Choke Lever; Hand Brake Lever; Speedometer, Indicator Lamps; Ignition Lock - KTM 1998 400 R Owner's Handbook Manual

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Choke lever

If the choke lever
buretor through which the engine may draw in additional fuel. This produ-
ces a „rich" fuel/air mixture necessary for cold start. If the choke lever is
pushed forward up to the stop, the bore will be closed again. In this posi-
tion the choke cable must have a play of approx. 2 mm.
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F THERE IS NO PLAY IN THE CHOKE CABLE
CANNOT BE COMPLETELY CLOSED
VEN RUNNING ENGINE

Hand brake lever

The hand brake lever is mounted on the handlebar on the right and actua-
tes the front wheel brake.
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F THE RESISTANCE IN THE HAND BRAKE LEVER OR FOOT BRAKE PEDAL FEELS
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TOO MUCH GIVE
BRAKE SYSTEM
THE BRAKE SYSTEM LOOKED OVER BY A

Speedometer, indicator lamps

The mileage indicator B in the speedometer 2 indicates overall mileage.
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The day mileage indicator C can be set to 0 by means of the setting wheel D.
Turn the seatting wheel forward until only zeros can be seen in the display.
C

Ignition lock

Switch positions of ignition lock
OFF
PARK
EIN
EIN
The ignition key can be withdrawn in positions OFF and PARK.
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is pulled backwards, a bore will be opened in the car-
! CAUTION
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HIS RESULTS IN HIGH FUEL CONSUMPTION
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AND AN EXTREME WEAR OF PISTON AND CYLINDER
WARNING
),
THIS IS AN INDICATION THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE
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ON T RIDE YOUR MOTORCYCLE ANYMORE WITHOUT FIRST HAVING
KTM
The green indicator lamp flashes when the flasher light is working in
the same rhythm as the flasher light.
The green indicator lamp lights up when the gear is switched to idle.
The blue indicator lamp lights up when the high beam is on.
The red cooling liquid temperature warning lamp lights up at a coo-
ling liquid temperature of 110° C.
! CAUTION
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F THE RED COOLING LIQUID TEMPERATURE WARNING LAMP LIGHTS UP WHILE
,
YOU ARE DRIVING THE COOLING SYSTEM IS PROBABLY DEFECT
STOP THE ENGINE AND CHECK THE COOLING LIQUID LEVEL
VING WITH THE WARNING LAMP ON WILL CAUSE ENGINE DAMAGE
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= Ignition off, light off
= Ignition off, parking light on
! CAUTION
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O NOT LEAVE THE PARKING LIGHT ON FOR MORE THAN THREE HOURS
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WITH THE ENGINE OFF THERWISE YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO START THE
ENGINE WITH THE ELECTRIC STARTER
= Ignition on, light on
= Ignition on, light on
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THE BORE OF THE COLD STARTER SYSTEM
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DEALER
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