Side Stand - Ducati Multistrada 1000DS 2004 Owner's Manual

Side stand (fig. 29)
Important
Before lowering the side stand, make sure that the
bearing surface is hard and flat.
Do not park on soft or pebbled ground or on asphalt melt
by the sun heat and similar or the motorcycle may fall over.
When parking in downhill road tracts, always park the
motorcycle with its rear wheel facing downhill.
To pull down the side stand, hold the motorcycle
handlebar with both hands and push down on the thrust
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arm (1) with your foot until it is fully extended. Tilt the
motorcycle to the left until the side stand end is resting on
the ground.
Warning
Do not sit on the motorcycle when it is supported on
the side stand.
To move the side stand to its rest position (horizontal
position), tilt the motorcycle to the right and, at the same
time, lift the thrust arm (1) with your foot.
Check for proper operation of the stand mechanism (two
springs, one into the other) and the safety sensor (2) which
communicates the stand position to the engine CPU at
regular intervals.
A 3A fuse fitted on the side of the battery protects this
system (see page 89).
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Note
It is possible to start the engine with the side stand
down, if the gearbox is in neutral position.
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fig. 29