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Main work
– Remove the screw on the rear of the turn signal housing.
– Carefully remove diffuser
1
.
– Lightly squeeze orange cap
2
in the area of the holding lugs and take it off.
– Press the turn signal bulb lightly into the socket, turn it counterclockwise by about
30°, and take it out of the socket.
Info
Do not touch the reflector with your fingers, and keep it free from grease.
– Press the new turn signal bulb carefully into the socket and turn it clockwise until it
stops.
Turn signal (R10W / socket BA15s) ( p. 105)
– Mount the orange cap.
– Position the diffuser.
– Insert the screw and turn it counterclockwise first until it engages in the thread with a
light jerk. Tighten the screw slightly.
Finishing work
– Check that the turn signal system is functioning properly.
15.10 Checking the headlight setting
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– Position the vehicle upright on a horizontal surface in front of a light wall and make a
mark at the height of the center of the low beam headlight.
– Make another mark a distance
B
under the first mark.
Guideline
Distance
B
5 cm (2 in)
– Position the vehicle vertically a distance
A
away from the wall.
Guideline
Distance
A
5 m (16 ft)
– The rider now sits down on the motorcycle.
– Switch on the low beam.
– Check the headlight setting.
The boundary between light and dark must be exactly on the lower mark for a
motorcycle with driver.
» If the light-dark border does not meet specifications:
– Adjust the headlight range. ( p. 84)
15.11 Adjusting the headlight range
Preparatory work
– Check the headlight setting. ( p. 84)
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Main work
– Adjust the headlight range of the headlight by turning adjusting screw
1
.
Guideline
The boundary between light and dark must be exactly on the lower mark for a
motorcycle with driver (instructions on how to apply the mark: Checking the head-
light setting).
Info
Turn clockwise to reduce the headlight range; turn counterclockwise to
increase the headlight range.
A change in weight on the vehicle may require a correction of the headlight
range.