Pre-Ride Check - BMW F800 R Rider's Manual

At ambient temperatures below
0 °C, disengage the clutch after
switching on the ignition.
The start attempt is auto-
matically interrupted if bat-
tery voltage is too low. Recharge
the battery before you start the
engine, or use jump leads and a
donor battery to start.
The engine starts.
If the engine refuses to start,
consult the troubleshooting
chart in the section entitled
"Technical data". (

Pre-ride check

The instrument panel runs a test
of the instruments and the telltale
and warning lights when the ig-
nition is switched on: this is the
Pre-Ride-Check The test is abor-
ted if you start the engine before
it completes.
Phase 1
The rev. counter and speedo-
meter needles both swing to
the limit values on their scales.
At the same time, all the warn-
ing lights and telltale lights are
switched on in succession.
In the block of telltale and
warning lights on the left:
Telltale light for high-beam
headlight
General warning light, yellow
Warning light for fuel down to
reserve
124)
Warning light for oil pressure
with BMW Motorrad ABS
plus:
ABS warning light
In the block of telltale and
warning lights below the
speedometer:
Telltale light for left turn indic-
ators
Telltale light for neutral
Telltale light for right turn indic-
ators
Phase 2
The 'General' warning light
changes from yellow to red.
Phase 3
The rev. counter and speedo-
meter needles both swing back
to rest. At the same time, all the
warning lights and telltale lights
switched on in the initial phase
are switched off in reverse se-
quence.
OE If a needle did not move or if a
warning light or telltale light did
not show as specified above:
Some malfunctions cannot
be indicated if one of the
warning lights fails to show.
Make sure that all the warning
and telltale lights come on in the
pre-ride check.
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