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At ambient temperatures below
0 °C, disengage the clutch after
switching on the ignition.
The start attempt is auto-
matically interrupted if bat-
tery voltage is too low. Recharge
the battery before you start the
engine, or use jump leads and a
donor battery to start.
The engine starts.
Consult the troubleshooting
chart below if the engine re-
fuses to start. (
146)
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" The
test is aborted if you start the
engine before it completes.
Phase 1
General warning light lights
up red.
appears on the dis-
CHECK!
play.
Phase 2
General warning light shows
yellow.
appears on the dis-
CHECK!
play.
If the 'General' warning light does
not show:
Some malfunctions cannot
be indicated if the 'Gener-
al' warning light cannot be dis-
played.
Check that the 'General' warning
light comes on, and that it shows
red and yellow.
Have the fault rectified as
quickly as possible by a
specialist workshop, preferably
an authorised BMW Motorrad
dealer.
ABS self-diagnosis
BMW Motorrad Integral ABS per-
forms self-diagnosis to ensure
its operability. Self-diagnosis is
performed automatically when
you switch on the ignition. The
motorcycle has to move forward
at a speed above 5 km/h for the
wheel sensors to be tested.
Phase 1
Test of the diagnosis-compat-
ible system components with
the motorcycle at a standstill.
ABS warning light flashes.
Possible national variant of
the ABS warning light.
Phase 2
Test of the wheel sensors as
the motorcycle pulls away from
rest.
5
OE
77
z
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