Installing Battery; Removing Battery-Compartment Cover - BMW K1300R Manual

Then disconnect positive
8
lead 2.
Remove screws 3 and pull the
128
retainer to the rear.
Lift the battery up and out;
work it slightly back and forth
if it is difficult to remove.

Installing battery

Place the battery in the battery
compartment, positive termin-
al on the right in the forward
direction of travel.
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Slip the battery retainer
over the battery and install
screws 3.
Installation in the wrong
sequence increases the risk
of short-circuits.
Always proceed in the correct
sequence.
Connect battery positive lead 2
first.
The connect battery negative
lead 1.
If the battery was discon-
nected from the motorcycle
for a prolonged period of time
it will be necessary to enter the
current date in the instrument
panel, in order to ensure that the
service-due indicator functions
correctly.
If you want to have the date set
consult a specialist workshop,
preferably an authorised BMW
Motorrad dealer.
Installing battery-compartment
cover ( 129).
Setting clock ( 48).
Removing battery-
compartment cover
If it is not standing firmly,
the motorcycle could topple
in the course of the operations
described below.
Always make sure that the
motorcycle is stable and firmly
supported.
Make sure the ground is level
and firm and place the motor-
cycle on its stand.
Remove screws 1.
Lift battery compartment cov-
er 2 up and forward to remove.