General Instructions; Onboard Power Sockets - BMW R1200RT Rider's Manual

General instructions

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Onboard power sockets

Connection of electrical
devices
The ignition must be switched
on before electrical devices
connected to the power sock-
ets can be operated.
Cable routing
The cables from the onboard
sockets to the auxiliary devices
must be routed in such a way
that they do not impede the
rider.
Cable routing must not restrict
the steering angle and the han-
dling characteristics.
Cables must not be trapped.
Automatic deactivation
The onboard sockets are au-
tomatically switched off during
starting.
To reduce the load on the
electrical system, the power
sockets are switched off a
certain amount of time after
the ignition is switched off.
Additional devices with low
power consumption are pos-
sibly not detected by the vehi-