2015 Kawasaki VERSYS 650 ABS Owners Manual - Page 83

2015 Kawasaki VERSYS 650 ABS Manual

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82 HOW TO RIDE THE MOTORCYCLE DANGER Batteries contain sulfuric acid that can cause burns and produce hydrogen gas which is highly explosive. Do not make this last connection at the fuel system or battery. Take care not to touch the positive and negative cables together, and do not lean over the battery when making this last connection. Do not connect to a frozen battery. It could explode. Do not reverse polarity by connecting positive (+) to negative (-), or a battery explosion and serious damage to the electrical system may occur. the standard engine starting • Follow procedure. NOTICE Do not operate the starter continuously for more than 5 seconds or the starter will overheat and the battery power will drop temporarily. Wait 15 seconds between each operation of the starter to let it cool and the battery power recover. the engine has started, discon• After nect the jumper cables. Disconnect • the negative (-) cable from the motorcycle first. Install the removed parts. Moving Off • Check that the side stand is up.

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82
HOW TO RIDE THE MOTORCYCLE
DANGER
Batteries contain sulfuric acid
that can cause burns and pro-
duce
hydrogen
gas
which
is
highly explosive.
Do not make this last connec-
tion at the fuel system or bat-
tery.
Take care not to touch the pos-
itive and negative cables to-
gether, and do not lean over
the battery when making this
last connection.
Do not connect to a frozen bat-
tery. It could explode.
Do not reverse polarity by con-
necting positive (+) to negative
(–), or a battery explosion and
serious damage to the electri-
cal system may occur.
Follow the standard engine starting
procedure.
NOTICE
Do not operate the starter con-
tinuously for more than 5 sec-
onds or the starter will overheat
and the battery power will drop
temporarily.
Wait 15 seconds
between each operation of the
starter to let it cool and the bat-
tery power recover.
After the engine has started, discon-
nect the jumper cables. Disconnect
the negative (–) cable from the mo-
torcycle first.
Install the removed parts.
Moving Off
Check that the side stand is up.