Ducati Code Card

[cptmatt]

Am missing my Code Card.  How do I get it replaced?
And exactly what does that thing do?
I think I need it because I am getting an odd error code that is preventing the bike from starting.

[Curmudgeon]

If it's a newer Monster, you are in deep #%*&. Call your dealer and hear the bad news. If the code you see is indeed an immobilizer fault, you have to enter the code.

Try the other key and cross your fingers and toes..., and maybe eyes too! Good Luck!

Warning

Keep the CODE CARD in a safe place. However, it is
advisable to keep the electronic code printed on the CODE
CARD handy when you ride your motorcycle, in case it is
necessary to enable the engine through the procedure
described below. This procedure lets you disable the
“engine block” function - indicated by the amber yellow
“Engine Diagnosis EOBD“ light (8, fig. 4) coming on - in the
event of problems with the immobilizer system.
This operation is only possible if the electronic code indicated
on the code card is known.

Warning

Your dealer will ask you to produce the Code Card in
order to re-program or replace a key

Immobilizer override procedure

In the event of an “Immobilizer BLOCK“, you will have to
perform the “Immobilizer override procedure“ from the
instrument panel; enter the corresponding function as
described below:
Enter the menu and go to page “COD.“.
Note
This menu should be active only if there is at least one
immobilizer error.
With this page selected, the initial code is always displayed
as “00000”. If you hold pressed switch (1, fig. 10) in position
B “▼“ for 3 seconds, you will access the procedure for
entering the electronic code given on the Code Card

Entering the code:
on entering this function, the first digit on the left starts
flashing.
Switch (1,fig. 10):
each time you press the switch in position B “▼”, the
number increases cyclically in steps of one digit every
second;
if you press the switch in position A “▲”, you can set the
second digit, which will start flashing. Each time you press
the switch in position B “▼”, the number increases cyclically
in steps of one digit every second;
if you press the switch in position A “▲”, you can set the
third digit, which will start flashing. Each time you press the
switch in position B “▼”, the number increases cyclically in
steps of one digit every second;
if you press the switch in position A “▲”, you can set the
fourth digit, which will start flashing. Each time you press the
switch in position B “▼”, the number increases cyclically in
steps of one digit every second;
if you press the switch in position A “▲”, you can set the
fifth digit, which will start flashing. Each time you press the
switch in position B “▼”, the number increases cyclically in
steps of one digit every second;
press in position A “▲” to confirm the code.

If the code has been entered correctly, the message CODE
and the code itself will flash simultaneously for 4 seconds.
The “Vehicle/engine diagnosis EOBD“ light (8, fig. 4) will
turn off; The instrument panel then automatically exits the
menu, thus allowing “temporary” starting of the motorcycle.
If the error persists, at the next key-on, the instrument panel
will return to an error state and immobilize the engine.
If the code is not entered correctly, the instrument panel
returns automatically to the “COD” menu, displaying code
“00000”.

[Buckethead]

Code card has the electronic code that your ECU looks for when you put the key in the ignition. There's an antenna inside the ignition surround, and a corresponding chip in the head of your key. You turn the ignition to on, your bike sends out a radio signal looking for a specific code, and your key sends it back. It's not unheard of for an antenna connection to come loose, leaving you effectively immobilized.

When that happens, you can enter the code on the card as per Curmudgeon's instructions and the bike will start. It's a pain in the balls, but it'll let you get the home or to the shop, assuming you don't have to stop and turn the bike off.

Only time I've seen a replacement card was with a whole new immobilizer setup, which for the old bikes meant ECU, gauges, gas cap, and keys. Last I knew it was about $1600.

Ooooooor if you've got an older gen Monster, you can have your ECU reflashed and have the immobilizer function removed for about $250.

[muskrat]

how old is your bike?  Call SOS diagnostics in Portland, they somehow sorted out my 900 for $250 and did another red key without a card.