I hate key fobs

[2023R3GT]

I love the fob, ever seen a cop trying to find and pull the key from your bike? absolutely hilarious

 

[lotus]

Einar.....
Read the manual? Really?
As clearly stated in my post, "This is a summary summary of what I've learned from the manuals, service techs, and personal experience."
My intent was to consolidate all the information and personal experience (including forum advice) into one post so other users wouldn't
have to fill all the knowledge gaps. I have found the system is so complex and nuanced, each rider has their own ritual and process to get these things started. This is no matter how many times you read the manual.
This was proven to me when they rolled out my bike after pairing the keys. It was a 2 hour ride and wanted to verify it was working as
expected(?). I went through the steps positioning key, toggling switches, etc, etc and it wouldn't light up. Tech tried and nothing. I ended up having 3 service techs standing around the bike comparing what procedure they used, and they were all different in some respect, to how they sequenced pushing the handlebar toggle switch.
I'm disappointed you're bothered and bored by old information being revisited. It might be for you, but there are many of us on this forum that might find SOMETHING in the post that was helpful. That's the point of knowledge sharing.
I would suggest if you find the a post redundant and boring, just ignore and move on. Don't discourage less experienced owners from asking questions by telling them to read the manual.

I've now used the neck lanyard for a week with many stops and starts. Works great and have not had any strange behaviors as before when having the FOB in my left pocket. I hadn't mentioned it before, but I was also having trouble with the screen lighting up on first push and then fading to black BEFORE allowing it to go to second step of start (gas pump coming on, display, etc). Try again....
Since using the neck lanyard for FOB, this has not happened once.
I'm thinking the front antenna is the difference, now that the FOB is closer. Now believe the left side antenna is more directional and not as signal sensitive. For those of you that use a front pocket of coat is a good idea. However, I rarely use the same coat consecutively so the neck lanyard is a better solution for me personally. Hind sight is 20/20, but using the neck lanyard seems to be the obvious solution, now that I look back. The proper use of the passive key was less obvious and frustrating to manage. Thanks to everybody for sharing your experiences and nuggets of information.

 

[Nashvegas]

I never had any problem using one of the little spare keys and holding it to the rear fender. Except for ECU/mapping work. Fob required. But other than that? I like it, the bike is not searching for a signal. Your mileage may vary, but it works fine for me.