BMW K 1600 Gtl Exclusive 2016 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Underneath the seat . . . . . . . . 17
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4 Operation . .. . .. .. .. .. .. . . 41
Keyless Ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Electronic immobiliser
EWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 48
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . 53
Trip meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Daytime riding light . . . . . . . . . . 55
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 59
Emergency off switch (kill
switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Grip heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Dynamic Traction Control
DTC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Cruise-control system . . . . . . . 64
Hill Start Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Electronic Suspension Ad-
justment ESA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Anti-theft alarm (DWA) . . . . . . 68
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Shift mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Slipstream deflector . . . . . . . . . 75
Stowage compartments . . . . . 75
Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
5 Riding .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . 79
Safety instructions .. . . . . . . . . 80
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Parking your motorcycle . . . . 87
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Securing motorcycle for
transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
6 Engineering details . .. . . 93
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Hill Start Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Brake system with
BMW Motorrad Integral
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Electronic engine management with BMW Motorrad
DTC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Tyre pressure monitoring
RDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Electronic Suspension Ad-
justment ESA II . . . . . . . . . . . 101
7 Accessories . .. .. .. . .. . 103
General instructions . . . . . . . 104
Power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Navigation system . . . . . . . . . 105
Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
8 Maintenance . . . .. .. . .. 113
General instructions . . . . . . . 114
Toolkit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Rims and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Front-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 129
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
9 Care ... . . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. 139
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . 140
Cleaning easily damaged
components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Laying up the motor-
cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Protective wax coating . . . . 142
Restoring motorcycle to
use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
10 Technical data . . . .. . 145
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 146
Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 147
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 151
Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . 152
Electrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Anti-theft alarm. . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Dimensions .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Riding specifications . . . . . . 158
11 Service . . .. . .. .. .. .. .. 159
BMW Motorrad Service . . . 160
BMW Motorrad Mobility
services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . 160
Maintenance schedule . . . . 163
Standard BMW service . . . . 164
Confirmation of mainten-
ance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Confirmation of service . . . . 170
12 Appendix . .. .. .. .. . .. . 173
Certificate for electronic
immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Certificate for Key-
less Ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Certificate for tyre pressure
monitoring (Reifendruck-
Control, RDC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
13 Index . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 179
General instructions
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Actuality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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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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Abbreviations and symbols
CAUTION Low-risk hazard.
Non-avoidance can lead to
slight or moderate injury.
WARNING Medium-risk
hazard. Non-avoidance can
lead to fatal or severe injury.
DANGER High-risk hazard. Non-avoidance leads
to fatal or severe injury.
ATTENTION Special
notes and precautionary
measures. Non-compliance can
lead to damage to the vehicle or
accessory and, consequently, to
voiding of the warranty.
NOTICE Specific instruc-
tions on how to operate,
control, adjust or look after items
of equipment on the vehicle.
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 extras.
The vehicles are assembled complete with
all the BMW Motorrad
optional extras originally
ordered.
OA Optional accessories.
You can obtain
BMW Motorrad
optional accessories
through your authorised
BMW Motorrad dealer;
optional accessories
have to be retrofitted to
the vehicle.
Electronic immobiliser.
EWS
DWA
Anti-theft alarm (Diebstahlwarnanlage).
Anti-lock brake system.
ABS
DTC Dynamic Traction Con-
trol.
ESA Electronic Suspension
Adjustment.
Tyre pressure monitor-
RDC
ing.
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 views
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General views
General view, left side
1 Clutch-fluid reservoir
( 121)
2 Fuel filler neck ( 88)
3 Operating panel for the
audio system (see separate
operating instructions)
4 Seat lock ( 76)
5 Rear-seat heating ( 62)
6 Payload table
Table of tyre pressures
7 Electronic Suspension Ad-
justment ESA ( 67)
8 Stowage compartment
( 75)
9 Adjustable shift lever
( 74)
10 Slipstream deflector
( 75)
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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 ( 104)
3 Brake-fluid reservoir, front
( 118)
4 Coolant level indicator (be-
hind side panel) ( 120)
5 Type plate (on front
suspension)
6 Slipstream deflector
( 75)
7 Engine-oil filler neck and
oil dipstick ( 114)
8 Stowage compartment of
the audio system ( 75)
9 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 119)
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Multifunction switch,
2
left
14
1 High-beam headlight and
headlight flasher ( 57)
2 Daytime riding light
3 Cruise control system con-
trol ( 64)
4 Hazard warning flashers
( 59)
5 Operation of the auxiliary
headlights ( 58)
6 Windscreen control
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( 74)
7 Operation of the turn indic-
ators ( 59)
8 Horn
9 Multi-controller and MENU
button
Operation of the multifunction display ( 48)
Operation of the audio system (see the appropriate
operating instructions)
Control for DTC ( 63)
Operating ESA ( 67)
10 Selecting favourite menu
( 52)
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Multifunction switch,
2
right
16
1 Central locking ( 45)
2 Selection of the ride mode
( 63)
3 Emergency off switch (kill
switch) ( 60)
4 Start engine ( 82)
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General views
Underneath the seat
1 Rider's Manual
2 Fuses ( 137)
3 Battery ( 135)
4 On-board toolkit ( 114)
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General views
Instrument panel
2
1 Speedometer
2 Release for navigation slot
18
3 Warning and telltale lights
( 20)
4 with navigation device
Navigation system
( 105)
5 Ambient-light brightness
sensor (for adapting the
brightness of the instrument lighting)
6 Rev. counter
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7 Multifunction display
( 21)
NOTICE
The brightness of the warning
lights and telltale lights, the
display and the instrument
needle and gauge lighting is
adapted automatically to suit
ambient brightness.
OA
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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Warning and telltale
3
lights
20
1 ABS ( 36)
2 DTC ( 36)
3 Turn indicators, left
4 Fuel reserve ( 32)
5 Daytime riding light
6 High-beam headlight
7 Turn indicators, right
8 Engine electronics
9 DWA ( 68)
Telltale light for the radiooperated key ( 47)
10 Auxiliary headlights ( 58)
11 Cruise-control system
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( 64)
12 General warning light, in
combination with warning symbols in the display
( 25)
Multifunction display
1 Riding mode ( 63)
2 Hill Start Control Operation
( 66)
3 Coolant temperature
4 Warnings ( 25)
5 Menu area ( 48)
Area for messages relating
to the audio system
6 On-board computer
( 53)
RDC readings
7 Daytime riding light
( 55)
8 Seat heating ( 61)
Grip heating ( 60)
ESA settings ( 67)
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
Average speed since last
reset ( 53)
Ambient temperature
( 23)
Tyre pressures ( 25)
Oil level ( 23)
Meanings of the symbols at position 1:
Average fuel consumption
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since last reset ( 53)
Current consumption
Range with fuel now on
board ( 23)
Stopwatch ( 53)
Travel times ( 54)
Date (display mode de-
pends on the time format
selected) ( 52)
On-board electrics voltage
level
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.
NOTICE
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 engine oil level.
The preconditions for the oil level
check are as follows:
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Status indicators
Engine at operating temperature.
3
Engine idling for at least ten
24
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
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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 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.
NOTICE
If the service-due indicator appears more than a month before
the service date, the current date
has to be corrected. This situ-
ation 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 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 ( 100).
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
lights up yellow
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lights up Fuel-level reading
lights up red Temperature read-
lights up
flashes Severe engine fault ( 33)
Warning symbols in the
display
display
ESA! appears on
the display
turns yellow
ing turns red
Meaning
Electronic immobiliser active ( 31)
ESA fault ( 31)
Radio-operated key out of range ( 31)
Replace the battery of the radio control
key ( 31)
Fuel down to reserve ( 32)
Coolant temperature too high ( 32)
Engine fault ( 32)
Warning and telltale
lights
lights up red appears on the
lights up yellow appears on the
lights up yellow appears on the
lights up yellow appears on the
lights up yellow appears on the
Warning symbols in the
display
appears on the
display
display
appears on the
display
display
display
display
display
appears on the
display
Meaning
Engine-oil level too low ( 33)
Insufficient battery charge current
( 33)
On-board system voltage low ( 34)
On-board system voltage critical ( 34)
Rear light failure ( 34)
Front light failure ( 35)
Light failure ( 35)
Outside temperature warning ( 35)
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Status indicators
Warning and telltale
3
lights
28
flashes ABS self-diagnosis not completed
lights up
quick-flashes DTC intervention ( 36)
Warning symbols in the
display
Meaning
( 36)
ABS fault ( 36)
slow-flashes DTC self-diagnosis not completed
lights up
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lights up
flashes red
+ tyre pressure in
red
+ "--" or
"-- --" appears
on the display
( 36)
DTC switched off ( 36)
DTC fault ( 37)
Tyre pressure outside permitted tolerance ( 37)
Signal transmission disrupted ( 37)
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