BMW C 650 GT 2012 Owner's Manual

Rider's Manual (US Model)

C 650 GT

BMW Motorrad

The Ultimate

Riding Machine

Motorcycle/Retailer Data

Motorcycle data

Model

Vehicle identification number

Color number

First registration

Registration number

Retailer Data

Contact in Service

Ms./Mr.

Phone number

Retailer's address/phone number (com­pany stamp)

Welcome to BMW

We congratulate you on your
choice of a Maxi-Scooter from
BMW 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
operation that enables you to
make the best possible use of all
your 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 any questions con­cerning the Maxi-Scooter com­munication system, your autho­rized BMW Motorrad retailer is
always happy to provide you with
advice and assistance.

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

BMW Motorrad.

01 41 8 543 757

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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

Notice concerning current sta-

tus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2 Overviews . .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . 9

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

General view, right side . . . . . 13

Multifunction switch, left . . . . 14

Multifunction switch,

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

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

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

3 Status indicators ....... 19

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 20

Warning and indicator

lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Distance covered since the
fuel reached the reserve

level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Ambient temperature. . . . . . . . 23

Tire inflation pressures . . . . . . 23

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

Warning indicators . . . . . . . . . . 24

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

Steering and ignition

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

Time and date .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

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

Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 43

Emergency-off switch (kill

switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 44

Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

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

Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Storage compartments . . . . . . 47

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

Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

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

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

Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Secure vehicle for trans-

port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

6 Technology in

detail .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Brake system with BMW

Motorrad ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Tire Pressure Control TPC/

RDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

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

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

Onboard sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

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

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

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

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

Standard tool kit. . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

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

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

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

Rims and tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

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

BMW Motorrad front wheel

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

Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Lamps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

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

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Fairings and Panels . . . . . . . . . 99

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

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

Washing your vehicle . . . . . . 104

Cleaning sensitive vehicle

parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

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

Protective wax coating . . . . 106

Scooter Storage . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Scooter Returning 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 tires . . . . . . . . . . 115

Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 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 mainte-

nance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Confirmation of service . . . . 129

12 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

13 Index . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 133

General instructions

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

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

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

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

Notice concerning current status . . . . 7

1

5

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General instructions

Overview

1

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

6

overview of your Maxi-Scooter.
All maintenance and repair work
carried out on your vehicle will
be documented in Chapter 11.
Proof of the maintenance work
performed is a prerequisite for
generous treatment of claims.
When the time comes to sell
your Scooter, please remember
to hand over this Rider's Manual;
it is an important part of your ve­hicle.

Abbreviations and

z

General instructions

symbols

Indicates warnings that

must be complied - for
reasons of your safety and the
safety of others, and to protect
your motorcycle against damage.

Special information on op-

erating and inspecting your
motorcycle as well as mainte­nance and adjustment proce­dures.

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 ac­cessory or equipment­dependent information.

Tightening torque.

Technical data.

OE Optional equipment

BMW Motorrad optional
extras are already com­pletely installed during
motorcycle production.

OA Optional accessory

BMW optional acces­sories can be purchased
and installed at your au­thorized BMW Motorrad
retailer.

ABS Anti-Lock Brake System.

TPC/

Tire Pressure Control

RDC

(TPC).

Electronic immobilizer.

EWS

DWA

Anti-theft alarm.

Equipment

When you ordered your Maxi­Scooter, you chose various items
of custom equipment. This Rid­er's Manual describes optional
equipment (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 is equipped with
options or accessories not de­scribed in this Rider's Manual,
then this equipment is described
in separate operating instructions.

Technical data

All dimensions, weights and out­puts in the Rider's Manual refer
to the Deutsches Institut für Nor­mung e. V. (DIN) and comply with
its tolerance regulations. Ver­sions for individual countries may
differ.

Notice concerning current status

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. In
addition, BMW Motorrad cannot
guarantee the total absence
of errors. 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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1

8

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General instructions

Overviews

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

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

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

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

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

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

2

9

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Overviews

2

10

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Overviews

General view, left side

1 Brake-fluid reservoir for

rear brake ( 82)

2 Fuel fill location (under

cover) ( 60)

3 Adjustable pelvis support

( 50)

4 Adjusting spring preload

( 48)

5 Engine oil fill location and

oil dipstick (under step
plate) ( 76)

2

11

z

Overviews

2

12

z

Overviews

General view, right side

1 Brake-fluid reservoir for

front brake ( 81)

2 Type plate (on the right of

the head tube)

3 Battery (under fairing side

panel) ( 97)
Fuses (under fairing side
panel) ( 92)

4 Vehicle Identification Num-

ber (on right frame tube)

5 Coolant level indicator

(through cutout in fairing
side panel) ( 83)

6 Coolant expansion tank

(under step plate support)
( 83)

7 with seat heating

Operating passenger seat
heater ( 45)

OE

2

13

z

Overviews

Multifunction switch,

2

left

14

1 Operation of high-beam

headlight and headlight
flasher ( 41)

2 Using hazard warning

flashers ( 43)

3 Windshield ( 46)
4 Turn indicators ( 42)
5 Horn
6 INFO, operation of onboard

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computer ( 40)

7 TRIP, operation of odome-

ter ( 40)

8 with daytime driving

OE

light
Operation of daytime driv­ing light ( 42)

Multifunction switch, right

1 with heated handlebar

2 with seat heating

3 Emergency-off switch (kill

4 Starter button ( 56)

OE

grips

Heated hand grip ( 44)

Operation of seat heating
( 44)

switch) ( 43)

OE

2

15

z

Overviews

Cockpit

2

1 Speedometer
2 Multifunction display

16

z

Overviews

( 20)
Warning and indicator
lamps ( 21)

3 Owner's Manual (in the

storage compartment)
( 47)

4 Tank cover release (inte-

grated in steering and igni­tion lock) ( 60)

5 Seat release (integrated in

steering and ignition lock)
( 49)

6 Storage compartment

( 47)
Outlet (in the storage com­partment) ( 70)

Underneath seat

1 Onboard tool kit ( 76)
2 Payload table
3 Tire inflation pressure table

2

17

z

Overviews

2

18

z

Overviews

Status indicators

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

Warning and indicator lamps . . . . . . . . 21

Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Distance covered since the fuel

reached the reserve level . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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

Tire inflation pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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

Warning indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

3

19

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Multifunction display

3

1 Fuel fill level indicator
2 with seat heating

20

z

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Display of set seat heating
level ( 44)

3 Text field for warnings

( 24)

4 Warning symbols ( 24)
5 Odometer ( 40)

Service display ( 22)
Display of mileage driven
since reaching reserve
quantity ( 23)

6 Tachometer
7 Onboard computer dis-

plays ( 40)

8 Clock ( 39)
9 with heated handlebar

OE

grips
Display of set heated han­dlebar grip level ( 44)

OE

Warning and indicator lamps

1 with daytime driving

2 Indicator lamp for left turn

3 General warning light

4 Anti-theft alarm indicator

5 Indicator lamp for right turn

6 ABS warning lamp ( 30)
7 Fuel-reserve warning lamp

8 Warning light for engine

9 Headlight high beam indi-

OE

light
Daytime driving light indi­cator light ( 42)

indicator

( 24)

light (see anti-theft alarm
operating instructions)

indicator

( 29)

electronics ( 29)

cator lamp

3

21

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Status indicators

Service display

3

22

If the time remaining until the
next service will elapse within
one month, the service date 1
appears briefly following the pre­ride check. In this example the

z

Status indicators

display means "July, 2013."

display. The "Service" message
is displayed continuously.

If the service display

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

If the vehicle covers high annual
mileages then shorter service in­tervals may be required. When
the odometer reading for the re­calculated early service falls to
within 1000 km, the remaining
miles (kilometers) 2 are counted
down in 100-km increments and
briefly displayed following the
pre-ride check.

When a service date

elapses without service, the
universal warning lamp lights up
in yellow, appearing together with
the date and mileage (kilometer)

Distance covered since the fuel reached the reserve level

After reaching the fuel reserve
quantity, the kilometers covered
since this point in time are indi­cated 1 with the 2 symbol. This
odometer is reset and no longer
appears as soon as the tank is
refueled to a level higher than the
reserve level.

Ambient temperature

When ambient tempera-

tures drop below 3 °C the
temperature display responds by
flashing a warning indicating pos­sible ice formation on the road
surface. The display automat­ically switches from any other
mode to the temperature read­ing when the temperature drops
below this threshold for the first
time.

Tire inflation pressures

with Tire Pressure Control
(TPC/RDC)

OE

The displayed tire inflation pres­sures are based on a tire tem­perature of 20 °C. The figure on
the left side 1 indicates the front
tire's inflation pressure, while the
figure on the right 2 shows the
inflation pressure in the rear tire.
Immediately after switching on
the ignition, "--:--" is dis­played, as the transfer of the in­flation pressure values does not
begin until a speed of 30 km/h is
exceeded for the first time.

If the general warning
light 4 flashes red and if

the symbol 3 is also displayed,

3

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then a warning indicator is
concerned. The upper arrow

3

next to the tire symbol indicates

24

a problem at the front wheel,
and the lower arrow indicates a
problem at the rear wheel.

Additional information on the
BMW Motorrad Tire Pressure
Monitor is provided starting on
page ( 68).

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Oil level indicator

The oil level indicator 1 provides
information on the oil level in the
engine. It can only be displayed
when the vehicle is stopped.

The conditions for the oil level
indicator are as follows:

Engine at operating tempera­ture.
Engine idling for at least ten
seconds.
Side-stand retracted.
Scooter is positioned vertically.

The possible displays at posi­tion 2 mean:

OK: Oil level correct.
CHECK: Check oil level during

next refueling stop.

---: No measurement possible

(above-mentioned conditions not
met).

If the oil level is too low,
the corresponding warning

symbol is displayed.

Warning indicators

Display

Warnings are displayed with the
corresponding warning lamps.

Warnings for which no separate
warning lamp is provided are sig­naled by the universal warning
lamp 1 and are accompanied by
a warning notice at position 2 or
one of the warning symbols 3
in the multifunction display. The
universal warning lamp lights up
in either red or yellow depending
on the urgency of the warning.
If several warnings are active, all
corresponding warning lamps and
warning symbol are displayed;
warnings appear alternately.
The following page contains a list
of potential warnings.

3

25

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Status indicators

Overview of warning indicators

3

Warning and indicator

26

lamps

Lights up yellow

Lights up Fuel down to reserve ( 29)

Warning symbols in the
display

EWS! is indicated

Meaning

Electronic immobilizer is 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 is

indicated

+ LAMP! is dis­played

Engine in emergency-operation mode
( 29)

Engine oil level too low ( 29)

ABS self-diagnosis not completed
( 30)

ABS error ( 30)

Tail light defective ( 30)

Warning and indicator
lamps

Lights up yellow

Lights up yellow

Flashes red appears on the dis-

Flashes red appears on the dis-

Flashes red appears on the dis-

Warning symbols in the
display

+ LAMP! is dis­played

+ LAMP! is dis­played

appears on the dis­play

play

The critical tire
inflation pressure
flashes

play

The critical tire
inflation pressure
flashes

play

Meaning

Headlight bulb defective ( 31)

Taillight and headlight bulb defective
( 31)

Ice warning ( 31)

Front tire inflation pressure is outside
approved range ( 31)

Rear tire inflation pressure is outside ap­proved range ( 32)

Tire inflation pressure of both tires is
outside approved range ( 33)

3

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Warning and indicator

3

lamps

28

Lights up yellow appears on the dis-

Lights up yellow

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Lights up yellow

Warning symbols in the
display

tire inflation pres­sures flash

"--" or "--:-- "
is indicated

play

"--" or "--:-- "
is indicated

RDC! is indicated

DWA! is indicated

DWA! is indicated

Meaning

Tire inflation pressure of both tires is
outside approved range ( 33)

Transmission error ( 33)

Sensor defective or system error
( 34)

Battery of tire-inflation pressure sensor
weak ( 34)

Anti-theft alarm battery low charge
( 35)

Anti-theft alarm battery discharged
( 35)