BMW K 1600 GTL 4th Edition (US) 2013 Owner's manual
Rider's Manual (US Model)
K 1600 GTL
BMW Motorrad
The Ultimate
Riding Machine
Motorcycle/Dealer Data
Motorcycle data
Model
Vehicle identification number
Color number
Initial registration
License plate
Dealer Data
Contact in Service
Ms./Mr
Phone number
Dealer's 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.
Familiarize yourself with your new
motorcycle so that you can ride it
safely and confidently in all highway 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 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
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
Notice concerning current sta-
tus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 . ... ... ... ... ... . 19
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 20
Meaning of symbols . . . . . . . . . 21
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Ambient temperature. . . . . . . . 22
Tire inflation pressures . . . . . . 22
Oil level indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Warning and indicator
lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
4 Operation . .. . .. .. .. .. .. . . 41
Steering and ignition
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
EWS Electronic immobi-
lizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 43
Onboard computer . . . . . . . . . . 48
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 52
Emergency ON/OFF
switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 53
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Dynamic Traction Control
(DTC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Wind deflection wing . . . . . . . . 59
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Storage compartments . . . . . . 61
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
ESA Electronic Suspension
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Anti-theft alarm system
(DWA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
5 Riding .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . 75
Safety instructions .. . . . . . . . . 76
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Parking your motorcycle . . . . 82
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Fastening motorcycle for
transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
6 Technology in
detail .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . 87
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Brake system with
BMW Motorrad Integral
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Engine management with
BMW Motorrad DTC . . . . . . . . 92
Tire Pressure Control TPC/
RDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
ESA II Electronic Suspension
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
7 Accessories . .. .. .. . .. .. . 97
General instructions . . . . . . . . . 98
Onboard power sockets . . . . . 98
Navigation device . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
8 Maintenance . . . .. .. .. . 109
General instructions . . . . . . . 110
Onboard tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Wheel rims and tires . . . . . . 117
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Front wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 124
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
9 Care ... . . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. 135
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Washing your vehicle . . . . . . 136
Cleaning sensitive vehicle
parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Storing motorcycle . . . . . . . . 138
Protective wax coating . . . . 138
Returning 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
Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Wheels and tires . . . . . . . . . . 147
Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 148
Anti-theft alarm system . . . 150
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Dimensions .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Performance data . . . . . . . . . 152
11 Service . . .. . .. .. .. .. .. 153
Reporting safety
defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
BMW Motorrad Service . . . 155
BMW Motorrad Mobility
Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Maintenance proce-
dures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Confirmation of mainte-
nance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Confirmation of service . . . . 162
12 Appendix . .. .. .. .. . .. . 165
Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
RDC certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
13 Index .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 171
General instructions
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Notice concerning current status . . . . 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 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
z
General instructions
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.
Special information on op-
erating 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.
OE Optional equipment
BMW Motorrad optional
extras are already completely installed during
motorcycle production.
OA Optional accessory
BMW 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.
Electronic suspension
ESA
adjustment.
TPC/
Tire Pressure Control
RDC
(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 refer
to the Deutsches Institut für Normung e. V. (DIN) and comply with
its tolerance regulations. 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-
lustrations or descriptions in this
manual.
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General instructions
1
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z
General instructions
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
z
Overviews
2
10
z
Overviews
General view, left side
1 Clutch fluid reservoir
( 117)
2 Fuel filler opening ( 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
Tire inflation pressure table
7 Adjusting spring preload
( 64)
8 Damping adjustment
( 65)
9 Storage compartment
( 61)
10 Adjustable shift lever
( 63)
11 Wind deflection wing
( 59)
2
11
z
Overviews
2
12
z
Overviews
General view, right side
1 Vehicle Identification Num-
ber (above engine oil filler
neck)
2 Onboard 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 Wind deflection wing
( 59)
7 Engine oil fill location and
oil dipstick ( 110)
8 Stowage compartment of
the audio system ( 61)
9 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 115)
2
13
z
Overviews
Multifunction switch,
2
left
14
1 Headlight high beam and
flasher ( 50)
2 with additional LED
headlight
with additional LED
headlight
Operating additional headlights ( 51)
3 Cruise control ( 59)
z
Overviews
4 Hazard warning flashers
( 52)
5 Windshield ( 58)
6 Turn signals ( 52)
7 Horn
OE
OA
8 Multi-controller and MENU
button
Operating the multifunction
display ( 43)
Operation of the audio system (see the appropriate
instructions for use)
with Dynamic Traction
Control (DTC)
Using DTC ( 56)
with Electronic Suspension Adjustment (ESA)
ESA control ( 65)
9 Selecting favorite menu
( 47)
OE
OE
2
15
z
Overviews
Multifunction switch,
2
right
16
1 with central locking
Operation of the central
locking system ( 67)
2 Selection of the ride mode
( 56)
3 Emergency ON/OFF
switch ( 53)
4 Starting the engine
z
Overviews
( 78)
OE
Underneath seat
1 Rider's Manual (US Model)
2 Fuses ( 133)
3 Battery ( 130)
4 Standard tool kit ( 110)
2
17
z
Overviews
Instrument cluster
2
1 Speedometer
2 Release for navigation slot
18
3 Warning and indicator
lamps ( 25)
4 with navigation system
Navigation device ( 99)
5 Photocell (for brightness
adjustment of instrument
lighting)
6 Tachometer
7 Control for tripmeters
z
Overviews
( 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
Displays
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Meaning of symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Ambient temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Tire inflation pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Oil level indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Warning and indicator lamps . . . . . . . . 25
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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Displays
Multifunction display
3
1 Riding mode ( 56)
2 Coolant temperature
20
3 Area for warnings ( 26)
4 Menu area ( 43)
Area for messages relating
to the audio system
5 Onboard computer display
area ( 48)
with Tire Pressure Con-
z
Displays
trol (TPC/RDC)
RDC readings
6 Status indicators for seat
heating ( 54)
Status indicators for handlebar grip heating ( 53)
with Electronic Suspension Adjustment (ESA)
ESA settings
7 Trip distance ( 49)
8 Total distance covered
9 Clock ( 47)
10 Fuel level
11 Gear indicator, "N" is
shown for Neutral
OE
OE
Meaning of symbols
Ambient temperature
( 22)
Tire inflation pressures
( 22)
Stopwatch ( 48)
3
21
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)
Travel times ( 49)
Date (display mode depends on the time format
selected) ( 47)
Oil level ( 23)
2 Rear-seat heating ON
3 Heated handlebar grips
switched on
4 Front-seat heating ON
z
Displays
with Electronic Suspension Adjustment (ESA)
3
22
z
Displays
5 Damping
6 Vehicle load
OE
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.
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 ambient 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
a critical level the corresponding
status indicator shows red.
The tire warning symbol
also appears on the display.
Engine at operating temperature.
Engine idling for at least ten
seconds.
Side stand retracted.
Motorcycle is vertical.
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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 lamp
flashes red.
Additional information on the
BMW Motorrad Tire Pressure
Monitor is provided starting on
page ( 93).
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:
The readings mean:
OK: Oil level correct.
CHECK!: Check oil level during
next refueling stop.
– – –: No measurement possi-
ble (above-mentioned conditions
not met).
Service display
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.
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Displays
If the service is overdue the
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Displays
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.
If the service display
appears more than a month
before the service date, the
stored date must be adjusted
in the instrument cluster. This
situation can occur if the battery
was disconnected.
Warning and indicator lamps
1 ABS warning lamp ( 34)
2 with Dynamic Traction
Control (DTC)
DTC warning lamp ( 35)
3 Telltale light of the left turn
indicators
4 Warning light for fuel down
to reserve ( 31)
5 Neutral indicator lamp
6 Headlight high beam indi-
cator lamp
7 Telltale light of the right
turn indicators
8 Warning light for engine
electronics
9 with anti-theft alarm
Anti-theft alarm telltale light
( 70)
OE
OE
3
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z
Displays
10 with additional LED
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Displays
headlight
with additional LED
headlight
Telltale light for the auxiliary headlights ( 51)
11 Indicator light of cruise-
control system ( 59)
12 Universal warning lamp,
appears together with
warnings in display panel
( 26)
OE
OA
Warning lamps
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
Warning and indicator
lamps
Lights up yellow Appears on the dis-
Lights up Fuel-level reading
Lights up red Temperature read-
Lights up
Warning symbols in the
display
play
turns yellow
ing turns red
Meaning
Electronic immobilizer is active ( 31)
Fuel down to reserve ( 31)
Coolant temperature too high ( 31)
Engine fault ( 32)
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Displays
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)
Battery charge current insufficient
( 32)
Onboard system voltage low ( 33)
Warning and indicator
3
lamps
28
z
Displays
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
Warning symbols in the
display
play
play
play
play
Appears on the display
Meaning
Onboard 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 error ( 35)
Flashes rapidly
DTC intervention ( 35)
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