BMW C 600 Sport, Rider'S Manual

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Spring preload
Tyre-tread depth and tyre
pressures
Security of the luggage
At regular intervals:
Engine oil level (every refuelling
stop)
Brake-pad wear (every third
refuelling stop)
Starting
Starting engine
Switch on the ignition.
Pre-ride check is performed.
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ABS self-diagnosis is
performed. (
65)
Operate the brake.
Press starter button 1 .
The vehicle cannot be star-
ted while the side stand
is extended. Extending the side
stand while the engine is running
kills the engine.
The engine starts.
Consult the troubleshooting
chart below if the engine re-
fuses to start. (
120)
Pre-ride check
The instrument panel runs a test
of the instruments and the telltale
and warning lights when the ig-
nition is switched on: this is the
"Pre-Ride-Check". The test is
aborted if you start the engine
before it completes.
Phase 1
The speedometer needle swings
to the limit value on its scale.
The warning and indicator lights
are switched on.
Phase 2
The speedometer needle swings
back to its original position. The
telltale and warning lights go out.
If the needle did not move or if a
warning light or telltale light did
not show:
Some malfunctions cannot
be indicated if one of the
warning lights fails to show.
Make sure that all the warning
and telltale lights come on in the
pre-ride check.
Have the fault rectified as
quickly as possible by a
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