BMW F 800 ST 2007 Rider's Manual page 111

Touching live parts of
the ignition system with
the engine running can cause
electric shock.
Do not touch parts of the igni-
tion system when the engine
is running.
A short-circuit can result
if the crocodile clips of
the jump leads are accident-
ally brought into contact with
the motorcycle.
Use only jump leads fitted
with fully insulated crocodile
clips at both ends.
Jump-starting with a
donor-battery voltage
higher than 12 V can damage
the vehicle electronics.
Make sure that the battery
of the donor vehicle has a
voltage rating of 12 V.
Remove the seat (
Removing battery-
compartment cover
( 111)
When jump-starting the en-
gine, do not disconnect the
battery from the on-board
electrical system.
Run the engine of the donor
vehicle during jump-starting.
Begin by connecting one
end of the red jump lead
to positive terminal 2 of the
discharged battery and the
other end to the positive
53)
terminal of the donor bat-
tery.
Then connect one end of
the black jump lead to the
negative terminal of the
donor battery and the other
end to negative terminal 1 of
the discharged battery.
Start the engine of the
vehicle with the discharged
battery in the usual way; if
the engine does not start,
wait a few minutes before
repeating the attempt
in order to protect the
starter motor and the donor
battery.
Allow both engines to idle
for a few minutes before
disconnecting the jump
leads.
Disconnect the jump lead
from the negative termin-
als 1 first, then disconnect
the second jump lead from
the positive terminals 2.
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