BMW HP4 Rider's Manual page 74

Refuelling
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Fuel is highly flammable.
A naked flame close to the
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fuel tank can cause a fire or ex-
plosion.
Do not smoke. Never bring a
naked flame near the fuel tank.
Fuel expands when hot.
Fuel escaping from an
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overfilled tank could make its way
onto the road surface. This could
cause a fall.
Do not overfill the fuel tank.
Fuel attacks plastics, which
become dull or unsightly.
Wipe plastic parts immediately
after contact with fuel.
Make sure the ground is level
and firm and place the motor-
cycle on its side stand.
The volume of the tank can
be utilised to the full only
when the motorcycle is propped
on its side stand.
Open the protective cap.
Use the ignition key to unlock
cap 1 of the fuel tank and pop
the cap open.
Refuel with fuel of the grade
stated above; do not fill the
tank past the bottom edge of
the fuel filler neck.
If filling occurs after the fuel
level has gone below the
reserve limit, the amount filled
must be greater than the reserve
amount for the new fuel level to
be recognised and the warning
light to switch off.
The "usable fuel capacity"
specified in the technical
data is the quantity that the fuel
tank could hold if it had been run
dry and the engine had cut out
due to a lack of fuel.
Usable fuel capacity
approx. 17.5 l
Reserve fuel
approx. 4 l