BMW K 1300 R 2014 Owner's Manual
Rider's Manual (US Model)
K 1300 R
BMW Motorrad
The Ultimate
Riding Machine
Motorcycle/Dealer Data
Motorcycle data
Model
Vehicle identification number
Color number
Initial registration
License plate
Dealer Data
Contact in Service
Ms./Mr.
Phone number
Dealer's address/phone number (company
stamp)
Welcome to BMW
Congratulations on choosing a
motorcycle from BMW Motorrad
and welcome to the community
of BMW motorcycle owners and
riders. Familiarize yourself with
your new motorcycle so that you
can ride it safely and confidently
in all highway traffic situations.
Suggestions and complaints
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 on your
BMW
About this Rider's Manual
Please read this Rider's Manual
carefully before starting to use
your new BMW. It contains important information on how to
operate the controls and how to
get the most benefit from your
BMW's advanced 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.
BMW Motorrad.
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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
Multifunction switch, left . . . . 14
Multifunction switch,
right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3 Displays . . ... .. .. .. . ... .. 19
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 20
Meanings of displays . . . . . . . . 21
Warning and indicator
lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Ambient temperature. . . . . . . . 23
Tire inflation pressures . . . . . . 24
Oil level indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4 Operation ... .. .. .. .. .. .. . 39
Steering and ignition
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
EWS Electronic immobi-
lizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Turn indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 46
Emergency ON/OFF
switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 47
BMW Motorrad Integral
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
ASC Automatic Stability
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
ESA Electronic Suspension
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Luggage straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
5 Anti-theft alarm sys-
tem DWA . ... .. .. .. .. .. .. 59
Overview .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Alarm function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Deactivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Logging on remote con-
trol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
6 Riding .. .. .. .. .. . ... .. .. .. 69
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 70
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Shifting gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Parking your motorcycle . . . . 77
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Securing motorcycle for
transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
7 Technology in
detail .. . ... .. .. .. .. . ... .. . 81
Brake system with
BMW Motorrad Integral
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Engine management with
BMW Motorrad ASC . . . . . . . . 84
Tire Pressure Control TCP/
RDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
ESA II Electronic Suspension
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
8 Accessories . .. .. .. . ... .. 89
General instructions . . . . . . . . . 90
Onboard power sockets. . . . . 90
Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
9 Maintenance . ... .. .. .. .. 95
General instructions . . . . . . . . . 96
Onboard tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Wheel rims and tires . . . . . . 103
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Front wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 112
Rear-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 114
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
10 Care . . ... .. .. .. .. . ... . 125
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Washing your vehicle. . . . . . 126
Cleaning sensitive motorcy-
cle parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Protective wax coating . . . . 128
Storing the motorcycle . . . . 128
Returning motorcycle to
use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
11 Technical data . .. .. . 129
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 130
Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 131
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 137
Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Wheels and tires . . . . . . . . . . 139
Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 141
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Performance data . . . . . . . . . 144
12 Service . ... .. .. .. .. .. . 145
Reporting safety
defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
BMW Motorrad Service .. . 147
BMW Motorrad Mobility
Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Maintenance proce-
dures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Confirmation of mainte-
nance work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Confirmation of service. . . . 154
13 Appendix .... .. .. .. . .. 157
Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
14 Index . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 159
General instructions
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Notice concerning current status . . . . 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 12.
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 are
imperative to observe for
your own safety and the safety
of others, and to protect your
product 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 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.
ESA Electronic Suspension
Adjustment.
TPC Tire Pressure Control
(TPC).
Equipment
When you ordered your BMW
motorcycle, 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 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 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 motorcycles are
maintained by consistent, ongoing development efforts embracing their design, equipment
and accessories. For this reason, aspects of your motorcycle
may vary from the descriptions
in this Operating instructions. 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, il-
lustrations or descriptions in this
manual.
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General instructions
1
8
z
General instructions
Overviews
General view, left side. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
General view, right side . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Multifunction switch, left . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Multifunction switch, right . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
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Overviews
2
10
z
Overviews
General view, left side
1 Clutch fluid reservoir
( 103)
2 Seat lock (below tail light)
( 56)
3 Adjuster for spring preload,
rear ( 52)
4 Adjustment of rear damp-
ing rate ( 53)
5 Onboard socket ( 90)
2
11
z
Overviews
2
12
z
Overviews
General view, right side
1 Engine oil level indicator
( 96)
2 Fuel filler opening ( 78)
3 Battery compartment
( 122)
4 Brake-fluid reservoir, front
( 99)
5 Vehicle identification num-
ber (on front right side
panel)
6 Type plate (on rear cross
tube)
7 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 102)
2
13
z
Overviews
Multifunction switch,
2
left
14
1 High-beam headlight and
headlight flasher ( 45)
2 Selecting display readings
( 43).
with onboard
computer
Resetting average data
( 44).
3 Hazard warning flashers
z
Overviews
( 46)
4 Turn indicators ( 45)
5 Horn
6 with Electronic
Suspension Adjustment
OE
(ESA II)
ESA control ( 53)
7 Operating ABS ( 48)
with automatic Stability
OE
Control
Operating ASC ( 49)
OE
Multifunction switch, right
1 with heated handlebar
2 Starter button ( 72)
3 Emergency ON/OFF
OE
grips
Heated handlebar grips
( 47)
switch ( 46)
2
15
z
Overviews
Underneath seat
2
1 Luggage loops
2 Rider's Manual (US Model)
16
3 Tire inflation pressure table
and payload table
4 Standard tool kit ( 96)
5 Engine oil fill location
( 98)
z
Overviews
Instrument cluster
1 Tachometer
2 Speedometer
3 Warning and indicator
lamps ( 21)
4 Multifunction display
( 20)
5 Ambient light sensor (for
brightness adjustment of
instrument lighting)
with anti-theft alarm
Anti-theft alarm indicator
light (see anti-theft alarm
operating instructions)
6 Operating odometer
( 43)
Operating clock ( 41)
OE
2
17
z
Overviews
2
18
z
Overviews
Displays
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Meanings of displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Warning and indicator lamps . . . . . . . . 21
Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Ambient temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Tire inflation pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Oil level indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
3
19
z
Displays
Multifunction display
3
1 The horizontal bars indi-
20
z
Displays
cate the remaining fuel
level
2 Gear indicator display, "N"
indicates "neutral"
3 Sector for warning displays
( 25)
4 with automatic Stability
ASC warning and indicator
display ( 34)
5 Warning indicators ( 25)
6 The horizontal bars indi-
cate the level of the engine
temperature
7 with onboard
Onboard computer displays ( 21)
8 with heated handlebar
Grip heating level ( 47)
Control
computer
OE
grips
OE
OE
9 with Electronic
Suspension Adjustment
OE
(ESA II)
ESA setting ( 53)
10 Odometer ( 43)
11 Clock ( 41)
with onboard
computer
Onboard computer data
sector ( 43)
OE
Meanings of displays
with onboard computer
OE
CLOCK: Time display
TEMP: Ambient temperature
( 23)
Ø SPEED: Average speed since
last reset
Ø FUEL: Average fuel milage
since last reset
RANGE: Travel range with re-
maining fuel ( 23)
OIL: Oil level indicator ( 24)
with Tire Pressure Control
(TPC/RDC)
OE
RDC P: Tire inflation pressures
( 24)
Warning and indicator lamps
1 Indicator lamp for left turn
signal
2 Headlight high beam indi-
cator lamp
3 General warning lamp,
appears together with
warnings in display panel
( 25)
4 Neutral indicator lamp
5 ABS warning lamp ( 33)
6 Indicator lamp for right turn
signal
3
21
z
Displays
The ABS symbol can be
3
22
shown differently depend-
ing on the country.
Service display
z
Displays
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
display means "March, 2012."
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 621 miles (1000 km), the
remaining miles (kilometers) 2
are counted down in 62-mile
(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)
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
has been disconnected for a
longer time.
Consult a certified workshop,
preferably an authorized
BMW Motorrad retailer, for
setting of the date.
Range
The range 1 indicates what distance can still be driven with the
remaining fuel. This distance is
calculated based on fuel level
and average consumption.
When refueling after running on
reserve, make sure that you top
up the tank to a level above reserve, as otherwise the sensor
will not be able to register the
new level. If the sensor cannot
register the new level the range
display cannot be updated.
If the motorcycle is standing on
its side stand, the motorcycle's
inclined position will prevent the
fuel level from being registered
accurately. For this reason travel
range is only calculated with the
side stand retracted.
The determined range is
an approximate reading.
BMW Motorrad therefore recommends that you do not try to use
the full range before refueling.
without onboard computer
The travel-range display does not
appear until the remaining fuel
falls to the reserve level.
with onboard computer
The average consumption employed to calculate the remaining
travel range does not appear in
the display and may vary from
the indicated average consumption.
OE
OE
Ambient temperature
with onboard computer
Engine heat can lead to spurious readings of ambient temperature when the motorcycle
is stationary. When the effects
of engine heat on the monitored
temperature become excessive
the display responds by temporarily reverting to -- as the
display reading.
When ambient tempera-
tures drop below 37 °F (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.
OE
3
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z
Displays
Tire inflation pressures
3
with Tire Pressure Control
(TPC/RDC)
24
z
Displays
The displayed tire inflation pressures refer to a tire temperature
of 68 °F (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. When you switch on the
ignition, -- -- appears in the
display. This is because active
transmission of tire-inflation data
does not start until the motorcy-
OE
cle exceeds a speed of 19 mph
(30 km/h) at least once.
If the 3 symbol appears at
the same time the display
is a warning. The critical tireinflation pressure flashes.
If the critical value is at the limit
of the permissible tolerance, the
general warning lamp also lights
up in yellow. If the monitored
tire inflation pressure is outside
the specified range the general
warning lamp will flash in red.
Additional information on the
BMW Motorrad Tire Pressure
Monitor is provided starting on
page ( 85).
Oil level indicator
with onboard computer
OE
The oil level display 1 provides
information on the oil level in the
engine. This display can only
be activated when the vehicle is
stopped.
The conditions required for using
the oil level display are as follows:
Engine at normal operating
temperature.
Engine idling for at least ten
seconds.
Side stand retracted.
Motorcycle is vertical.
The readings mean:
OK: Oil level correct.
CHECK: Check oil level during
next refueling stop.
---: No measurement possible
(above-mentioned conditions not
met).
If other display information
from the onboard computer
is requested this symbol will still
remain present until the system
detects that the oil level is again
correct.
Warning lamps
Display
Warnings are displayed with the
corresponding warning lamps.
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.
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Displays
The most recently measured status appears in the display for
five seconds the next time you
switch on the ignition.
Warnings for which no separate warning lamp is available
are shown by the general warning lamp 1 in conjunction with a
warning text, e.g. 2 or a warning
symbol, e.g. 3, in the multifunction display. The universal warning lamp shows red or yellow,
depending on the urgency of the
warning.
Overview of warning indicators
3
Warning and indicator
26
lamps
Lights up yellow
Warning symbols in the
display panel
EWS ! is indicated
Meaning
Electronic immobilizer is active ( 30)
z
Displays
Lights up yellow
Lights up red Temperature
Lights up yellow appears on the
Flashes red Is indicated. Engine oil pressure low ( 31)
Lights up red Is indicated
Lights up yellow
FUEL ! is indi-
cated
display flashes
display
LAMPR ! is indi-
cated
LAMPF ! is indi-
cated
Fuel down to reserve ( 30)
Coolant temperature too high ( 30)
Engine in emergency-operation mode
( 30)
Battery charge current insufficient
( 31)
Tail light defective ( 32)
Headlight bulb or turn signal defective
( 32)
Warning and indicator
lamps
Lights up yellow
Flashes
Lights up
Warning symbols in the
Meaning
display panel
LAMPS ! is indi-
cated
Is indicated. Engine oil level too low ( 33)
Bulbs defective ( 32)
Check Oil is
indicated
appears on the
display
Outside temperature warning ( 33)
ABS self-diagnosis not completed
( 33)
ABS deactivated ( 33)
3
27
z
Displays
Lights up
Flashes rapidly in
yellow
appears on the
display
ABS error ( 34)
ASC intervention ( 34)
Warning and indicator
3
lamps
28
Lights up yellow appears on the
z
Displays
Lights up yellow appears on the
Flashes red appears on the
Warning symbols in the
display panel
Flashes slowly
appears on the
display
display
display
The critical tire
inflation pressure
flashes
display
The critical tire
inflation pressure
flashes
"--" or "-- --"
is indicated
Meaning
ASC self-diagnosis not completed
( 34)
ASC deactivated ( 34)
ASC error ( 35)
Tire inflation pressure is at limit of approved range ( 35)
Tire inflation pressure outside permissible tolerance ( 35)
Transmission error ( 36)
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