2003 BMW MOTORRAD R 850 R clock setting

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General information and controls
Trip meterResetting:
Turn knob 2 in the direction
indicated by the arrow until
all the trip-meter readings
show "0"Clock Setting the time:
 Press and hold down button 1
 Release button 1 as soon as
the clock shows the right time
Trip meter/clock
2
1
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Safety check
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2
d Warning:
Before riding off, adjust the
front shock absorbers to suit
the surface and your style of
riding. Adjust the rear shock
absorber to suit the gross
weight of the motorcycle plus
load.
 Place the motorcycle on the
centre stand
 Use a screwdriver to adjust
the front/rear shock absorbers Basic setting (one-up):

Turn adjusting screw 1 or 2 all
the way clockwise in the direc-
tion indicated by arrow H
 Back off adjusting screw 1 or,
as applicable, 2 two turns
counter-clockwise in the
direction indicated by arrow S
Hard setting "H":
 Fully tighten adjusting screw 1
or, as applicable, 2
Soft setting "S":
 Fully back off adjusting screw
1 or, as applicable, 2
Shock-absorber adjustment
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Safety check
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1
d Warning:
Before the journey starts, ad-
just spring preload to suit
gross weight.
For safety reasons, never at-
tempt to alter spring preload
while the motorcycle is being
ridden.
Always bring the motorcycle
to a stop before adjusting.
If spring preload is changed
the shock absorber setting al-
ways has to be adjusted ac-
cordingly.
Adjusting spring preload  Place the motorcycle on the
centre stand
 Adjust spring preload at
knob 1
Basic setting, one-up:
 Turn knob 1 as far as it will go
counter-clockwise in the
direction indicated by the
" LOW " arrow
 Turn knob 1 one mark clock-
wise in the direction indicated
by the " HIGH" arrow
Setting for two-up and luggage:
 Turn knob 1 as far as it will go
clockwise in the direction indi-
cated by the "HIGH" arrow
Spring preload
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