
Starting
Side stand
You cannot start the motorcy-
cle with the side stand extended
and a gear engaged. The engine
will switch itself off if you start it
with the transmission in neutral
and then engage a gear before
retracting the side stand.
Starting engine
Switch on ignition.
Pre-ride check is performed.
(
78)
ABS self-diagnosis is
performed. (
79)
with Dynamic Traction Control
(DTC)
OE
DTC self-diagnosis is per-
formed. (
79)
Engage neutral or pull clutch
with gear engaged.
During cold starting and at
low temperatures:pull in clutch
lever and operate throttle grip
somewhat.
Press starter button
1
.
The start attempt is auto-
matically interrupted if bat-
tery voltage is too low. Recharge
the battery before you start the
engine, or use jump leads and a
donor battery to start.
Engine starts.
Consult the troubleshooting
chart if the engine refuses to
start. (
138)
Pre-ride check
The instrument cluster runs a
test of the 'General' warning light
when the ignition is switched on:
this is the "Pre-Ride-Check The
test is aborted if you start the
engine before it completes.
Phase 1
General warning light shows
red.
CHECK!
is indicated.
Phase 2
General warning light shows
yellow.
CHECK!
is indicated.
The SET light comes on.
If the 'General' warning light does
not show:
Some malfunctions cannot
be indicated if the 'Gener-
5
78
z
Riding
Summary of Contents for K 1600 GTL
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Page 6: ...Confirmation of mainte nance work 155 Confirmation of service 160 12 Index 162 ...
Page 10: ...1 8 z General instructions ...
Page 12: ...2 10 z Overviews ...
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Page 42: ...3 40 z Status indicators ...
Page 96: ...6 94 z Technology in detail ...
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Page 134: ...8 132 z Maintenance ...
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