BMW K 1200 R 3rd (US) 2006 Owner's manual

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BMW Motorrad

The Ultimate Riding

Machine

Rider's Manual (US Model)

K 1200 R

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 motorcycle from

BMW and welcome you to the

community of BMW riders.

Familiarize yourself with your

new motorcycle so that you

can ride it safely and confi-

dently in all traffic situations.

Please read this Rider's Man-

ual carefully before starting

to use your new BMW motor-

cycle. It contains important

information on how to oper-

ate the controls and how to

make the best possible use

of all your BMW's technical

features.

In addition, it contains infor-

mation on maintenance and

care to help you maintain your

motorcycle's reliability and

safety, as well as its value.

If you have questions con-

cerning your motorcycle, your

authorized BMW Motorrad re-

tailer will gladly provide advice

and assistance.

We wish you many miles of

safe and enjoyable riding

BMW Motorrad.

You can also use the index at

the end of this Rider's Manual

to find a specific topic.

1 General instructions . . . 5

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

Abbreviations and

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

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

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

Currentness of this

manual . . .. ............... 7

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

General view, left side . . . 11

General view, right

side..................... 13

Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . 15

Left handlebar fitting . . . . . 16

Handlebar fitting, right . . . 17

Instrument cluster . . . . . .. 18

Headlight . .............. 19

3 Status indicators . . . . . 21

Multifunction display . . . . . 22

Warning and indicator

lights . . . . . .............. 22

ABS warning light

..... 22

Function indicators . . . . . . 22

General warning

indicators . .............. 23

Warning indicators of Tire

Pressure Control

TPC

.................. 30

ABS warning

indicators

............. 35

4 Operation . . . .......... 39

Ignition switch and

steering lock . . .......... 40

Electronic immobilizer

EWS.................... 41

Hazard warning

flashers . . . .............. 42

Odometer and

tripmeters . .............. 43

Clock . . . . . .............. 45

Tire Pressure Control

TPC

.................. 46

Onboard computer

.... 46

Emergency ON/OFF

switch . . . . .............. 50

Heated hand grips

..... 50

Clutch . . . . .............. 51

Brakes . . . . .............. 51

Lights . . . . . .............. 52

Headlight . .............. 53

Turn indicators .......... 54

Seat . . . . . . .............. 55

Helmet holder . .......... 56

Luggage loops .......... 57

Mirrors . . . . .............. 57

Spring preload .......... 58

Shock absorbers . . . . . . . . 59

Electronic suspension

adjustment ESA

....... 60

Tires . . . . . . .............. 61

5 Riding . . . . . . .......... 63

Safety instructions . . . . . . . 64

Checklist . . . . . . .......... 66

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

Running in . . . . .......... 68

Parking your

motorcycle . . .. .......... 69

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

Tire Pressure Control

TPC

.................. 72

General brake system . . .. 72

Brake system with BMW

Motorrad Integral

ABS

.................. 73

6 Accessories .......... 77

General instructions . . . . . 78

Onboard socket . . . . . . . .. 78

Luggage . . . . . . .......... 79

Case

................. 79

7 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . 83

General instructions . . . . . 84

Toolkit . ................. 84

Engine oil . . . . . .......... 85

General brake system . . .. 87

Brake pads. . . . .......... 87

Brake fluid . .. . .......... 89

Clutch . ................. 91

Tires . . . ................. 92

Rims . .. ................. 92

Wheels. ................. 93

Front wheel stand . ..... 101

Rear-wheel stand . . ..... 102

Lights . . ................ 104

Jump-starting . ......... 111

Battery . ................ 112

8 Care . ................ 117

Care products . ......... 118

Washing your

motorcycle . . .. ......... 118

Cleaning sensitive

motorcycle parts . . ..... 119

Paint care . . .. . ......... 120

Protective wax

coating ................ 120

Storing motorcycle ..... 120

Returning motorcycle to

use .................... 120

9 Technical data . . ..... 123

Troubleshooting

chart . . . ................ 124

Threaded fasteners ..... 125

Engine . ................ 126

Riding specifications . . . . 129

Clutch . ................ 129

Transmission . . ......... 129

Rear-wheel drive . . ..... 131

Running gear . . ......... 131

Brakes . ................ 132

Wheels and tires . . . ..... 132

Electrical system . . ..... 133

Frame. . ................ 135

Dimensions . . . ......... 135

Weights ................ 136

10 Service . . . . ......... 137

BMW Motorrad

Service ................ 138

BMW Motorrad Service

Quality . ................ 138

BMW Motorcycle Service

Card - breakdown

service on the road ..... 139

BMW Motorrad Service

Network. . . ............. 139

Maintenance work . . . . . . 139

Maintenance

schedules . ............. 140

Confirmation of

maintenance work . .. . . . 141

Confirmation of

service . . . . ............. 146

General instructions

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

Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . 6

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

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

Currentness of this manual . . . . . . . 7

General instructions

Overview

Chapter 2 of this Rider's Man-

ual will provide you with an

initial overview of your motor-

cycle. All maintenance and

repair work carried out on

your motorcycle will be docu-

mented in Chapter 10. Proof

of the maintenance work per-

formed is a prerequisite for

generous treatment of claims.

Should you want to sell your

BMW one day, please also re-

member to turn over the Rid-

er's Manual to the new owner;

it is an important part of your

motorcycle.

Abbreviations and

symbols

Indicates warnings you

should always observe

to ensure your own safety,

the safety of others and to

protect your motorcycle from

damage.

Special information on

operating and inspecting

your motorcycle as well as

maintenance and adjustment

procedures.

Indicates the end of a

note.

Instruction to take ac-

tion.

Results of an action.

Reference to a page

with additional infor-

mation.

Indicates the end

of accessory or

equipment-dependent

information.

Tightening torque.

Technical data.

OE Optional equipment

BMW equipment avail-

able only as a factory

installed option.

OA Optional accessories

BMW optional acces-

sories can be pur-

chased and installed

at your authorized

BMW Motorrad retail-

er.

EWS

Electronic immobilizer.

ESA Electronic Suspension

Adjustment

Electronic suspension

adjustment.

DWA Anti-theft alarm.

General instructions

ABS Anti-Lock Brake Sys-

tem.

TPC Tire Pressure Control.

Equipment

When you ordered your BMW

motorcycle, you chose vari-

ous items of custom equip-

ment. This Rider's Manual

describes optional equipment

(OE) offered by BMW and se-

lected optional accessories

(OA). This explains why the

manual may also contain de-

scriptions of equipment which

you have not ordered. Please

note, too, that your motorcy-

cle might not be exactly as

illustrated in this manual on

account of country-specific

differences.

If your BMW is equipped with

options or accessories not

described in this Rider's Man-

ual, then this equipment is

described in a separate oper-

ating manual.

Technical data

All dimensions, weights and

performance specifications

in the Rider's Manual refer to

the standards of the Deutsche

Institut für Normung e.V. (DIN)

and comply with its tolerance

specifications. Versions for

individual countries may differ.

Currentness of this

manual

The high safety and quality

standards of BMW motorcy-

cles are maintained by con-

stant development work on

designs, equipment and ac-

cessories. 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, illustra-

tions or descriptions in this

manual.

General instructions

Overviews

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

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

Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Left handlebar fitting . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Handlebar fitting, right . . . . . . . . . 17

Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Overviews

General view, left side

1 Clutch fluid reservoir

( 91)

2 Adjuster, spring preload,

rear ( 58)

3 Seat lock, beneath tail

light ( 55)

4 Adjuster, rear shock ab-

sorber ( 59)

5 Onboard socket ( 78)

Overviews

General view, right

side

1 Display for engine oil lev-

el ( 85)

2 Fill location for fuel

( 71)

3 Battery compartment

( 115)

4 Brake-fluid reservoir,

front ( 89)

5 Type plate

6 Vehicle Identification

Number

7 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear

( 90)

Overviews

Underneath seat

1 Filler neck, engine oil

( 86)

2 Toolkit ( 84)

3 Helmet holder ( 56)

Overviews

Left handlebar fitting

1 INFO button for odome-

ter ( 43), INFO button

for onboard computer

( 46)

2 ESA button

( 60)

3 Pushbutton, horn

4 Left turn indicator button

( 54), Hazard warning

flashers button ( 42)

5 Switch, high-beam head-

light and headlight flash-

er ( 52)

Overviews

Handlebar fitting, right

1 Emergency ON/OFF

switch ( 50)

2 Pushbutton, starter

( 66)

3 Heated hand grips

switch

( 50)

4 Right turn indicator

button ( 54), Hazard

warning flashers button

( 42)

5 Turn indicators off button

( 54), Hazard warn-

ing flashers off button

( 43)

Overviews

Instrument cluster

1 Speedometer

2 Tachometer

3 Warning and indicator

lights ( 22)

4 Multifunction display

( 22)

5 Anti-theft alarm indicator

light (OE) and sensor for

instrument lighting

6 Control, odometer

( 43)

The instrument-cluster

lighting has automatic

day and night switchover.

Overviews

Headlight

1 High-beam headlights

2 Low-beam headlight

3 Side light

Overviews

Status indicators

Multifunction display. . . . . . . . . . . 22

Warning and indicator lights . . . 22

ABS warning light

........... 22

Function indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

General warning indicators. . . . . 23

Warning indicators of Tire

Pressure Control TPC

....... 30

ABS warning indicators

...... 35

Status indicators

Multifunction display

1 Clock ( 45), Area for

TPC displays

( 46),

Area for oil level informa-

tion

( 49)

2 Area for warning symbols

( 23)

3 Area for onboard com-

puter displays

( 46)

4 Gear indicator ( 22)

5 Display, coolant temper-

ature ( 23)

6 Area for ESA displays

( 60)

7 Odometer display ( 43)

8 Fuel gauge ( 22)

Warning and indicator

lights

1 Indicator light, left turn

indicator

2 Indicator light, high-beam

headlight

3 Warning light, general

4 Indicator light, neutral

5 ABS warning light (OE)

6 Indicator light, right turn

indicator

ABS warning light

In some countries a different

display of the ABS warning

light is possible.

Possible country-

dependent versions.

Function indicators

Fuel capacity

The horizontal bars un-

der the gas pump sym-

bol indicated the remaining

fuel quantity.

Gear

Engaged gear is indicat-

ed.

If no gear is engaged, the

gear indicator displays N and

the 'neutral' indicator light

lights up.

Status indicators

Coolant temperature

The lateral bars under

the temperature symbol

show the coolant temperature

level.

General warning

indicators

Display

General warnings are dis-

played by means of warning

lights or texts and symbols

in the multifunction display.

In some cases, an addition-

al general warning light lights

up in red or yellow. If several

warnings are active, all cor-

responding indicator lights

and warning symbols are dis-

played. Warnings are shown

alternately.

Status indicators

Overview of warning indicators

Display Meaning

Lights up in yel-

low

EWS! warning

appears.

Electronic immobilizer is active

( 26)

Lights up in yel-

low

Warning

FUEL!

flashes

Fuel down to reserve ( 26)

Lights up in red Temperature dis-

play flashes

Coolant temperature too high

( 26)

Lights up in yel-

low

Appears

Engine electronics ( 27)

Flashes in red Appears Engine oil pressure insufficient

( 27)

Displayed with

CHECK OIL

warning

Engine oil level too low ( 28)

Lights up in red Appears Battery charge current insufficient

( 28)

Lights up in yel-

low

LAMPR! warning

appears.

Rear bulb defective ( 29)

LAMPF! warning

appears.

Front bulb defective ( 29)

Status indicators

Display Meaning

Lights up in yel-

low

LAMPS! warning

appears.

Bulbs defective ( 29)

Appears

Ice warning ( 29)

DWALO! warning

appears

Anti-theft alarm battery (OE) weak

( 30)

Lights up in yel-

low

DWA! warning

appears.

Anti-theft alarm battery (OE) dead

( 30)

Status indicators

Electronic immobilizer is

active

General warning light

lights up in yellow.

EWS! warning appears.

The key being used is not au-

thorized for starting, or com-

munication between the key

and engine electronics is dis-

rupted.

Remove other ignition keys

located on the ignition key.

Use the reserve key.

Have the defective key re-

placed, preferably by an

authorized BMW Motorrad

retailer.

Fuel down to reserve

General warning light

lights up in yellow.

Warning

FUEL! flashes.

A fuel shortage can lead

to misfiring and to the

engine dying unexpectedly.

Misfiring can damage the cat-

alytic converter, and the en-

gine dying unexpected can

lead to accidents.

Do not drive until the fuel tank

is completely empty.

The probable operating

range is indicated.

At the most, the fuel tank

still contains the reserve fuel

quantity.

Reserve fuel quantity

1.1 gal (4 l)

Refueling ( 71)

Coolant temperature too

high

General warning light

lights up in red.

Temperature display

flashes.

Continued driving with

an overheated engine

can result in engine damage.

Be sure to observe the mea-

sures listed below.

The coolant temperature is

too high.

If possible, continue driv-

ing in the part-load range to

cool down the engine.

In traffic jams, switch off the

engine, but keep the igni-

tion switched on so that the

radiator fan continues to op-

erate.

Should the coolant tem-

perature frequently be too

high, have the fault recti-

Status indicators

fied as quickly as possible

by a specialized workshop,

preferably an authorized

BMW Motorrad retailer.

Engine electronics

General warning light

lights up in yellow.

Engine electronics sym-

bol appears.

The engine is in the

emergency operating

mode. Only reduced

engine performance may be

available, which can lead to

danger driving situations,

especially during passing

maneuvers.

Adapt your driving style to

the possibly reduced engine

performance.

The engine-electronics con-

trol unit has diagnosed a fault.

In exceptional cases, the en-

gine stops and can no longer

be started. Otherwise, the en-

gine runs in the emergency

operating mode.

Continued driving is pos-

sible, however the accus-

tomed engine performance

may not be available.

Have the malfunction cor-

rected as soon as possible

by a specialized workshop,

preferably an authorized

BMW Motorrad retailer.

Engine oil pressure

insufficient

General warning light

flashes in red.

Engine oil pressure sym-

bol appears.

The oil pressure in the lubri-

cating oil circuit is too low.

If the warning light lights up,

stop immediately and switch

off the engine.

The warning on insuf-

ficient engine oil pres-

sure is no substitute for the

function of an oil-level indica-

tor.The correct engine oil level

can only be checked on the

oil level indicator.

The cause of the warning on

insufficient engine oil pressure

can be an insufficient engine

oil level.

Checking engine oil level

( 85)

If oil level is too low:

Topping up engine oil

( 86)

If the warning on insufficient

engine oil pressure appears

despite a correct engine oil

level:

In addition to an insuf-

ficient engine oil level,

BMW K 1200 R 3rd (US) 2006 Owner's manual

Welcome to BMW

Table of Contents

Overview

Equipment

Technical data

General view, left side

Underneath seat

Left handlebar fitting

Handlebar fitting, right

Instrument cluster

Headlight

Multifunction display

Function indicators