Starting - BMW R nineT Rider's Manual

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Clutch function
6
Damping characteristic setting
and spring preload
56
Tyre tread depth and tyre pres-
sures
Security of the tank rucksack
or rear softbag.
At regular intervals:
Engine oil level (every refuelling
z
stop)
Brake-pad wear (every third
refuelling stop).

Starting

Start engine
Switching on ignition (
Pre-ride check is performed.
(
56)
ABS self-diagnosis is
performed. (
Select neutral or, if a gear is
engaged, pull the clutch lever.
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.
Cold starts and low temperat-
ures:
Pull the clutch lever.
30).
Press starter button 1.
57)
tery voltage is too low. Recharge
the battery before you start the
You cannot start the mo-
torcycle with the side stand
The start attempt is auto-
matically interrupted if bat-
engine, or use jump leads and a
donor battery to start.
See the subsection on jump
starting in "Maintenance".
The engine starts.
Consult the troubleshooting
chart below if the engine re-
fuses to start. (
110)
Pre-ride check
The instrument panel runs a test
of the instruments and the telltale
and warning lights when the ig-
nition is switched on: this is the
so-called "Pre-Ride-Check". The
test is aborted if you start the en-
gine before it completes.
Phase 1
The rev. counter and speedo-
meter needles both swing to
the limit values on their scales.
At the same time, all the warn-
ing lights and telltale lights are
switched on in succession.

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