BMW K 1200 GT 2006 Owner's Manual
Rider's Manual
K 1200 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 motorcycle from
BMW and welcome you to the
community of BMW riders.
Familiarise yourself with your
new motorcycle so that you
can ride it safely and confidently in all traffic situations.
Please read this Rider's
Manual carefully before
starting to use your new
BMW motorcycle. It contains
important information on
how to operate the controls
and how to make the best
possible use of all your
BMW'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 questions concerning your motorcycle, your
authorised BMW Motorrad
dealer will gladly provide advice and assistance.
We hope that you will enjoy
riding your BMW and that all
your journeys will be pleasant
and safe.
BMW Motorrad.
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
Underneath the seat . . . . . 15
Handlebar fitting, left . . . . . 16
Handlebar fitting, right . . . 17
Instrument cluster . . . . . .. 18
Headlight . .............. 19
3 Status indicators . . . . . 21
Multifunction display . . . . . 22
Warning and telltale
lights . . . . . .............. 23
ABS warning light . . . . . . . 23
Telltale light, cruise
OE
control
................ 23
Function indicators . . . . . . 23
Warnings, general . . . . . . . 24
Warnings issued by the
tyre pressure monitoring
system (RDC)
ABS warnings . .......... 36
ASC warnings
OE
......... 32
OE
......... 38
4 Operation . . . .......... 41
Ignition switch and
steering lock . . .......... 43
Electronic immobiliser . . . 44
Hazard warning
flashers . . . .............. 45
Odometer and
tripmeters . .............. 46
Multifunction display . . . . . 47
Clock . . . . . .............. 47
Tyre pressure control
OE
RDC
.................. 48
Residual range .......... 49
On-board computer
Cruise-control
OE
system
............... 53
OE
... 49
Emergency off switch (kill
switch) . . . . .............. 55
Grip heating
Seat heating
OE
........... 56
OE
.......... 57
Clutch . . . . .............. 58
Brakes . . . . .............. 59
Handlebars.............. 59
Lights . . . . . .............. 60
Headlight . .............. 61
Turn indicators .......... 62
Stowage compartment . . . 63
Automatic Stability Control
OE
ASC
.................. 64
Front and rear seats . . . . . 65
Helmet holder . .......... 68
Mirrors . . . . .............. 68
Windscreen . .. .......... 69
Spring preload .......... 69
Shock absorbers . . . . . . . . 70
Electronic Suspension
Adjustment ESA
OE
....... 71
Tyres . . ................. 73
5 Riding . . . . . . .......... 75
Safety instructions . . . . . . . 76
Checklist . . . . . . .......... 78
Starting ................. 78
Running in . . . . .......... 81
Parking your
motorcycle . . . . .......... 82
Refuelling . . . . . .......... 83
Tyre pressure control
OE
RDC
.................. 85
Brake system, general . . . 85
Brake system with BMW
Motorrad Integral ABS . . . 86
Electronic engine
management with BMW
Motorrad ASC
OE
......... 90
6 Accessories .......... 93
General instructions . . . . . 94
Power socket . .......... 94
Luggage . . . . . . .......... 95
Case. . . ................. 95
Topcase
OA
.............. 98
7 Maintenance . . . ..... 101
General instructions . . . . 102
Toolkit . ................ 102
Engine oil . . . . . ......... 103
Brake system,
general ................ 105
Brake pads. . . . ......... 105
Brake fluid . .. . ......... 107
Clutch . ................ 109
Tyres . . ................ 109
Rims . . . ................ 110
Wheels. ................ 110
Front-wheel stand . ..... 117
Bulbs . . ................ 119
Jump start . . . . ......... 127
Battery . ................ 128
8 Care . ................ 133
Care products . ......... 134
Washing motorcycle . . . . 134
Cleaning easily damaged
components. . . ......... 135
Paint care . . . . . ......... 136
Protective wax
coating ................ 136
Laying up the
motorcycle . . . . ......... 136
Restoring motorcycle to
use .................... 137
9 Technical data . . ..... 139
Troubleshooting
chart . . . ................ 140
Threaded fasteners ..... 141
Engine . ................ 142
Riding specifications . . . . 145
Clutch . ................ 145
Transmission . . ......... 145
Final drive . . . . . ......... 147
Running gear . . ......... 147
Brakes . ................ 148
Wheels and tyres . . ..... 148
Electrics . . . . . . ......... 149
Frame. . ................ 151
Dimensions . . . ......... 151
Weights ................ 152
10 Service ............. 153
BMW Motorrad
service . . . . ............. 154
BMW Motorrad service
quality . . . . ............. 154
BMW Motorrad Service
Card - On-the-spot
breakdown
assistance ............. 155
BMW Motorrad service
network . . . ............. 155
Maintenance work . .. . . . 155
Maintenance
schedules . ............. 156
Confirmation of
maintenance work . . . . .. 157
Confirmation of
service . . . . ............. 162
General instructions
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . 6
Equipment . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Currency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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General instructions
Overview
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Chapter 2 of this Rider's
Manual will provide you with
6
an initial overview of your
motorcycle. All maintenance
and servicing work on the
motorcycle is documented in
Chapter 10. This record of
the maintenance work you
have had performed on your
motorcycle is a precondition
for generous treatment of
goodwill claims.
When the time comes to sell
your BMW, please remember to hand over this Rider's
Manual; it is an important part
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General instructions
of the motorcycle.
Abbreviations and symbols
Indicates warnings that
you must comply with for
reasons of your safety and the
safety of others, and to pro-
tect your motorcycle 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
Your motorcycle was
assembled complete
with all the BMW
optional extras you
ordered.
OA Optional accessory
You can obtain optional accessories through
your authorised BMW
Motorrad dealer; optional accessories
have to be retrofitted
to the motorcycle.
Electronic immobiliser
EWS
(Elektronische Wegfahrsicherung).
ESA Electronic Suspension
Adjustment
Electronic Suspension
Adjustment.
DWA
Anti-theft alarm (Diebstahlwarnanlage)
Anti-lock brake system
ABS
Tyre pressure control
RDC
(ReifenDruck-Control)
ASC Automatic Stability
Control.
Equipment
When you ordered your BMW
motorcycle, 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 motorcycle might
not be exactly as illustrated
in this manual on account of
country-specific differences.
If your BMW 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 Deutsche Institut
für Normung e.V. (DIN). Versions for individual countries
may differ.
Currency
The high safety and quality
standards of BMW motorcycles 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. Nor
can errors and omissions be
entirely ruled out. 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
Underneath the seat . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Handlebar fitting, left . . . . . . . . . . 16
Handlebar fitting, right . . . . . . . . . 17
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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General views
General view, left side
1 Electrically adjustable
windscreen ( 69)
2 Battery compartment
( 131)
3 Seat lock ( 65)
4 Adjuster, spring preload,
rear ( 69)
5 Adjuster, damping, rear
( 70)
6 Power socket ( 94)
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General view, right side
1 Filler neck, fuel ( 83)
2 Adjustable handlebars
( 59)
3 Brake-fluid reservoir,
front ( 107)
4 Adjuster for headlight
beam throw underneath
the instrument cluster
( 61)
5 Stowage compartment
( 63)
6 Vehicle identification
number
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General views
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General views
Underneath the seat
1 Seat height adjuster
( 66)
2 Filler neck for engine oil
and oil dipstick ( 103)
( 105)
3 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 108)
4 Helmet holder ( 68)
5 Rider's Manual
6 Toolkit ( 102)
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General views
Handlebar fitting, left
2
1 Switch, cruise-control
16
2 Pushbutton, ESA
3 Pushbutton, ASC
4 Pushbutton, windscreen
5 Pushbutton, horn
6 Pushbutton, left flashing
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7 Switch, high-beam head-
OE
system
( 71)
( 64)
( 69)
turn indicators ( 62),
Pushbutton, hazard
warning flashers ( 45)
light and headlight flasher ( 60)
( 53)
OE
OE
Handlebar fitting, right
1 Pushbutton, on-board
computer
2 Emergency off switch (kill
switch) ( 55)
3 Pushbutton, starter
( 78)
4 Grip heating switch
( 56)
5 Pushbutton, right flashing
turn indicators ( 62),
Pushbutton, hazard
warning flashers ( 45)
6 Cancel button, flashing
turn indicators ( 63),
Pushbutton, cancel
hazard warning flashers
( 46)
7 Front-seat heating
switch
OE
OE
( 49)
( 57)
OE
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Instrument cluster
2
1 Speedometer
2 Warning and telltale
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lights ( 23)
3 Multifunction display
4 Rev. counter
5 Telltale light, anti-theft
alarm (OE)
6 Adjuster, clock ( 47),
Display dimmer ( 47)
7 Control, odometer
( 46)
8 Sensor for instrument
cluster lighting
General views
The instrument-cluster
lighting has automatic
day and night switchover.
Headlight
1 Side lights
2 Low-beam headlight
3 High-beam headlight
2
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Status indicators
Multifunction display. . . . . . . . . . . 22
Warning and telltale lights . . . . . . 23
ABS warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Telltale light, cruise
control
Function indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Warnings, general . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Warnings issued by the tyre
pressure monitoring system
(RDC)
ABS warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
ASC warnings
OE
..................... 23
OE
....................... 32
OE
.............. 38
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Multifunction display
3
1 Fuel gauge ( 23)
2 Display, on-board com-
22
3 Panel for warnings
4 Gear indicator ( 23)
5 Coolant temperature
6 Trip meter ( 46), RDC
7 Clock ( 47), Panel for
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8 Odometer and tripmeters
OE
puter
reading
( 24)
readout ( 23)
display (motorcycles
without on-board
computer)
seat heating
Panel for display dimmer
( 47), Panel for ESA
( 71)
( 46)
( 49), RDC
OE
( 48)
OE
( 48)
OE
( 57),
OE
Warning and telltale lights
ABS warning light
The way in which the ABS
warning light indicates status
can differ in some countries.
Possible national variant.
Function indicators
Fuel capacity
The column below the
fuel-pump symbol indicates the remaining quantity of
fuel.
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1 Telltale light, left turn in-
dicator
2 Telltale light, high-beam
headlight
3 Telltale light, neutral
4 ABS warning light
5 Telltale light, right turn
indicator
6 Warning and telltale light,
ASC (OE)
7 Warning light, general
8 Brake-pad wear indicator
Telltale light, cruise
control
1 Telltale light, cruise con-
OE
trol
Gear
Shows which gear is en-
gaged.
If no gear is engaged, the
gear indicator shows N and
the 'neutral' telltale light also
lights up.
Coolant temperature
The column below the
temperature symbol indicates the coolant temperature.
ASC intervention (OE)
ASC warning light quick-
flashes.
The ASC has detected a de-
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gree of instability at the rear
wheel and has intervened to
3
reduce torque. The warning
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light flashes for one second
longer than ASC intervention
lasts. This affords the rider
visual feedback on control intervention even after the critical situation has been dealt
with.
Warnings, general
Mode of presentation
General warnings are displayed by means of warning
lights or by texts and symbols
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in the multifunction display.
In some cases, they are accompanied by the 'General'
warning light showing red or
yellow. If two or more warnings occur at the same time,
all the appropriate warning
lights and warning symbols
appear.
Warnings, overview
Mode of presentation Meaning
Lights up yellow The EWS warning
appears on the
display.
Lights up yellow Flashes
Electronic immobiliser active ( 27)
Fuel down to reserve ( 27)
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Lights up red Temperature
reading flashes
Lights up yellow Appears on the
display
Flashes red Appears on the
display
Shows accompanied by the
Coolant temperature too high
( 27)
Engine electronics ( 28)
Insufficient engine oil pressure
( 28)
Engine-oil level too low ( 29)
Oil warning
Lights up red Appears on the
display
Lights up Brake pads worn down to the wear
Lights up yellow Appears on the
display
Insufficient battery charge current
( 29)
limit ( 30)
Rear light bulb defective ( 30)
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Mode of presentation Meaning
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Lights up yellow Appears on the
Lights up yellow Appears on the
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Appears on the
display
display
Flashes with temperature reading
Appears on the
display, accompanied by the letters
DWA.
display, accompanied by the let-
DWA.
ters
Front light bulb defective ( 30)
Bulbs defective ( 31)
Ice warning ( 31)
Battery of anti-theft alarm (OE) weak
( 31)
Anti-theft alarm battery flat (OE)
( 32)
Electronic immobiliser
active
General warning light
lights up yellow.
The
EWS warning appears on
the display.
The key being used is not authorised for starting, or communication between key and
engine electronics is disrupted.
Remove all other vehicle
keys from the same ring as
the ignition key.
Use the reserve key.
Have the defective key replaced, preferably by an
authorised BMW Motorrad
dealer.
Fuel down to reserve
General warning light
lights up yellow.
Symbol for fuel down to
reserve flashes.
Lack of fuel can result
in the engine misfiring
and cutting out unexpectedly.
Misfiring can damage the
catalytic converter; a hazardous situation can result if the
engine cuts out unexpectedly.
Do not run the fuel tank dry.
The estimated residual
range appears on the
display.
The fuel tank contains no
more than the reserve quantity of fuel.
Reserve fuel
4l
Refuelling ( 83)
Coolant temperature too
high
General warning light
lights up red.
The temperature reading
flashes.
Continuing to ride when
the engine is overheated
could result in engine damage.
You must comply with the instructions below.
The coolant temperature is
too high.
If possible, ride in the partload range to cool down the
engine.
In traffic jams, switch off the
engine, but leave the ignition switched on so that the
radiator fan continues to operate.
If the coolant temperature
is frequently too high, have
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the fault rectified as soon
as possible by a special-
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ist workshop, preferably an
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authorised BMW Motorrad
dealer.
Engine electronics
General warning light
lights up yellow.
Engine electronics symbol appears on the dis-
play.
The engine is running
in emergency operating
mode. Engine power might
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be reduced and this can
cause hazardous situations,
particularly if you attempt to
overtake other road users.
Engine power level might be
lower than normal: adapt your
style of riding accordingly.
The engine electronics control
unit has diagnosed a fault. In
exceptional cases, the engine
stops and refuses to start.
Otherwise, the engine runs in
emergency operating mode.
You can continue to ride,
but bear in mind that the
usual engine power might
not be available.
Have the fault rectified as
quickly as possible by a
specialist workshop, preferably an authorised BMW
Motorrad dealer.
Insufficient engine oil
pressure
General warning light
flashes red.
Engine oil pressure symbol appears on the dis-
play.
The oil pressure in the lubeoil system is too low. Stop
immediately and switch off
the engine if the warning light
shows.
The insufficient oil
pressure warning does
not fulfil the function of an
oil gauge. The only way of
checking whether the oil level
is correct is to check the oil
level indicator.
A low oil level is one reason
why a warning indicating insufficient oil pressure is issued.
Checking engine oil level
( 103)
If the oil level is too low:
Top up the engine oil
( 105)
If the warning indicating insufficient engine oil level is
issued and a check indicates
that the engine oil level is correct:
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