BMW R 1200 GS Adventure 2014 Owner's Manual
Rider's Manual (US Model)
R 1200 GS Adventure
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3 Displays . . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. 19
Warning and indicator
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 21
Warning symbols in the
display panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Outside temperature . . . . . . . . 37
Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Oil level indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . 39
Upshift recommendation . . . . 39
4 Operation . .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. 41
Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Ignition with Key-
less Ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 48
Anti-theft alarm system
(DWA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Emergency on/off switch (kill
switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Turn indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 59
BMW Motorrad Inte-
gral ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
ASC Automatic Stability
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Dynamic ESA, Electronic
Suspension Adjustment . . . . . 69
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Handlebars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 74
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Rider and passenger
seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Storage compartment . . . . . . . 78
5 Riding .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . 79
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 80
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Shifting gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Parking your motorcycle . . . . 87
Off-road riding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Fastening motorcycle for
transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
6 Technology in
detail .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . 95
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Gearshift assistant. . . . . . . . . . . 97
Brake system with
BMW Motorrad Integral
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Engine management with
BMW Motorrad ASC . . . . . . 101
Tire Pressure Control TCP/
RDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
7 Maintenance . . . .. .. .. . 105
General instructions . . . . . . . 106
Onboard tool kit .. . . . . . . . . . 106
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Wheel rims and tires . . . . . . 114
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Front wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 120
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Air filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
8 Accessories . .. .. .. . .. . 135
General instructions . . . . . . . 136
Onboard power
sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Navigation system. . . . . . . . . 137
Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
9 Care ... . .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. 147
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Washing your motorcy-
cle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Cleaning sensitive motorcy-
cle parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Storing the motorcycle . . . . 150
Protective wax coating . . . . 150
Returning motorcycle to
use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
10 Technical data . .. .. . 151
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 152
Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 153
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 159
Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Wheels and tires . . . . . . . . . . 161
Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 162
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Performance data . . . . . . . . . 166
11 Service . . .. .. . .. .. .. .. 167
Reporting safety
defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
BMW Motorrad Service . . . 169
BMW Motorrad Mobility
Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Maintenance proce-
dures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Confirmation of mainte-
nance work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Confirmation of service . . . . 176
12 Appendix . .. .. .. .. . .. . 179
Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
13 Index . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 183
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
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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General instructions
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
Indicates warnings that are
imperative to observe for
your own 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 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
from the information, illustrations
and descriptions in this manual.
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General instructions
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General instructions
Overviews
General view, left side. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
General view, right side . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Multifunction switch, left . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Multifunction switch, right . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2
9
z
Overviews
2
10
z
Overviews
General view, left side
1 Fuel filler opening ( 89)
2 Seat lock ( 76)
3 Adjuster for rear damp-
ing (at the bottom on the
spring strut) ( 68)
2
11
z
Overviews
2
12
z
Overviews
General view, right side
1 Adjuster for spring preload,
rear ( 67)
2 Air cleaner (under center
fairing panel) ( 126)
3 Brake-fluid reservoir, front
( 110)
4 Height adjuster for wind-
shield ( 75)
5 Onboard power socket
( 136)
6 Vehicle Identification Num-
ber (at fork bearing)
Data plate (at fork bearing)
7 Coolant level indicator
( 112)
Coolant tank ( 113)
8 Oil fill location ( 108)
9 Engine oil level indicator
( 107)
10 Battery (behind side panel)
( 128)
Battery positive terminal
point (behind side fairing
panel) ( 127)
11 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 111)
2
13
z
Overviews
Underneath seat
2
1 Standard tool kit ( 106)
2 Rider's Manual (US Model)
14
3 Tire inflation pressure table
4 Load capacity table
5 Adjuster for the rider's seat
height ( 77)
6 Fuses ( 132)
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Overviews
Multifunction switch, left
1 High-beam headlight and
headlight flasher ( 57)
2 with cruise control
Cruise control ( 65)
3 Hazard warning flashers
( 59)
4 ABS ( 59)
ASC ( 60)
5 with dynamic ESA
ESA ( 69)
6 with additional LED
headlight
Additional LED headlight
( 58)
7 Turn indicator ( 58)
8 Horn
9 Multifunction display
( 48)
10 with preparation for navi-
gation system
Navigation system
( 138)
OA
OE
OE
OE
2
15
z
Overviews
Multifunction switch,
2
right
16
1 with heated handlebar
2 Riding mode ( 61)
3 Emergency on/off switch
4 Starting the engine
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Overviews
OE
grips
Heated handlebar grips
( 74)
(kill switch) ( 56)
( 82)
Instrument cluster
1 Speedometer
2 Tachometer
3 Ambient light sensor (for
brightness adjustment of
instrument lighting)
with anti-theft alarm
Anti-theft alarm indicator
light
with Keyless Ride
Indicator light for radiooperated key
4 Warning and indicator
lights ( 20)
5 Multifunction display
( 21)
OE
OE
2
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Overviews
2
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Overviews
Displays
Warning and indicator lights. . . . . . . . . 20
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Warning symbols in the display
panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Oil level indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Upshift recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
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Displays
Warning and indicator
3
lights
20
1 with cruise control
Cruise control ( 65)
2 Neutral position (idling)
3 ASC ( 60)
4 Turn indicator, left
5 ABS ( 59)
6 Turn indicator, right
7 General warning lamp (in
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Displays
conjunction with warning symbols on display)
( 23)
8 DWA
9 High-beam headlight
( 57)
10 with additional LED
headlight
Auxiliary headlight ( 58)
11 Fuel reserve ( 37)
The ABS symbol can be
shown differently depend-
ing on the country.
OA
OE
Multifunction display
1 Fuel level
2 Upshift recommendation
( 39)
3 Gear indicator, shows "N"
in neutral (idling)
4 with heated handlebar
5 Odometer ( 48)
6 Service display (mainte-
7 Warning symbols ( 23)
8 Onboard computer
9 with dynamic ESA
10 Riding mode ( 61)
11 Clock ( 50)
12 Outside temperature warn-
OE
grips
Heated grip settings
( 74)
nance interval) ( 169)
OE
ESA setting ( 69)
ing ( 37)
3
21
z
Displays
Warning symbols in the
3
display panel
22
1 with Tire Pressure Con-
trol (TPC/RDC)
Tire inflation pressure
( 31)
2 EWS ( 28)
3 Coolant temperature
( 29)
4 Engine oil level ( 36)
5 Electronic engine manage-
z
Displays
ment ( 29)
6 Battery charging ( 129)
7 Warnings ( 23)
OE
Warning lamps
Display
Warnings are displayed with appropriate warning lights.
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 lights up in
either yellow or red depending on
the urgency of the warning.
The universal warning light lights
up for the most urgent warning.
You will find an overview of the
potential warnings on the following pages.
3
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z
Displays
Overview of warning indicators
3
Warning and indicator
24
lamps
lights up yellow appears on the
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Displays
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
DWALO ! is indi-
cated
Meaning
Outside temperature warning ( 28)
Electronic immobilizer is active ( 28)
Radio-operated key outside reception
range ( 28)
Replace battery of radio-operated key
( 29)
Coolant temperature too high ( 29)
Engine in emergency-operation mode
( 29)
Bulb defect ( 30)
Anti-theft alarm battery low charge
( 30)
Warning and indicator
lamps
lights up yellow
lights up yellow indicated with one
flashes red
lights up yellow appears with one or
lights up yellow
Warning symbols in the
display panel
DWA ! is indicated
or two arrows and
critical tire-inflation pressure also
flashes.
indicated with one
or two arrows and
critical tire-inflation pressure also
flashes.
two arrows.
"--" or "-- --"
is indicated.
"--" or "-- --"
is indicated.
RDC! is indicated.
Meaning
Anti-theft alarm system battery
discharged ( 31)
Tire inflation pressure is at limit of approved range ( 31)
Tire inflation pressure is outside approved range ( 31)
Sensor defective or system error
( 32)
Transmission error ( 32)
Battery of tire-inflation pressure sensor
weak ( 33)
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z
Displays
Warning and indicator
3
lamps
26
flashes ABS self-diagnosis not completed
lights up
Warning symbols in the
display panel
Meaning
( 33)
ABS error ( 34)
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Displays
lights up
flashes rapidly ASC intervention ( 34)
flashes slowly ASC self-diagnosis not completed
lights up
lights up
lights up yellow
ESA! is indicated
ABS deactivated ( 34)
( 34)
ASC deactivated ( 34)
ASC error ( 35)
ESA error ( 35)
Warning and indicator
lamps
lights up Fuel down to reserve ( 35)
Warning symbols in the
display panel
Meaning
3
27
flashes yellow flashes Severe fault in the engine management
appears on the
display
system ( 35)
Engine oil level too low ( 36)
OILLVL CHECK
is indicated
lights up red appears on the
display
Battery charging voltage insufficient
( 36)
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Displays
Outside temperature
3
warning
28
z
Displays
The ice crystal symbol is
displayed.
Possible cause:
The outside temperature
measured on the motor-
cycle is less than:
Approx. 37 °F (Approx. 3 °C)
The outside temperature
warning does not mean that
there is no risk of icy conditions
at measured temperatures above
37 °F (3 °C).
At a low outside temperature,
icy conditions must especially
be expected on bridges and in
shady road areas.
Think well ahead when driving.
Electronic immobilizer is
active
The general warning lamp
lights up yellow.
The EWS warning symbol
appears on the display.
Possible cause:
The key being used is not autho-
rized for starting, or communication between the key and engine
electronics is disrupted.
Remove other motorcycle keys
from the ignition key ring.
Using emergency key.
Have the defective key replaced, preferably by an authorized BMW Motorrad retailer.
Radio-operated key
outside reception range
with Keyless Ride
OE
The general warning lamp
lights up yellow.
appears on the display.
Possible cause:
Communication between the
radio-operated key and the engine electronics is disrupted.
Check battery in radio-operated
key.
with Keyless Ride
Replace battery of radio-operated key ( 47).
Use reserve key for further
driving.
with Keyless Ride
Battery of radio-operated key is
completely drained or radiooperated key has been lost
( 46).
Should the warning symbol appear while driving, keep calm.
Driving can be continued; the
engine will not switch off.
OE
OE
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