Jump-Starting - BMW R 1200GS Adventure Rider's Manual

Jump-starting

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ATTENTION
184
Excessive current flowing
when the motorcycle is
jump-started
Wiring smoulders/ignites or dam-
age to the on-board electronics
If the motorcycle has to be
jump-started connect the leads
to the battery terminals; never
attempt to jump-start the en-
gine by connecting leads to the
z
on-board socket.
ATTENTION
Contact between crocodile
clips of jump leads and
vehicle
Risk of short-circuit
Use jump leads fitted with fully
insulated crocodile clips at both
ends.
ATTENTION
Jump-starting with a voltage
greater than 12 V
Damage to the on-board elec-
tronics
Make sure that the battery of
the donor vehicle has a voltage
rating of 12 V.
Place the motorcycle on its
stand on firm, even ground.
Removing battery cover
( 187).
When jump-starting the engine,
do not disconnect the battery
from the on-board electrical
system.
Remove the protective cap 1.
Use the red jump lead to con-
nect the positive battery con-
nection point 2 of the drained
battery to the positive terminal
of the donor battery.
Then connect one end of the
black jump lead to the negative
terminal of the donor battery,
and the other end to the neg-
ative terminal 3 of the drained
battery.
Run the engine of the donor
vehicle during jump-starting.
Start the engine of the vehicle
with the discharged battery
in the usual way; if the en-