BMW K 1300 S 2014 Owner's manual
Rider's Manual (US Model)
K 1300 S
BMW Motorrad
The Ultimate
Riding Machine
Motorcycle/Dealer Data
Motorcycle data
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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 of left side of
special model with HP pack-
age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
General view, right side . . . . . 15
General view of right side
of special model with HP
package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Multifunction switch, left . . . . 18
Multifunction switch,
right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3 Displays . . ... .. .. .. . ... .. 23
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 24
Meanings of displays . . . . . . . . 25
Warning and indicator
lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Ambient temperature. . . . . . . . 27
Tire inflation pressures . . . . . . 28
Oil level indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
4 Operation ... .. .. .. .. .. .. . 43
Steering and ignition
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
EWS Electronic immobi-
lizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 50
Emergency ON/OFF
switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 51
BMW Motorrad Integral
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
ASC Automatic Stability
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Footrest system. . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
ESA Electronic Suspension
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Helmet holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Luggage straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
5 Anti-theft alarm sys-
tem DWA . ... .. .. .. .. .. .. 65
Overview .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Alarm function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Deactivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Logging on remote con-
trol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
6 Riding .. .. .. .. .. . ... .. .. .. 75
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 76
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Shifting gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Parking your motorcycle . . . . 83
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Fastening motorcycle for
transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
7 Technology in
detail .. . ... .. .. .. .. . ... .. . 87
Brake system with
BMW Motorrad Integral
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Engine management with
BMW Motorrad ASC . . . . . . . . 90
Tire Pressure Control TCP/
RDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
ESA II Electronic Suspension
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
8 Accessories . .. .. .. . ... .. 95
General instructions . . . . . . . . . 96
Onboard power sockets. . . . . 96
Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Tire repair kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
9 Maintenance . ... .. .. .. 101
General instructions . . . . . . . 102
Onboard tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Wheel rims and tires . . . . . . 110
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Front wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 119
Rear-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 120
Lamps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
10 Care . . ... .. .. .. .. . ... . 133
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Washing your vehicle. . . . . . 134
Cleaning sensitive motorcy-
cle parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Protective wax coating . . . . 136
Storing motorcycle . . . . . . . . 136
Returning motorcycle to
use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
11 Technical data . .. .. . 137
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 138
Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 139
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 144
Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Wheels and tires . . . . . . . . . . 146
Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 147
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Performance data . . . . . . . . . 150
12 Service . ... .. .. .. .. .. . 151
Reporting safety
defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
BMW Motorrad Service .. . 153
BMW Motorrad Mobility
Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Maintenance proce-
dures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Confirmation of mainte-
nance work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Confirmation of service. . . . 160
13 Appendix .... .. .. .. . .. 163
Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
14 Index . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 165
General instructions
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Notice concerning current status . . . . 7
1
5
z
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 outputs in the Rider's Manual relate
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.
1
7
z
General instructions
1
8
z
General instructions
Overviews
General view, left side. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
General view of left side of special
model with HP package. . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
General view, right side . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
General view of right side of special
model with HP package. . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Multifunction switch, left . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Multifunction switch, right . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
2
9
z
Overviews
2
10
z
Overviews
General view, left side
1 Clutch fluid reservoir
( 109)
2 Headlight range adjust-
ment (below instrument
cluster) ( 61)
3 Seat lock (below tail light)
( 61)
4 Adjuster for spring preload,
rear ( 57)
5 Adjustment of rear damp-
ing rate ( 57)
6 Onboard socket ( 96)
2
11
z
Overviews
2
12
z
Overviews
General view of left side of special model with HP package
with special model K 1300 S
with HP package
1 Tinted windshield
2 Aluminum plate with model
name and serial number
3 Carbon passenger seat
cover ( 62)
4 Adjustable HP footrest
with adjustable shift lever
( 55)
5 Carbon front wheel cover
OE
2
13
z
Overviews
2
14
z
Overviews
General view, right side
1 Engine oil level indicator
( 103)
2 Fuel filler opening ( 84)
3 Battery compartment
( 130)
4 Brake-fluid reservoir, front
( 105)
5 Vehicle identification num-
ber (on front right side
panel)
6 Type plate (on rear cross
tube)
7 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 108)
2
15
z
Overviews
2
16
z
Overviews
General view of right side of special model with HP package
with special model K 1300 S
with HP package
1 Carbon center fairing panel
2 Adjustable HP footrest
with adjustable brake lever
( 55)
3 Paddock stand
Use like BMW rear wheel
stand ( 120)
4 Akrapovič end muffler
OE
2
17
z
Overviews
Multifunction switch,
2
left
18
1 High-beam headlight and
headlight flasher ( 49)
2 Selecting display readings
( 47).
with onboard
computer
Resetting average data
( 48).
3 Hazard warning flashers
z
Overviews
( 50)
4 Turn indicators ( 49)
5 Horn
6 with Electronic
Suspension Adjustment
OE
(ESA II)
ESA control ( 58)
7 ABS operation ( 52)
with automatic Stability
OE
Control
ASC control ( 53)
OE
Multifunction switch, right
1 with heated handlebar
2 Starter button ( 78)
3 Emergency ON/OFF
OE
grips
Heated hand grip ( 51)
switch ( 50)
2
19
z
Overviews
Underneath seat
2
1 Luggage loops
2 Rider's Manual (US Model)
20
3 Tire inflation pressure table
4 Payload table
5 Helmet holder ( 62)
6 Standard tool kit ( 102)
7 Engine oil fill location
( 104)
z
Overviews
Instrument cluster
1 Tachometer
2 Speedometer
3 Warning and indicator
lamps ( 25)
4 Multifunction display
( 24)
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
( 47)
Operating clock ( 45)
OE
2
21
z
Overviews
2
22
z
Overviews
Displays
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Meanings of displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Warning and indicator lamps . . . . . . . . 25
Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Ambient temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Tire inflation pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Oil level indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
3
23
z
Displays
Multifunction display
3
1 The horizontal bars indi-
24
z
Displays
cate the remaining fuel
level.
2 Gear indicator display, "N"
indicates "neutral."
3 Sector for warning displays
( 29)
4 with automatic Stability
ASC warning and indicator
display ( 38)
5 Warning indicators ( 29)
6 The horizontal bars indi-
cate the level of the engine
temperature.
7 with onboard
Onboard computer displays ( 25)
8 with heated handlebar
Grip heating level ( 51)
Control
computer
OE
grips
OE
OE
9 with Electronic
Suspension Adjustment
OE
(ESA II)
ESA setting ( 58)
10 Odometer ( 47)
11 Clock ( 45)
with onboard
computer
Onboard computer data
sector ( 47)
OE
Meanings of displays
with onboard computer
OE
CLOCK: Time display
TEMP: Ambient temperature
( 27)
Ø SPEED: Average speed since
last reset
Ø FUEL: Average fuel milage
since last reset
RANGE: Travel range with re-
maining fuel ( 27)
OIL: Oil level indicator ( 28)
with Tire Pressure Control
(TPC/RDC)
OE
RDC P: Tire inflation pressures
( 28)
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
( 29)
4 Neutral indicator lamp
5 ABS warning lamp ( 37)
6 Indicator lamp for right turn
signal
3
25
z
Displays
The ABS symbol can be
3
26
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 motorcycle 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 62mile (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 milage (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
27
z
Displays
Tire inflation pressures
3
with Tire Pressure Control
(TPC/RDC)
28
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 ( 91).
Oil level indicator
with onboard computer
OE
The oil level indicator 1 provides
information on the oil level in the
engine. It can only be displayed
when the motorcycle is stopped.
The conditions for the oil level
indicator are as follows:
Engine at operating temperature.
Engine idling for at least ten
seconds.
Side-stand retracted.
Motorcycle is vertical.
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