Jump-Starting - BMW F 750 GS Rider's Manual

Install screws 2.
Install screws 1.
Installing seat ( 118).

Jump-starting

ATTENTION
Excessive current flowing
when the motorcycle is
jump-started
Wiring smoulders/ignites or dam-
age to the on-board electronics
If the motorcycle has to be
jump-started connect the leads
to the battery terminals; never
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attempt to jump-start the en-
gine by connecting leads to the
on-board socket.
ATTENTION
Contact between crocodile
clips of jump leads and
vehicle
Risk of short-circuit
Use jump leads fitted with fully
insulated crocodile clips at both
ends.
ATTENTION
Jump-starting with a voltage
greater than 12 V
Damage to the on-board elec-
tronics
Make sure that the battery of
the donor vehicle has a voltage
rating of 12 V.
Removing seat ( 117).
When jump-starting the engine,
do not disconnect the battery
from the on-board electrical
system.
Press in the lock and flip open
the positive terminal cover 1.
Begin by connecting one end
of the red jump lead to the
positive terminal of the dis-
charged battery and the other
end to the positive terminal
of the donor battery (positive
terminal on this vehicle: posi-
tion 2).
Then connect one end of the
black jump lead to the negative
terminal of the donor battery
and the other end to the neg-
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