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Old May 9, 2019 | 06:34 AM
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Originally Posted by skratch
when you coast out of the garage, do you already have your ignition on? if you do, then you've deactivated the security and it won't activate again until you turn the ignition off. without the fob being in range when you turn on the ignition, you are not going to be able to start the bike. and no, you wouldn't be able to jump it either. and there is no 'lasting' effect. you are either close enough to disarm the security when you turn on the ignition or you aren't.

course, there is the slim possibility that your dealer never activated your security.
This is what happened to me once. FOB in garage, turn bike to on, coasted away from
garage and bike started. The subsequent departure from the gas station introduced me to the PIN requirement.
 
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Old May 9, 2019 | 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Steve Sportster
My 2018 FLHCS won't start when the fob is 4-5 feet away from the bike. It has to be in my pocket or in the bags to start the bike. I have no siren, but the lights flash and the bike is dead. If you don't have the fob, your bike should not start. Would it do this in Transport mode?
Sure your battery in the fob isn't going bad? On my 13 if course, it can be easily 10 feet away and it will still start.
 
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