Removing And Installing Coil And Ignition Leads; Checking Ignition Coil Resistance - BMW R 1100 S Repair Manual

Removing and installing coil and
ignition leads
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Remove seat.
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Remove side trim.
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Remove fuel tank.
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Caution:
Switch off ignition. Disconnect ground (earth) cable
from battery and insulate it.
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Pull off spark plug cap with special puller,
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Remove ignition leads.
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Remove the ignition coil.
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Installation is the reverse of the removal proce-
dure.
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Switch on the ignition.
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Without starting the engine, fully open the throttle
once or twice so that the Motronic control unit
can register the throttle-valve positions.
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Note:
Disconnecting the battery deletes all entries (e.g.
faults, settings) stored in the Motronic control unit's
memory.
Loss of settings can temporarily impair the operat-
ing characteristics when the engine is restarted.
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Checking ignition coil resistance

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Test with BMW MoDiTeC.
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