BMW K 1600 GT 4th Edition 2013 Owner's manual

Rider's Manual
K 1600 GT
BMW Motorrad
The Ultimate
Riding Machine
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Welcome to BMW
We congratulate you on your choice of a motorcycle from BMW and welcome you to the community of BMW riders. Familiarise 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 vehicle's reliability and safety, as well as its value. If you have questions concerning your motorcycle, your authorised
BMW Motorrad dealer will gladly provide advice and assistance.
We hope that you will enjoy rid­ing your BMW and that all your journeys will be pleasant and safe
BMW Motorrad.
01 41 8 550 231
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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
Actuality . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 7
2 General views . .. .. .. .. .. . 9
General view, left side . . . . . . . 11
General view, right side . . . . . 13
Multifunction switch, left . . . . 14
Multifunction switch,
right . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 16
Underneath the seat . . . . . .. . 17
Instrument panel . . . . . . . .. . . . 18
3 Status indicators . .. .. .. 19
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 20
Meaning of symbols . . . .. . .. . 21
Range . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . 22
Ambient temperature. . . . . . . . 22
Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 23
Service-due indicator .. . . . . . . 24
Warning and telltale
lights . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 25
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 26
4 Operation . .. . .. .. .. .. .. . . 41
Ignition switch/steering
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 42
Electronic immobiliser
EWS . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 43
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 44
On-board computer . . . . . .. . . 48
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 53
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 53
Emergency off switch (kill
switch) . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Grip heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Seat heating . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 55
Dynamic Traction Control
DTC . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 56
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 57
Front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Windscreen . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . 60
Slipstream deflector . . . . . . . . . 61
Cruise-control system . . . . . . . 61
Stowage compartments . . . . . 63
Clutch . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 63
Brakes . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 64
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 65
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Damping . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 66
Electronic Suspension Ad-
justment ESA . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . 66
Central locking . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 68
Anti-theft alarm (DWA) . . . . . . 72
Tyres . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
5 Riding .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . 77
Safety instructions . . . . . . .. . . 78
Checklist . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Starting. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . 80
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 82
Brakes . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 83
Parking your motorcycle . . . . 84
Refuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Secure motorcycle for trans-
portation . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
6 Engineering details . .. . . 89
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 90
Brake system with BMW Motorrad Integral
ABS . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Electronic engine manage­ment with BMW Motorrad
DTC . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 94
Tyre pressure monitoring
RDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 95
Electronic Suspension Ad-
justment ESA II . . .. . . . . . . . .. 96
7 Accessories . .. .. .. . .. .. . 99
General instructions . . . . . . . 100
Power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Navigation device . . . . . . . . . 101
Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Topcase. . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 106
8 Maintenance . . . .. .. .. . 111
General instructions . . . . . . . 112
Toolkit. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . 112
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Clutch . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 119
Rims and tyres . . . .. . . . . . . . 120
Wheels . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 120
Front-wheel stand . . . . . .. . . 127
Jump starting . . . .. . . . . . . . . 128
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Battery . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. 132
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
9 Care ... . . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. 137
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Washing motorcycle. . . . . . . 138
Cleaning easily damaged
components .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . 138
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Laying up motorcycle . . . . . 140
Protective wax coating . . . . 140
Restoring motorcycle to
use . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 140
10 Technical data . . .. . . 141
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 142
Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 143
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 144
Fuel . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. 145
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Clutch . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 146
Transmission . . .. . . . . . . . .. . 146
Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 147
Running gear . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Brakes . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 148
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . 149
Electrics . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 150
Anti-theft alarm. . . .. . . . . . . . 152
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Dimensions . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 153
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 154
Riding specifications . . . . . . 154
11 Service . . .. . .. .. .. .. .. 155
BMW Motorrad Service . . . 156 BMW Motorrad Mobility
services . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . 156
Maintenance work . . . . .. . . . 156
Confirmation of mainten-
ance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Confirmation of service . . . . 163
12 Appendix . .. .. .. .. . .. . 165
Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
RDC certificate . . . . . . . . .. . . 170
13 Index .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 171

General instructions

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Actuality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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Overview

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Chapter 2 of this Rider's Manual will provide you with an initial
6
overview of your motorcycle. All maintenance and repair work on the motorcycle is documented in Chapter 11. This record of the maintenance work you have had performed on your motorcycle is a precondition for generous treat­ment of goodwill 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.
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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.
Specific instructions on
how to operate, control, ad­just or look after items of equip­ment on the motorcycle.
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 a passage relating to spe­cific accessories or items of equipment.
Tightening torque.
Technical data.
OE Optional extra
The motorcycles are as­sembled complete with all the BMW Motorrad optional extras originally ordered.
OA Optional accessory
You can obtain optional accessories through your authorised BMW Motorrad dealer; optional accessories have to be retrofitted to the motorcycle.
Electronic immobiliser.
EWS
DWA
Anti-theft alarm (Dieb­stahlwarnanlage).
Anti-lock brake system.
ABS
DTC Dynamic Traction Con-
trol.
ESA Electronic Suspension
Adjustment.
Tyre pressure monitoring
RDC
(ReifenDruck-Control).

Equipment

When you ordered your BMW motorcycle, you chose various items of custom equipment. This Rider's Manual describes optional extras (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 was supplied with equipment not described in this Rider's Manual, you will find these features described in separate manuals.

Technical data

All dimensions, weights and power ratings stated in the Rider's Manual are quoted to the standards and comply with the tolerance requirements of the Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V. (DIN). Versions for individual countries may differ.

Actuality

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. Nor can BMW Motorrad entirely rule out errors and omissions. 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 views

General view, left side. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
General view, right side . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Multifunction switch, left . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Multifunction switch, right . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Underneath the seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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General view, left side

1 Clutch-fluid reservoir
( 119)
2 Fuel filler neck ( 85) 3 Seat lock ( 58) 4 Rear seat heating control
(on rear seat) ( 55)
5 Payload table
Table of tyre pressures
6 Adjuster, spring preload
( 65)
7 Adjuster for damping char-
acteristic ( 66)
8 Stowage compartment
( 63)
9 Slipstream deflector
( 61)
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General view, right side

1 Vehicle Identification Num-
ber (above the engine oil filler neck)
2 Power socket ( 100) 3 Brake-fluid reservoir, front
( 116)
4 Coolant level indicator (be-
hind side panel) ( 118)
5 Type plate (on front sus-
pension)
6 Slipstream deflector
( 61)
7 Engine-oil filler neck and
oil dipstick ( 112)
8 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 117)
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Multifunction switch,
2
left
14
1 High-beam headlight and
headlight flasher ( 51)
2 with LED auxiliary head-
3 Cruise control system con-
4 Hazard warning flashers
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5 Windscreen control
6 Operation of the flashing
7 Horn
OE
lights with LED auxiliary head-
OA
lights Operation of the auxiliary headlights ( 52)
trol ( 61)
( 53)
( 60)
turn indicators ( 53)
8 Multi-Controller and MENU
key Operation of the multifunc­tion display ( 44)
with Dynamic Traction Control (DTC)
Control for DTC ( 56)
with Electronic Suspen­sion Adjustment (ESA)
Operating ESA ( 66)
with audio system with preparation for navigation device
Operation of the audio sys­tem (see the appropriate instructions for use)
9 Selecting favourite menu
( 47).
OE
OE
OE
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Multifunction switch,
2
right
16
1 with central locking
Operation of the central locking system ( 68)
2 Selection of the ride mode
( 57)
3 Emergency off switch (kill
switch) ( 54)
4 Starting engine ( 80)
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OE

Underneath the seat

1 Rider's Manual 2 Fuses ( 135) 3 Battery ( 132) 4 Standard toolkit ( 112) 5 Seat-height adjustment
( 59)
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Instrument panel

2
1 Speedometer 2 - with preparation for nav-
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igation device (OE) Release for navigation slot
3 Warning and telltale lights
( 25)
4 with preparation for nav-
igation device
with navigation system Navigation device ( 101)
5 Photo-electric cell (for ad-
apting the brightness of the instrument lighting)
6 Rev. counter 7 Control for tripmeters
( 50)
8 Multifunction display
( 20)
The brightness of the warn-
ing lights and telltale lights, the display and the instrument needle and gauge lighting is ad­apted automatically to suit ambi­ent brightness.
OE
OA

Status indicators

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Meaning of symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Ambient temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Service-due indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Warning and telltale lights . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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Multifunction display

3
1 Riding mode ( 57) 2 Coolant temperature
20
3 Area for warnings ( 26) 4 Menu area ( 44)
with audio system with preparation for navigation
OE
device Area for messages relating to the audio system
5 Status-indicator panel of
the on-board computer ( 48)
with tyre pressure monit-
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oring (RDC) RDC readings
6 Status indicators for seat
heating ( 55) Status indicators for heated handlebar grips ( 54)
with Electronic Suspen-
sion Adjustment (ESA) ESA settings
7 Trip meter ( 50)
OE
OE
8 Odometer 9 Clock ( 48) 10 Fuel level 11 Gear indicator; "N" indic-
ates neutral

Meaning of symbols

Ambient temperature ( 22)
Tyre pressures ( 23)
Stopwatch ( 49)
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Meanings of the symbols at posi­tion 1:
Average consumption 1 and 2 since last reset
( 49)
Range with fuel now on board ( 22)
Average speed since last reset ( 49)
Travel times ( 49)
Date (display mode de­pends on the time format
selected) ( 48)
Oil level ( 23)
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22
2 Rear-seat heating ON 3 Heated handlebar grips ON 4 Front-seat heating ON
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Status indicators
with Electronic Suspension Ad­justment (ESA)
5 Damping 6 Vehicle load
OE

Range

The range readout indic-
ates how far you can ride with the fuel remaining in the tank. The figure for average con­sumption used to calculate range is not shown and might not be the same as the average-con­sumption reading that appears on the display. You must put at least five litres of
fuel into the fuel tank for the new level to be registered correctly. If the sensor cannot register the new level the range readout can­not be updated. When the motorcycle is propped on its side stand the slight angle of inclination means that the sensor cannot register the fuel level correctly. This is the reason why the range is calculated only when the side stand is in the re­tracted position.
The calculated range is
only an approximate figure. Consequently, BMW Motorrad recommends that you should not try to use the full range before refuelling.

Ambient temperature

When the motorcycle is at
a standstill the heat of the engine can falsify the ambient­temperature reading. If the effect of the engine's heat becomes ex-
cessive, -- temporarily appears on the display.
If ambient temperature
drops below 3 °C this warning appears, drawing your attention to the risk of black ice forming. The display automatically switches from any other mode to the temperature reading when the temperature drops below this threshold for the first time.

Tyre pressures

with tyre pressure monitoring
OE
(RDC)
The tyre-pressure readings are based on a reference tyre tem­perature of 20 °C. The front tyre pressure is on the left 1; the reading on the right 2 is the rear tyre pressure. "-- --" appears directly after the ig­nition is switched on, because the sensors do not transmit tyre pressures until the first time the motorcycle accelerates to more than 30 km/h.
If the pressure in a tyre drops to a critical level the corresponding status indicator shows red.
The tyre warning symbol also appears on the display.
The "General" warning light flashes red.
The detailed description of BMW Motorrad RDC starts on page ( 95).

Oil level

The oil-level indicator gives you an indication of the en-
gine oil level.
The preconditions for the oil level check are as follows:
Engine at operating tempera­ture. Engine idling for at least ten seconds. Side stand retracted.
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Make sure the motorcycle is upright.
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The readings mean:
OK: Oil level is correct.
CHECK!: Check the oil level
the next time you stop for fuel.
– – –: Oil level cannot be
measured (conditions as stated above not satisfied).

Service-due indicator

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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 and re­mains ON.
If the countdown to the next service is less than one month, service-due date 1 appears on the display.
If the vehicle covers long dis­tances in the course of the year, under certain circumstances it
might be necessary to have it serviced at a date in advance of the forecast due date. If the countdown distance to the early service is less than 1000 km, countdown distance 2 appears on the display.
If the service-due indic-
ator appears more than a month before the service date, the date saved in the instrument cluster must be adjusted. This situation can occur if the battery was disconnected.

Warning and telltale lights

1 ABS warning light ( 34) 2 with Dynamic Traction
Control (DTC)
DTC warning light ( 35)
3 Telltale light of the left turn
indicators
4 Warning light for fuel down
to reserve ( 31)
5 Telltale light for neutral 6 High-beam headlight tell-
tale light
7 Telltale light of the right
turn indicators
8 Warning light for engine
electronics
9 with anti-theft alarm
(DWA) Anti-theft alarm telltale light ( 72)
OE
OE
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10 with LED auxiliary head-
3
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11 Telltale light of cruise con-
12 General warning light, in
OE
lights with LED auxiliary head-
OA
lights Telltale light for the auxili­ary headlights ( 52)
trol ( 61)
combination with warnings in the display ( 26)

Warnings

Mode of presentation
Warnings are indicated by the corresponding warning lights.
Up to four warning symbols can be displayed at any given time. The status of the 'General' warn­ing light matches the most ur­gent warning. The possible warnings are listed on the next pages.
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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.
Warnings, overview Warning and telltale
lights
Lights up yellow Appears on the dis-
lights up Fuel-level reading
Lights up red Temperature read-
Lights up
Flashes
Warning symbols on the display
play
turns yellow
ing turns red
Meaning
Electronic immobiliser active ( 31)
Fuel down to reserve ( 31)
Coolant temperature too high ( 31)
Engine fault ( 32)
Severe engine fault ( 32)
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Appears on the dis­play
Lights up red Appears on the dis-
play
Appears on the dis­play
Engine-oil level too low ( 32)
Insufficient battery charge current ( 32)
On-board system voltage low ( 33)
Warning and telltale
3
lights
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Lights up yellow Appears on the dis-
Lights up yellow Appears on the dis-
Lights up yellow Appears on the dis-
Lights up yellow Appears on the dis-
Flashes
Lights up
Quick-flashes DTC intervention ( 35)
Warning symbols on the display
play
play
play
play
Appears on the dis­play
Meaning
On-board system voltage critical ( 33)
Rear light failure ( 33)
Front light failure ( 34)
Light failure ( 34)
Outside temperature warning ( 34)
ABS self-diagnosis not completed ( 34)
ABS fault ( 35)
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