BMW R 1200 GS 2016 Owner's manual

Rider's Manual (US Model)
R 1200 GS
BMW Motorrad
The Ultimate
Riding Machine
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Welcome to BMW
Congratulations on choosing a motorcycle from BMW Motorrad and welcome to the community of BMW motorcycle owners and riders. Familiarize yourself with your new motorcycle so that you can ride it safely and confidently in all highway traffic situations.
Suggestions and complaints
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 on your BMW
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 get the most benefit from your BMW's advanced 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.
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Table of Contents
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
Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Multifunction switch, left . . . . 15
Multifunction switch,
right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3 Displays . . ... .. .. .. . ... .. 19
Warning and indicator
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 22
Warning symbols in the
display panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Outside temperature . . . . . . . . 38
Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Oil level indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Tire inflation pressures . . . . . . 40
Upshift recommendation . . . . 41
4 Operation ... .. .. .. .. .. .. . 43
Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Ignition with Key-
less Ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 50
Alarm system (DWA) . . . . . . . . 57
Emergency on/off switch (kill
switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Hazard warning lights sys-
tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
BMW Motorrad Integral
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
ASC Automatic Stability
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Dynamic ESA, Electronic
Suspension Adjustment . . . . . 72
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Handlebars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 76
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Rider and passenger
seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
5 Riding .. .. .. .. .. . ... .. .. .. 83
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Observe checklist . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Shifting gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Parking your motorcycle . . . . 92
Off-road riding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Secure motorcycle for trans-
port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
6 Technology in de-
tail ... .. .. .. .. . ... .. .. .. . 101
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Gearshift assistant. . . . . . . . . 103
Brake system with BMW Motorrad Integral
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Engine management with
BMW Motorrad ASC . . . . . . 108
Tyre Pressure Control
TPC/RDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
7 Maintenance . ... .. .. .. 113
General instructions . . . . . . . 114
Tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Wheel rims and tyres. . . . . . 122
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Front wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 129
Light sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Air filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
8 Accessories . .. .. .. . ... 145
General instructions . . . . . . . 146
Onboard power
sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Navigation system. . . . . . . . . 147
Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
9 Care ... .. .. .. . ... .. .. .. . 159
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Washing your motorcy-
cle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Cleaning sensitive motorcy-
cle parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Store motorcycle . . . . . . . . . . 162
Protective wax coating . . . . 162
Return motorcycle to
use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
10 Technical Data . ... .. 165
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 166
Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 167
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 173
Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Wheels and tyres. . . . . . . . . . 175
Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 176
Alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Performance data . . . . . . . . . 180
11 Service . ... .. .. .. .. .. . 181
Reporting safety
defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
BMW Motorrad Service .. . 183 BMW Motorrad Mobility
Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Maintenance proce-
dures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Maintenance schedule . . . . 187
Standard BMW Service . . . 188 Confirmation of mainte-
nance work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Confirmation of service. . . . 194
12 Appendix .... .. .. .. . .. 197
Certificate for Electronic
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Certificate for Key-
less Ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Certificate for Tyre Pres-
sure Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
13 Index . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 203

General instructions

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Notice concerning current status . . . . 7
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Overview

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This Rider's Manual has been designed to provide quick and ef-
6
ficient orientation. The quickest way for you to find information on specific topics is to consult the comprehensive index at the back of the manual. If you would like to start with a quick overview of your motorcycle, this informa­tion has been provided in chapter
2. All maintenance and repair work carried out on your mo­torcycle will be documented in chapter 11. Documentation con­firming performance of scheduled maintenance is a precondition
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for generous handling of out-of­warranty claims and goodwill war­ranty treatment. When the time comes to sell your BMW, remember to hand over this Rider's Manual; it is an important part of the motorcycle.

Abbreviations and symbols

CAUTION Hazard with
low risk. Failure to avoid this hazard can result in minor or moderate injury.
WARNING Hazard with
moderate risk. Failure to avoid this hazard can result in death or serious injury.
DANGER Hazard with high
risk. Failure to avoid this hazard results in death or serious injury.
ATTENTION Special in-
structions and precaution­ary measures. Failure to comply can lead to damage to the mo­torcycle and/or accessories and thus to the rejection of warranty claims.
NOTICE Special informa-
tion on operating 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 extra.
BMW Motorrad optional extras are already com­pletely installed during motorcycle production.
OA Optional accessory.
BMW Motorrad 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.
ASC Automatic Stability Con-
trol.
ESA Electronic Suspension
Adjustment.
TPC Tire Pressure Control
(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 motorcycle comes with equipment not described here, you can find the descriptions in a separate manual.

Technical data

All dimensions, weights and out­puts in the Rider's Manual relate to the German DIN standards and comply with their tolerance specifications. Versions for indi­vidual countries may differ.

Notice concerning current status

The outstanding levels of safety and quality furnished by every BMW motorcycle are the result of ongoing advanced develop­ment focusing on continuous improvement in design and en­gineering as well as equipment and accessories. For this reason, some aspects of your motorcycle may vary from the descriptions in this Rider's Manual. In addition, BMW Motorrad cannot guarantee the total absence of errors. For this reason BMW is unable to recognize any claims stemming
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from the information, illustrations and descriptions in this manual.
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Overviews

General view, left side. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
General view, right side . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Multifunction switch, left . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Multifunction switch, right . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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General view, left side

1 Fuel filler opening ( 95) 2 Seat lock ( 78) 3 Adjuster for rear damp-
ing (at the bottom on the spring strut) ( 71)
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General view, right side

1 Adjuster for spring preload,
rear ( 70)
2 Air cleaner (under center
fairing panel) ( 135)
3 Brake-fluid reservoir, front
( 118)
4 Height adjuster for wind-
shield ( 78)
5 Onboard power socket
( 146)
6 Vehicle Identification Num-
ber (at fork bearing) Type plate (on frame at front right)
7 Coolant level indicator
( 120) Coolant tank ( 121)
8 Oil fill location ( 116) 9 Engine oil level indicator
( 115)
10 Battery (behind side panel)
( 138) Auxiliary terminal for jump starting (behind side panel) ( 137)
11 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 119)
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Underneath seat

2
1 Standard tool kit ( 114) 2 Rider's Manual (US Model)
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3 Tire inflation pressure table 4 Load capacity table 5 Adjuster for the rider's seat
height ( 80)
6 Fuses ( 142)
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Multifunction switch, left

1 Headlight flasher and high-
beam headlight ( 60)
2 with cruise control
Switch on cruise control ( 68).
3 Hazard warning flashers
( 62)
4 ABS ( 62)
ASC ( 64)
5 with Dynamic ESA
Adjustment options ( 72)
6 with additional LED
headlight
Auxiliary headlight ( 61).
7 Turn indicators ( 62) 8 Horn 9 Multifunction display
( 50)
OA
OE
OE
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10 with preparation for navi-
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gation system Operating the navigation system ( 149)
OE

Multifunction switch, right

1 with heated handlebar
2 Riding mode ( 65) 3 Emergency on/off switch
4 Starting the engine
OE
grips Heated handlebar grips ( 77)
(kill switch) ( 59)
( 87)
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Instrument cluster

2
1 Speedometer 2 Tachometer
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3 Ambient light sensor (for
brightness adjustment of instrument lighting)
with anti-theft alarm sys-
tem (DWA) Anti-theft alarm indicator light
with Keyless Ride
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Indicator light for radio­operated key
4 Warning and indicator
lights ( 20)
5 Multifunction display
( 22)
OE
OE

Displays

Warning and indicator lights. . . . . . . . . 20
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Warning symbols in the display
panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Oil level indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Tire inflation pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Upshift recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
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Warning and indicator
3
lights
20
1 with cruise control
Switch on cruise control ( 68).
2 Idle 3 Deactivate ASC function
( 64).
4 Turn indicator, left 5 ABS ( 62)
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6 Turn indicator, right 7 Universal warning light, ap-
pears together with warn­ing symbols in display panel ( 24)
8 DWA
with anti-theft alarm sys-
tem (DWA) Alarm ( 57) Indicator light for radio­operated key
with Keyless Ride Keys ( 46)
OE
OE
OE
9 High-beam headlight
( 60)
10 with additional LED
headlight
Auxiliary headlight ( 61).
11 Fuel reserve ( 39)
NOTICE
The ABS symbol can be shown differently depending on the country.
OA
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Multifunction display

3
1 Fuel fill level indicator 2 Upshift recommendation
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( 41)
3 Gear indicator display, "N"
indicates "neutral"
4 with heated handlebar
5 Odometer ( 50) 6 Service display (mainte-
7 Warning symbols ( 24) 8 Onboard computer 9 with Dynamic ESA
10 Use of the riding modes
11 Clock ( 53) 12 Outside temperature warn-
OE
grips Operating heated grips ( 77).
nance interval) ( 183)
Adjustment options ( 72)
( 65)
ing ( 38)
OE

Warning symbols in the display panel

1 with Tire Pressure Con-
trol (TPC/RDC) Tire inflation pressures ( 40)
2 Electronic immobilizer
( 29)
3 Coolant temperature
( 30)
4 Engine oil level ( 37) 5 Electronic engine manage-
ment ( 30)
6 Battery charging ( 138) 7 Warnings ( 24)
OE
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Warning lights

3
Display of the warning
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lights
Warnings are displayed with ap­propriate warning lights.
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Displays
Warnings for which no separate warning light is provided are sig­naled by the general warning light 1 and are accompanied by a warning symbol in area 2 or by a warning notice in area 3. The universal warning light shows red or yellow, depending on the ur­gency of the warning.
The universal warning light lights up for the most urgent warning.
The following page contains a list of potential warnings.
Overview of warning indicators Warning and indicator
lamps
lights up yellow appears on the
lights up yellow appears on the
lights up yellow
lights up red appears on the
lights up yellow appears on the
lights up yellow
Warning symbols in the display panel
appears on the display
display
display
display
display
!LAMP_ is indi-
cated
!LAMPF is indi-
cated
Meaning
Outside temperature warning ( 29)
Electronic immobilizer is active ( 29)
Radio-operated key outside reception range ( 29)
Replace battery of radio-operated key ( 30)
Coolant temperature too high ( 30)
Engine in emergency-operation mode ( 30)
Bulb defect ( 31)
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Warning and indicator
3
lamps
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lights up yellow
lights up yellow appears with one or
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flashes red
lights up yellow appears with one or
lights up yellow
Warning symbols in the display panel
DWALO ! is indi-
cated
DWA ! is indicated
two arrows and the critical tyre pres­sure also flashes
appears with one or two arrows and the critical tyre pres­sure also flashes
two arrows
"--" or "-- --" is indicated
RDC! is indicated
Meaning
Anti-theft alarm battery low charge ( 31)
Anti-theft alarm system battery discharged ( 32)
Tire inflation pressure is at limit of ap­proved range ( 32)
Tire inflation pressure is outside ap­proved range ( 33)
Sensor defective or system error ( 33)
Transmission error ( 34)
Battery of tire-inflation pressure sensor weak ( 34)
Warning and indicator lamps
flashes ABS self-diagnosis not completed
lights up
Warning symbols in the display panel
Meaning
( 35)
ABS error ( 35)
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lights up
flashes rapidly ASC intervention ( 35)
flashes slowly ASC self-diagnosis not completed
lights up
lights up
lights up yellow
ESA! is indicated
ABS deactivated ( 35)
( 35)
ASC deactivated ( 36)
ASC error ( 36)
ESA error ( 36)
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Warning and indicator
3
lamps
28
lights up Fuel down to reserve ( 36)
Warning symbols in the display panel
Meaning
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flashes yellow flashes Severe fault in the engine management
appears on the display
system ( 37)
Engine oil level too low ( 37)
OILLVL CHECK
is indicated
lights up red appears on the
display
Battery charging voltage insufficient ( 38)
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