BMW K 1600 GTL 4th Edition 2013 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 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.
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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 . . . . . . . . 43
On-board computer . . . . . .. . . 48
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 52
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 53
Emergency off switch (kill
switch) . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Grip heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Seat heating . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 54
Dynamic Traction Control
DTC . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 56
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 57
Seat . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 58
Windscreen . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . 59
Slipstream deflector . . . . . . . . . 59
Cruise-control system . . . . . . . 60
Stowage compartments . . . . . 62
Clutch . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 62
Brakes . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 63
Shift mechanism . . . . . . . . . . .. 63
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 64
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Damping . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 65
Electronic Suspension Ad-
justment ESA . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . 66
Central locking . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 67
Anti-theft alarm (DWA) . . . . . . 71
Tyres . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
5 Riding .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . 77
Safety instructions . . . . . . .. . . 78
Checklist . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
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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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
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 instructions
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General instructions
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 views
2
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General views
General view, left side
1 Clutch-fluid reservoir
( 119)
2 Fuel filler neck ( 85)
3 Operating panel for the
audio system (see separate
user guide)
4 Seat lock ( 58)
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 Stowage compartment
( 62)
10 Adjustable shift lever
( 63)
11 Slipstream deflector
( 59)
2
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General views
2
12
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General views
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
( 59)
7 Engine-oil filler neck and
oil dipstick ( 112)
8 Stowage compartment of
the audio system ( 62)
9 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 117)
2
13
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General views
Multifunction switch,
2
left
14
1 High-beam headlight and
headlight flasher ( 50)
2 with LED auxiliary head-
3 Cruise control system con-
4 Hazard warning flashers
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General views
5 Windscreen control
6 Operation of the flashing
7 Horn
OE
lights
with LED auxiliary head-
OA
light
Operation of the auxiliary
headlights ( 52)
trol ( 60)
( 53)
( 59)
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 ( 66)
9 Selecting favourite menu
( 47)
OE
OE
2
15
z
General views
Multifunction switch,
2
right
16
1 with central locking
Operation of the central
locking system ( 67)
2 Selection of the ride mode
( 57)
3 Emergency off switch (kill
switch) ( 53)
4 Starting engine ( 80)
z
General views
OE
Underneath the seat
1 Rider's Manual
2 Fuses ( 135)
3 Battery ( 132)
4 Standard toolkit ( 112)
2
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z
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 ( 101)
5 Photo-electric cell (for ad-
apting the brightness of
the instrument lighting)
6 Rev. counter
7 Control for tripmeters
z
General views
( 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.
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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Status indicators
Multifunction display
3
1 Riding mode ( 57)
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
( 54)
with Electronic Suspension Adjustment (ESA)
ESA settings
7 Tripmeter ( 50)
8 Total distance covered
9 Clock ( 47)
10 Fuel level
OE
OE
11 Gear indicator; "N" indic-
ates neutral
Meaning of symbols
Ambient temperature
( 22)
Tyre pressures ( 23)
Stopwatch ( 49)
3
21
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) ( 47)
Oil level ( 23)
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Status indicators
3
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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Status indicators
Make sure the motorcycle is
upright.
3
24
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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Status indicators
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
( 71)
OE
OE
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Status indicators
10 with LED auxiliary head-
3
26
11 Telltale light of cruise con-
12 General warning light, in
OE
lights
with LED auxiliary head-
OA
light
Telltale light for the auxiliary headlights ( 52)
trol ( 60)
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 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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Status indicators
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
28
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Status indicators
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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