electrically conductive. Remember you are mixing everything up inside by turning the key. Trust me!
Then one day you go through a puddle and you get the dreaded DESS KEY NOT RECKOGNISED message. But you do not know what is wrong. So you swing away at the ignition key, untill the bike starts. Next time you go through water a little slower untill you look like a pissy in the canam.
Then one day the gunk in the ignition gets so bad that it bridges the gaps between the plates in the ignition. Now the lights stay on and the ignition stays on and you need to pull fuses and relays to get the bike switched off. Now the dess key message gets worse and the short sircuit gets worse, my bike tried to start itself, had to pull all the fuses.( still cant get my head round that one.
By this time there was a few volt running through your precious stupid key and it is erased or re de pre coded to the state of an earbud. If you, like me, are clever enough to insert the other key aswell, then that key gets stuffed aswell. Must say a stupid lowclass plastic ignition, but a bulletproof EMS.
WHAT TO DO IF DESS KEY NOT RECKOGNISED COMES ON?
Bring it to this guy in Pretoria, but if you cant this is what you do:
Take ignition out. Disassemble it. Dry it out completely. Put it back together. Plug in and see if it starts.*
*If it starts up, you need to waterproof the back of the ignition with glue or resin or insolation tape or buy a new one.
*If not, only then try the other key. If still no joy, take it to a machenic, not a dealer trying to be a wannabe machenic. There is some very able dealer macheniks aswell. He will most likely write new keys.
Hope this helps someone.*
What should the battery be at while cranking, Mine does crank kinda slow, That normal??Check your battery, a weak battery will do that
My biggest concern is this thing leaving me stranded somewhere. In an emergency situation, is the a way to "hot wire" or bypass the ignition?