BMW R 1200 ST User Manual page 116

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• Remove driver's seat mount 1
upward.
• Disconnect the battery's
negative lead 2 first.
• Then disconnect the bat-
tery's positive lead 3.
• Remove screw 4.
• Lift the battery up and out;
work it slightly back and forth
if it is difficult to remove.
Installing battery
The types of screw
used are listed, complete
with tightening torques, on
( 122).c
b
If it is not standing firmly,
the motorcycle could
topple in the course of the op-
erations described below.
Make sure that the motorcycle
is steady on its stand.c
• Switch off the ignition.
• Insert the battery into the
battery compartment, with
the positive terminal on the
right in the direction of travel.
• Push retaining hoop over
battery and tighten screw 4
hand-tight.
• Install positive lead 3 first
and hand-tighten the screw.
• Then install negative lead 2
and hand-tighten the screw.
• Switch on the ignition.
Remember to reset the
clock after reconnecting
the battery.c