Starting; Pre-Ride Check - BMW K 1600 GTL Rider's Manual

Starting

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Side stand
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You cannot start the motorcy-
cle with the side stand extended
and a gear engaged. The engine
will switch itself off if you start it
with the transmission in neutral
and then engage a gear before
retracting the side stand.
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Starting engine
Switch on ignition.
Pre-ride check is performed.
( 78)
ABS self-diagnosis is
performed. (
with Dynamic Traction Control
OE
(DTC)
DTC self-diagnosis is per-
formed. ( 79)
Engage neutral or pull clutch
with gear engaged.
During cold starting and at
low temperatures:pull in clutch
lever and operate throttle grip
somewhat.
Press starter button 1.
tery voltage is too low. Recharge
79)
the battery before you start the
engine, or use jump leads and a
donor battery to start.
Engine starts.
Consult the troubleshooting
chart if the engine refuses to
start. (
The start attempt is auto-
matically interrupted if bat-
138)

Pre-ride check

The instrument cluster 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 shows
red.
CHECK!
is indicated.
Phase 2
General warning light shows
yellow.
CHECK!
is indicated.
The SET light comes on.
If the 'General' warning light does
not show:
Some malfunctions cannot
be indicated if the 'Gener-