K 1300 S 1st Edition 2012
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BMW Motorrad
Rider's Manual
K 1300 S
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 (com-
pany 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 rid-
ing your BMW and that all your
journeys will be pleasant and
safe.
BMW Motorrad.
01 41 8 525 681
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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, left, special
model with HP package . . . . . 13
General view, right side . . .. . 15
General view, right, special
model with HP package . . . . . 17
Multifunction switch, left . . .. 18
Multifunction switch,
right . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . 19
Underneath the seat . . . . . . . . 20
Instrument panel . . . . . . . .. . . . 21
3 Status indicators . . .. . . . 23
Multifunction display . . . . . .. . 24
Meanings of the status in-
dicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 25
Warning and telltale
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . 25
Service-due indicator . . .. . . . . 26
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 27
Ambient temperature. . . . . . . . 27
Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 28
Oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 28
Warnings . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
4 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Ignition switch/steering
lock . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Electronic immobiliser
EWS . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Clock . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . 47
Lights . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Turn indicators . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 49
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 50
Emergency off switch (kill
switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 50
Grip heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
BMW Motorrad Integral
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . 52
Automatic Stability Control
ASC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 53
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . 54
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 54
footrest system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . 56
Spring preload . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 56
Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 57
Electronic Suspension Ad-
justment ESA . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . 58
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 60
Headlight . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Seat . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Helmet holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Luggage loops . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 63
5 Riding .. .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . 65
Safety instructions . . . . .. . .. . 66
Checklist . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 68
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . 68
Running in . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Shifting gear . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 71
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 72
Parking your motorcycle . . . . 73
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 74
Securing motorcycle for
transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
6 Engineering details..... 77
Brake system with BMW
Motorrad Integral ABS . . . . . . 78
Electronic engine manage-
ment with BMW Motorrad
ASC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 80
Tyre pressure monitoring
RDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 82
Electronic Suspension Ad-
justment ESA II . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
7 Accessories . . . .. . . . .. . . . 85
General instructions . . . . . . . .. 86
Power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 86
Cases . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 87
Tyre repair kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 90
8 Maintenance . .. .. .. .. . .. 91
General instructions . . . . . . . .. 92
Toolkit. . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . 92
Engine oil . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Brake system . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 95
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . 99
Rims and tyres . . . . . . . .. . .. 100
Wheels . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . 100
Front-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 109
Rear-wheel stand . . .. . . . . . 110
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 111
Jump starting . . . . .. . .. . . . . 117
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
9 Care .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 123
Care products . . .. . .. . . . . . . 124
Washing motorcycle. . . . . . . 124
Cleaning easily damaged
components . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 124
Paint care . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . 125
Protective wax coating . . . . 126
Laying up motorcycle . . . . . 126
Restoring motorcycle to
use . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 126
10 Technical data .. .. .. 127
troubleshooting chart . . . . . . 128
Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 129
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 131
Fuel . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 132
Engine oil . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . 133
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 134
Rear-wheel drive . . . .. . . . . . 134
Running gear .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 136
Wheels and tyres. . . . . . . . .. 136
Electrics . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . 137
Frame . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Weights . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . 139
Riding specifications . . . . . . 140
11 Service . .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 141
BMW Motorrad Service . . . 142
BMW Motorrad Mobility
services . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 142
Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . 142
Confirmation of mainten-
ance work . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 144
Confirmation of service . . . . 149
12 Index . .. .. . .. . . .. . . . .. 151
General instructions
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Currency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1
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General instructions
Overview
Chapter 2 of this Rider's Manual
will provide you with an initial
overview of your motorcycle. All
maintenance and repair work on
the motorcycle is documented in
Chapter 11. This record of the
maintenance work you have had
performed on your motorcycle is
a precondition for generous treat-
ment 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 of the mo-
torcycle.
Abbreviations and
symbols
Indicates warnings that you
must comply with for reas-
ons of your safety and the safety
of others, and to protect your
motorcycle against damage.
Specific instructions on
how to operate, control, ad-
just or look after items of equip-
ment on the motorcycle.
Indicates the end of an
item of information.
Instruction.
Result of an activity.
Reference to a page with
more detailed informa-
tion.
Indicates the end of a
passage relating to spe-
cific accessories or items
of equipment.
Tightening torque.
Item of technical data.
OE Optional extra
The motorcycles are as-
sembled complete with
all the BMW optional ex-
tras originally ordered.
OA Optional accessory
You can obtain optional
accessories through your
authorised BMW Motor-
rad dealer; optional ac-
cessories have to be
retrofitted to the motor-
cycle.
EWS
Electronic immobiliser.
DWA
Anti-theft alarm (Dieb-
stahlwarnanlage)
ABS
Anti-lock brake system
ASC Automatic Stability Con-
trol.
1
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z
General instructions
ESA Electronic Suspension
Adjustment
Electronic Suspension
Adjustment.
RDC
Tyre pressure monitoring
(ReifenDruck-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 ac-
cessories (OA). This explains why
the manual may also contain de-
scriptions of equipment which
you have not ordered. Please
note, too, that your motorcycle
might not be exactly as illus-
trated 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
Deutsches 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 BMW Motorrad entirely
rule out errors and omissions.
We hope you will appreciate that
no claims can be entertained on
the basis of the data, illustrations
or descriptions in this manual.
1
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General instructions
1
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z
General instructions
General views
General view, left side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
General view, left, special model with
HP package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
General view, right side . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
General view, right, special model
with HP package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Multifunction switch, left . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Multifunction switch, right . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Underneath the seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
2
9
z
General views
2
10
z
General views
General view, left side
1 Clutch-fluid reservoir
( 99)
2 Adjuster for headlight
beam throw (underneath
the instrument panel)
( 61)
3 Seat lock (underneath the
rear light) ( 61)
4 Adjuster for spring preload,
rear ( 57)
5 Adjuster for damping char-
acteristic, rear suspension
( 58)
6 Power socket ( 86)
2
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z
General views
2
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z
General views
General view, left,
special model with HP
package
with K 1300 S special model
with HP package
OE
1 tinted windscreen
2 Aluminium badge with
model name and serial
number
3 Carbon rear-seat cover
( 62)
4 adjustable HP footrest
with adjustable shift lever
( 55)
5 Carbon front-wheel cover
2
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z
General views
2
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z
General views
General view, right side
1 Engine oil level indicator
( 93)
2 Fuel filler neck ( 74)
3 Battery compartment
( 120)
4 Brake-fluid reservoir, front
( 95)
5 Vehicle identification num-
ber (on side panel, front
right)
6 Type plate (on rear cross-
tube)
7 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 98)
2
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General views
2
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General views
General view, right,
special model with HP
package
with K 1300 S special model
with HP package
OE
1 Carbon centre trim panel
2 adjustable HP footrest
with adjustable brake lever
( 55)
3 paddock stand
Use in the same way as
the BMW rear-wheel stand
( 110)
4 Akrapovič end silencer
2
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z
General views
Multifunction switch,
left
1 High-beam headlight and
headlight flasher ( 49)
2 Select the readings
( 47).
with on-board com-
puter
OE
Reset the average values
( 48).
3 Hazard warning flashers
( 50)
4 Operation of the flashing
turn indicators ( 49)
5 Horn
6 with Electronic Suspen-
sion Adjustment (ESA
II)
OE
Operating ESA ( 58)
7 Operating the ABS
( 52)
with Automatic Stability
Control
OE
Operating ASC ( 53)
2
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z
General views
Multifunction switch,
right
1 with heated handlebar
grips
OE
Grip heating control
( 51)
2 Starter button ( 68)
3 Emergency off switch (kill
switch) ( 50)
2
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z
General views
Underneath the seat
1 Luggage loops
2 Rider's Manual
3 Table of tyre pressures
4 Payload table
5 Helmet holder ( 62)
6 Standard toolkit ( 92)
7 Engine-oil filler neck
( 94)
2
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z
General views
Instrument panel
1 Rev. counter
2 Speedometer
3 Warning and telltale lights
( 25)
4 Multifunction display
( 24)
5 Ambient-light brightness
sensor (for adapting the
brightness of the instru-
ment lighting)
with anti-theft alarm
(DWA)
OE
Anti-theft alarm telltale light
(see the instructions for
use for the anti-theft alarm)
6 Control for the odometer
( 47)
Operation of the clock
( 45)
2
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General views
2
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z
General views
Status indicators
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Meanings of the status indicat-
ors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Warning and telltale lights . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Service-due indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Ambient temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
3
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Status indicators
Multifunction display
1 The horizontal bars indic-
ate the quantity of fuel left
in the tank.
2 Gear indicator; "N" indic-
ates neutral.
3 Panel for warnings ( 29)
4 with Automatic Stability
Control
OE
ASC warning and status
indicator ( 38)
5 Warnings ( 29)
6 The horizontal bars indic-
ate the level of the engine
temperature.
7 with on-board com-
puter
OE
On-board computer read-
ings ( 25)
8 with heated handlebar
grips
OE
Grip heating stage ( 51)
3
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Status indicators
9 with Electronic Suspen-
sion Adjustment (ESA
II)
OE
ESA setting ( 58)
10 Odometer and tripmeters
( 47)
11 Clock ( 45)
with on-board com-
puter
OE
Values area of the on-
board computer ( 47)
Meanings of the status
indicators
with on-board computer
OE
CLOCK: Time
TEMP: Ambient temperature
( 27)
Ø SPEED: Average speed since
the last reset
Ø FUEL: Average fuel con-
sumption since the last reset
RANGE: Range with fuel re-
maining in the fuel tank ( 27)
OIL: Oil level ( 28)
with tyre pressure monitoring
(RDC)
OE
RDC P: Tyre pressures
( 28)
Warning and telltale
lights
1 Telltale light for left turn
indicators
2 High-beam headlight tell-
tale light
3 General warning light, in
combination with warnings
in the display ( 29)
4 Telltale light for neutral
5 ABS warning light ( 37)
6 Telltale light for right turn
indicators
3
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z
Status indicators
The ABS symbol might dif-
fer, depending on the spe-
cifics of national regulations.
Service-due indicator
If the next service is due in less
than one month, the date for the
next service 1 is shown briefly
after the Pre-Ride Check com-
pletes. In this example the read-
ing means "March 2012".
If the motorcycle covers long dis-
tances in the course of the year,
under certain circumstances it
might be necessary to have it
serviced at a date in advance
of the forecast due date. If the
countdown distance to the odo-
meter reading at which a service
will be due is less than 1000 km,
the distance is counted down in
steps of 100 km 2 and is shown
briefly after the Pre-Ride Check
completes.
If service is overdue, the
due date or the odometer
reading at which service was due
is accompanied by the 'Gener-
al' warning light showing yellow.
The word "Service" remains per-
manently visible.
If the service-due indicator
appears more than a month
before the service date, the date
saved in the instrument cluster
must be adjusted. This situation
can occur if the battery was dis-
connected for a prolonged period
of time.
If you want to have the date set
consult a specialist workshop,
preferably an authorised BMW
Motorrad dealer.
3
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z
Status indicators
Range
The range readout 1 indicates
how far you can ride with the fuel
remaining in the tank. This dis-
tance is calculated on the basis
of fuel level and average con-
sumption.
When refuelling after running on
reserve, make sure that you top
up the tank to a level above re-
serve, as otherwise the sensor
will not be able to register the
new level. If the sensor cannot
register the new level the range
readout cannot be updated.
When the motorcycle is propped
on its side stand the slight angle
of inclination means that the
sensor cannot register the fuel
level correctly. This is the reason
why the range is calculated only
when the side stand is in the re-
tracted position.
The calculated range is only
an approximate reading.
Consequently, BMW Motorrad
recommends that you should not
try to use the full range before
refuelling.
without on-board computer
OE
The range reading does not ap-
pear until the fuel is down to the
reserve level.
with on-board computer
OE
The figure for average consump-
tion used to calculate range is
not shown and might not be the
same as the average-consump-
tion reading that appears on the
display.
Ambient temperature
with on-board computer
OE
When the motorcycle is at a
standstill the heat of the engine
can falsify the ambient-tempera-
ture reading. If the effect of the
engine's heat becomes excess-
ive, -- temporarily appears on
the display.
If ambient temperature
drops below 3 °C the tem-
perature display flashes to draw
your attention to the risk of black
ice forming. The display auto-
matically switches from any other
mode to the temperature read-
ing when the temperature drops
below this threshold for the first
time.
3
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z
Status indicators
Tyre pressures
with tyre pressure monitoring
(RDC)
OE
The tyre-pressure readings are
based on a reference tyre tem-
perature of 20 °C. The front
tyre pressure is on the left 1;
the reading on the right 2 is
the rear tyre pressure. -- --
appears directly after the ig-
nition is switched on, because
the sensors do not transmit tyre
pressures until the first time the
motorcycle accelerates to more
than 30 km/h.
If symbol 3 also shows, the
reading is a warning. The
critical tyre pressure flashes.
If the critical value is close to the
limit of the permissible tolerance
range, the reading is accompan-
ied by the 'General' warning light
showing yellow. If the tyre pres-
sure registered by the sensor is
outside the permissible tolerance
range, the 'General' warning light
flashes red.
The detailed description of BMW
Motorrad RDC starts on page
( 82).
Oil level
with on-board computer
OE
Oil-level indicator 1 gives you
an indication of the engine oil
level. You can call up this read-
ing only when the motorcycle is
at a standstill.
The preconditions for the oil level
check are as follows:
Engine at operating tempera-
ture.
Engine idling for at least ten
seconds.
Side stand retracted.
Make sure the motorcycle is
upright.
3
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Status indicators
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