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TYP ICA L
1. Snap over post
2. Attach to clothing
If emergency engine s hut off is re-
quired, pul l tether cord c a p ( D ESS key )
from post c om pletely.
DESS (Digitally En cod ed
Security System) Key/Cut-Out
Switch
On these m odels, the tether co rd c a p
(DESS k ey) is d igitally enc oded to pro-
vide you an d your snowmobile with
the equivalent sec urity of a c onv en-
tional lock ke y and it shuts off the en-
gine preventing snow m obil e to run-
away if the operator falls off the vehi-
cle accidently.
The DESS key provid ed with your
snow m obil e c onta ins a n electronic
chip which fea tures a unique perma-
nently memorized digital code. Your
authorized SKI-D OO dealer program s
this key in the ECM (En gine Contro l
Module) of your snowmobile to allow
engine opera tion above 3000 RPM if
and only if this uni que c ode has been
read after engine st a rting.
If another DESS key i s installed, the
engine wi ll start but will not reach drive
pulley engagem ent speed to move ve-
hicle.
Make sure the DESS key is free of dirt
or snow.
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DESS KEY
1. Free of di rt or sn ow
Additional DESS Keys
The ECM of y our sno wmobile can
be programmed by your authorized
SKI-DOO deal er to accep t 8 different
keys.
We recom m end the purchase of ad-
ditional keys from your a uthorized
SKI-DOO dealer. If you have more
than one DESS-equipped SKI-DOO
snow m obile, e ach c a n be pro-
gramm ed by your authoriz ed SK I-DOO
dealer to ac ce pt the other vehicles
keys.
DESS Pilot Lam p Codes
NOTE: If any co de sti ll occurs, contact
an authorized S KI-DO O dealer.
WARNING
SIGNALS
DESCRIPTION
2 shor t
beeps
Good key.
Vehicle can be driven
normally.
Slow short
beeps/
repetitive
Unable to read key
(bad connection).
Make sure the key is free
of dirt or snow. Reinstall
key and restart engine.
Vehicle can not be driven.
Fast short
beeps/
repetitive
Invalid ke y or key
not pr ogrammed.
Use the proper key f or
this vehicle or have the key
programmed. Vehicle can
not be driven.
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