⚠️ RED TRIANGLE LIGHTS UP... IS THIS A PROBLEM (OR NOT) ⚠️ PART 1

Added: 2026-05-28

[00:00:00]I made a stupid stupid mistake.

[00:00:05]Guess what?

[00:00:12]Good morning, guys. My name is the old mechanic and welcome back in my shed.

[00:00:18]What are we going to do today? Well, I have somewhat of a problem with my Beamer, my R1200 GS. So, what's the problem? Well, I noticed recently that I put the bike on ignition and then the Atari starts doing all his magic and then when it it's done and I start the engine, I get second or more a red triangle and I think the battery is on its way out. So, what I'm going to do now is first show you what it does and then we take the motor scan app and the hardware.

[00:01:10]Maybe it can shine a light on the problem. It's a fault code. Maybe, I don't know, but we're going to find that out. So, come on over and we start now guys. And the first thing we're going to do, we put the bike on ignition.

[00:01:36]Meep meep meep.

[00:01:38]That's from the ABS. And when you drive just a few Yeah. meters, then it goes off. But now, let's see. I'm going to push the starter button.

[00:01:54]See?

[00:02:00]There was this red triangle.

[00:02:03]We're going to find out what that is.

[00:02:07]The first thing we're going to do is take the B seats off. That's easy one.

[00:02:17]Then his brother.

[00:02:21]Yes.

[00:02:22]Okay.

[00:02:24]pop up carefully out of the way.

[00:02:30]Still looks good. Then over here we have that wonderful diagnostic connector.

[00:02:41]Get the cap off.

[00:02:51]I'm going to use the motor scan app and its hardware.

[00:02:55]Guys, when you have a BMW, you can't go around the motor scan app.

[00:03:01]It's such a wonderful tool. I love it.

[00:03:07]Let's see. First thing we're going to do is attach the cable.

[00:03:14]That's not that difficult.

[00:03:18]I hope sometimes there he is.

[00:03:22]Click. Okay.

[00:03:26]Then we take the hardware. I use the uniar scan.

[00:03:32]Works perfect.

[00:03:35]If you want the hardware and the and the software, look in the description below.

[00:03:40]I have links to that so you can buy it too if you want.

[00:03:47]Hop this stuff out of the way.

[00:03:51]Then we connect the motor scan app, the ODB2 interface.

[00:03:58]Then we're going to put the bike on ignition.

[00:04:06]We grab the phone.

[00:04:10]Then we open the Motor Scan app. Look over there, guys. The first thing I always do is do an adapter check.

[00:04:20]Hope that's easy. It's over here.

[00:04:24]Uni cars can found that's good. Present.

[00:04:30]Okay. Scroll down.

[00:04:33]Three times. Yes.

[00:04:36]In green. Always good.

[00:04:39]I think then this is an R series. Okay.

[00:04:44]And it's a K25.

[00:04:47]Okay.

[00:04:49]And then let's go to the instrument cluster.

[00:05:00]Read trouble codes.

[00:05:03]No trouble codes found. H. Okay. Then we're going to have a look at the engine electronics.

[00:05:14]Then we're going to read the trouble codes.

[00:05:18]Trouble codes.

[00:05:20]No trouble codes found.

[00:05:24]Then let's have a look at the central chassis electronics ZF.

[00:05:33]Okay.

[00:05:36]Read trouble codes.

[00:05:40]No trouble codes found. H guys.

[00:05:46]ABS maybe.

[00:05:51]Have a look.

[00:05:55]No trouble codes found.

[00:05:59]So it isn't a real problem because when it's a real problem, the motor scan app would find a trouble code.

[00:06:11]Then we going to shut down the motor scan app. Then we going to I have another plan. Put the bike off ignition.

[00:06:24]Get the hardware off and this one off. Cap back on.

[00:06:33]Click. Then this one over here.

[00:06:38]What I like to do now is measure how deep the voltage is dipping going when starting. It should be above 9.6 volts. So guys, here I got my fluke and it has this minimum maximum setting and in that setting it records how deep the voltage goes and how high it goes and it puts it in a memory. The first thing we're going to do is put clamps. This is the negative.

[00:07:31]Now guys, the next thing we're going to do, put the meter on like this. We're going to put the bike on ignition.

[00:07:48]Wait for the Atari to finish.

[00:07:51]12.41.

[00:07:56]Okay. Then we're going to use this setting.

[00:08:01]Beep. And now we're going to start up the engine and see how deep the voltage dips. It should be above 9.6.

[00:08:22]Okay, put the bike off then.

[00:08:30]Let's see.

[00:08:32]The highest is 14.6, which is great. High enough voltage.

[00:08:38]Then, and this is a problem. See 9.32.

[00:08:47]So it means my battery dips way too deep.

[00:08:54]Now guys, as you could see, the voltage dropped below 9.6.

[00:09:02]And that means that my battery isn't good anymore. It's on its way out.

[00:09:09]So, we're going to take the battery out and then I'm going to order a new one.

[00:09:16]To take the battery out, that's simple.

[00:09:19]Always always loosen the negative first.

[00:09:27]That's important, guys, because with the negative, you can short circuit to the chassis whenever you want. No problem.

[00:09:37]But if you take the positive and you make a short circuit while this is connected, then you have a problem.

[00:09:48]So now I can short circuit whatever I want. No problem.

[00:10:01]15.

[00:10:04]Okay.

[00:10:15]Yes, this one. Okay, this one we need to push down and as it is hooked underneath the battery. Ah, hop.

[00:10:33]It's like this hooked over there.

[00:10:40]Yep. It's torch 20.

[00:10:52]Okay.

[00:11:05]Okay.

[00:11:09]Yes. Another one bites to dust. This one.

[00:11:16]Yes.

[00:11:18]See moving.

[00:11:25]Whoa. This one. And with a bit of luck, we have this wonderful bracket out.

[00:11:34]Okay. Still looks good after all these years.

[00:11:40]Yes, there it goes.

[00:11:43]So do you. But it's a heavy one.

[00:11:48]And guys, because I have this lowered seat and my seat I'm going to stay there.

[00:12:02]This seat has not that bar going over here.

[00:12:10]It is BMW, but I guess it's just a lowered seat.

[00:12:15]So that's the reason why I could mount a bigger battery.

[00:12:41]The next thing I'm going to do is order a new one.

[00:12:45]Now guys, I finally got my battery.

[00:12:51]I made a stupid stupid mistake.

[00:12:56]Guess what? Well, I ordered my battery and it's a UASa and then it's the YTX 20 CHBS.

[00:13:13]I went online and look where I got the best price. I found this website with all motor parts and stuff and then in the search bar I typed in this model battery and a lot of batteries popped up. A motorbot GM I think five or six different brands and there was my UASa standing b ITX 20. Okay. So, I ordered it.

[00:13:43]Then when it arrived 2 days later, I got the battery, got it out, I thought, "Holy this is not the same one."

[00:13:57]Guess what? The battery that popped up in between all those batteries that was not the CH where it is it was the H.

[00:14:14]So what popped up was the wrong the wrong battery. So called them said guys I made a mistake. I ordered the wrong battery. Oh that's no problem. just pack it and send it back. And guess what? A day later, I got the right battery.

[00:14:37]Stupid me.

[00:14:39]So, I already charged it.

[00:14:45]Of course, the screws and these days they come filled up with acid. Actually, I don't like that, guys. You never know when that battery was filled. Could be a week ago, a month ago.

[00:15:06]You never know, huh? So, but these days, yeah.

[00:15:14]So I got it, opened the pack, charged it for uh what is it yesterday till an hour ago. Exactly the same size. Yes.

[00:15:31]What I can do is scratch the date in here. So I from this one I said I have it five years, but I think it's more six or seven years. Pop up.

[00:15:49]It's 5 206.

[00:16:05]So May 2026.

[00:16:10]So I know next time I start thinking how old is my battery.

[00:16:16]No, I can read it now. Then what I always like to do and you know it by now, cut a tiny strip about this up box out of the way. And then this strip is too big.

[00:16:50]Okay. Yes.

[00:16:54]because sometimes you have a few uh terminals on top of your normal battery wirings and then your screw is just a bit too short.

[00:17:13]And by putting a bit of carton underneath it.

[00:17:19]Something I think. Oops. Like this.

[00:17:27]Now if you put those nuts in here, they fall out because they are higher up. So for now, screw in your clean it a bit. Then it's hot in here.

[00:17:56]Come on over and we're going to mount it.