Fuel - KTM 950 ADVENTURE 2004 Owner's Manual

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE SIDE STAND
Use your foot to push the side stand forward as far as possible, and lean
your motorcycle to the side. Make sure that your motorcycle is standing
safely on solid ground. Just in case, you can also put in a gear.
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HE SIDE STAND IS DIMENSIONED FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE MOTORCYCLE ONLY
ARE SITTING ON THE MOTORBIKE AND THUS APPLY AN ADDITIONAL LOAD ONTO THE SIDE
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STAND YOU MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE SIDE STAND OR THE FRAME
MOTORBIKE MAY FALL OVER
NOTE REGARDING THE CENTER STAND:
We advise the following procedure to place the motorcycle on the center
stand as effortlessly as possible:
a) press main stand to ground using foot
b) put your weight on the stand stabilizer and pull the motorcycle back by
the footrest support (see illustration).
Make sure that the ground is solid and that your motorcycle is standing
securely.
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HE CENTER STAND IS DESIGNED TO HOLD THE WEIGHT OF THE MOTORCYCLE ONLY
B
Y SITTING ON THE MOTORCYCLE
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TER STAND POSSIBLY CAUSING THE CENTER STAND OR FRAME TO BE DAMAGED OR
THE MOTORCYCLE TO FALL DOWN
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O PULL THE MOTORCYCLE BACK ON THE CENTER STAND BY HOLDING THE
2
HAND WHEEL
SHOCK ABSORBER TO LEAK
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Fuel

In the condition at delivery, the LC8 engine requires unleaded premium-
grade fuel with at least 95 octane (ROZ).
If using lower octane fuel, it is easy to change over to the pre-programmed
ignition curve for 80 - 94 octane (ROZ) (see activating the ignition curve for
low-octane fuel).
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SE UNLEADED PREMIUM
MAX
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FUEL THE IGNITION CURVE MUST BE CHANGED
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OCCUR
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HIS MOTORCYCLE IS EQUIPPED WITH
DESTROY THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS
The 950 Adventure has 2 tanks with 1 filler neck each. Fill the right tank
first, then the left tank (see drawing for the maximum filling level). If the
right tank is filled up to the filler neck, fuel may overflow when the
motorcycle is parked on the side stand after refueling when the fuel
becomes warm.
G
ASOLINE IS HIGHLY FLAMMABLE AND POISONOUS
WHEN HANDLING GASOLINE
MAX
BURNING CIGARETTES
CAREFUL NOT TO SPILL GASOLINE ON THE ENGINE OR EXHAUST PIPE WHILE THE ENGINE IS
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HOT IPE UP SPILLS PROMPTLY
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SEEK A DOCTOR S ADVICE IMMEDIATELY
CAUTION
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CAUTION
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YOU WILL PUT ADDITIONAL WEIGHT ON THE CEN
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ON THE SHOCK ABSORBER ADJUSTMENT
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BUT USE THE FOOTREST BRACKET
CAUTION
- 95 ( )
GRADE OCTANE ROZ
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OTHERWISE ENGINE DAMAGE WILL
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CATALYTIC CONVERTERS
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LEASE USE UNLEADED FUEL ONLY
WARNING
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XTREME CAUTION SHOULD BE USED
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O NOT REFUEL THE MOTORCYCLE NEAR OPEN FLAMES OR
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LWAYS SWITCH OFF THE ENGINE BEFORE REFUELLING
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F GASOLINE IS SWALLOWED OR SPLASHED IN THE EYES
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F YOU
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AND YOUR
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IT COULD CAUSE THE
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FUEL F USING LOWER OCTANE
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EADED FUEL WILL
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