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 highway 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 vehicle'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 consult the index at
the end of this Rider's Manual if
you want to find a particular topic
or item of information.
Chapter 2 of this Rider's Manual will provide you with an initial
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
symbols
Indicates warnings that
you must comply with for
reasons of your 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.
OEOptional equipment
BMW Motorrad optional
extras are already completely installed during
motorcycle production.
OAOptional accessory
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.
Electronic suspension
ESA
adjustment.
TPC/
Tire Pressure Control
RDC
(TPC).
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General instructions
Equipment
1
When you ordered your BMW
motorcycle, you chose various
6
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 de-
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General instructions
scribed 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 refer
to the Deutsches Institut für Normung e. V. (DIN) and comply with
its tolerance regulations. 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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Overviews
General view, left side
2
1Clutch fluid reservoir
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Overviews
(87)
2Headlight range adjust-
ment (below instrument
cluster) (55)
3Seat lock (below tail light)
(55)
4Adjuster for spring preload,
rear (51)
5Adjustment of rear damp-
ing rate (51)
6Onboard socket (75)
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Overviews
General view of left side
2
of special model with
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HP package
with special model K 1300 S
with HP package
1Tinted windshield
2Aluminum plate with model
name and serial number
3Carbon passenger seat
cover (56)
4Adjustable HP footrest
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Overviews
with adjustable shift lever
(49)
5Carbon front wheel cover
OE
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Overviews
General view, right side
2
1Engine oil level indicator
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Overviews
(81)
2Fuel filler opening (66)
3Battery compartment
(108)
4Brake-fluid reservoir, front
(83)
5Vehicle identification num-
ber (on the upper front
wheel control)
6Type plate (on rear cross
tube)
7Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
(86)
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Overviews
General view of right
2
side of special model
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with HP package
with special model K 1300 S
with HP package
1Carbon center fairing panel
2Adjustable HP footrest
appears together with
warnings in display panel
(24)
4Neutral indicator lamp
5ABS warning lamp (32)
6Indicator lamp for right turn
signal
The ABS symbol can be
shown differently depend-
ing on the country.
Service display
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.
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Displays
Range
3
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The range 1 indicates what dis-
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Displays
tance 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
Tire inflation pressures
with Tire Pressure Control
(TPC/RDC)
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 (72).
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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Displays
The readings mean:
3
OK: Oil level correct.
CHECK: Check oil level during
24
next refueling stop.
---: No measurement possible
(above-mentioned conditions not
met).
If other information of the
onboard computer is dis-
played, this symbol continues to
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Displays
be shown until the oil level is detected as correct again.
The most recently measured status appears in the display for
five seconds the next time you
switch on the ignition.
Warning lamps
Display
Warnings are displayed with the
corresponding warning lamps.
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.
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.
Overview of warning indicators
Warning and indicator