Refueling - BMW R 1200 GS Adventure Rider's Manual

motorcycle would topple as a
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result.
Do not sit on the motorcycle
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while it is resting on the cen-
ter stand.
Check that motorcycle is
standing firmly.
Lock steering lock.
Pushing off center stand
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Unlock steering lock.
Place your left hand on left
handlebar grip.
With your right hand, grip
rear grab handle or rear
frame.
Push motorcycle forward off
center stand.
Make sure that center stand
is fully retracted.

Refueling

Fuel is highly flammable.
Fire at the fuel tank can
result in fire and explosion.
Do not smoke. Never bring
a naked flame near the fuel
tank.
Fuel expands when ex-
posed to heat. When the
tank is overfilled, fuel can es-
cape and get onto the rear
wheel. This results in a dan-
ger of falling.
Do not fill the tank past the
bottom edge of the filler
neck.
Fuel attacks plastic
surfaces, making them
cloudy or unattractive.
Wipe off any fuel that gets on-
to plastic parts immediately.
Fuel can attack the ma-
terial of the windshield
and the side wind deflec-
tors, making them cloudy or
unattractive.
Wipe off any fuel that gets on-
to the windshield and wind
deflectors immediately.
Leaded fuel will destroy
the catalytic converter.
Use only unleaded fuel.
Make sure the ground is
level and firm and park the
motorcycle.
Open protective cap.
Open fuel tank cap with ig-
nition key by turning coun-
terclockwise.