BMW R 1200 R 2014 Owner's manual
Rider's Manual (US Model)
R 1200 R
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.
BMW Motorrad.
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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 (Full
view) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Multifunction display (Sport
view) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Multifunction display (Tour-
ing view) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Oil level indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Outside temperature . . . . . . . . 42
Tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . 42
Upshift recommendation . . . . 43
Red speed range. . . . . . . . . . . . 43
4 Operation . .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. 45
Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Ignition with Key-
less Ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Emergency on/off switch (kill
switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 55
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 56
Anti-Theft Alarm System . . . . 63
Anti-Lock Brake System . . . . 65
Automatic Stability Con-
trol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Electronic suspension ad-
justment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Cruise-control system . . . . . . . 72
Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 74
5 Setting .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. 77
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Rider and passenger
seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
6 Riding .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . 85
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 86
Observe checklist . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Shifting gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Parking your motorcycle . . . . 94
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Securing motorcycle for
transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
7 Technology in de-
tail . . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . 101
General instructions . . . . . . . 102
Anti-Lock Brake
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Automatic Stability Con-
trol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Dynamic Traction Con-
trol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Dynamic ESA . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Tire Pressure Control . . . . . 109
Pro shift assistant . . . . . . . . . 111
8 Maintenance . . . .. .. .. . 113
General instructions . . . . . . . 114
Onboard tool kit .. . . . . . . . . . 114
Front wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 114
Rear-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 116
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Wheel rims and tires . . . . . . 123
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Muffler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Light sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
9 Accessories . .. .. .. . .. . 151
General instructions . . . . . . . 152
Onboard power
sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Navigation system. . . . . . . . . 158
10 Care . . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. . 165
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Washing your motorcy-
cle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Cleaning sensitive motorcy-
cle parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Store motorcycle . . . . . . . . . . 168
Protective wax coating . . . . 168
Return motorcycle to
use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
11 Technical data . .. .. . 169
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 170
Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 171
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 177
Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Wheels and tires . . . . . . . . . . 178
Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 179
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Anti-Theft Alarm
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Performance data . . . . . . . . . 183
12 Service . . .. .. . .. .. .. .. 185
Reporting safety
defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
BMW Motorrad Service . . . 187
BMW Motorrad Mobility
Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Maintenance proce-
dures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Maintenance schedule . . . . 191
Standard BMW Service . . . 192
Confirmation of mainte-
nance work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Confirmation of service . . . . 198
13 Appendix . .. .. .. .. . .. . 201
Certificate for Electronic
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Certificate for Key-
less Ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Certificate for Tire Pressure
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
14 Index . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 207
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
6
efficient orientation. The quickest way for you to find information on specific topics is to
consult the comprehensive index at the back of the manual.
You can find a first overview of
your motorcycle in Chapter 2.
All maintenance and repair work
carried out on your motorcycle
will be documented in Chapter
12. Documentation confirming performance of scheduled
maintenance is a precondition
for generous handling of out-of-
z
General instructions
warranty 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. Non-compliance
can cause damage to the vehicle or accessories and warranty
claims may be denied as a result.
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.
ABS Anti-Lock Brake System.
ASC Automatic Stability Con-
trol.
DTC Dynamic Traction Con-
trol (optional equipment
only in combination with
Pro riding modes).
DWA
Anti-theft alarm.
ESA Electronic Suspension
Adjustment.
Electronic immobilizer.
EWS
TPC Tire Pressure Control
(TPC).
OE Optional extra.
BMW Motorrad optional
extras are already completely installed during
motorcycle production.
OA Optional accessory.
BMW Motorrad op-
tional accessories can
be purchased and in-
stalled at your autho-
rized BMW Motorrad
retailer.
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 performance data contained this
Rider's Manual refer to the German DIN standards and comply
with their tolerance specifications.
Versions for individual countries
may differ.
Notice concerning current status
The high safety and quality standards of BMW motorcycles are
maintained by constant development work on design, 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. We
hope you will appreciate that no
1
7
z
General instructions
claims can be recognized based
on the data, illustrations or de-
1
scriptions in this manual.
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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 . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2
9
z
Overviews
2
10
z
Overviews
General view, left side
1 Clutch fluid reservoir
( 122)
2 Fuel filler opening ( 96)
3 Seat lock ( 80)
4 without Dynamic ESA
Adjuster for rear damping (at the bottom on the
spring strut) ( 82)
OE
2
11
z
Overviews
2
12
z
Overviews
General view, right side
1 without Dynamic ESA
Adjuster for spring preload,
rear ( 81)
2 Brake-fluid reservoir, front
( 120)
3 Vehicle identification num-
ber (on steering head at
right)
Type plate (on steering
head at left)
4 Coolant level indicator
( 122)
Coolant tank ( 123)
5 Tire inflation pressure table
6 Oil fill location ( 117)
7 Engine oil level indicator
( 116)
8 Battery (behind side panel)
( 144)
Auxiliary terminal for jump
starting (behind side panel)
( 143)
9 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 121)
OE
10 Onboard power socket
( 152)
2
13
z
Overviews
Underneath seat
2
1 Fuses ( 148)
2 Rider's Manual (US Model)
14
3 Standard tool kit ( 114)
4 Load capacity table
z
Overviews
Multifunction switch, left
1 High-beam headlight and
headlight flasher ( 54)
2 with cruise control
Cruise-control system
( 72)
3 Hazard warning flashers
( 55)
4 ABS ( 65)
ASC ( 66)
with Dynamic Traction
Control (DTC)
DTC ( 66)
5 with Dynamic ESA
ESA ( 68)
6 with additional LED
headlight
LED auxiliary driving lamp
( 54)
7 Turn indicators ( 55)
8 Horn
9 Multifunction display
( 56)
OA
OE
OE
OE
2
15
z
Overviews
10 with preparation for navi-
2
16
z
Overviews
gation system
Multi-Controller ( 160)
OE
Multifunction switch, right
1 with heated handlebar
2 Riding mode ( 69)
3 Emergency on/off switch
4 Start engine ( 88)
OE
grips
Heated handlebar grips
( 74)
(kill switch) ( 53)
2
17
z
Overviews
Instrument cluster
2
1 Speedometer
2 Brightness adjustment of
18
z
Overviews
multifunction display
with anti-theft alarm sys-
tem (DWA)
Anti-theft alarm indicator
light
with Keyless Ride
Indicator light for radiooperated key
3 Warning and indicator
lights ( 20)
4 Multifunction display
It is possible to switch between 3 different display
views:
Full view ( 22)
Sport view ( 23)
Touring view ( 24)
OE
OE
Displays
Warning and indicator lights. . . . . . . . . 20
Multifunction display (Full view) . . . . . 22
Multifunction display (Sport
view) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Multifunction display (Touring
view) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Oil level indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Upshift recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Red speed range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
3
19
z
Displays
Warning and indicator
3
lights
20
1 General warning light (in
conjunction with warning symbols on display)
( 25)
2 Neutral position (idling)
3 with additional LED
headlight
Auxiliary headlight ( 54)
4 High-beam headlight
z
Displays
( 54)
5 ASC warning light ( 66)
with Dynamic Traction
Control (DTC)
DTC warning light ( 66)
6 Turn indicator, right
7 Engine-electronics warning
light ( 32)
8 ABS warning light ( 65)
9 Fuel reserve ( 41)
10 with cruise control
Cruise-control system
( 72)
OA
OE
OE
11 Turn indicator, left
3
21
z
Displays
Multifunction display
3
(Full view)
22
1 Clock ( 60)
2 Tachometer
3 Trip distance
Onboard computer displays ( 56)
4 with Dynamic ESA
ESA setting ( 68)
5 Red speed range ( 43)
z
Displays
6 Fuel level
7 Outside temperature warn-
ing ( 42)
8 Riding mode ( 69)
9 Tire Pressure Control
Onboard computer displays ( 56)
10 with heated handlebar
11 Gear indicator, shows "N"
OE
grips
Heated grip settings
( 74)
in neutral (idling)
OE
Multifunction display (Sport view)
1 Clock ( 60)
2 Engine speed bar
3 Red speed range ( 43)
4 Engine speed
5 Fuel level
6 with heated handlebar
7 Outside temperature warn-
8 Riding mode ( 69)
9 Onboard computer dis-
10 Gear indicator, shows "N"
OE
grips
Heated grip settings
( 74)
ing ( 42)
plays ( 56)
in neutral (idling)
3
23
z
Displays
Multifunction display
3
(Touring view)
24
1 Clock ( 60)
2 Speedometer
3 Fuel level
4 Outside temperature warn-
ing ( 42)
5 Riding mode ( 69)
6 Onboard computer dis-
z
Displays
plays ( 56)
7 with heated handlebar
8 Gear indicator, shows "N"
OE
grips
Heated grip settings
( 74)
in neutral (idling)
Warning lights
Display
Warnings are displayed with appropriate warning lights.
Warnings for which no separate warning light is available are
shown with the general warning
light 1 with up to three warning symbols at position 2, which
appear from right to left. These
are displayed sorted by priority. The highest priority is on the
right. The universal warning light
lights up in either yellow or red
depending on the urgency of the
warning.
If several warnings are active, the
three warnings with the highest
priority are displayed. You will
find an overview of the potential
warnings on the following pages.
3
25
z
Displays
Overview of warning indicators
3
Warning and indicator
26
lamps
lights up yellow appears on the
z
Displays
lights up yellow appears on the
lights up yellow appears on the
flashes red
lights up yellow appears on the
flashes yellow
Warning symbols in the
display panel
appears on the
display
display
display
display
appears on the
display
appears on the
display
display
appears on the
display
Meaning
Outside temperature warning ( 30)
EWS active ( 30)
Radio-operated key outside reception
range ( 30)
Replace battery of radio-operated key
( 31)
Coolant temperature too high ( 31)
Engine has not yet reached operating
temperature ( 31)
Engine in emergency-operation mode
( 32)
Severe fault in the engine management
system ( 32)
Warning and indicator
lamps
flashes red
lights up yellow 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 panel
appears on the
display
appears on the
display
display
"--" or "-- --"
is indicated.
"--" or "-- --"
is indicated.
display
display
display
display
Meaning
Low engine oil level ( 33)
Tire inflation pressure is outside approved range ( 33)
Sensor defective or system error
( 34)
Transmission error ( 34)
Battery of tire-inflation pressure sensor
weak ( 34)
Light failure ( 35)
Front light failure ( 35)
Rear light failure ( 36)
3
27
z
Displays
Warning and indicator
3
lamps
28
lights up yellow appears on the
lights up red appears on the
z
Displays
lights up yellow appears on the
lights up briefly in
yellow
flashes ABS self-diagnosis not completed
lights up
Warning symbols in the
display panel
appears on the
display
display
display
appears on the
display
display
appears on the
display
Meaning
Onboard system voltage low ( 36)
Onboard system voltage critical ( 36)
Battery charging voltage insufficient
( 37)
DWA battery charge level low ( 37)
DWA battery drained ( 37)
Service overdue ( 38)
( 38)
ABS error ( 38)
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