BMW C 650 Sport 2016 Owner's Manual

Rider's Manual (US Model)

C 650 Sport

BMW Motorrad

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Vehicle identification number

Color number

Initial registration

License plate

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 motorcycle'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

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Table of Contents

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

Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Multifunction switch, left . . . . 15

Multifunction switch,

right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

3 Displays . ... . .. . .. .. .. .. . 19

Indicator and warning

lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 21

Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Distance traveled since fuel

reached reserve level . . . . . . . . 38

Oil level indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Outside temperature . . . . . . . . 38

Tire inflation pressures . . . . . . 39

4 Operation . .. . .. .. .. .. .. . . 41

Steering and ignition

lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Emergency on/off switch (kill

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

Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Hazard warning lights sys-

tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

SETUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Time and date .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Automatic Stability Control

(ASC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Anti-theft alarm (DWA) . . . . . . 52

Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 54

Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Tank cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Storage compartments . . . . . . 57

5 Setting .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. 59

Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

6 Riding .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . 63

Safety instructions .. . . . . . . . . 64

Observe checklist . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Riding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Maxi-Scooter Parking . . . . . . . 70

Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Secure motorcycle for trans-

port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

7 Technology in

detail .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . 75

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

Antilock Brake System

(ABS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Automatic Stability Control

(ASC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Tire pressure control

(TPC/RDC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

8 Maintenance . . . .. .. . .. .. 81

General instructions . . . . . . . . . 82

Standard tool kit. . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Front wheel stand . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Wheel rims and tyres . . . . . . . . 93

Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Light sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Fairings and panels . . . . . . . 110

Diagnostic connector . . . . . . 113

9 Accessories . .. .. .. . .. . 115

General instructions . . . . . . . 116

Onboard power

sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Scooter lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Navigation system . . . . . . . . . 120

10 Care . . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. . 123

Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Washing your motorcy-

cle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Cleaning sensitive motorcy-

cle parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Paint preservation . . . . . . . . . 126

Maxi-Scooter Storage . . . . . 126

Maxi-Scooter Returning to

use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

11 Technical data . . . .. . 127

Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 128

Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 129

Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 133

Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . 136

Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 137

Alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Dimensions .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Performance data . . . . . . . . . 141

12 Service . . .. . .. .. .. .. .. 143

Reporting safety

defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

BMW Motorrad Service . . . 145
BMW Motorrad Mobility

Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Maintenance proce-

dures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Maintenance schedule . . . . 149

Confirmation of mainte-

nance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Confirmation of service . . . . 164

13 Appendix . .. .. .. .. . .. . 167

Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

14 Index . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 169

General instructions

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

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

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

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

Notice concerning current status . . . . 7

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Overview

1

You will find an overview of your
Maxi-Scooter in Chapter 2 of the

6

Owner's Handbook. All main­tenance and repair work carried
out on your vehicle will be doc­umented in Chapter 12. Doc­umentation confirming perfor­mance of scheduled mainte­nance is a precondition for gen­erous handling of out-of-warranty
claims and goodwill warranty
treatment.
When the time comes to sell
your MaxiScooter, please re­member to hand over this Rider's
Manual; it is an important part of

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your motorcycle.

Abbreviations and symbols

CAUTION Hazard with

low risk. Failure to avoid
this hazard can result in minor or
moderate injury.

WARNING Hazard with

moderate risk. Failure to
avoid this hazard can result in
death or serious injury.

DANGER Hazard with high

risk. Failure to avoid this
hazard results in death or serious
injury.

ATTENTION Special in-

structions and precaution­ary measures. Non-compliance
can cause damage to the vehi­cle or accessories and warranty
claims may be denied as a result.

NOTICE Special informa-

tion on operating 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 extra.

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

OA Optional accessory.

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

Electronic immobilizer.

EWS

DWA

Anti-theft alarm.

ABS Anti-Lock Brake System.

ASC Automatic Stability Con-

trol.

CVT Continuously variable

transmission.
Transmission with step­lessly adjustable ratio

TPC Tire Pressure Control

(TPC/RDC).

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 Maxi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 per­formance data contained this
Rider's Manual refer to the Ger­man DIN standards and comply
with their tolerance specifications.
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 motorcycle
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
recognized based on the data,

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illustrations or descriptions in this
manual.

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Overviews

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

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

Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Multifunction switch, left . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Multifunction switch, right . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

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Overviews

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Overviews

General view, left side

1 Brake-fluid reservoir for

rear brake ( 90)

2 Fuel filler opening (under

the tank cover) ( 71)

3 Adjusting spring preload

( 61)

4 Oil filler opening and oil

dipstick (under the foot­board) ( 84)

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Overviews

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Overviews

General view, right side

1 Brake-fluid reservoir for

front brake ( 89)

2 Type plate (on the right of

the head tube)

3 Under the fairing side

panel:
Battery ( 108)
Fuses ( 99)
Diagnostic connector
( 113)

4 Vehicle identification num-

ber (on the right-hand
frame tube)

5 Coolant level indicator

(through cutout in fairing
side panel) ( 91)

6 Coolant expansion tank

(under the step plate sup­port) ( 92)

7 Operating passenger seat

heater ( 55)

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Overviews

Underneath seat

2

1 Rider's Manual (US Model)
2 Onboard tool kit ( 82)

14

3 Load capacity table

Tyre inflation pressure ta­ble
Note on calibrating the
ASC

4 Release of rear storage

compartment (BMW Flex­case) ( 57)

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Overviews

Multifunction switch, left

1 High-beam headlight and

headlight flasher ( 44)

2 Hazard warning lights sys-

tem ( 44)

3 Turn indicators ( 45)
4 Horn
5 TRIP/INFO rocker switch

Selecting displays ( 45)
Resetting trip odometer
( 46)
Resetting average data
( 46)
Calling up the SETUP
menu ( 47)

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Overviews

Multifunction switch,

2

right

16

1 Heated handlebar grips

( 54)

2 Seat heating ( 54)
3 Emergency on/off switch

(kill switch) ( 43)

4 Starter button ( 66)

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Overviews

Cockpit

1 Speedometer
2 Multifunction display

( 21)
Warning and indicator
lights ( 20)

3 Windshield adjustment

( 60)

4 Storage compartment

( 57)

5 Tank cover release (inte-

grated in steering and igni­tion lock) ( 71)

6 Seat bench release (in-

tegrated in steering and
ignition lock) ( 56)

7 Storage compartment

( 57)
Outlet (in the storage com­partment) ( 116)

8 Connector for optional ac-

cessories (under the han­dlebar fairing)

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Overviews

Displays

Indicator and warning lights . . . . . . . . . 20

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Distance traveled since fuel reached

reserve level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Oil level indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Tire inflation pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

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Displays

Indicator and warning

3

lights

20

1 Turn indicator, left
2 General warning light

( 22)

3 Photosensor for detecting

ambient brightness
Alarm system LED ( 53)

4 Turn indicator, right
5 ABS ( 30)

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6 Fuel reserve ( 36)
7 Emission warning light

( 28)

8 High-beam headlamp
9 ASC ( 31)

Multifunction display

1 Fuel fill level indicator
2 Set heating stage ( 54)
3 Text field for warnings

( 22)

4 Warning symbols ( 22)
5 Tripmeter ( 46)

Service display ( 37)
Display of distance driven
since reaching fuel reserve
( 38)

6 Rear storage compartment

( 57)

7 Tachometer
8 Onboard computer dis-

plays ( 45)

9 Clock ( 48)
10 Set heating stage ( 54)

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Displays

Warning lights

3

Display

22

Warnings are displayed with ap­propriate warning lights.

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Displays

Warnings for which no sepa­rate warning light is provided are
signaled by the general warn­ing light 1 which is accompa­nied by a warning notice in posi­tion 2 such as EWS! or a warn­ing symbol 3 in the multifunction
display.
The universal warning light lights
up in either yellow or red de-

pending on the urgency of the
warning.
If several warnings are active, all
corresponding warning lights and
warning symbol are displayed;
warnings appear alternately.
You will find an overview of the
potential warnings on the follow­ing pages.

Overview of warning indicators
Indicator and warning

lights

lights up yellow

Warning symbols in the
display panel

appears on the
display

EWS! is indicated

Meaning

Outside temperature warning ( 27)

EWS active ( 27)

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23

lights up red appears on the

display

lights up yellow appears on the

display

Coolant temperature too high ( 27)

Engine oil level too low ( 28)

OIL CHECK is

indicated

lights up yellow Emission warning ( 28)

lights up yellow appears on the

lights up yellow

display

flashes Severe fault in the engine management

Engine in emergency-operation mode
( 28)

system ( 29)

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Displays

Indicator and warning

3

lights

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Displays

lights up yellow

lights up yellow

lights up yellow

flashes ABS self-diagnosis not completed

lights up

flashes rapidly ASC intervention ( 31)

Warning symbols in the
display panel

+ LAMP! is dis­played

+ LAMP! is dis­played

+ LAMP! is dis­played

Meaning

Taillight defective ( 29)

Headlight bulb defective ( 29)

Tail light and headlight bulb defective
( 30)

( 30)

ABS error ( 30)

flashes slowly ASC self-diagnosis not completed

lights up

( 31)

ASC switched off ( 31)

Indicator and warning
lights

lights up

Warning symbols in the
display panel

Meaning

ASC error ( 31)

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lights up

lights up yellow appears on the

flashes red

flashes red

flashes red

CAL. flashes. ASC calibration not yet completed

display

appears on the
display

The critical tire
inflation pressure
flashes

appears on the
display

The critical tire
inflation pressure
flashes

appears on the
display

( 31)

Rear storage compartment (BMW Flex­case) opened ( 32)

Front tire inflation pressure is outside
approved range ( 32)

Rear tire inflation pressure is outside ap­proved range ( 33)

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

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Indicator and warning

3

lights

26

lights up yellow appears on the

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Displays

lights up yellow

Warning symbols in the
display panel

tire inflation pres­sures flash

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

display

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

RDC! is indicated

Meaning

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

Transmission error ( 34)

TPC/RDC sensor defective or system
fault ( 35)

TPC/RDC sensor battery low ( 35)

DWA! is displayed

lights up yellow

lights up red appears on the

lights up Fuel down to reserve ( 36)

DWA! is displayed

display

Anti-theft alarm battery low charge
( 35)

Anti-theft alarm battery discharged
( 36)

Battery charge current insufficient
( 36)

Outside temperature
warning

Ice crystal symbol appears
on the display.

Possible cause:
The ambient temperature mea-

sured at the vehicle is lower than
37 °F (3 °C).

WARNING

Risk of black ice, even above
37 °F (3 °C)

Accident hazard

At a low outside temperature,
icy conditions must expected
on bridges and in shady road
areas.

Think well ahead when driving.

EWS active

General warning light shows
yellow.

EWS! is indicated.

Possible cause:
The ignition key being used is

not authorized for start up, or
communication between the igni­tion key and engine electronics is
disrupted.

Remove other ignition keys
located on the ignition key.
Use the second ignition key.
Have the defective ignition
key replaced, preferably by a
BMW Motorrad partner.

Coolant temperature too
high

General warning light shows
red.

Temperature symbol is dis­played.

ATTENTION

Riding with overheated en­gine

Engine damage

Be sure to observe the mea­sures listed below.

Possible cause:
Coolant level is too low.

Checking coolant level ( 91).

If coolant level is too low:

Have the coolant system
checked at a specialist service
facility, preferably an authorized
BMW Motorrad retailer.

Possible cause:
The coolant or engine oil temper-

ature too high.

If possible, continue driving
in the part-load range to cool
down the engine.
Should the coolant or engine
oil temperature frequently be
too high, have the fault rectified
as quickly as possible by an
authorized workshop, preferably
an authorized BMW Motorrad
retailer.

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Displays

Engine oil level too low

3

28

General warning light shows
yellow.

Oil level symbol appears on
the display.

OIL CHECK is indicated.

Possible cause:
The electronic oil level sensor

has detected that the engine's
oil level is too low. Check the

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oil level on the oil dipstick at the
next refueling stop:

Checking engine oil level
( 84).

If oil level is too low:

Top up engine oil.

Emission warning

The malfunction indicator
lamp lights up yellow.

Possible cause:
The engine control unit has diag-

nosed a fault.

Have the fault eliminated at
your convenience at a spe­cialist workshop, preferably a
BMW Motorrad partner.
You may continue to drive if
the pollutant emission is above
the setpoint values.

Engine in emergency­operation mode

General warning light shows

yellow.

Engine symbol appears on

the display.

WARNING

Unusual handling when en­gine is in emergency operat­ing mode

Accident hazard

Adapt riding style: avoid rapid
acceleration and passing
maneuvers.

Possible cause:
The engine control unit has di-

agnosed a fault. The engine is
running in the emergency-opera­tion mode.

Continued driving is possible,
however the accustomed en­gine performance may not be
available.
If the pollutant emission is
above the setpoint values, the
malfunction indicator lamp also
lights up.
In exceptional cases, the en­gine stops and can no longer
be started.
Have the malfunction corrected
as soon as possible at an
authorized service facility,
preferably an authorized
BMW Motorrad Retailer.