Installing Right Side Panel; Jump Starting - BMW R 1200 GS Adventure Manual

Installing right side
8
panel
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Apply rubber care product to
z
holder 3 and seat the side pan-
el in the holder.
Install screw 2 on the inboard
side.
Install screw 1.
Install the front seat (

Jump starting

The wires leading to the
power socket do not have
a load-capacity rating adequate
for jump-starting the engine. Ex-
cessively high current can lead
to a cable fire or damage to the
vehicle electronics.
Do not use the on-board socket
to jump-start the engine of the
motorcycle.
Touching live parts of the
ignition system with the
engine running can cause electric
shock.
Do not touch parts of the igni-
tion system when the engine is
running.
A short-circuit can res-
ult if the crocodile clips
of the jump leads are accident-
ally brought into contact with the
motorcycle.
Use only jump leads fitted with
68)
fully insulated crocodile clips at
both ends.
Jump-starting with a donor-
battery voltage higher than
12 V can damage the vehicle
electronics.
Make sure that the battery of the
donor vehicle has a voltage rating
of 12 V.
If it is not standing firmly,
the motorcycle could topple