BMW F 750 GS, Rider'S Manual

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218 MAINTENANCE
ATTENTION
Excessive current flowing
when the motorcycle is
jump-started
Wiring smoulders/ignites or
damage to the on-board elec-
tronics
If the motorcycle has to be
jump-started connect the
leads to the battery termin-
als; never attempt to jump-
start the engine by connect-
ing leads to the on-board
socket.
ATTENTION
Contact between crocodile
clips of jump leads and
vehicle
Risk of short-circuit
Use jump leads fitted with
fully insulated crocodile clips
at both ends.
ATTENTION
Jump-starting with a voltage
greater than 12 V
Damage to the on-board
electronics
Make sure that the battery
of the donor vehicle has a
voltage rating of 12 V.
Removing seat ( 115).
When jump-starting the en-
gine, do not disconnect the
battery from the on-board
electrical system.
Press in the lock and flip open
positive terminal cover 1 .
Begin by connecting one end
of the red jump lead to the
positive terminal of the dis-
charged battery and the other
end to the positive terminal
of the donor battery (positive
terminal on this vehicle: posi-
tion 2 ).
Then connect one end of the
black jump lead to the neg-
ative terminal of the donor
battery and the other end to
the negative terminal of the
discharged battery (negative
terminal on this vehicle: posi-
tion 3 ).
The spring-strut screw
can be used as an altern-
ative to the battery's negative
terminal.