Removing and installing side stand switch
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- Disconnect plug (arrow).
- Open the cable ties.
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Caution: Screw is secured with thread-locking compound.
- Release the fastener (arrow).
- Remove side stand switch with cable.
- Installation is the reverse of the removal procedure: pay particular attention to the following.
Caution: Install screw and nut with Loctite 243.
Note: When installing, note the correct positions of the cable straps.
Tightening torques:
- Side stand switch fastener — 7 Nm (clean thread + Loctite 243)
Check operation of side stand switch
- Switch off the engine.
- Place motorcycle on its centre stand.
- Select a gear and switch on the ignition.
- Temperature gauge warning lamp lights up.
- Extend the side stand, observing the temperature gauge warning lamp.
- Temperature gauge warning lamp goes out (engine control unit switches off).