Starting Engine; Pre-Ride-Check; Sufficient Gearbox Lubrication Only With Engine Is; Running - BMW F 750 GS Rider's Manual

STARTING

Starting engine

ATTENTION
Sufficient gearbox lubrica-
tion only with the engine is

running.

Gearbox damage
Do not allow the motorcycle
to roll for a lengthy period
of time or push it a long
distance with the engine
switched off.
Switch on the ignition (
Pre-Ride-Check is performed.
( 155)
ABS self-diagnosis is in pro-
gress. ( 156)
DTC self-diagnosis is in pro-
gress. ( 157)
Select neutral or, if a gear is
engaged, pull the clutch lever.
You cannot start the mo-
torcycle with the side
stand extended and a gear en-
gaged. The engine will switch
itself off if you start it with the
gearbox in neutral and then en-
gage a gear before retracting
the side stand.
Press the starter button 1.
The start attempt is auto-
matically interrupted if
battery voltage is too low. Re-
charge the battery before you
start the engine, or use jump
78).
leads and a donor battery to
start.
See the subsection on jump
starting in "Maintenance" for
more details.
The engine starts.
If the engine refuses to start,
consult the troubleshooting
chart in the section entitled
"Technical data". (

Pre-Ride-Check

The instrument cluster runs a
test of the instruments and the
indicator and warning lights
when the ignition is switched
on. This test is known as the
Pre-Ride-Check. The check is
aborted if you start the engine
before it completes.
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250)