3911GNITION
SYSTEM
laa
Cbeckinllhe
ill:!ition
~
m
Warning
Risk
01
iniury
The ignition system is under high voltage.
-
To
avoid the danger
of
an
electric shock, do not touch metal parts and the ends of the connection cable during and imme-
diately after measuring.
Condition
The battery must
be
charged or the kickstarter must
be
used.
The main fuse in the starter relay must
be
working.
-
Shift
transmission to neutral.
(EXC
USA)
- Turn the
key
in the ignition lock
to
the position O.
- Turn the emergency
OFF
switch
to
the position O.
(EXC
AUS)
- Turn the emergency
OFF
switch
to
the position O.
- Pull
off
the spark plug connector and remove the spark plug connector from the
ignition
wire.
-
Remove
the spark plug using the special tool.
I Spark plug wrench
(75029172000)
(
...
p.
259)
- Hold the free end of the ignition wire at a distance of
dimension.
from ground.
Guideline
I
Distance.
I 5
mm
<0.2
in)
-
Press
the electric starter button or press the kickstarter robustly through its full
range.
•
Info
I
Do
not open the throttle.
- Check the ignition spark.
•
If
no ignition spark is visible:
- Check the emergency
OFF
switch.
- Check the wiring harness to the emergency
OFF
switch.
- Check the kill switch.
- Check the ground connection of the
COl
controller and the ignition coil.
- Check the cable from the
COl
controller
to
the ignition coil.
•
Inlo
I The
COl
controller cannot
be
checked with simple tools. but only
on
an
ignition test bench.
- Ignition coil - check the primary winding. (
...
p.
189)
- Ignition coil - check the secondary winding. (
...
p.
189)
- Check the ignition pulse generator. (
...
p.
191)
- Alternator - check the charging coil
of
the ignition. (
...
p.
190)
- Check the spark plug connector. (
...
p.
190)
- Change the spark plug.
- Fit the spark plug connector back onto the ignition cable. Insert the spark plug into
the spark plug connector. Hold the spark plug to ground.
-
Press
the electric starter button or press the kickstarter robustly through its full
range.
•
Info
I
Do
not open the throttle.
- Check the ignition spark.
•
If
no ignition spark is visible:
3911GNITION
SYSTEM
laa
Cbeckinllhe
ill:!ition
~
m
Warning
Risk
01
iniury
The ignition system is under high voltage.
-
To
avoid the danger
of
an
electric shock, do not touch metal parts and the ends of the connection cable during and imme-
diately after measuring.
Condition
The battery must
be
charged or the kickstarter must
be
used.
The main fuse in the starter relay must
be
working.
-
Shift
transmission to neutral.
(EXC
USA)
- Turn the
key
in the ignition lock
to
the position O.
- Turn the emergency
OFF
switch
to
the position O.
(EXC
AUS)
- Turn the emergency
OFF
switch
to
the position O.
- Pull
off
the spark plug connector and remove the spark plug connector from the
ignition
wire.
-
Remove
the spark plug using the special tool.
I Spark plug wrench
(75029172000)
(
...
p.
259)
- Hold the free end of the ignition wire at a distance of
dimension.
from ground.
Guideline
I
Distance.
I 5
mm
<0.2
in)
-
Press
the electric starter button or press the kickstarter robustly through its full
range.
•
Info
I
Do
not open the throttle.
- Check the ignition spark.
•
If
no ignition spark is visible:
- Check the emergency
OFF
switch.
- Check the wiring harness to the emergency
OFF
switch.
- Check the kill switch.
- Check the ground connection of the
COl
controller and the ignition coil.
- Check the cable from the
COl
controller
to
the ignition coil.
•
Inlo
I The
COl
controller cannot
be
checked with simple tools. but only
on
an
ignition test bench.
- Ignition coil - check the primary winding. (
...
p.
189)
- Ignition coil - check the secondary winding. (
...
p.
189)
- Check the ignition pulse generator. (
...
p.
191)
- Alternator - check the charging coil
of
the ignition. (
...
p.
190)
- Check the spark plug connector. (
...
p.
190)
- Change the spark plug.
- Fit the spark plug connector back onto the ignition cable. Insert the spark plug into
the spark plug connector. Hold the spark plug to ground.
-
Press
the electric starter button or press the kickstarter robustly through its full
range.
•
Info
I
Do
not open the throttle.
- Check the ignition spark.
•
If
no ignition spark is visible: