BMW R 1200 GS Adventure 2017 Owner's Manual
Rider's Manual
R 1200 GS Adventure
BMW Motorrad
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The Ultimate
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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.
This record of the maintenance
work you have had performed on
your vehicle is a precondition for
generous treatment of goodwill
claims.
If the time comes to sell your
BMW, please remember to hand
over this Rider's Manual to the
new owner. It is an important
part of the vehicle.
Suggestions and criticism
If you have questions concerning your vehicle, 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
Telltale and warning
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 22
Warning symbols in the
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Service-due indicator . . . . . . . . 40
Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Ambient temperature. . . . . . . . 42
Tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Recommendation to up-
shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
4 Operation . .. . .. .. .. .. .. . . 45
Ignition switch/steering
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Ignition with Key-
less Ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Emergency off switch (kill
switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Daytime riding light . . . . . . . . . . 54
Hazard warning lights sys-
tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 57
Anti-lock brake system
(ABS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Automatic Stability Control
(ASC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Electronic Suspension Ad-
justment (ESA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Cruise-control system . . . . . . . 72
Anti-theft alarm (DWA) . . . . . . 74
Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 76
Front and rear seats . . . . . . . . . 76
Stowage compartment . . . . . . 79
5 Adjustment .. .. .. .. . .. .. . 81
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Shift mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Handlebars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
6 Riding .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . 89
Safety instructions .. . . . . . . . . 90
Comply with checklist . . . . . . . 92
Always before riding off: . . . . . 93
Every 3rd refuelling stop . . . . 93
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Off-roading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Shifting gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Parking your motor-
cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Securing motorcycle for
transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
7 Engineering
details . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . 107
General instructions . . . . . . . 108
Anti-lock brake system
(ABS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Automatic Stability Control
(ASC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Tyre pressure monitoring
(RDC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Shift assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
8 Maintenance . . . .. .. . .. 119
General instructions . . . . . . . 120
On-board toolkit . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Service toolkit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Front-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 121
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Rims and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Light source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Diagnostic connector . . . . . . 150
9 Accessories . .. .. .. . .. . 153
General instructions . . . . . . . 154
Power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Navigation system . . . . . . . . . 159
10 Care . . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. . 165
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . 166
Cleaning easily damaged
components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Protective wax coating . . . . 168
Laying up the motor-
cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Restoring motorcycle to
use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
11 Technical data . . . .. . 171
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 172
Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 173
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Final drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Chassis and
suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . 181
Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 183
Anti-theft alarm. . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Dimensions .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Riding specifications . . . . . . 186
12 Service . . .. . .. .. .. .. .. 187
BMW Motorrad Service . . . 188
BMW Motorrad Mobility
services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . 188
BMW Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Maintenance schedule . . . . 191
Confirmation of mainten-
ance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Confirmation of service . . . . 206
13 Appendix . .. .. .. .. . .. . 209
Certificate for electronic
immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Certificate for Key-
less Ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Certificate for tyre pressure
monitoring (Reifendruck-
Control, RDC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
14 Index . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 215
General instructions
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Actuality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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General instructions
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
z
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.
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
equipment specifications 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 instructions
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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General views
2
10
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General views
General view, left side
1 Daytime riding light
( 54)
2 Fuel filler neck ( 102)
3 Seat lock ( 76)
4 Setting the rear damping
(down at the spring strut)
( 87)
2
11
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2
12
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General views
General view, right side
1 Adjuster for spring preload,
rear ( 86)
2 Air filter (underneath the
centre trim panel) ( 137)
3 Brake-fluid tank, front
( 126)
4 Height adjustment of the
windscreen ( 83)
5 Power socket ( 154)
6 VIN (on steering-head
bearing)
Type plate (on steeringhead bearing)
7 Coolant-level indicator
( 128)
Coolant reservoir ( 129)
8 Oil filler neck ( 123)
9 Engine oil level indicator
( 122)
10 Behind the side trim panel:
Battery ( 145)
Battery-positive connection
point ( 144)
Diagnostic connector
( 150)
11 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 127)
2
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Underneath the seat
2
1 Standard toolkit ( 120)
2 Rider's Manual
14
3 Tyre pressure table
4 Payload table
5 Adjusting the front seat
height ( 77)
6 Fuses ( 149)
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General views
Multifunction switch, left
1 High-beam headlight and
headlight flasher ( 53)
2 with cruise control
Cruise-control system
( 72).
3 Hazard warning lights sys-
tem ( 56)
4 ABS ( 64)
ASC ( 65)
5 with Dynamic ESA
Dynamic ESA range of adjustment ( 66)
6 with LED auxiliary head-
7 Turn indicators ( 57)
8 Horn
9 Multifunction display
OA
lights
Auxiliary headlights
( 54).
( 57)
OE
OE
2
15
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10 with preparation for nav-
2
16
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General views
igation system
Operating navigation system ( 161)
Multi-Controller
11 with daytime running
OE
light
Manual daytime riding light
( 54).
OE
Multifunction switch, right
1 with heated handlebar
2 Riding mode ( 68)
3 Emergency off switch (kill
4 Starter button
OE
grips
Heated handlebar grips
( 76).
switch) ( 52)
Start engine ( 93).
2
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General views
Instrument panel
2
1 Speedometer
2 Engine speed display
18
3 Photosensor (for adapting
the brightness of the instrument lighting)
with alarm system
OE
(DWA)
Alarm system LED
with Keyless Ride
Telltale light for the radiooperated key
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General views
Switching on ignition
( 49).
4 Telltale and warning lights
( 20)
5 Multifunction display
( 22)
OE
Status indicators
Telltale and warning lights . . . . . . . . . . 20
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Warning symbols in the display . . . . . 24
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Service-due indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Ambient temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Recommendation to upshift . . . . . . . . 43
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Status indicators
Telltale and warning
3
lights
20
1 with cruise control
Cruise-control system
( 72).
2 Neutral
3 ASC ( 65)
4 Turn indicators
5 ABS ( 64)
6 - With export to EU mar-
7 General warning light (in
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NV
kets
Malfunction indicator lamp
Emissions warning ( 32)
combination with warning
symbols on the display)
( 25)
OE
8 with alarm system
Alarm signal ( 74)
Telltale light for the radiooperated key
Switching on ignition
( 49).
9 High-beam headlight
( 53)
10 with daytime running
Manual daytime riding light
( 54).
11 with LED auxiliary head-
Auxiliary headlights
( 54).
12 Fuel reserve ( 41)
The ABS symbol might differ,
depending on the specifics of
national regulations.
OE
(DWA)
with Keyless Ride
OE
light
OA
lights
NOTICE
OE
3
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Multifunction display
3
1 Fuel level
2 Recommendation to up-
22
z
Status indicators
shift ( 43)
3 Gear indicator; "N" indic-
ates neutral
4 with daytime running
5 with heated handlebar
6 Odometer ( 57)
7 Service-due indicator
8 Warning symbols ( 25)
9 On-board computer
10 with Dynamic ESA
OE
light
Automatic daytime riding
light ( 55).
OE
grips
Heated handlebar grips
( 76).
Heating stages, handlebar
grips
(maintenance interval)
( 188)
Dynamic ESA range of adjustment ( 66)
OE
11 Riding mode ( 68)
12 Clock ( 60)
13 Outside temperature warn-
ing ( 42)
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Status indicators
Warning symbols in the
3
display
24
1 with tyre pressure monit-
oring (RDC)
Tyre pressure ( 42)
2 EWS ( 30)
3 Coolant temperature
( 31)
4 Engine oil level ( 39)
5 Engine electronics ( 31)
6 Battery charge ( 146)
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.
3
25
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
Telltale and warning
26
lights
lights up yellow appears on the
lights up yellow appears on the
lights up yellow appears on the
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lights up red appears on the
lights up yellow appears on the
The malfunction
indicator lamp lights
up.
Warning symbols in the
display
appears on the
display
display
display
display
display
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)
Emissions warning ( 32)
Telltale and warning
lights
lights up yellow
Warning symbols in the
display
!LAMP_ appears
on the display
!LAMPF appears
on 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 indicator
also flashes
is displayed with
one or two arrows
and the critical tyre
pressure indicator
also flashes
one or two arrows
Meaning
Bulb faulty ( 32)
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
( 35)
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Telltale and warning
3
lights
28
lights up yellow
flashes ABS self-diagnosis not completed
lights up
Warning symbols in the
display
"--" or "-- --"
is displayed
RDC! appears on
the display
Meaning
Signal transmission disrupted ( 35)
Battery of tyre-pressure sensor weak
( 36)
( 36)
ABS fault ( 36)
lights up
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quick-flashes ASC intervention ( 37)
slow-flashes ASC self-diagnosis not completed
lights up
ABS deactivated ( 36)
( 37)
ASC deactivated ( 37)
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