BMW Motorrad R 1200 RT 2005, Rider'S Manual

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Apply firm forward pressure
with flat of hand to push
mirror out of anchorage.
Turn bulb holder 1 counter-
clockwise to remove it from
bulb housing.
Press bulb 2 into its socket
and turn it counterclockwise
to remove.
Install new bulb in reverse
order.
If rubber mounts or re-
taining pins of the mir-
rors are greased, the mirrors
can easily become detached
from their anchoring.
Do not grease rubber mount-
ing and retaining pin.
When installing mirror hous-
ing, make sure that three
plugs all engage complete-
ly in their corresponding
mounts.
Jump starting
Jump starting
The wires leading to the
onboard socket do not
have a load-capacity rating
adequate for jump-starting
the engine. Excessively high
current can lead to a cable
fire or damage to the motor-
cycle electronics.
Do not use the onboard sock-
et to jump-start the motorcy-
cle.
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.
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