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Press the starter button 1.
z
NOTICE
The start attempt is automatic-
ally interrupted if battery voltage
is too low. Recharge the battery
before you start the engine, or
use jump leads and a donor bat-
tery to start.
See the subsection on jump
starting in "Maintenance" for
more details.
The engine starts.
If the engine refuses to start,
consult the troubleshooting
chart in the section entitled
"Technical data". (
Pre-Ride-Check
When the ignition is switched
on, the instrument cluster runs a
test of the telltale lights and the
warning lights. This test is known
as the "Pre-Ride-Check". The
test is aborted if you start the
engine before it completes.
Phase 1
All telltale and warning lights are
switched on.
After a longer vehicle standstill
period, an animation is displayed
when the system starts up.
Phase 2
The 'General' warning light
changes from red to yellow.
Phase 3
All the telltale and warning lights
switched on in the initial phase
are switched off in reverse se-
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quence.
The malfunction indicator lamp
only goes out after 15 seconds.
If one of the indicator and warn-
ing lights did not switch on:
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 per-
formed automatically when you
switch on the ignition. Ride the
vehicle a few metres at speeds
over 5 km/h to check the wheel
speed sensors.

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