BMW K 1600 GT 2018 Owner's Manual

Rider's Manual (US Model)

K 1600 GT

BMW Motorrad

Motorcycle/Retailer Data

Motorcycle Data

Model

Vehicle identification number

Color number

Initial registration

License plate

Retailer Data

Contact in Service

Ms./Mr.

Phone number

Retailer'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.

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 motorcycle's reliability and safety, as well as its value.

Documentation confirming performance of scheduled maintenance is a precondition for generous handling of out-of-warranty claims and goodwill warranty treatment. Should you want to sell your BMW one day, please also remember to turn over the Ride's Manual to the new owner. it is an important part of your motorcycle.

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 sta-

tus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2 Overviews . .. .. .. .. ... .. .. 9

General view, left side . . . . . . . 11

General view, right side . . . . . 13

Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Multifunction switch, left . . . . 15

Multifunction switch,

right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

3 Displays . ... ... .. ... .. ... 19

Indicator and warning

lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Meaning of symbols. . . . . . . . . 21

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 23

Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

4 Operation ... . .. .. .. .. .. .. 47

Steering and ignition

lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Ignition with Key-

less Ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Emergency on/off switch (kill

switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Intelligent emergency re-

quest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Reverser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Hazard warning lights sys-

tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 62

Onboard computer . . . . . . . . . . 66

Trip odometer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Anti-theft alarm (DWA) . . . . . . 68

Dynamic Traction Control

(DTC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Electronic suspension ad-

justment (ESA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Hill Start Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Central locking system . . . . . . 77

Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 81

Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Storage compartments . . . . . . 84

5 Setting .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. 85

Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Wind shield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Wind deflection wing . . . . . . . . 87

Rider's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

6 Riding .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . 91

Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Observe checklist . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Parking your motorcycle . . . . 99

Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Securing motorcycle for

transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

7 Technology in de-

tail . .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. . 107

General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Antilock Brake System

(ABS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Dynamic Traction Control

(DTC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Electronic suspension ad-

justment (ESA) . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Tire pressure control

(RDC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Gearshift assistant. . . . . . . . . 115

Hill Start Control . . . . . . . . . . 117

8 Maintenance . . . .. .. .. . 119

General instructions . . . . . . . 120

Tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Front wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 120

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Rims and tires. . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Light sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

9 Accessories . .. .. .. . .. . 147

General instructions . . . . . . . 148

Onboard power outlets . . . . 148

Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Navigation device . . . . . . . . . 156

10 Care . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 161

Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Washing your motorcy-

cle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Cleaning sensitive motorcy-

cle parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Protective wax coating . . . . 164

Store motorcycle . . . . . . . . . . 164

Return motorcycle to

use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

11 Technical data . .. .. . 165

Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 166

Screw connections . . . . . . . . 167

Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 171

Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Chassis and

suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Wheels and tires . . . . . . . . . . 174

Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 176

Alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Performance data . . . . . . . . . 179

12 Service . . .. .. .. .. . .. .. 181

Reporting safety

defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

BMW Motorrad Service . . . 183 BMW Motorrad Mobility

Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Maintenance proce-

dures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Maintenance schedule . . . . 187

Maintenance confirma-

tions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

Service confirmations . . . . . 202

13 Appendix . .. .. .. .. .. .. 205

Certificate for Electronic

Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

Certificate for Remote

Key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Certificate for Key-

less Ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

Certificate for Tire Pressure

Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

14 Index . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 215

General instructions

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6

Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Notice concerning current status . . . . 7

General instructions

Overview

Chapter 2 of this Rider's Manual will provide you with an ini-

tial overview of your motorcycle. All maintenance and repair work carried out on your motorcycle will be documented in Chapter

11. Documentation confirming performance of scheduled maintenance is a precondition for generous handling of out-ofwarranty claims and goodwill warranty treatment. When the time comes to sell your BMW, please remember to hand over this Rider's Manual; it is an important part of the mo-

General instructions

torcycle.

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 in-

structions and precautionary measures. Non-compliance can cause damage to the vehicle or accessories and warranty claims may be denied as a result.

NOTICE Special informa-

tion on operating 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.

NV National-market version.

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.

DTC Dynamic Traction Con-

trol.

ESA Electronic Suspension

Adjustment.

TPM Tire Pressure Monitor

(TPM).

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-

General instructions

lustrations or descriptions in this manual.

General instructions

Overviews

General view, left side. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

General view, right side . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Multifunction switch, left . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Multifunction switch, right . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Overviews

General view, left side

1 Fuel filler opening

( 101)

2 Seat lock ( 87) 3 Operation of the passenger

seat heating (on the passenger seat) ( 83)

4 Load capacity table

Tire pressure table

5 Storage compartment

( 84)

6 Wind deflection wing

( 87)

Overviews

General view, right side

1 Vehicle identification num-

ber (above the engine oil filler opening)

2 Storage compartment

( 84)

3 Onboard power sockets

( 148)

4 Brake-fluid reservoir, front

( 125)

5 Coolant level indicator (be-

hind side panel) ( 127)

6 Type plate (on the front

suspension)

7 Wind deflection wing

( 87)

8 Engine oil filler opening

and oil dipstick ( 122)

9 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear

( 126)

Overviews

Underneath seat

1 Rider's Manual (US Model) 2 Battery ( 141)

3 Fuses ( 144) 4 Standard tool kit ( 120) 5 Seat height adjustment

( 88)

Overviews

Multifunction switch, left

1 High beam and headlight

flasher ( 59)

2 Cruise control ( 74) 3 Hazard warning lights sys-

tem ( 61)

4 Reverser ( 57) 5 Additional headlight

( 60)

6 Windshield ( 86) 7 Turn indicators ( 61) 8 Horn 9 Multi-Controller and MENU

button Multifunction display ( 62)

with US audio system with navigation prepara-

tion Audio system (see corresponding rider's manual) DTC ( 72) ESA ( 73)

Overviews

10 Selecting the Favorite

Overviews

menu ( 65).

Multifunction switch, right

1 Central locking system

( 77)

2 Select riding mode.

( 73)

3 Emergency on/off switch

(kill switch) ( 54)

4 Start engine. ( 94) 5 Intelligent emergency re-

quest ( 55)

Overviews

Instrument panel

1 Speedometer 2 - with navigation device

Overviews

preparation Release for navigation bay

3 Indicator and warning lights

( 20)

4 Navigation device ( 156) 5 Photosensor (for adjusting

brightness of instrument lighting)

6 Tachometer 7 Multifunction display

( 23)

NOTICE

The brightness of the indicator and warning lights, the display and the instrument needle and gage lighting is adapted automatically to suit ambient brightness.

Displays

Indicator and warning lights . . . . . . . . . 20

Meaning of symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Displays

Indicator and warning

lights

1 ABS ( 40) 2 DTC ( 40) 3 Turn indicator, left 4 Fuel reserve ( 42) 5 High beam 6 Turn indicator, right 7 - with export to EU mar-

Displays

8 DWA ( 68) 9 Additional headlight

10 Cruise control ( 74) 11 General warning light, in

kets Malfunction indicator lamp

( 60)

conjunction with warning symbols on display ( 24)

Meaning of symbols

Average speed since last reset ( 67)

Ambient temperature ( 31)

with Tire Pressure Monitor

(TPM)

Tire pressures ( 34)

Vehicle voltage

Oil level ( 33)

Meaning of the symbols at position 1:

Average fuel consumption since last reset ( 67)

Current fuel consumption

Range with fuel quantity now on board ( 41)

Stopwatch ( 67)

Travel times ( 67)

Date (display mode depends on the time format

selected) ( 65)

2 Passenger seat heating turned on

3 Heated grips turned on 4 Rider's seat heating turned on

Displays

5 Damping 6 Load

Displays

Multifunction display

1 Riding mode ( 73) 2 with Hill Start Control

Using Hill Start Control ( 76).

3 Coolant temperature 4 Warning lights ( 24) 5 Menu panel ( 62)

with US audio system

with navigation prepara-

tion Area for messages relating to the audio system

with intelligent emer-

gency call Area for messages relating to the BMW Assist system ( 45)

6 Onboard computer ( 66)

with Tire Pressure Moni-

tor (TPM) TPM readings

Displays

7 Seat heating ( 82)

Displays

Heated handlebar grips ( 81) ESA settings ( 73)

8 Trip distance ( 68) 9 Total distance covered 10 Clock ( 65) 11 Fuel level 12 Gear indicator

Warning lights

Display

Warnings are displayed with the corresponding warning lamps.

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 universal warning lamp shows red or yellow, depending on the urgency of the warning.

Up to four warning symbols can be displayed at any given time. The universal warning lamp lights up for the most urgent warning. The possible warnings are listed on the following pages.

Overview of warning indicators Indicator and warning

Display text Meaning

lights

The general warning light lights up yellow.

The general warning light lights up red.

The general warning light lights up yellow.

The ice crystal symbol is displayed.

The key symbol is displayed.

The "remote key outside reception area" symbol is displayed.

The battery symbol is displayed.

The temperature display is shown in red.

The engine symbol appears on the display.

Outside temperature warning ( 31)

Electronic immobilizer is active ( 31)

Radio-operated key outside reception range ( 31)

Replace battery of radio-operated key ( 32)

Coolant temperature too high ( 32)

Engine fault ( 32)

Displays

Indicator and warning

lights

Displays

The general warning lamp flashes yellow.

The general warning light flashes red.

The general warning light lights up yellow.

Display text Meaning

The engine symbol appears on the display.

The oil can symbol is displayed.

The tire symbol is displayed. The critical tire pressure is displayed in red.

The tire symbol and "" or " " are displayed.

The TPM battery symbol appears on the display.

Severe engine fault ( 33)

Engine-oil level too low ( 34)

Tire inflation pressure is outside approved range ( 34)

Sensor defective or system fault ( 35)

Transmission fault ( 35)

Battery of tire-inflation pressure sensor weak ( 36)

Indicator and warning lights

The general warning light lights up red.

The general warning lamp flashes yellow.

The general warning light lights up yellow.

Display text Meaning

Headlamp with question mark appears on the display.

Headlamp with zero appears on the display.

Headlamp with Left/Right appears on the display.

Bulb symbol with arrow pointing to the rear appears on the display.

Bulb symbol with arrow pointing to the front appears on the display.

Bulb symbol with two arrows appears on the display.

Light direction of the low-beam headlight not known ( 36)

Beam-throw adjustment of the low-beam headlight restricted ( 37)

Headlight aiming changed ( 37)

Rear light failure ( 37)

Front light failure ( 37)

Light failure ( 38)

Displays

Indicator and warning

lights

The general warning light lights up yellow.

The general warn-

Displays

ing light lights up red.

The general warning light lights up yellow.

Display text Meaning

The split battery symbol appears on the display.

The battery symbol is displayed.

The anti-theft alarm system battery symbol appears on the display.

The locked symbol appears on the display.

Onboard system voltage low ( 38)

Onboard system voltage critical ( 38)

Battery charge current insufficient ( 39)

Anti-theft alarm battery low charge ( 39)

Anti-theft alarm battery drained ( 39)

Central locking locked ( 40)

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