15 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 77
15.9 Changing the turn signal bulb
Note
Damage to reflector Reduced brightness.
– Grease on the lamp will evaporate due to the heat and be deposited on the reflector. Clean the lamp and keep it free of grease
before mounting.
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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 carefully 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. 96)
– Mount the orange cap.
– Position the diffuser.
– Insert the screw and first turn it counterclockwise until it engages in the thread.
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 at 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 boundary between light and dark does not meet specifications:
– Adjust the headlight range. ( p. 77)
15.11 Adjusting the headlight range
Preparatory work
– Check the headlight setting. ( p. 77)
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Main work
– Adjust the beam distance of the headlight by turning screw 1.
Guideline
For a motorcycle with rider, the light/dark boundary must be exactly on the lower
mark (the mark is created in: Checking the headlight setting).
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