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Rider's Manual (US Model)
F 700GS
Motorcycle/Retailer Data
Motorcycle Data
Model
Vehicle identification number
Color number
Initial registration
License plate
Retailer Data
Contact in Service
Ms./Mr.
Phone number
Retailer's address/phone number (company stamp)
Welcome to BMW
Congratulations on choosing a motorcycle from BMW Motorrad and welcome to the community of BMW motorcycle owners and riders. Familiarize yourself with your new motorcycle so that you can ride it safely and confidently in all highway traffic situations.
About this Rider's Manual
Please read this Rider's Manual carefully before starting to use your new BMW. It contains important information on how to operate the controls and how to get the most benefit from your BMW's advanced technical features.
In addition, it contains information on maintenance and care to help you maintain your motorcycle's reliability and safety, as well as its value.
Documentation confirming performance of scheduled maintenance is a precondition for generous handling of out-of-warranty claims and goodwill warranty treatment.
Should you want to sell your BMW one day, please also remember to turn over the Ride's Manual to the new owner. it is an important part of your motorcycle.
Suggestions and complaints
If you have any questions concerning your motorcycle, your authorized BMW Motorrad retailer is always happy to provide advice and assistance.
We wish you many miles of safe and enjoyable riding on your BMW
BMW Motorrad.
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Table of Contents
1 General instructions .... 5
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Abbreviations and
symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Notice concerning current status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2 Overviews ................ 9
General view, left side . . . . . . . 11 General view, right side . . . . . 13 Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Under fairing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Multifunction switch, left . . . . 16 Multifunction switch,
right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3 Displays ................. 21
Indicator and warning
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 23 Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 24
Onboard computer
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Fuel gage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Ambient temperature. . . . . . . . 38 Tire inflation pressures . . . . . . 38
4 Operation................ 39
Steering and ignition
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Emergency on/off switch (kill switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Hazard warning lights sys-
tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Stopwatch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Antilock Brake System
(ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Automatic Stability Control (ASC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Electronic suspension adjustment (ESA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 53 Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
5 Alarm system ........... 55
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Alarm function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Deactivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Logging on additional re-
mote controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
6 Setting ................... 65
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
7 Riding .................... 71
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Observe checklist . . . . . . . . . . . 74 If there is a change in the loading condition: . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Before every journey:. . . . . . . . 74 At every third refueling
stop: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Shifting gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Off-road riding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Parking your motorcycle . . . . 81 Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Securing motorcycle for transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
8 Technology in
detail ..................... 87
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Antilock Brake System
(ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Automatic Stability Control (ASC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Tire pressure control
(RDC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
9 Maintenance ............ 95
General instructions . . . . . . . . . 96 Tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Service tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Front wheel stand . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Rims and tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Light sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Fairings and panels . . . . . . . 121 Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Diagnostic connector . . . . . . 127 Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
10 Accessories ......... 131
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Onboard power
sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
11 Care .................. 141
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Washing your motorcy-
cle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Cleaning sensitive motorcy-
cle parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Paint preservation . . . . . . . . . 144 Store motorcycle . . . . . . . . . . 144 Return motorcycle to
use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
12 Technical data ...... 145
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 146 Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 147 Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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15 Index ................. |
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Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . |
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Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Wheels and tires . . . . . . . . . . |
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Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . |
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Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Performance data . . . . . . . . . |
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13 Service ............... 161
Reporting safety
defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 BMW Motorrad Service . . . 163 BMW Motorrad Mobility Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Maintenance proce-
dures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Maintenance schedule . . . . 167 Confirmation of mainte-
nance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Confirmation of service . . . . 182
14 Appendix............. 185
Certificate for Electronic Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
General instructions
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6 Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Notice concerning current status . . . . 7
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5 instructionsGeneral
1
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General instructions
Overview
Chapter 2 of this Rider's Manual will provide you with an initial overview of your motorcycle. All maintenance and repair work carried out on your motorcycle will be documented in Chapter 13. Documentation confirming performance of scheduled maintenance is a precondition for generous handling of out-of-
warranty claims and goodwill warranty treatment.
When the time comes to sell your BMW, please remember
to hand over this Rider's Manual; it is an important part of the motorcycle.
Abbreviations and symbols
CAUTION Hazard with low risk. Failure to avoid
this hazard can result in minor or moderate injury.
WARNING Hazard with moderate risk. Failure to avoid this hazard can result in
death or serious injury.
DANGER Hazard with high risk. Failure to avoid this
hazard results in death or serious injury.
ATTENTION Special instructions and precautionary measures. Non-compliance
can cause damage to the vehicle or accessories and warranty claims may be denied as a result.
Result of an activity.
Reference to a page with more detailed information.
Indicates the end of accessory or equipmentdependent information.
Tightening torque.
Technical data.
NOTICE Special informa- |
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Optional extra. |
tion on operating and in- |
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BMW Motorrad optional |
specting your motorcycle as well |
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extras are already com- |
as maintenance and adjustment |
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procedures. |
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motorcycle production. |
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Instruction. |
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Optional accessory. |
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BMW Motorrad op- |
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rized BMW Motorrad |
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retailer. |
EWS |
Electronic immobilizer. |
DWA |
Anti-theft alarm. |
ABS |
Anti-Lock Brake System. |
ASC |
Automatic Stability Con- |
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trol. |
ESA |
Electronic Suspension |
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Adjustment. |
TPC |
Tire Pressure Control |
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(TPC). |
Equipment |
with their tolerance specifications. |
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When you ordered your BMW |
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motorcycle, you chose various |
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items of custom equipment. This |
Notice concerning |
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Rider's Manual describes optional |
current status |
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equipment (OE) offered by BMW |
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and selected optional accessories |
The high safety and quality stan- |
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(OA). This explains why the man- |
dards of BMW motorcycles are |
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ual may also contain descriptions |
maintained by consistent, on- |
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of equipment which you have not |
going development efforts em- |
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ordered. Please note, too, that |
bracing their design, equipment |
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your motorcycle might not be ex- |
and accessories. For this rea- |
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actly as illustrated in this manual |
son, aspects of your motorcycle |
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on account of country-specific |
may vary from the descriptions |
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differences. |
in this Operating instructions. In |
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If your motorcycle comes with |
addition, BMW Motorrad can- |
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equipment not described here, |
not guarantee the total absence |
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you can find the descriptions in a |
of errors. We hope you will ap- |
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separate manual. |
preciate that no claims can be |
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1
7 instructionsGeneral
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General instructions
Overviews
General view, left side. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 General view, right side . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Under fairing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Multifunction switch, left . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Multifunction switch, right . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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9 Overviews
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Overviews
General view, left side
1Power socket (
132)
2Seat lock (
54)
3Oil fill location and oil dipstick (
98)
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Overviews
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Overviews
General view, right side
1Fuel filler cap (
83)
2Adjusting spring preload (
69)
3Brake-fluid reservoir, rear (
103)
4Brake-fluid reservoir, front (
102)
5Vehicle identification number, type plate (on steering head at right)
6Coolant level indicator (behind side fairing) (
105)
7Damping adjustment (
70)
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Overviews
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Overviews
Underneath seat
1 Storage
with first-aid kitOA First-aid kit
2Tool kit (
96)
3Tyre inflation pressure table
4Load capacity table
5Rider's Manual (US Model) (
6)
6Diagnostic connector (
127)
7Tools for adjusting spring preload (
69)
Under fairing
1Battery (
123)
2Air cleaner housing (
114)
3Connector for optional accessories
4Fuse (
126)
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Overviews
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Overviews
Multifunction switch, left
1High-beam headlight and headlight flasher (
43)
2INFO button
Selecting display readings (
44).
with onboard computerOE
Resetting average data (
46).
3Hazard warning lights system (
43)
4Turn indicators (
44)
5Horn
6with Electronic Suspension Adjustment (ESA)OE
ESA (
51). 7 ABS (
48).
with Automatic Stability Control (ASC)OE
ASC (
49).
Multifunction switch, right
1with heated gripsOE Operating heated grips (
53).
2MODE button Setting riding mode (
52).
3Starter (
75)
4Emergency on/off switch (kill switch) (
42)
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Overviews
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Overviews
Instrument panel
1Indicator and warning lights (
22)
2Speedometer
3Button
Set clock (
46).
with onboard computerOE
Operating stopwatch (
47).
4Multifunction display
-without optional equipmentOE (standard) (
23)
-with optional equipmentOE (
24)
5Button
Selecting display readings (
44).
Resetting trip odometer (
45).
6Photo sensor (brightness control)
with onboard computerOE
Activating the engine speed warner (
79).
with anti-theft alarm system (DWA)OE
DWA LED
General information on DWA (
56)
7 Tachometer
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Overviews
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Overviews
Displays
Indicator and warning lights . . . . . . . . . 22 Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Onboard computer display . . . . . . . . . . 25 Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Fuel gage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Ambient temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Tire inflation pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
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Displays
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Displays
Indicator and warning lights
1with Automatic Stability Control (ASC)OE
ASC (
49).
2ABS (
48).
3Fuel reserve (
37) Fuel gage (
29)
4Turn indicator, right
5Neutral position (idling)
6Turn indicator, left
7High-beam headlamp
8General warning light (
25)
Multifunction display
without heated gripsOE without onboard computerOE without riding modes ProOE without Electronic Suspension Adjustment (ESA)OE
1Warning light for electronic engine management (
30)
2Clock (
46)
3Coolant-temperature warning indicator (
29)
4Service display (
36)
5Indication range for values Odometer (
44) Tripmeter (
45)
6Fuel gage (
37)
7Riding modes (
52)
8Warning symbol (
25)
9Tripmeter (
45)
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Displays
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Displays
Multifunction display
with heated gripsOE
with onboard computerOE with riding modes ProOE
with Electronic Suspension Adjustment (ESA)OE
1Set heating stage (
53)
2Stopwatch (
47)
3Displays for OE ESA (
51)
Engine speed warner (
79)
4Onboard computer display (
44)
Symbols (
25)
5Riding modes (
52)
6Gear indicator, "N" indicates 'neutral'
Onboard computer display
with onboard computerOE
Mileage covered since reaching the fuel reserve
(
37)
Average fuel consumption
Average speed
Current fuel consumption
Outside temperature (
38)
Coolant temperature
Warning lights
Displays
Warnings are displayed with appropriate warning lights.
Warnings for which no separate warning lamp is available are indicated by the 'universal' warning lamp 1 in conjunction with a warning notice or a warning symbol in the multifunction display. The universal warning light lights up in either yellow or red depending on the urgency of the warning.
Adjacent to the numerical data display 2 a warning triangle 3 may also appear. These warnings alternate with the odometers (
44).
The universal warning light lights up for the most urgent warning.
The following page contains a list of potential warnings.
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+ "EWS" is indi- |
EWS active ( 29) |
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The engine symbol |
Engine warning |
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+ "LAMP" is indi- |
Bulb defective |
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Outside temperature warning |
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Indicator and warning |
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ABS switched off |
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ABS error ( 32) |
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flashes rapidly |
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ASC intervention |
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flashes slowly |
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ASC self-diagnosis not completed |
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ASC switched off |
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ASC error ( 33) |
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lights up yellow |
+ "DWA" is indi- |
DWA battery drained ( 33) |
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lights up yellow |
+ "x.x" flashes |
Tire inflation pressure in limit area of |
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permissible tolerance ( 34) |
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Indicator and warning |
Warning symbols in the |
Meaning |
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display panel |
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flashes red |
+ "x.x" flashes |
Tire inflation pressure outside permissi- |
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ble tolerance ( 34) |
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lights up yellow |
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Sensor defective or system fault ( 35) |
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+ "RdC" is dis- |
Battery of tire-inflation pressure sensor |
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weak ( 35) |
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Transmission error ( 35) |
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