Jump-Starting - BMW Motorrad K 1600 Grand America 2023 Rider's Manual

JUMP-STARTING

CAUTION
Touching live parts of the
ignition system when the
engine is running
Electrocution
Do not touch parts of the
ignition system when the
engine is running.
ATTENTION
Current too high when jump-
starting the motorcycle
Cable fire or damage to the
motorcycle electronics
Do not jump-start the mo-
torcycle using the power
socket, only via the battery
terminal.
ATTENTION
Contact between crocodile
clips of jump leads and mo-
torcycle
Danger of short circuit
Use jump leads fitted with
fully insulated crocodile clips
at both ends.
ATTENTION
Jump-starting with a voltage
higher than 12 V
Damage to the motorcycle's
electronics
The battery of the donor
motorcycle must have a volt-
age of 12 V.
Do not disconnect battery
from onboard electrical sys-
tem for jump-starting proce-
dure.
Remove the seat. (
Remove the battery cover.
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Run the engine of the donor
vehicle during the jump-start-
ing procedure.
Begin by clamping one end
of the red jumper cable to
the positive terminal of the
drained battery and clamping
the other end to the positive
terminal of the donor battery.
Clamp the black jumper cable
first to the donor battery's
negative terminal and then to
the drained battery's negative
terminal.
Start the engine of the vehicle
with the empty battery in the
usual way; if the engine does
not start, wait a few minutes
before repeating the attempt
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