BMW K 1300 S 5th Edition (US) 2013 Owner's manual

Rider's Manual (US Model)
K 1300 S
BMW Motorrad
The Ultimate
Riding Machine
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Color number
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Phone number
Dealer's address/phone number (company stamp)
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 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.
1 General instructions .... 5
Overview . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . 5
Abbreviations and
symbols . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Notice concerning current sta-
tus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2 Overviews . .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . 7
General view, left side . . . . . . . . 8
General view of left side of special model with HP pack-
age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
General view, right side . . . . . 12
General view of right side of special model with HP
package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Multifunction switch, left . . . . 15
Multifunction switch,
right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3 Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 19
Meanings of displays . . . . . . . . 20
Warning and indicator
lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Ambient temperature. . . . . . . . 22
Tire inflation pressures . . . . . . 23
Oil level indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Steering and ignition
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
EWS Electronic immobi-
lizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 44
Emergency ON/OFF
switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 45
BMW Motorrad Integral
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
ASC Automatic Stability
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Footrest system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
ESA Electronic Suspension
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Helmet holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Luggage loops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
5 Riding .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . 58
Safety instructions .. . . . . . . . . 58
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Shifting gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Parking your motorcycle . . . . 65
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Fastening motorcycle for
transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
6 Technology in
detail .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Brake system with BMW Motorrad Integral
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Engine management with
BMW Motorrad ASC . . . . . . . . 71
Tire Pressure Control TCP/
RDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
ESA II Electronic Suspension
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
7 Accessories . .. .. .. . . . . . . 75
General instructions . . . . . . . . . 75
Onboard power sockets . . . . . 75
Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Tire repair kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
8 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
General instructions . . . . . . . . . 80
Onboard tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Wheel rims and tires . . . . . . . . 88
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Front wheel stand . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Rear-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Lamps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
9 Care .................... 111
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Washing your vehicle . . . . . . 111
Cleaning sensitive vehicle
parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Protective wax coating . . . . 113
Storing motorcycle . . . . . . . . 113
Returning motorcycle to
use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
10 Technical data . . . . . . 114
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 114
Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 115
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 120
Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Wheels and tires . . . . . . . . . . 122
Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 123
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Dimensions .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Performance data . . . . . . . . . 126
11 Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Reporting safety
defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
BMW Motorrad Service . . . 128 BMW Motorrad Mobility
Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Maintenance proce-
dures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Confirmation of mainte-
nance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Confirmation of service . . . . 135
12 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
13 Index .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 139

Overview

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.
OE Optional equipment
BMW Motorrad optional extras are already com­pletely installed during motorcycle production.
OA Optional 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

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When you ordered your BMW motorcycle, you chose various
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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
1 Clutch fluid reservoir
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Overviews
( 87)
2 Headlight range adjust-
ment (below instrument cluster) ( 55)
3 Seat lock (below tail light)
( 55)
4 Adjuster for spring preload,
rear ( 51)
5 Adjustment of rear damp-
ing rate ( 51)
6 Onboard socket ( 75)
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Overviews
General view of left side
2
of special model with
10
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 ( 56)
4 Adjustable HP footrest
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Overviews
with adjustable shift lever ( 49)
5 Carbon front wheel cover
OE
2
11
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Overviews

General view, right side

2
1 Engine oil level indicator
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Overviews
( 81)
2 Fuel filler opening ( 66) 3 Battery compartment
( 108)
4 Brake-fluid reservoir, front
( 83)
5 Vehicle identification num-
ber (on the upper front wheel control)
6 Type plate (on rear cross
tube)
7 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 86)
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Overviews
General view of right
2
side of special model
14
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 ( 49)
3 Paddock stand
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Overviews
Use like BMW rear wheel stand ( 98)
4 Akrapovič end muffler
OE

Multifunction switch, left

1 High-beam headlight and
headlight flasher ( 43)
2 Selecting display readings
( 41)
with onboard
computer Resetting average data ( 42)
3 Hazard warning flashers
( 44)
4 Turn indicators ( 43) 5 Horn 6 with Electronic Suspen-
sion Adjustment (ESA
II) ESA control ( 52)
7 ABS operation ( 46)
with automatic Stability
Control ASC control ( 47)
OE
OE
OE
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Overviews
Multifunction switch,
2
right
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1 with heated handlebar
2 Starter button ( 60) 3 Emergency ON/OFF
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OE
grips
Heated hand grip ( 45)
switch ( 44)

Underneath seat

1 Luggage loops 2 Rider's Manual (US Model) 3 Tire inflation pressure table 4 Payload table 5 Helmet holder ( 56) 6 Standard tool kit ( 80) 7 Engine oil fill location
( 82)
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Overviews

Instrument cluster

2
1 Tachometer 2 Speedometer
18
3 Warning and indicator
lamps ( 20)
4 Multifunction display
( 19)
5 Ambient light sensor (for
brightness adjustment of instrument lighting)
with anti-theft alarm
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Overviews
Anti-theft alarm indicator light (see anti-theft alarm operating instructions)
6 Operating odometer
( 41) Operating clock ( 39)
OE

Multifunction display

1 The horizontal bars indi-
cate the remaining fuel level.
2 Gear indicator display, "N"
indicates "neutral."
3 Sector for warning displays
( 24)
4 with automatic Stability
ASC warning and indicator display ( 33)
5 Warning indicators ( 24) 6 The horizontal bars indi-
cate the level of the engine temperature.
7 with onboard
Onboard computer dis­plays ( 20)
8 with heated handlebar
Grip heating level ( 45)
Control
computer
OE
grips
OE
OE
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Displays

9 with Electronic Suspen-
3
20
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Displays
sion Adjustment (ESA
OE
II)
ESA setting ( 52)
10 Odometer ( 41) 11 Clock ( 39)
with onboard
computer Onboard computer data sector ( 41)
OE

Meanings of displays

with onboard computer
OE
CLOCK: Time display
TEMP: Ambient temperature
( 22)
Ø SPEED: Average speed since
last reset
Ø FUEL: Average fuel milage
since last reset
RANGE: Travel range with re-
maining fuel ( 22)
OIL: Oil level indicator ( 23)
with Tire Pressure Control (TPC/RDC)
OE
RDC P: Tire inflation pressures
( 23)

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 ( 24)
4 Neutral indicator lamp 5 ABS warning lamp ( 32) 6 Indicator 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

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22
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
lamps
Lights up yellow
Warning symbols in the display
EWS ! is indicated
Meaning
Electronic immobilizer is active ( 29)
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Lights up yellow
Lights up red Temperature dis-
Lights up yellow Appears on the dis-
Flashes red Is indicated Engine oil pressure low ( 30)
Lights up red Is indicated
Lights up yellow
FUEL ! is indi-
cated
play flashes
play
LAMPR ! is indi-
cated
LAMPF ! is indi-
cated
Fuel down to reserve ( 29)
Coolant temperature too high ( 29)
Engine in emergency-operation mode ( 29)
Battery charge current insufficient ( 30)
Tail light defective ( 31)
Headlight bulb or turn signal defective ( 31)
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Displays
Warning and indicator
3
lamps
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Displays
Lights up yellow
Flashes
Lights up
Warning symbols in the
Meaning
display
LAMPS ! is indi-
cated
Is indicated Engine oil level too low ( 32)
Bulbs defective ( 31)
Check Oil is
indicated
Appears on the dis­play
Outside temperature warning ( 32)
ABS self-diagnosis not completed ( 32)
ABS deactivated ( 32)
Lights up
Flashes rapidly in yellow
Appears on the dis­play
ABS error ( 33)
ASC intervention ( 33)
Warning and indicator lamps
Lights up yellow Appears on the dis-
Lights up yellow Appears on the dis-
Flashes red Appears on the dis-
Warning symbols in the display
Flashes slowly
Appears on the dis­play
play
play
The critical tire inflation pressure flashes
play
The critical tire inflation pressure flashes
"--" or "-- --" is indicated
Meaning
ASC self-diagnosis not completed ( 33)
ASC deactivated ( 33)
ASC error ( 34)
Tire inflation pressure is at limit of ap­proved range ( 34)
Tire inflation pressure outside permissi­ble tolerance ( 34)
Transmission error ( 35)
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Displays
Warning and indicator
3
lamps
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Displays
Lights up yellow Appears on the dis-
Lights up yellow
Lights up yellow
Warning symbols in the display
play
"--" or "-- --" is indicated
RDC ! is indicated
DWA ! is indicated
DWALO ! is indi-
cated
Meaning
Sensor defective or system fault ( 35)
Battery of tire-inflation pressure sensor weak ( 36)
Anti-theft alarm battery discharged ( 36)
Anti-theft alarm battery weak ( 37)
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