Jump Starting - BMW K1600GTL Rider's Manual

Push both mounting pins 2
8
through the triangles of the
brake caliper anchorages just
138
far enough to allow the front
wheel to be rolled between
them.
Tighten locating screws 1.
z
If the motorcycle is on the
centre stand and is raised
too far, the centre stand will lift
clear of the ground and the mo-
torcycle could topple to one side.
When raising the vehicle, make
sure that the centre stand re-
mains on the ground.
Apply uniform pressure to push
the front-wheel stand down
and raise the motorcycle.

Jump starting

The wires leading to the
power socket do not have
a load-capacity rating adequate
for jump-starting the engine. Ex-
cessively high current can lead
to a cable fire or damage to the
vehicle electronics.
Do not use the on-board socket
to jump-start the engine of the
motorcycle.
Touching live parts of the
ignition system with the
engine running can cause electric
shock.
Do not touch parts of the igni-
tion system when the engine is
running.
A short-circuit can res-
ult if the crocodile clips
of the jump leads are accident-
ally brought into contact with the
motorcycle.
Use only jump leads fitted with
fully insulated crocodile clips at
both ends.
Jump-starting with a donor-
battery voltage higher than
12 V can damage the vehicle
electronics.
Make sure that the battery of the
donor vehicle has a voltage rating
of 12 V.
When jump-starting the engine,
do not disconnect the battery
from the on-board electrical
system.
Remove seat ( 117).
Run the engine of the donor
vehicle during jump-starting.
Begin by connecting one end
of the red jump lead to the
positive terminal of the dis-
charged battery and the other
end to the positive terminal of
the donor battery.