BMW K 1600 Gtl Exclusive 2014 Owner's Manual
Rider's Manual
K 1600 GTL Exclusive
BMW Motorrad
The Ultimate
Riding Machine
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Welcome to BMW
We congratulate you on
your choice of a vehicle from
BMW Motorrad and welcome
you to the community of BMW
riders. Familiarise yourself with
your new vehicle so that you can
ride it safely and confidently in all
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
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.
Suggestions and criticism
If you have questions concerning
your motorcycle, your authorised
BMW Motorrad dealer will gladly
provide advice and assistance.
We hope 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
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Underneath the seat . . . . . . . . 16
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3 Status indicators ... .. .. 19
Warning and telltale
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 21
Meaning of symbols . . . . . . . . . 22
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Ambient temperature. . . . . . . . 23
Oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Service-due indicator . . . . . . . . 24
Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4 Operation . .. . .. .. .. .. .. . . 41
Keyless Ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Electronic immobiliser
EWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 48
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . 52
Trip meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Daytime running light . . . . . . . 54
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 58
Emergency off switch (kill
switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Grip heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Dynamic Traction Control
DTC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Cruise-control system . . . . . . . 63
Hill Start Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Electronic Suspension Ad-
justment ESA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Anti-theft alarm (DWA) . . . . . . 67
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Shift mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Slipstream deflector . . . . . . . . . 73
Stowage compartments . . . . . 73
Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
5 Riding .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . 77
Safety instructions .. . . . . . . . . 78
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Parking your motorcycle . . . . 84
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Securing motorcycle for
transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
6 Engineering details . .. . . 89
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Hill Start Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Brake system with
BMW Motorrad Integral
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Electronic engine management with BMW Motorrad
DTC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Tyre pressure monitoring
RDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Electronic Suspension Ad-
justment ESA II . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
7 Accessories . .. .. .. . .. .. . 99
General instructions . . . . . . . 100
Power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Navigation system . . . . . . . . . 101
Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
8 Maintenance . . . .. .. . .. 109
General instructions . . . . . . . 110
Toolkit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Rims and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Front-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 125
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
9 Care ... . . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. 135
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Washing motorcycle. . . . . . . 136
Cleaning easily damaged
components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Laying up motorcycle . . . . . 138
Protective wax coating . . . . 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 . . . . . . . . . . 146
Electrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Anti-theft alarm. . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Dimensions .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Riding specifications . . . . . . 152
11 Service . . .. . .. .. .. .. .. 153
BMW Motorrad Service . . . 154
BMW Motorrad Mobility
services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . 154
Confirmation of mainten-
ance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Confirmation of service . . . . 161
12 Appendix . .. .. .. .. . .. . 163
Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
RDC certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
13 Index . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 167
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
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
General views
General view, left side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
General view, right side . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Multifunction switch, left . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Multifunction switch, right . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Underneath the seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
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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 ( 85)
3 Operating panel for the
audio system (see separate
operating instructions)
4 Seat lock ( 74)
5 Rear-seat heating ( 61)
6 Payload table
Table of tyre pressures
7 Electronic Suspension Ad-
justment ESA ( 66)
8 Stowage compartment
( 73)
9 Adjustable shift lever
( 72)
10 Slipstream deflector
( 73)
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General views
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General views
General view, right side
1 Vehicle identification num-
ber (VIN) (above the engine
oil filler neck)
2 Power socket ( 100)
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
( 73)
7 Engine-oil filler neck and
oil dipstick ( 110)
8 Stowage compartment of
the audio system ( 73)
9 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 115)
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General views
Multifunction switch,
2
left
14
1 High-beam headlight and
headlight flasher ( 56)
2 Daytime running light
3 Cruise control system con-
trol ( 63)
4 Hazard warning flashers
( 58)
5 Operation of the auxiliary
headlights ( 57)
6 Windscreen control
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General views
( 72)
7 Operation of the turn indic-
ators ( 58)
8 Horn
9 Control for DTC ( 62)
Operating ESA ( 66)
10 Selecting favourite menu
( 51).
Multifunction switch, right
1 Central locking ( 45)
2 Selection of the ride mode
( 62)
3 Emergency off switch (kill
switch) ( 59)
4 Start engine ( 80)
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General views
Underneath the seat
2
1 Rider's Manual
2 Fuses ( 133)
16
3 Battery ( 131)
4 On-board toolkit ( 110)
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General views
Instrument panel
1 Speedometer
2 Release for navigation slot
3 Warning and telltale lights
( 20)
4 with navigation device
Navigation system
( 101)
5 Ambient-light brightness
sensor (for adapting the
brightness of the instrument lighting)
6 Rev. counter
7 Multifunction display
( 21)
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
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General views
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General views
Status indicators
Warning and telltale lights . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Meaning of symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Ambient temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Service-due indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Tyre pressures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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Status indicators
Warning and telltale
3
lights
20
1 ABS ( 34)
2 DTC ( 35)
3 Turn indicators, left
4 Fuel reserve ( 30)
5 Daytime running light
6 High-beam headlight
7 Turn indicators, right
8 Engine electronics
9 DWA ( 67)
10 Auxiliary headlights ( 57)
11 Cruise-control system
( 63)
12 General warning light, in
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Status indicators
combination with warning symbols in the display
( 25)
Multifunction display
1 Riding mode ( 62)
2 Hill Start Control Operation
( 65).
3 Coolant temperature
4 Warnings ( 25)
5 Menu area ( 48)
Area for messages relating
to the audio system
6 RDC readings
7 Daytime running light
( 54)
8 ESA settings ( 66)
9 Tripmeter ( 54)
10 Total distance covered
11 Clock ( 52)
12 Fuel level
13 Gear indicator; "N" indic-
ates neutral
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Status indicators
Meaning of symbols
3
22
Ambient temperature
( 23)
Tyre pressures ( 24)
Stopwatch ( 53)
Meanings of the symbols at position 1:
Average consumption
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Status indicators
1 and 2 since last reset
( 53)
Range with fuel now on
board ( 23)
Average speed since last
reset ( 53)
Travel times ( 53)
Date (display mode depends on the time format
selected) ( 52)
Oil level ( 23)
2 Rear-seat heating ON
3 Heated handlebar grips ON
4 Front-seat heating ON
5 Damping
6 Vehicle load
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 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.
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).
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Status indicators
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.
Tyre pressures
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 ig-
nition 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.
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The "General" warning light
flashes red.
The detailed description of
BMW Motorrad RDC starts on
page ( 96).
Warnings
Mode of presentation
Warnings are indicated by the
corresponding warning lights.
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.
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, overview
3
Warning and telltale
26
lights
Lights up yellow Appears on the dis-
Lights up Fuel-level reading
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Status indicators
Lights up red Temperature read-
Lights up
Warning symbols in the
display
play
turns yellow
ing turns red
Meaning
Electronic immobiliser active ( 30)
Radio control key out of range ( 30)
Replace the battery of the radio control
key ( 30)
Fuel down to reserve ( 30)
Coolant temperature too high ( 31)
Engine fault ( 31)
Flashes
Appears on the display
Severe engine fault ( 31)
Engine-oil level too low ( 32)
Warning and telltale
lights
Lights up red 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-
Lights up yellow Appears on the dis-
Flashes
Warning symbols in the
display
play
Appears on the display
play
play
play
play
Appears on the display
Meaning
Insufficient battery charge current
( 32)
On-board system voltage low ( 32)
On-board system voltage critical ( 33)
Rear light failure ( 33)
Front light failure ( 33)
Light failure ( 34)
Outside temperature warning ( 34)
ABS self-diagnosis not completed
( 34)
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Status indicators
Warning and telltale
3
lights
28
Lights up
Quick-flashes DTC intervention ( 35)
Warning symbols in the
display
Meaning
ABS fault ( 34)
Slow-flashes DTC self-diagnosis not completed
Lights up
Lights up
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Flashes red + tyre pressure in
Lights up yellow + "--" or "-- -
red
+ "--" or "-- -
-" appears on the
display
-" appears on the
display
( 35)
DTC switched off ( 35)
DTC fault ( 35)
Tyre pressure outside permitted tolerance ( 35)
Signal transmission disrupted ( 36)
Sensor defective or system error
( 36)
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