Starting - BMW S 1000 RR Rider's Manual

130 RIDING

STARTING

Starting the engine
Turn on the ignition. (
Pre-Ride-Check is carried out.
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ABS self-diagnosis is per-
formed. (
DTC self-diagnosis is per-
formed. (
Engage Neutral, or pull back
the clutch lever if a gear is
engaged.
You cannot start the mo-
torcycle with the side
stand extended and a gear en-
gaged. The engine will switch
itself off if it is started with
the transmission in neutral and
then a gear is engaged before
retracting the side stand.
To ensure rapid opera-
tional readiness of the cat-
alytic converter, the idle speed
is briefly increased after the en-
gine starts.
For cold start and at low tem-
peratures: Pull clutch.
The starting response may
be affected by low tempera-
tures. Repeated brief load on
the battery increases the bat-
tery temperature and thus the
available services for the en-
gine start.
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Press starter button 1.
The starting attempt is
automatically interrupted
if battery voltage is too low.
Recharge the battery before
you attempt to start the engine
again, or use jumper cables and
a donor battery to start.
For more details, see the "Pre-
ventive maintenance" chapter
under "Jump starting".
Engine starts.
Consult the troubleshooting
chart if the engine refuses to
start. ( 244)
Pre-Ride-Check
After the ignition is turned on,
the instrument cluster performs
a test of the indicator and
warning lights – what we call
the "Pre-Ride-Check". Starting
the engine before the test
is completed will cancel the
remainder of the test.