BMW R 1200 RT Rider's Manual page 101

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ASC self-diagnosis is per-
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Select neutral or, if a gear is
engaged, pull the clutch lever.
NOTICE
You cannot start the motorcycle
with the side stand extended and
a gear engaged. The engine will
switch itself off if you start it with
the gearbox in neutral and then
engage a gear before retracting
the side stand.
When starting a cold engine
at low ambient temperatures:
disengage the clutch and turn
the twistgrip slightly to open
the throttle.
Press starter button 1.
NOTICE
The start attempt is automatic-
ally interrupted if battery voltage
is too low. Recharge the battery
before you start the engine, or
use jump leads and a donor bat-
tery to start.
See the subsection on jump
starting in "Maintenance" for
more details.
The engine starts.
If the engine refuses to start,
consult the troubleshooting
chart in the section entitled
"Technical data". (
Pre-Ride-Check
The instrument panel runs a test
of the 'General' warning light
when the ignition is switched on:
this is the Pre-Ride-Check.
Phase 1
lights up yellow.
Needles of the instruments
move once from their start-of-
scale to end-of-scale positions.
Phase 2
lights up red.
Phase 3
'General' warning light goes
out and display switches to
operational information.
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