BMW K 1300 GT (US) 2010 Owner's manual
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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 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 any questions concerning your motorcycle, your authorized BMW Motorrad retailer
is always happy to provide advice
and assistance.
We wish you many miles of safe
and enjoyable riding
BMW Motorrad.
Table of Contents
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 manu-
al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2 Overviews . .. ............. 9
General view, left side . . . . . . . 11
General view, right side . . . . . 13
Left handlebar fitting . . . . . . . . 14
Handlebar fitting, right . . . . . . . 16
Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3 Status indicators . .. .... 23
Standard displays . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Displays with onboard com-
puter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Displays with Tire Pressure
Control TPC/RDC . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Displays with heated hand
grips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Displays with seat heater . . . . 26
Indicator light with cruise-
control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Standard warning indica-
tors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Warning indicators of on-
board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
ABS warning indicators . . . . . 36
ASC warning indicators . . . . . 39
TPC/RDC warning indica-
tors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Anti-theft alarm warning indi-
cators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
4 Operation .. .. ............ 51
Ignition switch and steering
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Electronic immobilizer
EWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Odometer and
tripmeters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 56
Onboard computer . . . . . . . . . . 56
Tire Pressure Control TPC/
RDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 62
Emergency ON/OFF
switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Heated hand grips . . . . . . . . . . 63
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Automatic Stability Control
ASC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Seat height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Handlebars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Electronic suspension ad-
justment ESA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Storage compartment . . . . . . . 77
Front and rear seats. . . . . . . . . 77
Helmet holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
5 Riding .................... 81
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 82
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Parking your motorcycle . . . . 89
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Securing motorcycle for
transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
6 Technology in
detail .. ................... 93
Brake system with BMW
Motorrad Integral ABS . . . . . . 94
Engine management with
BMW Motorrad ASC . . . . . . . . 96
Tire Pressure Control TPC/
RDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Electronic Suspension Ad-
justment ESA II . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
7 Accessories . .......... 101
General instructions . . . . . . . 102
Onboard socket . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
8 Maintenance . ......... 109
General instructions . . . . . . . 110
Onboard toolkit. . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Brake fluid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Front wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 126
Lamps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
9 Care .................... 139
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Washing your motorcy-
cle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Cleaning sensitive motorcy-
cle parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Protective wax coating .. . . 142
Storing motorcycle . . . . . . . . 142
Returning motorcycle to
use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
10 Technical data . .. ... 143
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 144
Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 145
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 150
Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Wheels and tires . . . . . . . . . . 152
Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 154
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Riding specifications . . . . . . 157
11 Service ............... 159
Reporting safety
defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
BMW Motorrad Service . . . 161
BMW Motorrad Service
Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
BMW Motorrad Service
Card - On-the-spot break-
down assistance . . . . . . . . . . 161
BMW Motorrad Service
Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Maintenance work. . . . . . . . . 162
Confirmation of mainte-
nance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Confirmation of service . . . . 168
General instructions
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Currentness of this manual . . . . . . . . . . 7
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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 motorcycle. All
maintenance and repair work carried out on your motorcycle 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 BMW, please remember
to hand over this Rider's Manual; it is an important part of the
motorcycle.
Abbreviations and
z
General instructions
symbols
Indicates warnings that you
must comply with 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
The motorcycles are assembled complete with
all the BMW optional extras originally ordered.
OA Optional accessories
BMW 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.
ESA Electronic Suspension
Adjustment
Electronic suspension
adjustment.
RDC Tire Pressure Control
(TPC).
Equipment
When you ordered your BMW
Motorrad, 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 is equipped with
options or accessories not described in this Rider's Manual,
then this equipment is described
in a separate operating manual.
Technical data
All dimensions, weights and outputs in the Rider's Manual refer
to the Deutsche Institut für Normung e. V. (DIN) and comply with
its tolerance regulations. Versions for individual countries may
differ.
Currentness of this manual
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. 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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General instructions
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General instructions
Overviews
General view, left side. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
General view, right side . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Left handlebar fitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Handlebar fitting, right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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Overviews
2
10
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Overviews
General view, left side
1 Clutch fluid reservoir
( 117)
2 Headlight range adjust-
ment (below instrument
cluster) ( 76)
3 Seat lock (below tail light)
( 77)
4 Adjuster for spring preload,
rear ( 72)
5 Adjustment of rear damp-
ing ( 72)
6 Onboard socket ( 102)
2
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Overviews
2
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Overviews
General view, right side
1 Fuel filler opening ( 90)
2 Battery compartment
( 136)
3 Brake-fluid reservoir, front
( 113)
4 Storage compartment
( 77)
5 Vehicle identification num-
ber (on the upper front
wheel control)
6 Type plate (on lower rear
cross tube)
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13
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Overviews
Left handlebar fitting
2
1 High-beam headlight and
14
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Overviews
headlight flasher ( 61)
2 with cruise control
Cruise control operation
( 67)
3 Hazard warning flashers
( 62)
4 Windshield operation
( 70)
5 Operating turn indicators
( 62)
6 Horn
7 with Electronic Suspen-
sion Adjustment (ESA
OE
II)
Operating ESA ( 73)
8 with automatic Stability
Operating ASC ( 66)
Control
OE
OE
9 Operating odometer
( 54)
with onboard comput-
OE
er
Operating onboard computer ( 56)
2
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Overviews
Handlebar fitting, right
2
1 with heated handlebar
16
2 with seat heating
3 Emergency ON/OFF
4 Starter button ( 84)
z
Overviews
OE
grips
Heated hand grip operation
( 63)
Driver's seat heater operation ( 64)
switch ( 63)
OE
2
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Overviews
2
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Overviews
Underneath seat
1 Rider's Manual (US Model)
2 Payload table (under Rid-
er's Manual)
3 Tire inflation pressure table
4 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 116)
5 with seat heating
Passenger seat heater operation ( 65)
6 Location of puncture kit
(OA)
7 Onboard toolkit ( 110)
8 Helmet holder ( 79).
9 Engine oil fill location
( 112)
Oil dipstick ( 111)
10 Driver's seat height adjust-
ment ( 69)
OE
2
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Overviews
Instrument cluster
2
1 Speedometer
2 Indicator lights ( 24)
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3 Tachometer
4 Anti-theft alarm indicator
light (OE, see anti-theft
alarm operating instructions)
5 Operating clock ( 54)
Adjusting dimming ( 56)
6 Multifunction display
z
Overviews
( 24)
7 Operating odometer
( 54)
8 Ambient brightness sensor
(for brightness adjustment
of instrument lighting)
9 with cruise control
Indicator light of cruisecontrol system ( 67)
The instrument-cluster
lighting has automatic day
and night switchover.
OE
Headlight
1 Side lights
2 Low-beam headlight
3 High-beam headlight
2
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Overviews
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Overviews
Status indicators
Standard displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Displays with onboard computer . . . . 25
Displays with Tire Pressure Control
TPC/RDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Displays with heated hand grips . . . . 26
Displays with seat heater . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Indicator light with cruise-control
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Standard warning indicators . . . . . . . . 27
Warning indicators of onboard com-
puter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
ABS warning indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
ASC warning indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
TPC/RDC warning indicators. . . . . . . . 41
Anti-theft alarm warning
indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
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Status indicators
Standard displays
3
Multifunction display
24
1 Fuel capacity ( 24)
2 Gear indicator ( 24)
3 Coolant temperature
z
Status indicators
( 24)
4 Clock ( 54)
5 Odometer
6 Trip meter ( 54)
Indicator lights
1 Flashing turn indicators,
left
2 High-beam headlight
3 Idling
4 Flashing turn indicators,
right
Fuel capacity
The vertical bar under the
gas pump symbol indicates
the remaining fuel quantity.
When the fuel in the tank is
topped up the gauge briefly
shows the original level, before
the reading is updated.
Gear indicator
The gear engaged or N
for neutral appears on the
display.
If no gear is engaged, the
'neutral' indicator light also
lights up.
Coolant temperature
The vertical bar under the
temperature symbol shows
the coolant temperature level.
Service display
If the time remaining until the
next service lies within a month,
the service date is briefly displayed following the pre-ride
check. The month and year are
shown with the SERVICE lettering; in this example the display
means "March 2007."
If the motorcycle is driven long
distances annually, it is possible
that earlier service is required. If
the odometer reading for the earlier service lies within 600 miles
(1,000 km), the remaining miles
(kilometers) are counted down
in 60-mile (100-km) steps and
briefly displayed following the
pre-ride check.
If the service interval has been
exceeded, the general warning
light also lights up yellow in addition to the date or mileage display. The Service lettering 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
has been disconnected for a
longer time.
Consult a certified workshop,
preferably an authorized BMW
Motorrad retailer, for setting of
the date.
Displays with onboard computer
with onboard computer
OE
1 Onboard computer display
area ( 56)
Displays with Tire Pressure Control TPC/ RDC
Display option 1
with Tire Pressure Control
(TPC/RDC)
without onboard computer
OE
OE
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Status indicators
3
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1 with Tire Pressure Con-
trol (TPC/RDC)
Display of tire inflation
pressures ( 60)
The tire inflation pressures
z
Status indicators
are shown temperaturecompensated (see the chapter
"Technology in Detail").
Display option 2
with Tire Pressure Control
(TPC/RDC)
with onboard computer
OE
OE
OE
1 with Tire Pressure Con-
trol (TPC/RDC)
Display of tire inflation
pressures ( 60)
The tire inflation pressures
are shown temperaturecompensated (see the chapter
"Technology in Detail").
OE
Displays with heated hand grips
with heated handlebar grips
1 Display of heating levels
( 63)
Displays with seat heater
with seat heating
OE
OE
Standard warning indicators
Display
3
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1 Display of heating levels
( 64)
Indicator light with cruise-control system
with cruise control
OE
1 Indicator light of cruise-
control system
Warnings are indicated with the
general warning light 1 in combination with one of the warning
symbols 2. The 'General' warning light shows red or yellow, depending on the urgency of the
warning. If several warnings are
active, all corresponding warning
lights and warning symbols are
displayed. The general warning
light is shown in accordance with
the most urgent warning.
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Status indicators
The possible warnings are listed
on the next page.
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Status indicators
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