BMW C 650 GT 2011 Owner's Manual

Rider's Manual

C 650 GT

BMW Motorrad

The Ultimate

Riding Machine

Motorcycle data/dealership details

Motorcycle data

Model

Vehicle identification number

Colour code

Date of first registration

Registration number

Dealership details

Person to contact in Service department

Ms/Mr

Phone number

Dealership address/phone number (com­pany stamp)

Welcome to BMW

We congratulate you on your
choice of a Maxi-Scooter from
BMW Motorrad and welcome
you to the community of BMW
riders.
Please read this Rider's Manual
carefully before starting to use
your new Maxi-Scooter. It con­tains important information on
how to operate the controls and
how to make the best possible
use of all this Scooter's technical
features.
In addition, it contains informa­tion on maintenance and care to
help you maintain your vehicle's
reliability and safety, as well as its
value.
If you have questions concerning
your Maxi-Scooter, your author­ised BMW Motorrad dealer will
gladly provide advice and assist­ance.

We hope that you will enjoy your
Maxi-Scooter and wish you a
safe and pleasant journey

BMW Motorrad.

01 41 8 532 221

*01418532221*

Table of Contents

You can also consult the index at
the end of this Rider's Manual if
you want to find a particular topic
or item of information.

1 General instructions .... 5

Overview . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 6

Abbreviations and

symbols . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Technical data .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Currency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2 General views . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

General view, left side . . . . . . . 11

General view, right side . . . . . 13

Multifunction switch, left . . . . 14

Multifunction switch,

right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Underneath the seat . . . . . . . . 17

3 Status indicators . . . . . . . 19

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 20

Warning and telltale

lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Service-due indicator . . . . . . . . 22

Kilometres travelled after fuel

down to reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Ambient temperature. . . . . . . . 23

Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

4 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Ignition switch/steering

lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 43

Emergency off switch (kill

switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Grip heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Stowage compartments . . . . . 47

Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

5 Riding .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . 53

Safety instructions .. . . . . . . . . 54

Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Riding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Scooter Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Securing vehicle for trans-

portation .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

6 Engineering details . . . . . 63

Brake system with BMW

Motorrad ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Tyre pressure monitoring

RDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

7 Accessories . .. .. .. . . . . . . 69

General instructions . . . . . . . . . 70

Power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Scooter lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

8 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

General instructions . . . . . . . . . 76

Standard toolkit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Rims and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

BMW Motorrad front-wheel

stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Body panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

9 Care .................... 103

Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Washing vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Cleaning easily damaged

components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Protective wax coating . . . . 106

Laying up Scooter. . . . . . . . . 106

Restoring Scooter to

use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

10 Technical data . . . . . . 107

troubleshooting chart . . . . . . 108

Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 109

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 113

Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . 115

Electrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Dimensions .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Riding specifications . . . . . . 119

11 Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

BMW Motorrad Service . . . 122
BMW Motorrad Mobility

services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . 122

Confirmation of mainten-

ance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Confirmation of service . . . . 129

12 Index . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 131

General instructions

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6

Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Currency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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Overview

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Chapter 2 of this Rider's Manual
will provide you with an initial

6

overview of your Maxi-Scooter.
All maintenance and repair work
on the vehicle is documented in
Chapter 11. This record of the
maintenance work you have had
performed on your vehicle is a
precondition for generous treat­ment of goodwill claims.
When the time comes to sell
your Scooter, please remem­ber to hand over this Rider's
Manual; it is an important part
of the vehicle.

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Abbreviations and symbols

Indicates warnings that you

must comply with for reas­ons of your safety and the safety
of others, and to protect your
vehicle against damage.

Specific instructions on

how to operate, control, ad­just or look after items of equip­ment on the motorcycle.

Indicates the end of an
item of information.

Instruction.

Result of an activity.

Reference to a page with
more detailed informa­tion.

Indicates the end of a
passage relating to spe­cific accessories or items
of equipment.

Tightening torque.

Item of technical data.

OE Optional extra

The motorcycles are as­sembled complete with
all the BMW Motorrad
optional extras originally
ordered.

OA Optional accessory

You can obtain optional
accessories through your
authorised BMW Motor­rad dealer; optional ac­cessories have to be
retrofitted to the motor­cycle.

Anti-lock brake system

ABS

Tyre pressure monitoring

RDC

(ReifenDruck-Control)

Electronic immobiliser.

EWS

DWA

Anti-theft alarm (Dieb­stahlwarnanlage)

Equipment

When you ordered your Maxi­Scooter, you chose various
items of custom equipment.
This Rider's Manual describes
optional extras (OE) offered by
BMW and selected optional
accessories (OA). This explains
why the manual may also contain
descriptions of equipment which
you have not ordered. Please
note, too, that your vehicle might
not be exactly as illustrated
in this manual on account of
country-specific differences.
If your Scooter was supplied
with equipment not described
in this Rider's Manual, you will
find these features described in
separate manuals.

Technical data

All dimensions, weights and
power ratings stated in the
Rider's Manual are quoted to the
standards and comply with the
tolerance requirements of the
Deutsches Institut für Normung
e.V. (DIN). Versions for individual
countries may differ.

Currency

The high safety and quality
standards of BMW Scooters
are maintained by constant
development work on designs,
equipment and accessories.
Because of this, your vehicle
may differ from the information
supplied in the Rider's Manual.
Nor can BMW Motorrad entirely
rule out errors and omissions.
We hope you will appreciate that
no claims can be entertained on
the basis of the data, illustrations
or descriptions in this manual.

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General views

General view, left side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

General view, right side . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Multifunction switch, left . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Multifunction switch, right . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Underneath the seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

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General view, left side

1 Brake-fluid reservoir for the

rear-wheel brake ( 82)

2 Fuel filler neck (underneath

cover) ( 60)

3 Adjustable pelvis support

( 50)

4 Adjuster, spring preload

( 48)

5 Engine oil filler neck and

oil dipstick (underneath
footplate) ( 76)

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General view, right side

1 Brake-fluid reservoir for the

front-wheel brake ( 81)

2 Battery (underneath side

panel) ( 98)
Fuses (behind side panel)
( 93)

3 VIN (on right frame tube)
4 Coolant sight glass

(through opening in side
panel) ( 83)

5 Coolant expansion tank

(underneath footrest plate)
( 83)

6 with seat heating

Rear-seat heating opera­tion ( 45)

OE

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Multifunction switch,

2

left

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1 Operation of high-beam

headlight and headlight
flasher ( 42)

2 Control for hazard warning

flashers ( 43)

3 Windscreen control

( 47)

4 Operation of the flashing

turn indicators ( 43)

5 Horn
6 INFO, operation of the on-

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board computer ( 40)

7 TRIP, operation of the trip-

meter ( 40)

8 with daytime riding

OE

lights
Operation of the daytime
riding lights ( 42)

Multifunction switch, right

1 with heated handlebar

2 with seat heating

3 Emergency off switch (kill

4 Starter button ( 56)

OE

grips
Grip heating control
( 44)

Operation of seat heating
( 45)

switch) ( 44)

OE

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Cockpit

2

1 Speedometer
2 Multifunction display

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( 20)
Warning and telltale lights
( 21)

3 Stowage compartment

( 47)
Nameplate (in the stowage
compartment)

4 Release for fuel-tank cover

(integrated into ignition
switch/steering lock)
( 60)

5 Seat release (integrated

into ignition switch/steering
lock) ( 49)

6 Stowage compartment

( 47)
Socket (in the stowage
compartment) ( 70)

Underneath the seat

1 Toolkit ( 76)
2 Rider's Manual
3 Payload table
4 Table of tyre pressures

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Status indicators

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Warning and telltale lights . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Service-due indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Kilometres travelled after fuel down

to reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Ambient temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Tyre pressures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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Multifunction display

3

1 Fuel-gauge reading
2 with seat heating

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Indicator for seat-heating
stage ( 45)

3 Text box for warnings

( 24)

4 Warning symbols ( 24)
5 Odometer and tripmeters

( 41)
Service-due indicator
( 22)
Distance covered since
fuel dropped to reserve
( 23)

6 Rev. counter
7 On-board computer read-

ings ( 40)

8 Clock ( 39)
9 with heated handlebar

OE

grips
Indicator for grip-heating
stage ( 44)

OE

Warning and telltale lights

1 with daytime riding

2 Telltale light for left turn

3 General warning light

4 Telltale light for anti-theft

5 Telltale light for right turn

6 ABS warning light ( 30)
7 Warning light for fuel down

8 Warning light for engine

9 High-beam headlight tell-

OE

lights
Telltale light for daytime
riding lights ( 42)

indicators

( 24)

alarm (see operating in­structions for the anti-theft
alarm)

indicators

to reserve ( 29)

electronics ( 29)

tale light

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Service-due indicator

3

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If the next service is due in less
than one month, the date for the
next service 1 is shown briefly
after the Pre-Ride Check com­pletes. In this example the read-

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ing means "July 2013".

If the vehicle covers long dis­tances in the course of the year,
under certain circumstances it
might be necessary to have it
serviced at a date in advance
of the forecast due date. If the
countdown distance to the odo­meter reading at which a service
will be due is less than 1000 km,
the distance is counted down in
steps of 100 km 2 and is shown
briefly after the Pre-Ride Check
completes.

If service is overdue, the
due date or the odometer

reading at which service was due

is accompanied by the 'Gener­al' warning light showing yellow.
The word "Service" remains per­manently visible.

If the service-due indic-

ator appears more than a
month before the service date,
the date saved in the instrument
cluster must be adjusted. This
situation can occur if the battery
was disconnected.

Kilometres travelled after fuel down to reserve

When reaching the fuel reserve
the kilometres travelled since
this time 1 are displayed with
the symbol 2. This counter is re­set and the reading disappears
as soon as refuelling brings the
total quantity of fuel in the tank
back above the reserve level.

Ambient temperature

If ambient temperature

drops below 3 °C the tem­perature display flashes to draw
your attention to the risk of black
ice forming. The display auto­matically switches from any other
mode to the temperature read­ing when the temperature drops
below this threshold for the first
time.

Tyre pressures

with tyre pressure monitoring

OE

(RDC)

The tyre-pressure readings are
based on a reference tyre tem­perature of 20 °C. The front
tyre pressure is on the left 1;
the reading on the right 2 is the
rear tyre pressure. "--:--"
appears directly after the ig­nition is switched on, because
the sensors do not transmit tyre
pressures until the first time the
vehicle accelerates to more than
30 km/h.

If "General" warning light 4

flashes red, accompanied
by symbol 3, the reading is a
warning. The top arrow beside

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the tyre symbol indicates a prob­lem with the front wheel, the bot-

3

tom arrow indicates a problem

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with the rear wheel.

The detailed description of BMW
Motorrad RDC starts on page
( 66).

The preconditions for the oil level
check are as follows:

Engine at operating tempera­ture.
Engine idling for at least ten
seconds.
Side stand retracted.
Scooter is upright.

Warnings

Mode of presentation

Warnings are indicated by the
corresponding warning lights.

Oil level

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Oil-level indicator 1 gives you an
indication of the engine oil level.
You can call up this reading only
when the vehicle is at a standstill.

The meanings of the readings
that can appear at position 2 are
as follows:

OK: Oil level is correct.
CHECK: Check the oil level the

next time you stop for fuel.

---: Oil level cannot be meas-

ured (conditions as stated above
not satisfied).

The appropriate warning
symbol shows if the oil level

is too low.

Warnings for which there is no
dedicated warning light are indic­ated by 'General' warning light 1
showing in combination with a
warning text at position 2 or one
of the warning symbols 3 ap­pearing in the multifunction dis­play. The 'General' warning light
shows red or yellow, depending
on the urgency of the warning.

If two or more warnings occur at
the same time, all the appropri­ate warning lights and warning
symbols appear, alternating with
warning words as applicable.
The possible warnings are listed
on the next page.

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Warnings, overview

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Warning light Status indicators Meaning

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Lights up yellow

Lights up Fuel down to reserve ( 29)

EWS! appears on

the display

Electronic immobiliser active ( 29)

Appears on the dis­play

Lights up yellow Appears on the dis-

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Flashes

Lights up

Lights up yellow

play

OIL CHECK ap-

pears on the dis­play

+ LAMP! appears
on the display

Engine in emergency-operation mode
( 29)

Engine-oil level too low ( 29)

ABS self-diagnosis not completed
( 30)

ABS fault ( 30)

Rear light defective ( 30)

Warning light Status indicators Meaning

Lights up yellow

Lights up yellow

Flashes red Appears on the dis-

Flashes red Appears on the dis-

Flashes red Appears on the dis-

+ LAMP! appears
on the display

+ LAMP! appears
on the display

Appears on the dis­play

play

The critical tyre
pressure flashes.

play

The critical tyre
pressure flashes.

play

the tyre pressure
readings flash.

Headlight bulb defective ( 31)

Rear light and headlight bulb defective
( 31)

Ice warning ( 31)

Tyre pressure, front, outside permitted
tolerance ( 31)

Tyre pressure, rear, outside permitted
tolerance ( 32)

Tyre pressure, both tyres, outside per­mitted tolerance ( 33)

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Warning light Status indicators Meaning

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Lights up yellow Appears on the dis-

Lights up yellow

"--" or "--:-- "
is displayed.

play

"--" or "--:-- "
is displayed.

RDC! appears on

the display

DWA! appears on

the display

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Lights up yellow

DWA! appears on

the display

Signal transmission disrupted ( 33)

Sensor defective or system error
( 34)

Battery of tyre-pressure sensor weak
( 35)

Anti-theft alarm battery weak ( 35)

Anti-theft alarm battery flat ( 35)