Electronic Immobilizer Ews; Ews - BMW HP2 Megamoto 2007 Rider's Manual

Locking handlebars
If the motorcycle is on
the side stand, the sur-
face of the ground will deter-
mine whether it is better to
turn the handlebars to the left
or right. However, the motor-
cycle is more stable on a level
surface with the handlebars
turned to the left than with
the handlebars turned to the
right.
On level ground, always turn
the handlebars to the left to
set the steering lock.
Turn handlebars to full left
or right lock position.
Turn key to position 3 while
moving handlebars slightly.
Ignition, lights and all func-
tion circuits switched off.
Handlebars locked.
Key can be removed.
Electronic immobilizer

EWS

Theft protection
The electronic immobilizer
helps protect your BMW mo-
torcycle from theft, and this
enhanced security is at your
disposal without any need
for you to set parameters or
activate additional systems.
The engine of a motorcycle
fitted with this electronic im-
mobilizer can be started only
with the keys that belong to
the motorcycle. You can al-
so have your authorized BMW
Motorrad retailer disable par-
ticular keys, for example in
the event that you lose your
keys. The engine cannot be
started with a key that has
been barred.
Electronics in key
The motorcycle's electron-
ics exchange certain continu-
ously changing signals with
the electronics in the key;
these signals are specific to
your motorcycle and they
are transmitted via the ring
antenna in the ignition lock.
The ignition is not enabled for
starting until the key has been
recognized as "authorized" for
your motorcycle.
A spare key attached
to the same ring as the
ignition key used to start the
engine could "irritate" the
electronics, in which case the
enabling signal for starting is
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