Harley Key Fob troubleshooting and bypass. Security code program and override! 

Let me dovetail into this older discussion by mentioning a fix I just figured out on my 2009 Road King key fob that wasn't working. I inserted a new battery and it still failed. My backup fob failed as well. Measured the voltage on 3 different batteries and tried them all in my primary fob. The max voltage of all 3 of them was 2.5 volts on this 3v battery, should be plenty enough to trigger the alarm antennae especially when standing right on top of the bike. I finally took a guess that 'maybe' either the small metal tab beside the battery got flattened and was not making contact with the upper cover: 'or', the 4 small tabs on the upper cover on the 'H'-shaped component got flattened and weren't making contact with the battery. (You show both at 55 seconds on your video). I took a small eyeglass screwdriver and 'very carefully' bent the legs upwards and the tab upwards, fully snapped the cover back together and voila', fixed. *Note: 'None' of the other videos or instructions for fixing this issue mentioned this as a possible issue. They all talked about going through the override sequence to fix this. BTW: the backup fob just had a bad battery.

I changed the FOB battery and bike battery on my 2010 Triglide. Would start then immediately die. I had the FOB battery in backwards! Your post was the first that mentioned that. I've been trying to start it for weeks. Thanks Dude!

THANK YOU . I built a 09 street glide and I turned the ignition on and the lights would flicker bike wouldn't start . I watched your video followed your instructions and my bike fired up Thanks man you rock 😃👍

2012 street glide, I spent a whole week checking switches , fuses, wires. Had the same problem wood not start. Changed key fob battery, NO GO .Watched your clip and realized my battery was upside down. I am up and running...Thank you so much.

Stuck in the home depot parking lot. Bike is locked in security mode. Watched this video, went back in and replaced the battery and boom she fired up... Going to change the security code so that never happens again! Saved my life bro!! lol

Noooooooooo!!! I’ve just spent the last two days faffing about with my spare fob trying to sync it and in and out of the house. Mine was exactly the same as this!!!! Turned the battery over and low and behold! Thank you so much for saving my pride and not going to the dealer!!

I never knew about this. I'm saving this video in case I need it. Thanks for sharing!!!!

Thank you, I couldn't believe it. Previous owner put the wrong battery in the Fob. I remembered the direction of the battery when it came out and put the correct battery in the same way. It still didn't start. I checked to see if the positive was down on new battery, It was not. Turned it over and it started. The original WRONG battery had the Positive & negative switched on the battery compared to the new battery. Unbelieve. Checking the positive down fixed the problem.

Had a similar problem. When I saw the part where the fob battery was in + side up. Checked my fob and found my battery was in + side up also. Turned the battery over and the Harley roared to life. Thanks for the video.

Thank you very much! I have watched numerous videos & lots of attempts to start my 08 Custom 1200 but with no success. This video worked for me. Maybe it's because we have identical paint colors, same year bikes. Now I can resume riding with a hit & miss FOB while getting the FOB sorted out which has a fairly new battery 2 years old. Great video!

This video just saved me from a very long walk. Thank you

Hey, Thanks a Million, Man! Your detailed information is just what I needed to get my bike running after I started having fob issues. I think I'm going to need to purchase a new security antenna. Thanks Again 👍🏾 *

Just in case you don't think that this video is still relevant, I'll just say that you saved me time and money because I am evidently unable to determine what + Down means... Once I changed the position of the NEW battery that I installed in my fob, my Electra Glide Ultra Classic Magically came to life (after a complete teardown of the electrical system, removal of my LED underglow, and a 24-hour battery charge...NONE of which was necessary) THANK YOU FOR RESTORING MY SANITY.

Thanks for the video worked like a charm for my new to me 2018 fat bob and on my FOB the plus side is down lol I discovered another problem though. I put new batteries in both FOBS and both didn’t work. I put old battery back in one of them and only works when it wants to! Ugh luckily I was able to change the code when it was working.

Thank you, the switcheing around of the battery worked perfectly

Thanks. I replaced my battery and bent that clip down over the battery. It is supposed to be bent out away from the battery to make contact with the top of the fob. Noticed it on your video. THANKS!!

Duh that was my issue. Battery in backwards! Thanks man you helped me out a ton

Thank you for the information it works Flipping the battery

Thanks for the video. Of course by default if you say something about your fob, the dealer will tell you replace the battery... Unfortunately in my case it was not the battery as the battery was new and I proved it to the dealer that it is the receiver itself as the ENG light came on with 3 codes which 2 were related to the communication between the fob and the receiver and one code which the service manger had no clue!!!! ( btw, the service manager was googling all those codes...hahaha ) I asked him to email the manufacturer (HD) and get the answer. It really sucks an almost brand new bike a year after warranty expiry started the headaches...and that makes me wonder the HD quality & reliability?! I wait another week and if no reply from the local dealer I am gonna contact/email the manufacturer myself to find out about that code and fix it myself.

Great advice. Thank you from the Isle of man .

Awesome 👍😎 appreciate the video, great explanation

Thank you it was the right solution for me.

Great video man. Cheers

Thanks for this! I picked up a used 08 with security and got stranded because I forgot the fob and stopped for fuel!

Thank you. Worked great

Mein you are so helpful thanks a million

Thanks for sharing 🙏

Where is the security siren modual located on a 2012 street glide, or what causes the security key comes on when starting the bike. It starts but the red light stays on. Thanks Tim

Exactly my issue this morning. Two fobs out. Ordered two new 2032 batteries on Amazon. What I don't understand is you had one battery in correct in one fob but it still wouldn't start. That means a bad FOB over rules a Good Fob unless the battery in the right polarity FOB was bad and the wrong polarity FOB battery was good just in backwards. Make any sense?

My fob battery was dead. I replaced it. Good to go. But now I want to find the code. When I try your discovery method it takes me to the enter pin mode. 2016 Street Glide.I need the code discovery mode.

Hi! That worked BUT the next morning it added a one on column 1 and we couldn’t get rid of it??? So couldn’t bypass. How do you backspace and enter?

I've got a weird one for you. Recently picked up a 2012 FLHTK from an estate sale. Battery was dead as it hadn't been ridden for a couple years. I put a new battery in the bike and new CR2032s in the fobs and got it to start long enough to get it on the trailer to bring home for maintenance. Got it to the house and it wouldn't start and kept alternating the turn signals indicating the alarm warning. It seemed like maybe the new fob batteries were dead since it wasnt recognizing the fob, so i changed the batteries again. Still no luck. So i tried something that worked for a buddy on his Triumph. I pulled the seat off and set the fob directly on the antenna. Bingo! It starts then... and i can then put the fob in my pocket or anywhere close and it'll continue to start like it should.... but then if I leave it alone for a few hours or overnight, it goes back to not recognizing the fob and i have to do the whole seat removal and fob directly touching the antenna thing again... putting the fob on the seat or sticking it innthe side between the seat and frame isnt good enough. It actually has to touch directly to the antenna.... Ideas?

Pick up for key bob is not near the ignition switch.Try left side of seat - also 2014 below and above different set up - thanks

So when you try to see your code do you have to have the key fob near by or can you do that if you lost the fob?

Fucking killer straight forward dude im all in . Great tutorial saved my day!

good on ya mate cheers man!

hi, I have a problem and maybe you can help me ... I have a 2008 street glide and the other day I changed the battery ... I removed the main fuse and then the battery. When I mounted the new battery and put the main fuse back on and I tried to start the bike, the alarm started instantly ... the fob was next to the motorcycle, I had to wait about 15 minutes for the alarm to stop by itself. what can I do?...best regards

Yup. I changed mine the day I brought my bike home.

Thanks brother!!

What years does this work for? I tried it several times on my '06 Ultra Classic and can not see a code show up.

What if you loss your key fob and the security siren goes off how do you stop it

not working on my 2009 street glide , not showing the pin so i tried to enter one and not working

FYI Fob must be present to display and or change existing code.

Will this work on a 2012 dyna fat bob ?

Does a 2004 ultra work the same way?

Example 1 you flip battery in the fob right?

So the system will allow me to try and input a code but the other truck to find out what the code is is not working

This is an issue because anyone that knows this sequence can get your code and input another code and jack your ride. This needs to be remedied. Disregard as I believe you replied to another person and stated the FOB is needed in order to see the code. That helps to reduce theft.

you should mention the year of the bike this key fob works with. prior to 2017, the battery goes in + side down. starting in 2017 the battery goes in + side up

i dont know the pin in my 2009 street glide i can get to the point to enter it but cant get to the point to see the one someone else put in it

Would this work on a 2008 Fatbob?

What about the key FOB after you change the numbers

Thanks.. I buy Harley from auctions.. Will help

Will that same code work on my bike ?

I just lost my key fob in the freeway , I am trying to view my code but this isn’t quite working on my 2009 dyna glide Fatbob … any other suggestions people 😅

Nothing I do overrides the security. The on off, didn't show the key code. I've put 6 batteries in the FOB nothing seems to work

What happened to the key fob that doesn’t work?

Thanks you

Thank you for the knowledge bro! God bless you! Jesus saves! Ride safe 🙏

They send them to you like that so the battery doesn't get used up when you're not using the fob

Key fob batteries changed 3 times. 2015 Road Glide with 2670 miles The bike has been a PITA since last summer with random security sets and subsequent flashing for an exorbitant amount of time. NO DIAG CODES. The black box must be bad. Why no codes? No idea. Everything works, all lights, battery new etc. There are issue(s) with black box electronics on these bikes. The dealer came out the last time I took it in due to the fact that the bike went off on security flashing etc, would not start. Fuel pump good. NO solenoid and security alarm continues to pop up no longer interittently but hard on. 50 amp main fuse required to turn security off. Big mess. Security alarm stuck on permanently at this time.

not being able to enter a new code with 0 makes me mad, i cant have the code that i can remember.

Not working on my 03 electra glide...

Can’t get mine to find the key and I changed both batteries. And I have an 07 so this doesn’t work🙄

What you is your bike?

How to remove lowjack

So im having a problem where if my key fob is not in range my bike drains its battery in a day. if i leave the key fob on the bike it doesnt drain at all. any ideas?

Cool

Dude....dude. my battery was in backwards 😐....thank you

Where you from???

why doesn't it work on Dyna 2007

Thnx!!

Thanks

Later

Dude at 2:50 it appears you start that procedure while the lights are still flashing. I know you cut the video there but some people may think it works like that. If you don't wait until they stop you will not get the ability to enter the pin code.

so anyone can walk up, find out my code then steal my bike... awesome design.