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BMW Motorrad
The Ultimate
Riding Machine
Rider's Manual (US Model)
R 1200GS
Motorcycle/Dealer Data
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License plate
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Welcome to BMW
We congratulate you on your choice of a motorcycle from BMW and welcome you to the community of BMW riders. Familiarize yourself with your new motorcycle so that you can ride it safely and confidently in all highway traffic situations.
Please read this Rider's Manual carefully before starting to use your new BMW motorcycle. It contains important information on how to operate the controls and how to make the best possible use of all your BMW's technical features.
In addition, it contains information on maintenance and care to help you maintain your vehicle's reliability and safety, as well as its value.
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
BMW Motorrad.
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Table of Contents
You can also consult the index at the end of this Rider's Manual if you want to find a particular topic or item of information.
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 Multifunction switch, left . . . . 15 Multifunction switch,
right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3 Displays ................. 19
Warning and indicator
lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 22 Warning symbols in the display panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Outside temperature . . . . . . . . 36 Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Oil level indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Tire inflation pressures . . . . . . 38 Upshift recommendation . . . . 39
4 Operation................ 41
Steering and ignition
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 EWS Electronic immobi-
lizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 44 Anti-theft alarm system
(DWA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Emergency on/off switch (kill switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 55 BMW Motorrad Integral
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 ASC Automatic Stability
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Dynamic ESA, Electronic Suspension Adjustment . . . . . 65 Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Handlebars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 69 Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Rider and passenger
seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
5 Riding .................... 75
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 76 Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Parking your motorcycle . . . . 83 Off-road riding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Fastening motorcycle for transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
6 Technology in
detail ..................... 89
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Brake system with
BMW Motorrad Integral
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Engine management with
BMW Motorrad ASC . . . . . . . . 94 Tire Pressure Control TCP/ RDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
7 Maintenance ............ 97
General instructions . . . . . . . . . 98 Onboard tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Wheel rims and tires . . . . . . 106 Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Front wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 112 Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Air cleaner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
8 Accessories ........... 127
General instructions . . . . . . . 128 Onboard power
sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Navigation system . . . . . . . . . 129 Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
9 Care .................... 139
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Washing your vehicle. . . . . . 140 Cleaning sensitive vehicle
parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Storing motorcycle . . . . . . . . 142
Protective wax coating . . . . 142 Returning motorcycle to
use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
10 Technical data ...... 143
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 144 Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 145 Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 150 Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Wheels and tires . . . . . . . . . . 153 Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 154 Anti-theft alarm system . . . 155 Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Performance data . . . . . . . . . 157
11 Service ............... 159
Reporting safety
defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 BMW Motorrad Service . . . 161 BMW Motorrad Mobility Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Maintenance proce-
dures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Confirmation of mainte-
nance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Confirmation of service . . . . 168
12 Appendix............. 171
Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
13 Index ................. 173
General instructions
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6 Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Notice concerning current status . . . . 7
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5 instructionsGeneral
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6
General instructions
Overview
We have placed great importance on good orientation when using this Rider's Manual. You'll find special topics most quickly by using the extensive index at the end of the manual. You can find a first overview of your motorcycle in Chapter 2. All maintenance and repair work carried out on your vehicle will be documented in Chapter 11. Proof of the maintenance work performed is a prerequisite for generous treatment of claims.
When the time comes to sell your BMW, remember to hand over this Rider's Manual; it is an important part of the motorcycle.
Abbreviations and symbols
Indicates warnings that
you must comply with for reasons of your safety and the safety of others, and to protect your product against damage.
Special information on operating and inspecting your
motorcycle as well as maintenance and adjustment procedures.
Indicates the end of an item of information.
Instruction.
Result of an activity.
Reference to a page with more detailed information.
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Tightening torque. |
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Technical data. |
OE |
Optional equipment |
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BMW Motorrad optional |
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extras are already com- |
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pletely installed during |
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motorcycle production. |
OA |
Optional accessory |
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BMW optional acces- |
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sories can be purchased |
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and installed at your au- |
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thorized BMW Motorrad |
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retailer. |
EWS |
Electronic immobilizer. |
DWA |
Anti-theft alarm. |
ABS Anti-Lock Brake System.
ASC Automatic Stability Con-
trol.
ESA Electronic suspension adjustment.
TPC/ Tire Pressure Control
RDC (TPC).
Equipment
When you ordered your BMW motorcycle, you chose various items of custom equipment. This Rider's Manual describes optional equipment (OE) offered by BMW and selected optional accessories (OA). This explains why the manual may also contain descriptions of equipment which you have not ordered. Please note, too, that your motorcycle might not be exactly as illustrated in this manual on account of country-specific differences.
If your motorcycle comes with equipment not described here, you can find the descriptions in a separate manual.
Technical data
All dimensions, weights and outputs in the Rider's Manual refer to the German Standardization Institute (DIN) and comply with its tolerance regulations. Versions for individual countries may differ.
Notice concerning current status
The high safety and quality standards of BMW motorcycles are maintained by constant development work on design, equipment and accessories. Because of this, your motorcycle may differ from the information supplied in the Rider's Manual. In addition, BMW Motorrad cannot guarantee the total absence of errors. We
hope you will appreciate that no claims can be entertained on the basis of the data, illustrations or descriptions in this manual.
1
7 instructionsGeneral
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8
General instructions
Overviews
General view, left side. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 General view, right side . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Multifunction switch, left . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Multifunction switch, right . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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Overviews
General view, left side
1Fuel filler opening (
85)
2Seat lock (
71)
3Adjuster for rear damping (at the bottom on the spring strut) (
64)
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Overviews
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Overviews
General view, right side
1Adjuster for spring preload, rear (
64)
2Air cleaner (under center fairing panel) (
118)
3Brake-fluid reservoir, front (
102)
4Height adjuster for windshield (
70)
5Onboard socket (
128)
6Vehicle Identification Number (on steering-head bearing)
Type plate (on steeringhead bearing)
7Coolant level indicator (
104)
Coolant tank (
105)
8Engine oil fill location (
100)
9Engine oil level indicator (
99)
10Battery (behind side panel) (
121)
Auxiliary terminal for jump starting (behind side panel) (
120)
11Brake-fluid reservoir, rear (
103)
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Overviews
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14
Overviews
Underneath seat
1Standard tool kit (
98)
2Rider's Manual (US Model)
3Tire inflation pressure table
4Payload table
5Adjuster for the rider's seat height (
72)
Multifunction switch, left
1Headlight flasher and highbeam headlight (
54)
2with cruise controlOE Switch on cruise control (
61)
3Hazard warning flashers (
55)
4ABS (
56) ASC (
57)
5with dynamic ESAOE Adjustment options
(
65)
6with additional LED headlightOA
Auxiliary headlight (
54)
7Turn indicators (
55)
8Horn
9Multifunction display (
44)
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Overviews
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Overviews
10with preparation for navigation systemOE
Operating the navigation system (
130)
Multifunction switch, right
1with heated handlebar gripsOE
Heated handlebar grips (
69)
2Riding mode (
58)
3Emergency on/off switch (kill switch) (
52)
4Starting the engine (
78)
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Overviews
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Overviews
Instrument cluster
1Speedometer
2Tachometer
3Ambient light sensor (for brightness adjustment of instrument lighting)
with anti-theft alarmOE Anti-theft alarm telltale light
4Warning and indicator lamps (
20)
5Multifunction display (
22)
Displays
Warning and indicator lamps . . . . . . . . 20 Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Warning symbols in the display
panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Oil level indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Tire inflation pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Upshift recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
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Displays
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Displays
Warning and indicator lamps
1 with cruise controlOE Switch on cruise control (
61)
2Idle
3Deactivate ASC function (
57).
4Turn indicator, left
5ABS (
56)
6Turn indicator, right
7General warning lamp, ap-
pears together with warning symbols in display panel (
24)
8DWA
9High-beam headlight (
54)
10with additional LED headlightOA
Auxiliary headlight (
54) 11 Fuel reserve (
37)
The ABS symbol can be shown differently depend-
ing on the country.
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Displays
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Displays
Multifunction display
1Fuel fill level indicator
2Upshift recommendation (
39)
3Gear indicator display, "N" indicates "neutral."
4with heated handlebar gripsOE
Operate heated grips (
69)
5Odometer (
44)
6Service display (maintenance interval) (
161)
7Warning symbols (
24)
8Onboard computer
9with dynamic ESAOE Adjustment options
(
65)
10Riding mode (
58)
11Clock (
47)
12Outside temperature warning ( 36)
Warning symbols in the display panel
1with Tire Pressure Control (TPC/RDC)OE
Tire inflation pressures (
38)
2Electronic immobilizer (
29)
3Coolant temperature (
29)
4Engine oil level (
36)
5Electronic engine management (
30)
6Battery charging (
121)
7Warnings (
24)
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Displays
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Warning lamps
Display of the warning lamps
Warnings are displayed with the corresponding warning lamps.
The universal warning lamp lights up for the most urgent warning.
The following page contains a list of potential warnings.
Displays
Warnings for which no separate warning lamp is provided are signaled by the general warning lamp 1 and are accompanied by a warning symbol in area 2 or by a warning notice in area 3. The universal warning lamp shows red or yellow, depending on the urgency of the warning.
Overview of warning indicators |
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Warning and indicator |
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lamps |
display |
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appears on the dis- |
Outside temperature warning |
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play |
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lights up yellow |
appears on the dis- |
Electronic immobilizer is active |
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play |
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lights up red |
appears on the dis- |
Coolant temperature too high |
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lights up yellow |
appears on the dis- |
Engine in emergency-operation mode |
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play |
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lights up yellow |
LAMP_ ! is indi- |
Bulb defect ( 30) |
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DWALO ! is indi- |
Anti-theft alarm battery low charge |
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cated |
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lights up yellow |
DWA ! is indicated |
Anti-theft alarm system battery |
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Displays
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Displays
Warning and indicator |
Warning symbols in the |
Meaning |
lamps |
display |
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lights up yellow |
indicated with one |
Tire inflation pressure is at limit of ap- |
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proved range ( 31) |
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critical tire-infla- |
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tion pressure also |
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flashes |
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flashes red |
indicated with one |
Tire inflation pressure is outside ap- |
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proved range ( 31) |
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critical tire-infla- |
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tion pressure also |
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flashes |
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lights up yellow |
appears with one or |
Sensor defective or system error |
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two arrows. |
( 32) |
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"--" or "-- --" |
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is indicated |
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"--" or "-- --" |
Transmission error ( 32) |
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is indicated |
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lights up yellow |
RDC! is indicated |
Battery of tire-inflation pressure sensor |
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weak ( 33) |
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flashes |
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ABS self-diagnosis not completed |
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Warning and indicator |
Warning symbols in the |
Meaning |
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lamps |
display |
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lights up |
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ABS error ( 34) |
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lights up |
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ABS deactivated |
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flashes rapidly |
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ASC intervention |
( 34) |
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flashes slowly |
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ASC self-diagnosis not completed |
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( 34) |
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lights up |
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ASC deactivated |
( 35) |
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lights up |
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ASC error ( 35) |
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lights up |
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Fuel down to reserve ( 35) |
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flashes yellow |
flashes |
Severe fault in the engine management |
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system ( 35) |
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Displays
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Displays
Warning and indicator |
Warning symbols in the |
Meaning |
lamps |
display |
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appears on the dis- |
Engine oil level too low ( 36) |
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play |
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OILLVL CHECK is indicated
lights up red |
appears on the dis- |
Battery charging voltage insufficient |
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play |
( 36) |
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