BMW K 1600 GTL 1st Edition 2010 Owner's manual
Rider's Manual
K 1600 GTL
BMW Motorrad
The Ultimate
Riding Machine
Motorcycle data/dealership details
Motorcycle data
Model
Vehicle identification number
Colour code
Date of first registration
Registration number
Dealership details
Person to contact in Service department
Ms/Mr
Phone number
Dealership 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.
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 motorcycle'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.
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
Currency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2 General views .... .. .. .. .. 9
General view, left side . . . . . . . 11
General view, right side . . . . . 13
Handlebar fitting, left . . . . . . . . 14
Handlebar fitting, 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Service-due indicator . . . . . . . . 23
Warning and telltale
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
4 Operation .... .. .. .. .. .. .. 41
Ignition switch/steering
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Electronic immobiliser
EWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 43
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . 48
Odometer and
tripmeters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 52
Emergency off switch (kill
switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Grip heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Dynamic Traction Control
DTC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Ride mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
slipstream deflector . . . . . . . . . 59
Cruise-control system . . . . . . . 59
Stowage compartments . . . . . 61
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Shift mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Electronic Suspension Ad-
justment ESA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Anti-theft alarm (DWA) . . . . . . 70
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
5 Riding .. .. . . .... .. .. .. .. .. 75
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 76
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Parking your motorcycle . . . . 82
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Securing motorcycle for
transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
6 Engineering details... .. 87
Ride mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Brake system with BMW
Motorrad Integral ABS . . . . . . 89
Electronic engine management with BMW Motorrad
DTC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Tyre pressure monitoring
RDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Electronic Suspension Ad-
justment ESA II . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
7 Accessories . . . .... .. .. .. 97
General instructions . . . . . . . . . 98
Power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Navigation device . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
8 Maintenance . .. .. .. .. . 109
General instructions . . . . . . . 110
Standard toolkit . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Rims and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Front-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 125
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
9 Care .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 135
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Washing motorcycle. . . . . . . 136
Cleaning easily damaged
components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Protective wax coating . . . . 138
Laying up motorcycle . . . . . 138
Restoring motorcycle to
use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
10 Technical data . . .... 139
troubleshooting chart . . . . . . 140
Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 141
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 145
Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Wheels and tyres. . . . . . . . . . 147
Electrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Anti-theft alarm. . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Riding specifications . . . . . . 152
11 Service . .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 153
BMW Motorrad service . . . . 154
BMW Motorrad service
quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
BMW Motorrad mobility
services - roadside assist-
ance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
BMW Motorrad service
network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . 155
Confirmation of mainten-
ance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Confirmation of service . . . . 161
12 Index .... .. .. .. .. .. .. . 163
General instructions
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Currency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 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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General instructions
Abbreviations and 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.
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.
Item of technical data.
OE Optional extra
The motorcycles are assembled complete with
all the BMW 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
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.
Currency
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 instructions
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General instructions
General views
General view, left side. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
General view, right side . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Handlebar fitting, left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Handlebar fitting, right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Underneath the seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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General views
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General views
General view, left side
1 Clutch-fluid reservoir
( 117)
2 Fuel filler neck ( 83)
3 Operating panel for the
audio system (see separate
user guide)
4 Seat lock ( 57)
5 Control for rear-seat heat-
ing (on the seat) ( 55)
6 Payload table
Table of tyre pressures
7 Adjuster, spring preload
( 64)
8 Adjuster for damping char-
acteristic ( 65)
9 Storage compartment
( 61)
10 adjustable shift lever
( 63)
11 slipstream deflector
( 59)
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General views
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General views
General view, right side
1 Vehicle Identification Num-
ber (above engine oil filler
neck)
2 Power socket ( 98)
3 Brake-fluid reservoir, front
( 114)
4 Coolant level indicator (be-
hind side panel) ( 116)
5 Type plate (on front sus-
pension)
6 slipstream deflector
( 59)
7 Engine-oil filler neck and
oil dipstick ( 110)
8 Stowage compartment of
the audio system ( 61)
9 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 115)
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General views
Handlebar fitting, left
2
1 High-beam headlight and
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General views
headlight flasher ( 50)
2 with LED auxiliary head-
3 Cruise control system con-
4 Hazard warning flashers
5 Windscreen control
6 Operation of the flashing
7 Horn
OE
lights
Operation of the auxiliary
headlights ( 51)
trol ( 59)
( 52)
( 58)
turn indicators ( 52)
8 Multi-controller and MENU
button
Operation of the multifunction display ( 43)
Operation of the audio system (see the appropriate
instructions for use)
with Dynamic Traction
Control (DTC)
Control for DTC ( 56)
with Electronic Suspension Adjustment (ESA)
Operating ESA ( 65)
9 Select the favourite menu.
( 47).
OE
OE
2
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General views
Handlebar fitting, right
2
1 with central locking
16
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General views
Operation of the central
locking system ( 67)
2 Selection of the ride mode
( 56)
3 Emergency off switch (kill
switch) ( 53)
4 Starting engine ( 78)
OE
Underneath the seat
1 Rider's Manual
2 Fuses ( 133)
3 Battery ( 130)
4 Standard toolkit ( 110)
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General views
Instrument panel
2
1 Speedometer
2 Release for navigation slot
18
3 Warning and telltale lights
( 25)
4 with navigation system
Navigation device ( 99)
5 Ambient-light brightness
sensor (for adapting the
brightness of the instrument lighting)
6 Rev. counter
7 Control for tripmeters
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General views
( 49)
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.
OA
Status indicators
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Meaning of symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Ambient temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Tyre pressures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Service-due indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Warning and telltale lights . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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Status indicators
Multifunction display
3
1 Ride mode ( 56)
2 Coolant temperature
20
3 Area for warnings ( 26)
4 Menu area ( 43)
Area for messages relating
to the audio system
5 Status-indicator panel of
the on-board computer
( 48)
with tyre pressure monitoring (RDC)
RDC readings
6 Status indicators for seat
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Status indicators
heating ( 54)
Status indicators for
handlebar grip heating
( 53)
with Electronic Suspension Adjustment (ESA)
ESA settings
7 Tripmeter ( 49)
8 Total distance covered
9 Clock ( 47)
10 Fuel level
OE
OE
11 Gear indicator; "N" indic-
ates neutral
Meaning of symbols
Meanings of the symbols at position 1:
Average consumption
1 and 2 since last reset
( 48)
Range with fuel now on
board ( 22)
Average speed since last
reset ( 48)
Ambient temperature
( 22)
Tyre pressures ( 22)
Stopwatch ( 48)
Travel times ( 49)
Date (display mode depends on the time format
selected) ( 47)
Oil level ( 23)
2 Rear-seat heating ON
3 Handlebar grip heating ON
4 Front-seat heating ON
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Status indicators
with Electronic Suspension Adjustment (ESA)
3
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5 Damping
6 Vehicle load
OE
Range
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Status indicators
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 reading.
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 excessive, -- 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
( 93).
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.
Make sure the motorcycle is
upright.
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
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
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If the countdown to the next
service is less than one month,
service-due date 1 appears on
the display.
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Status indicators
If the motorcycle 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
( 70)
10 with LED auxiliary head-
OE
lights
Telltale light for the auxiliary headlights ( 51)
OE
OE
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Status indicators
11 Telltale light of cruise con-
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trol ( 59)
12 General warning light, in
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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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.
Warnings, overview
Warning light Status indicators Meaning
Lights up yellow Appears on the dis-
play
Lights up Fuel-level reading
turns yellow
Lights up red Temperature read-
ing turns red
Lights up
Electronic immobiliser active ( 31)
Fuel down to reserve ( 31)
Coolant temperature too high ( 31)
Engine fault ( 31)
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Flashes
Appears on the display
Lights up red Appears on the dis-
play
Appears on the display
Severe engine fault ( 32)
Engine-oil level too low ( 32)
Insufficient battery charge current
( 32)
On-board system voltage low ( 33)
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Status indicators
Warning light Status indicators Meaning
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Status indicators
Lights up yellow Appears on the dis-
play
Lights up yellow Appears on the dis-
play
Lights up yellow Appears on the dis-
play
Lights up yellow Appears on the dis-
play
Appears on the display
Flashes
Lights up
Quick-flashes DTC intervention ( 35)
On-board system voltage critical ( 33)
Rear light failure ( 33)
Front light failure ( 34)
Light failure ( 34)
Ice warning ( 34)
ABS self-diagnosis not completed
( 34)
ABS fault ( 34)
Slow-flashes DTC self-diagnosis not completed
( 35)
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