Ducati PANIGALE, Owner'S Manual

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Keys
The motorcycle comes with 2 keys.
They contain the "Immobilizer system code".
The keys are those for the standard use, i.e. to:
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start the engine;
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open the fuel tank plug;
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open the seat lock.
Attention
Separate the keys and use only one of the two
to ride the bike.
Duplicate keys
When a customer needs spare keys, he/she shall
contact a Ducati authorised service centre and bring
all keys he/she still has. The Ducati authorised
service centre will program all new and old keys. The
Ducati authorised service centre may ask to the
customer to prove to be the motorcycle owner. The
codes of the keys missing during the programming
procedure will be erased to ensure that any lost key
can not start the engine.
Note
If the motorcycle owner changes, it is necessary
that the new owner is given all keys.
Immobilizer system
For improved anti-theft protection, the motorcycle
is equipped with an IMMOBILIZER, an electronic
system that inhibits engine operation whenever the
ignition switch is turned off.
Housed in the handgrip of each ignition key is an
electronic device that modulates an output signal.
When the ignition is turned on this signal is
generated by a special antenna incorporated in the
switch and changes every time.
Such modulated signal represents the "password",
that changes upon every starting, that allows the
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