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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 result
if the crocodile clips of
the jump leads are acciden-
tally brought into contact with
the motorcycle.
Use only jump leads fitted
with fully insulated crocodile
clips at both ends.
Jump-starting with a
donor-battery voltage
higher than 12 V can damage
the motorcycle electronics.
The battery of the donor ve-
hicle must have a voltage of
12 V.
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When jump-starting the en-
gine, do not disconnect the
battery from the onboard
electrical system.
Run engine of donor vehicle
during jump-starting.
Begin by connecting one
end of the red jump lead to
the positive terminal of the
discharged battery and the
other end to positive termi-
nal 2 of the donor battery.
Then connect one end
of the black jump lead to
the negative terminal of
the donor battery, and the
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other end to the ground
of the vehicle with the flat
battery. If the battery of
your motorcycle is flat, use
spring-strut screw 1 as the
connection to ground.
Start the engine of the vehi-
cle with the discharged bat-
tery in the usual way; if the
engine does not start, wait a
few minutes before repeat-
ing the attempt in order to
protect the starter motor
and the donor battery.
Allow both engines to idle
for a few minutes before
disconnecting jump leads.
First disconnect the jumper
cable from the ground con-
nection, then from the posi-
tive battery terminal.
To start the engine, do
not use start sprays or
similar items.
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