BMW K 1600 GT 2011 Owner's Manual
Rider's Manual (US Model)
K 1600 GT
BMW Motorrad
The Ultimate
Riding Machine
Motorcycle/Retailer Data
Motorcycle data
Model
Vehicle Identification Number
Color number
First registration
Registration number
Retailer Data
Contact in Service
Ms./Mr.
Phone number
Retailer'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 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 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Abbreviations and
symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Currentness of this man-
ual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2 Overviews . . ..... .. .. .. .. . 9
General view, left side . . . . . . . 11
General view, right side . . . . . 13
Left handlebar fitting . . . . . . . . 14
Right handlebar fitting . . . . . . . 16
Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3 Status indicators . . . .... 21
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 22
Meaning of symbols. . . . . . . . . 23
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Ambient temperature. . . . . . . . 24
Tire inflation pressures . . . . . . 24
Oil level indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Warning and indicator
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Warning indicators . . . . . . . . . . 28
4 Operation .... .. .. .. .. .. .. 43
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Electronic immobilizer
EWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 46
Onboard computer . . . . . . . . . . 50
Odometer and
tripmeters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 55
Emergency ON/OFF
switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Heated handlebar grips .. . . . 56
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Dynamic Traction Control
(DTC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Wind deflection wing . . . . . . . . 62
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Stowage compartments . . . . . 65
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Electronic suspension ad-
justment ESA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Anti-theft alarm (DWA) . . . . . . 73
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
5 Riding .. .. . . .... .. .. .. .. .. 79
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 80
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Parking your motorcycle . . . . 86
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Securing motorcycle for
transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
6 Technology in
detail .. . . .... .. .. .. .. .. .. . 91
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Brake system with BMW
Motorrad Integral ABS . . . . . . 93
Engine management with
BMW Motorrad DTC . . . . . . . . 96
Tire Pressure Control TPC/
RDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Electronic Suspension Ad-
justment ESA II . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
7 Accessories . . . .... .. .. 101
General instructions . . . . . . . 102
Onboard sockets . . . . . . . . . . 102
Navigation device . . . . . . . . . 103
Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
8 Maintenance . .. .. .. .. . 113
General instructions . . . . . . . 114
Onboard toolkit. . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Rims and Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Front wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 128
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Lamps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
9 Care .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 139
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Washing your motorcy-
cle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Cleaning sensitive motorcy-
cle parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Protective wax coating . . . . 142
Storing motorcycle . . . . . . . . 142
Returning motorcycle to
use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
10 Technical data . . .... 143
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 144
Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 145
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 149
Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Wheels and tires . . . . . . . . . . 151
Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 152
Anti-theft alarm. . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Riding specifications . . . . . . 156
11 Service . .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 157
Reporting safety
defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
BMW Motorrad Service . . . 159
BMW Motorrad Service
Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
BMW Motorrad Mobility
Services - on-site break-
down service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
BMW Motorrad Service
Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . 160
Confirmation of mainte-
nance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Confirmation of service . . . . 166
12 Index .... .. .. .. .. .. .. . 168
General instructions
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Currentness of this manual . . . . . . . . . . 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 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
z
General instructions
symbols
Indicates warnings that
you must comply with for
reasons of your safety and the
safety of others, and to protect
your motorcycle 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
The motorcycles are assembled complete with
all the BMW optional extras originally ordered.
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.
DTC Dynamic Traction Con-
trol.
ESA Electronic Suspension
Adjustment
Electronic suspension
adjustment.
TPC/
Tire Pressure Control
RDC
(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 refer
to the Deutsches Institut für Normung e. V. (DIN) and comply with
its tolerance regulations. Versions for individual countries may
differ.
Currentness of this manual
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. In addition,
BMW Motorrad cannot guarantee
the total absence of errors. We
hope you will appreciate that no
claims can be entertained on the
basis of the data, illustrations or
descriptions in this manual.
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General instructions
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General instructions
Overviews
General view, left side. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
General view, right side . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Left handlebar fitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Right handlebar fitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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Overviews
2
10
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Overviews
General view, left side
1 Clutch fluid reservoir
( 120)
2 Fuel filler opening ( 87)
3 Seat lock ( 60)
4 Rear seat heating control
(on rear seat) ( 57)
5 Payload table
Tire inflation pressure table
6 Adjusting spring preload
( 67)
7 Adjusting damping ( 67)
8 Storage compartment
( 65)
9 Wind deflection wing
( 62)
2
11
z
Overviews
2
12
z
Overviews
General view, right side
1 Vehicle Identification Num-
ber (above engine oil filler
neck)
2 Onboard socket ( 102)
3 Brake-fluid reservoir, front
( 118)
4 Coolant level indicator (be-
hind side panel) ( 120)
5 Type plate (on front sus-
pension)
6 Wind deflection wing
( 62)
7 Engine oil fill location and
oil dipstick ( 114)
8 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 119)
2
13
z
Overviews
Left handlebar fitting
2
1 High-beam headlight and
14
z
Overviews
headlight flasher ( 52)
2 with additional head-
3 Cruise control operation
4 Hazard warning flashers
5 Windshield operation
6 Operating turn indicators
7 Horn
OA
light
Operating additional headlights ( 53)
( 63)
( 55)
( 61)
( 54)
8 Multi-controller and MENU
button
Operating the multifunction
display ( 46)
with Dynamic Traction
Control (DTC)
Using DTC ( 58)
with Electronic Suspension Adjustment (ESA)
Operating ESA ( 68)
with audio system with
preparation for navigation
device
Operation of the audio system (see the appropriate
instructions for use)
9 Select the favorite menu.
( 49).
OE
OE
OE
2
15
z
Overviews
Right handlebar fitting
2
1 with central locking
16
z
Overviews
Operation of the central
locking system ( 69)
2 Selection of the ride mode
( 59)
3 Emergency ON/OFF
switch ( 55)
4 Starting engine ( 82)
OE
Underneath seat
1 Rider's Manual (US Model)
2 Fuses ( 136)
3 Battery ( 134)
4 Onboard toolkit ( 114)
5 Seat-height adjustment
( 61)
2
17
z
Overviews
Instrument cluster
2
1 Speedometer
2 Trimmer
18
z
Overviews
with preparation for navi-
gation device
Release for navigation slot
3 Warning and indicator
lights ( 27)
4 with preparation for navi-
gation device
with navigation system
Navigation device ( 103)
5 Ambient brightness sensor
(for brightness adjustment
of instrument lighting)
6 Tachometer
7 Control for tripmeters
( 51)
8 Multifunction display
( 22)
The brightness of the warn-
ing lights and telltale lights,
the display and the instrument
needle and gauge lighting is
OE
OE
OA
adapted automatically to suit ambient brightness.
2
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z
Overviews
2
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Overviews
Status indicators
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Meaning of symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Ambient temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Tire inflation pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Oil level indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Warning and indicator lights . . . . . . . . . 27
Warning indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
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Status indicators
Multifunction display
3
1 Riding mode ( 59)
2 Coolant temperature
22
3 Area for warnings ( 28)
4 Menu area ( 46)
with audio system with
preparation for navigation
OE
device
Area for messages relating
to the audio system
5 Onboard computer display
area ( 50)
with Tire Pressure Con-
trol (TPC/RDC)
z
Status indicators
RDC readings
6 Status indicators for seat
heating ( 56)
Status indicators for handlebar grip heating ( 56)
with Electronic Suspen-
sion Adjustment (ESA)
ESA settings
7 Trip distance ( 51)
8 Total distance covered
9 Clock ( 49)
OE
OE
10 Fuel level
11 Gear indicator, "N" is
shown for Neutral
Meaning of symbols
Meanings of the symbols at position 1:
Average consumption
1 and 2 since last reset
( 50)
Range with fuel now on
board ( 24)
Average speed since last
reset ( 50)
Ambient temperature
( 24)
Tire inflation pressures
( 24)
Stopwatch ( 51)
Travel times ( 51)
Date (display mode depends on the time format
selected) ( 49)
Oil level ( 25)
2 Rear-seat heating ON
3 Handlebar grip heating ON
4 Front-seat heating ON
3
23
z
Status indicators
with Electronic Suspension Adjustment (ESA)
3
24
5 Damping
6 Vehicle load
OE
Range
z
Status indicators
The range indicates what
distance can still be driven
with the remaining fuel. The average consumption for calculating
the range is not displayed and
may differ from the indicated average consumption.
You must put at least five liters of
fuel into the fuel tank for the new
level to be registered correctly.
If the sensor cannot register the
new level the range display cannot be updated.
If the motorcycle is standing on
the side stand, the fuel level cannot be correctly determined due
to the inclined position. For this
reason the 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.
Ambient temperature
When the motorcycle is
stopped, the engine heat
can falsify the measurement
of the ambient temperature. If
the influence of the engine heat
becomes too great, -- is temporarily shown in the display.
If the ambient temperature
drops below 37 °F (3 °C),
this warning of possible icingup appears. The display automatically switches from any other
mode to the temperature reading when the temperature drops
below this threshold for the first
time.
Tire inflation pressures
with Tire Pressure Control
(TPC/RDC)
OE
The displayed tire inflation pressures refer to a tire temperature
of 68 °F (20 °C) . The left-hand
value 1 indicates the air pressure of the front wheel, and the
right-hand value 2 the inflation
pressure of the rear wheel. Immediately after switching on the
ignition, "-- --" is displayed, as
the transfer of the inflation pressure values does not begin until
a speed of 19 mph (30 km/h) is
exceeded for the first time.
If the pressure in a tire drops to
a critical level the corresponding
status indicator shows red.
The tire warning symbol
also appears on the display.
The general warning light
flashes red.
Additional information on BMW
Motorrad TPC/RDC is provided
from page ( 97).
Oil level indicator
The oil-level indicator gives
you an indication of the en-
gine oil level.
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.
The readings mean:
OK: Oil level is correct
CHECK!: Check oil level during
next refueling stop.
– – –: No measurement possi-
ble (above-mentioned conditions
not met).
Service display
If a service is due, for a
brief period after the preride check the service symbol
appears on the display and the
service-due date shows instead
of the odometer reading.
If the service is overdue the
General warning light briefly
shows yellow and the service
symbol lights up continuously.
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Status indicators
3
26
If the countdown to the next
service is less than one month,
service-due date 1 appears on
the display.
z
Status indicators
If the motorcycle is driven long
distances annually, it is possible that earlier service will be
required. If the countdown distance to the early service is less
than 621 mls (1000 km), countdown distance 2 appears on the
display.
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
was disconnected.
Warning and indicator lights
1 ABS warning light ( 36)
2 with Dynamic Traction
Control (DTC)
DTC warning light ( 37)
3 Telltale light of the left turn
indicators
4 Warning light for fuel down
to reserve ( 33)
5 Neutral indicator light
6 High-beam headlight indi-
cator light
7 Telltale light of the right
turn indicators
8 Warning light for engine
electronics
9 with anti-theft alarm
Anti-theft alarm telltale light
( 73)
10 with additional head-
OA
light
Telltale light for the auxiliary headlights ( 53)
OE
OE
3
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Status indicators
11 Indicator light of cruise-
3
28
control system ( 63)
12 General warning light, in
conjunction with warning indicators in display
( 28)
Warning indicators
Display
Warnings are displayed with the
corresponding warning light.
Up to four warning symbols can
be displayed at any given time.
The general warning light is
shown in accordance with the
most urgent warning.
The possible warnings are listed
on the following pages.
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Status indicators
Warnings for which there is no
dedicated warning light are indicated by 'General' warning light 1
showing in combination with a
warning symbol such as, for example, 2 appearing in the multifunction display. The 'General'
warning light shows red or yellow, depending on the urgency of
the warning.
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