Electronic Immobiliser; (Ews); Electronic Immobiliser (Ews) - BMW F 800 ST 2007 Rider's Manual

Locking handlebars
Turn handlebars all the way
to the left
Turn the key to position 3,
while moving the handlebars
slightly.
Ignition, lights and all func-
tion circuits switched off.
Handlebars locked.
Key can be removed.

Electronic immobiliser

(EWS)

Protection against theft
The electronic immobiliser
helps protect your BMW Mo-
torrad motorcycle from theft,
and this enhanced security is
at your disposal without any
need for you to set paramet-
ers or activate additional sys-
tems. The engine of a motor-
cycle fitted with this electronic
immobiliser can be started
only with the keys that belong
to the vehicle. You can also
have your authorised BMW
Motorrad dealer bar individual
keys, for example if a partic-
ular key goes missing. The
engine cannot be started with
a key that has been barred.
In-key electronics
An electronic component is
integrated into each of your
keys. The motorcycle's elec-
tronics exchange certain con-
tinuously changing signals
with the electronics in the
key; these signals are spe-
cific to your motorcycle and
they are transmitted via the
ring aerial in the ignition lock.
The ignition is not enabled for
starting until the key has been
recognised as "authorised" for
your motorcycle.
A spare key attached
to the same ring as the
ignition key used to start the
engine could "irritate" the
electronics, in which case the
enabling signal for starting is
not issued. The EWS
appears in the multifunction
display.
Always keep the spare key
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