Starting The Engine - Triumph Tiger 1200 XR 2017 Owner's Handbook Manual

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Starting the Engine

Tiger 1200 XR
RES /+
ON
SET /-
1. Engine stop switch - RUN position
2. Starter button
3. Neutral indicator light
4. ON position
5. Ignition switch
To start the engine:
• Check that the engine stop switch
is in the RUN position.
• Make sure that the transmission is
in neutral.
• Turn the ignition switch on.
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Note:
• When the ignition is switched on,
the tachometer needle will quickly
sweep from zero to maximum and
then return to zero. The instrument
warning lights will illuminate and
will then go o
normally remain on until the engine
starts - see Warning Lights on page
61). It is not necessary to wait for
the needle to return to zero before
starting the engine.
• A transponder is fitted within the
key to turn
immobiliser. Only have one of the
ignition keys near the ignition
switch. Having two ignition keys
near the switch may interrupt the
signal between the transponder
and the engine immobiliser. In this
situation the engine immobiliser will
remain active until one of the
ignition keys is removed.
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