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Keep the surface of the bat-
tery clean and dry.
Do not open the battery.
Do not top up with water.
Be sure to read and comply
with the instructions for char-
ging the battery on the fol-
lowing pages.
Do not turn the battery upside
down.
ATTENTION
On-board electronics (e.g.
clock) draining connected
battery
Battery is deep-discharged;
this voids the guarantee
Connect a float charger to
the battery if the motorcycle
is to remain out of use for
more than four weeks.
BMW Motorrad has de-
veloped a float charger
specially designed for com-
patibility with the electronics
of your motorcycle. Using this
charger, you can keep the bat-
tery charged during long peri-
ods of disuse, without having
to disconnect the battery from
the motorcycle's on-board sys-
tems. You can obtain additional
information from your author-
ised BMW Motorrad dealer.
Disconnecting battery from
motorcycle
Make sure the ground is level
and firm and place the motor-
cycle on its stand.
Remove the rider's seat
(
78).
with anti-theft alarm (DWA)
If applicable, switch off the
DWA.
ATTENTION
Battery not disconnected
in accordance with correct
procedure
Risk of short-circuit
Always proceed in compli-
ance with the specified dis-
connection sequence.
Remove bolt 1 and wiring
harness negative terminal 2,
then push forward.
Remove bolt 3 and wiring
harness positive terminal 4.
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