Rocket Rocket 3 Tfc —“key Fob Out Of Range “ Warning Light”

i had problems with my 1200xe and had the dealer re program the bike and replace fob battery. All ok now apart from one run where it flashed out of range for a few miles. I now know that the key can be used to start the bike if hands free not working by holding key against wireless sign under seat.

 

Do you keep your key in the same pocket/ very close to your phone?

If so, that could be the issue, it causes me problems with my Speed RS.

 

They will probably only send out a letter with a “cut here” circle ⭕️ on it so you can put it in the key fob....
Good info thanks and enjoy!

 

I know this might qualify as resurrecting a "necro-thread", but I had the dreaded "FOB out of range" warning Icon come-up numerous times on my Scrambler 1200XC. It seemed as though my FOB was devouring CR2032 batteries like they were gum-drops (I was changing batteries every 3-4 weeks), and I may have stumbled upon a very simple solution.

I got to thinking; I'm frequently recreating in areas where there is no hope of getting a cell phone signal. When I'm in these areas, I can almost watch my battery life indicator of my phone descend to nothing as my phone searches in vain for a tower to link-up with. Why would my key FOB be any different?

I started the practice of turning the FOB off when shutting off the bike (holding the Triumph button on the fob until it flashes red). I do this even if I'm just dashing in and out of a store on errands, if I'm at work, or if it's being parked for the night. I also switch-off the master ignition switch located just below the left side faux carburetor cover, but I understand that this switch is only on US and Canadian models.

In any event, I began the practice of turning the FOB off when not actually operating the bike around the first of the year, and I haven't seen the FOB out of range warning, or had to change the battery since. Maybe the next time I get the warning I'll report back to this thread; I'm interested to see just how much life I can get out of a CR2032 now.

 

Update:

This morning on my way to work I saw a warning on the TFT I hadn't seen yet. It was an icon of a key over the top of a battery, and the warning was for "low key fob battery".

The last time I changed the battery in my fob was around the first of the year (and I would normally get the "fob out of range" icon/warning), so it seems that the practice of turning the fob off every time I get off the bike has extended my battery life from 3-4 weeks to 5 months. I can live with that.

 

I had this issue literally when I picked up the bike, bought a new battery on the way home, and it only 'kinda' fixed the issue.

I'm pretty certain that I bought the exact battery type that was in the fob to start with, which was a 2025 3v button cell. I can't recall how I sussed it out, probably I read the manual, and found that it was supposed to be a 2032 3v button cell. I swapped that out, and haven't had an issue since.

This might sound really stupid to say, but are you definitely using a 2032, or perhaps like me, had the slimmer 2025, which is too narrow and therefore reasonably loses contact intermittently?

 

Well, on my way home today I got the "Low Key FOB Battery" icon showing up on my TFT. The last time I changed the battery was back in early May, so it looks like six months or so is the battery life when I'm diligent about turning the FOB off when I'm not actually on the bike. I can live with that; it's definitely better than every four weeks (or less) before I got into the practice of switching the FOB off. It's worth noting that since I've been religious about turning the FOB off when not actually riding, I haven't seen the "Key FOB Out of Range" icon even once.

 

Old thread, i know.

but i have measured the current draw from battery in key fob when it talks with the bike and when i turned it on. The signal last about one second and the current draw is around 7mA.

the question is, when the key is on and in contact with the bike.... how often does the key talk to the bike? If we know that, we can estimate how long the battery should work.