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BMW Motorrad
The Ultimate
Riding Machine
Rider's Manual (US Model)
K1600GT
Motorcycle/Retailer Data
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Phone number
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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.
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.
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
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 status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2 Overviews ................ 9
General view, left side . . . . . . . 11 General view, right side . . . . . 13 Multifunction switch, left . . . . 14 Multifunction switch,
right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3 Displays ................. 21
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 22 Meaning of symbols. . . . . . . . . 23 Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Ambient temperature. . . . . . . . 24 Tire inflation pressures . . . . . . 25
Oil level indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Warning and indicator
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
4 Operation................ 45
Steering and ignition
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Ignition with Key-
less Ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 52 Onboard computer . . . . . . . . . . 56 Tripmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 61 Emergency ON/OFF
switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 63 Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Dynamic Traction Control
(DTC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Rider's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Wind deflection wing . . . . . . . . 70 Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Hill Start Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Storage compartments . . . . . . 73 Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 ESA Electronic Suspension Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Central locking system . . . . . . 78 Alarm system(DWA) . . . . . . . . . 82 Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
5 Riding .................... 87
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 88 Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Parking your motorcycle . . . . 95 Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Securing motorcycle for transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
6 Technology in de-
tail...................... 101
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Hill Start Control . . . . . . . . . . 103 Brake system with
BMW Motorrad Integral
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Engine management with
BMW Motorrad DTC . . . . . . 107 Tire Pressure Control TPC/ RDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 ESA II Electronic
Suspension Adjustment . . . 109
7 Accessories ........... 111
General instructions . . . . . . . 112 Onboard power
sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Navigation device . . . . . . . . . 113 Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
8 Maintenance .......... 125
General instructions . . . . . . . 126 Onboard tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Wheel rims and tires . . . . . . 133 Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Front wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 141 Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Light sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
9 Care .................... 151
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Washing your motorcy-
cle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Cleaning sensitive motorcy-
cle parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Store motorcycle . . . . . . . . . . 154 Protective wax coating . . . . 154 Returning motorcycle to
use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
10 Technical Data ...... 155
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 156 Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 157 Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 161 Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Wheels and tires . . . . . . . . . . 162 Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 164 Anti-Theft Alarm
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Performance data . . . . . . . . . 168
11 Service ............... 169
Reporting safety
defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 BMW Motorrad Service . . . 171 BMW Motorrad Mobility Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Maintenance proce-
dures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Maintenance schedule . . . . 175 Standard BMW Service . . . 176 Confirmation of mainte-
nance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Confirmation of service . . . . 182
12 Appendix............. 185
Certificate for Electronic Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Certificate for Remote
Key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Certificate for Key-
less Ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Certificate for Tire Pressure Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
13 Index ................. 195
General instructions
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6 Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Notice concerning current status . . . . 7
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5 instructionsGeneral
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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 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
CAUTION Hazard with low risk. Failure to avoid
this hazard can result in minor or moderate injury.
WARNING Hazard with moderate risk. Failure to avoid this hazard can result in
death or serious injury.
DANGER Hazard with high risk. Failure to avoid this
hazard results in death or serious injury.
ATTENTION Special instructions and precautionary measures. Non-compliance
can cause damage to the vehicle or accessories and warranty claims may be denied as a result.
Result of an activity.
Reference to a page with more detailed information.
Indicates the end of accessory or equipmentdependent information.
Tightening torque.
Technical data.
NOTICE Special informa- |
OE |
Optional extra. |
tion on operating and in- |
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BMW Motorrad optional |
specting your motorcycle as well |
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extras are already com- |
as maintenance and adjustment |
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pletely installed during |
procedures. |
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motorcycle production. |
Indicates the end of an |
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item of information. |
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Instruction. |
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OA |
Optional accessory. |
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BMW Motorrad op- |
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tional accessories can |
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be purchased and in- |
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stalled at your autho- |
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rized BMW Motorrad |
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retailer. |
EWS |
Electronic immobilizer. |
DWA |
Anti-theft alarm. |
ABS |
Anti-Lock Brake System. |
DTC |
Dynamic Traction Con- |
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trol. |
ESA |
Electronic Suspension |
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Adjustment. |
TPC |
Tire Pressure Control |
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(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-
1
7 instructionsGeneral
lustrations or descriptions in this 1 manual.
8 instructionsGeneral
Overviews
General view, left side. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 General view, right side . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Multifunction switch, left . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Multifunction switch, right . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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9 Overviews
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10
Overviews
General view, left side
1Clutch fluid reservoir (
133)
2Fuel filler opening (
96)
3Seat lock (
67)
4Rear seat heating control (on rear seat) (
64)
5Payload table
Tire inflation pressure table
6Adjusting spring preload (
75)
7Damping adjustment (
76)
8Storage compartment (
73)
9Wind deflection wing (
70)
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11
Overviews
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12
Overviews
General view, right side
1Vehicle Identification Number (above engine oil filler neck)
2Onboard power socket (
112)
3Brake-fluid reservoir, front (
130)
4Coolant level indicator (behind side panel) (
132)
5Type plate (on front suspension)
6Wind deflection wing (
70)
7Engine oil fill location and oil dipstick (
126)
8Brake-fluid reservoir, rear (
131)
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Overviews
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14
Overviews
Multifunction switch, left
1 |
High-beam headlight and |
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headlight flasher ( 59) |
2 |
Cruise control ( 70) |
3 |
Hazard warning flashers |
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( 61) |
4 |
with additional LED |
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headlightOE |
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or |
with additional LED headlightOA
Operating auxiliary headlights (
60)
5Windshield (
69)
6Turn indicators (
61)
7Horn
8Multi-controller and MENU button
Multifunction display operation (
52)
with ECE audio system and preparation for navigation systemOE
Operation of the audio system (see the appropriate operating instructions) Using DTC (
65)
with Electronic Suspension Adjustment (ESA)OE
ESA control (
77)
9Selecting favorite menu (
55).
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Overviews
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16
Overviews
Multifunction switch, right
1with central locking systemOE
Operation of the central locking system (
78)
2Selection of the ride mode (
66)
3Emergency ON/OFF switch (
62)
4Starting the engine (
90)
Underneath seat
1Rider's Manual (US Model)
2Fuses (
149)
3Battery (
147)
4Standard tool kit (
126)
5Seat-height adjustment (
68)
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Overviews
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Overviews
Instrument cluster
1 |
Speedometer |
2 |
- with preparation for navi- |
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gation device (OE) |
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Release for navigation slot |
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Warning and indicator |
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lights ( 28) |
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with preparation for navi- |
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gation systemOE |
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with navigation systemOA |
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Navigation device ( 113) |
5Ambient light sensor (for brightness adjustment of instrument lighting)
6Tachometer
7Multifunction display (
22)
NOTICE
The brightness of the warning lights and telltale lights, the display and the instrument needle and gauge lighting is
adapted automatically to suit |
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ambient brightness. |
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Overviews |
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Overviews
Displays
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Meaning of symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Ambient temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Tire inflation pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Oil level indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Warning and indicator lights. . . . . . . . . 28 Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
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Displays
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22
Displays
Multifunction display
1Riding mode (
66)
2with Hill Start ControlOE Hill Start Control Operating (
72).
3Coolant temperature
4Warning lights (
29)
5Menu panel (
52)
with ECE audio system and preparation for navigation systemOE
Area for messages relating to the audio system
6 Onboard computer (
56) with Tire Pressure Control (TPC/RDC)OE
RDC readings
7 Seat heating (
63) Heated handlebar grips (
63)
with Electronic Suspension Adjustment (ESA)OE
ESA settings (
77) 8 Trip distance (
58)
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Total distance covered |
Meaning of symbols |
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Clock ( 56) |
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Fuel level |
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Gear indicator |
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Meanings of the symbols at position 1:
Average fuel consumption since last reset (
57)
Current fuel consumption
Range with fuel now on board (
24)
Average speed since last reset (
57)
Ambient temperature (
24)
Tire inflation pressures (
25)
Stopwatch (
57)
Travel times (
57)
Date (display mode depends on the time format
selected) (
56)
Electrical system voltage
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23
Displays
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2 Rear-seat heating ON
3 Heated handlebar grips switched on
4 Front-seat heating ON
with Electronic Suspension Adjustment (ESA)OE
5Damping
6Vehicle load
Range
The range indicates the travel distance available
with the remaining fuel. The average consumption employed to calculate the remaining travel range does not appear in the display and may vary 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 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.
NOTICE
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
Engine heat can lead to spurious readings of ambi-
ent 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.
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
If the pressure in a tire drops to |
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a critical level, the corresponding |
display shows red. |
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The tire warning symbol |
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also appears on the display. |
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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. 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.
The general warning light flashes red.
Additional information on the BMW Motorrad TPC/RDC is provided starting on page (
108).
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.
Displays
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26
Displays
Engine idling for at least ten seconds.
Side stand retracted. Motorcycle is vertical.
The readings mean:
OK: Oil level correct.
CHECK!: Check oil level during next refueling stop.
– – –: No measurement possible (above-mentioned conditions not met).
Service display
If a service is due, for a brief period after the pre-
ride 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.
If the countdown to the next service is less than one month, service-due date 1 appears on the display.
If the vehicle covers high annual mileages then shorter service intervals may be required. If the countdown distance to
the early service is less than 621 mls (1000 km), countdown distance 2 appears on the display.
NOTICE
If the service display appears more than a month before the service date, the current day's date must be reset in the instrument cluster. This situa-
tion can occur if the battery was |
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Displays
Warning and indicator lights
1ABS (
40)
2DTC (
40)
3Turn indicator, left
4Fuel reserve (
36)
5High-beam headlight
6Turn indicator, right
7Electronic engine management
8with anti-theft alarm system (DWA)OE
DWA (
82)
9with additional LED headlightOE
or
with additional LED headlightOA
Auxiliary headlight (
60) 10 Cruise control (
70)
11Universal warning light, appears together with warning symbols in display panel ( 29)
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