BMW R 1200 GS Adventure 2016 Owner's Manual
Rider's Manual
R 1200 GS Adventure
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
Underneath the seat . . . . . . . . 14
Multifunction switch, left . . . . 15
Multifunction switch,
right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3 Status indicators ....... 19
Warning and telltale
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 22
Warning symbols in the
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Ambient temperature. . . . . . . . 39
Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Service-due indicator . . . . . . . . 41
Tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Recommendation to up-
shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
4 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Ignition with Key-
less Ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 50
Anti-theft alarm (DWA) . . . . . . 57
Emergency off switch (kill
switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Daytime riding light . . . . . . . . . . 62
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 64
BMW Motorrad Integ-
ral ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Automatic Stability Control
ASC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Cruise-control system . . . . . . . 70
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Dynamic ESA, electronic
suspension adjustment . . . . . . 75
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Shift mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Handlebars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 80
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Front and rear seats . . . . . . . . . 82
Stowage compartment . . . . . . 84
5 Riding .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . 85
Safety instructions .. . . . . . . . . 86
Comply with checklist . . . . . . . 88
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Shifting gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Parking your motorcycle . . . . 95
Off-roading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Securing motorcycle for
transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
6 Engineering
details . .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . 103
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Shift assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Brake system with
BMW Motorrad Integral
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Electronic engine management with BMW Motorrad
ASC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Tyre pressure monitoring
RDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
7 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 115
General instructions . . . . . . . 116
Toolkit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Rims and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Front-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 132
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
8 Accessories . .. .. .. . . . . 147
General instructions . . . . . . . 148
Power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Navigation system . . . . . . . . . 149
Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
9 Care .................... 159
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . 160
Cleaning easily damaged
components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Laying up the motor-
cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Protective wax coating . . . . 162
Restoring 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 . . . . . . . . . . 172
Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . 175
Electrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Anti-theft alarm. . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Dimensions .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Riding specifications . . . . . . 181
11 Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
BMW Motorrad Service . . . 184
BMW Motorrad Mobility
services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . 184
Maintenance schedule . . . . 187
Standard BMW service . . . . 188
Confirmation of mainten-
ance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Confirmation of service . . . . 194
12 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Certificate for electronic
immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Certificate for Key-
less Ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Certificate for tyre pressure
monitoring (Reifendruck-
Control, RDC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
13 Index . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 203
General instructions
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Actuality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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Overview
1
An important aspect of this
Rider's Manual is that it can
6
be used for quick and easy
reference. Consulting the
extensive index at the end of this
Rider's Manual is the fastest way
to find information on a particular
topic or item. To first read an
overview of your motorcycle,
please go to Chapter 2. All
maintenance and servicing work
on the vehicle is documented
in Chapter 11. This record of
the maintenance work you have
had performed on your vehicle
is a precondition for generous
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General instructions
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.
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
ASC Automatic Stability Con-
trol.
ESA Electronic Suspension
Adjustment.
Tyre pressure monitor-
RDC
ing.
Equipment
When you purchased your BMW
motorcycle, you chose a model
with individual equipment. This
Rider's Manual describes the
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 motorcycle contains
equipment that has not been
described, its description can be
found in a separate manual.
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 level
of BMW motorcycles is ensured
by continuous development
work on design, 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.
Consequently no claims can be
derived from the information,
graphics or descriptions.
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General views
General view, left side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
General view, right side . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Underneath the seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Multifunction switch, left . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Multifunction switch, right . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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2
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General views
General view, left side
1 with daytime running
2 Fuel filler neck ( 98)
3 Seat lock ( 82)
4 Setting the rear damping
OE
light
Daytime riding light
( 62)
(down at the spring strut)
( 74)
2
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General views
General view, right side
1 Adjuster for spring preload,
rear ( 73)
2 Air filter (underneath the
centre trim panel) ( 138)
3 Brake-fluid reservoir, front
( 121)
4 Height adjustment of the
windscreen ( 81)
5 Power socket ( 148)
6 VIN (on steering-head
bearing)
Type plate (on steeringhead bearing)
7 Coolant-level indicator
( 123)
Coolant reservoir ( 123)
8 Oil filler neck ( 118)
9 Engine oil level indicator
( 117)
10 Battery (behind the side
trim panel) ( 140)
Positive battery connection point (behind side trim
panel) ( 139)
11 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 122)
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Underneath the seat
2
1 Standard toolkit ( 116)
2 Rider's Manual
14
3 Table of tyre pressures
4 Payload table
5 Adjusting the front seat
height ( 83)
6 Fuses ( 144)
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General views
Multifunction switch, left
1 High-beam headlight and
headlight flasher ( 61)
2 with cruise control
Cruise-control system
( 71)
3 Hazard warning flashers
( 64)
4 ABS ( 65)
ASC ( 66)
5 with Dynamic ESA
ESA ( 75)
6 with LED auxiliary head-
7 Turn indicators ( 64)
8 Horn
9 Multifunction display
OA
lights
LED auxiliary headlights
( 61)
( 50)
OE
OE
2
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10 with preparation for nav-
2
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igation system
Navigation system
( 151)
11 with daytime running
OE
light
Daytime riding light
( 62)
OE
Multifunction switch, right
1 with heated handlebar
2 Riding mode ( 67)
3 Emergency off switch (kill
4 Start engine ( 89)
OE
grips
Heated handlebar grips
( 80)
switch) ( 59)
2
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Instrument panel
2
1 Speedometer
2 Rev. counter
18
3 Ambient-light brightness
sensor (for adapting the
brightness of the instrument lighting)
with alarm system
OE
(DWA)
Anti-theft alarm telltale light
with Keyless Ride
Telltale light for the radio-
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General views
operated key
4 Warning and telltale lights
( 20)
5 Multifunction display
( 22)
OE
Status indicators
Warning and telltale lights . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Warning symbols in the display . . . . . 24
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Ambient temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Service-due indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Recommendation to upshift . . . . . . . . 42
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Warning and telltale
3
lights
20
1 with cruise control
Cruise-control system
( 71)
2 Neutral
3 ASC ( 66)
4 Turn indicators, left
5 ABS ( 65)
6 Turn indicators, right
7 General warning light (in
combination with warning
symbols on the display)
( 25)
8 DWA
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with alarm system
OE
(DWA)
Alarm ( 57)
Telltale light for the radiooperated key
with Keyless Ride
Keys ( 46)
9 High-beam headlight
( 61)
OE
OE
10 with daytime running
11 with LED auxiliary head-
12 Fuel reserve ( 40)
The ABS symbol might differ,
depending on the specifics of
national regulations.
OE
light
Daytime riding light
( 62)
OA
lights
Auxiliary headlights ( 61)
NOTICE
3
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Multifunction display
3
1 Fuel level
2 Recommendation to up-
22
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shift ( 42)
3 Gear indicator; "N" indic-
ates neutral
4 with daytime running
5 with heated handlebar
6 Odometer and tripmeters
7 Service-due indicator
8 Warning symbols ( 25)
9 On-board computer
10 with Dynamic ESA
11 Riding mode ( 67)
12 Clock ( 53)
OE
light
Automatic daytime riding
light ( 62)
OE
grips
Heating stages, handlebar
grips ( 80)
( 50)
(maintenance interval)
( 184)
ESA setting ( 75)
OE
13 Outside temperature warn-
ing ( 39)
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Warning symbols in the
3
display
24
1 with tyre pressure monit-
oring (RDC)
Tyre pressure ( 33)
2 EWS ( 30)
3 Coolant temperature
( 31)
4 Engine oil level ( 38)
5 Engine electronics ( 31)
6 Battery charge ( 141)
7 Warnings ( 25)
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OE
Warnings
Mode of presentation
Warnings are indicated by the
corresponding warning lights.
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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Warnings that do not have warning lights of their own are indicated by 'General' warning light 1
showing in combination with a
warning symbol at 2 or a text
warning at 3. The 'general' warning light shows yellow or red, depending on the urgency of the
warning.
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Warnings, overview
3
Warning and telltale
26
lights
lights up yellow appears on the
lights up yellow appears on the
lights up yellow
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lights up red appears on the
lights up yellow appears on the
lights up yellow
Warning symbols in the
display
appears on the
display
display
display
display
display
!LAMP_ appears
on the display
!LAMPF appears
on the display
Meaning
Outside temperature warning ( 30)
Electronic immobiliser active ( 30)
Radio-operated key out of range ( 30)
Replace the battery of the radio-operated key ( 31)
Coolant temperature too high ( 31)
Engine in emergency-operation mode
( 31)
Bulb faulty ( 32)
Warning and telltale
lights
Warning symbols in the
display
DWALO ! appears
on the display
lights up yellow
lights up yellow is displayed with
flashes red
lights up yellow is displayed with
DWA ! appears on
the display
one or two arrows
and the critical tyre
pressure reading
flashes
is displayed with
one or two arrows
and the critical tyre
pressure reading
flashes
one or two arrows
"--" or "-- --"
is displayed
Meaning
Anti-theft alarm battery weak ( 33)
Anti-theft alarm battery flat ( 33)
Tyre pressure close to limit of permitted
tolerance ( 33)
Tyre pressure outside permitted tolerance ( 34)
Sensor defective or system error
( 34)
Signal transmission disrupted ( 35)
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Warning and telltale
3
lights
28
lights up yellow
flashes ABS self-diagnosis not completed
lights up
Warning symbols in the
display
RDC! appears on
the display
Meaning
Battery of tyre-pressure sensor weak
( 35)
( 36)
ABS fault ( 36)
lights up
quick-flashes ASC intervention ( 36)
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slow-flashes ASC self-diagnosis not completed
lights up
lights up
ABS deactivated ( 36)
( 37)
ASC deactivated ( 37)
ASC fault ( 37)
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