Electronic Immobilizer Ews - BMW K 1300 S Rider's Manual

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Locking handlebars Turn key to position 3 while
moving handlebars slightly.
Ignition, lights and all function
circuits switched off.
Handlebars locked.
Key can be removed.
Electronic immobilizer
EWS
Theft protection
If the motorcycle is on the
The electronic immobilizer helps
side stand, the surface
protect your BMW motorcycle
of the ground will determine
from theft, and this enhanced
whether it is better to turn the
security is at your disposal with-
handlebars to the left or right.
out any need for you to set pa-
However, the motorcycle is more
rameters or activate additional
stable on a level surface with the
systems. The engine of a mo-
handlebars turned to the left than
torcycle fitted with this electronic
with the handlebars turned to the
immobilizer can be started only
right.
with the keys that belong to the
On level ground, always turn the
motorcycle. You can also have
handlebars to the left to set the
your authorized BMW Motorrad
steering lock.
retailer disable particular keys,
for example in the event that you
Turn handlebars to full left or
lose your keys. The engine can-
right lock position.
not be started with a key that has
4
been barred.
Electronics in key 47
The motorcycle's electronics
exchange certain continuously
changing signals with the elec-
tronics in the key; these signals
are specific to your motorcycle
and they are transmitted via the
ring antenna in the ignition lock.
The ignition is not enabled for
z
starting until the key has been
recognized as "authorized" for
your motorcycle.
A spare key attached to
the same ring as the igni-
tion key used to start the engine
could "irritate" the electronics,
in which case the enabling sig-
nal for starting is not issued. The
EWS
warning is shown in the
multifunction display.
Always store the spare key sepa-
rately from the ignition key.