BMW HP4 Rider's Manual page 62

You cannot start the mo-
5
torcycle with the side stand
extended and a gear engaged.
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The engine will switch itself off
if you start it with the gearbox in
neutral and then engage a gear
before retracting the side stand.
When starting a cold engine
at low ambient temperatures:
disengage the clutch and turn
z
the twistgrip slightly to open
the throttle.
Press starter button 1.
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. ( 164)
Pre-ride check
The instrument panel runs a test
of the warning lights and the re-
volution counter when the igni-
tion is switched on: this is the
Pre-Ride-Check. The test is
aborted if you start the engine
before it completes.
Phase 1
Telltale and warning lights light
up, 'General' warning light shows
yellow.
The needle of the revolution
counter moves all the way to the
position for maximum engine re-
volutions.
All the segments in the display
light up.
Phase 2
The 'General' warning light
changes from yellow to red.
Phase 3
The needle of the revolution
counter moves to the position
for zero engine revolutions.
The telltale and warning lights go
out.
The display switches to its ordin-
ary display mode.
If a warning light does not show:
Some malfunctions cannot
be indicated if one of the
warning lights fails to show.
Make sure that all the warning
and telltale lights come on in the
pre-ride check.