21 TROUBLESHOOTING
Faults
White smoke emission (steam in
exhaust gas)
Gear oil exits at the vent hose
Water in the gear oil
Malfunction indicator lamp lights
up or flashes
12-V battery discharged
Values in combination instrument
deleted (time, stop watch, lap
times)
138
Possible cause
Damaged cylinder head or cylin-
der head gasket
Too much gear oil added
Damaged radial shaft seal ring or
water pump
Error in the electronic fuel injec-
tion
The 12-V battery is not being
charged by the alternator
Unwanted electrical power con-
sumer
The combination instrument bat-
tery is empty
Action
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Check the cylinder head and cylinder head
gasket.
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Check the gear oil level. (
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Check the radial shaft seal ring and the
water pump.
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Check wiring for damage and electrical
plug-in connectors for corrosion and dam-
age.
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Read out the fault memory using the GAS-
GAS Motorcycles diagnostics tool.
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Check the charging voltage.
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Check the stator winding of the alterna-
tor.
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Check the open-circuit current.
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Change combination instrument battery.
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p. 109)
p. 128)