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Rider's Manual (US Model)
R 1200R
Motorcycle/Retailer Data
Motorcycle Data
Model
Vehicle identification number
Color number
Initial registration
License plate
Retailer Data
Contact in Service
Ms./Mr.
Phone number
Retailer's address/phone number (company stamp)
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.
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 motorcycle's reliability and safety, as well as its value.
Documentation confirming performance of scheduled maintenance is a precondition for generous handling of out-of-warranty claims and goodwill warranty treatment.
Should you want to sell your BMW one day, please also remember to turn over the Ride's Manual to the new owner. it is an important part of your motorcycle.
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
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 status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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
Indicator and warning
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Multifunction display (Full
view) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Multifunction display (Sport view) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Multifunction display (Tour-
ing view) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Oil level indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Outside temperature . . . . . . . . 41 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) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Hazard warning lights sys-
tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 56 Anti-theft alarm (DWA) . . . . . . 63 Antilock Brake System
(ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Automatic Stability Control (ASC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Electronic suspension adjustment (ESA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Cruise-control system . . . . . . . 71 Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 73 Rider and passenger
seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
5 Setting ................... 77
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
6 Riding .................... 83
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Shifting gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Parking your motorcycle . . . . 93 Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Securing motorcycle for transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
7 Technology in
detail ..................... 99
General instructions . . . . . . . 100 Antilock Brake System
(ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Automatic Stability Control (ASC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Dynamic Traction Control
(DTC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Electronic suspension adjustment (ESA) . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Tire pressure control
(RDC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Pro shift assistant . . . . . . . . . 110
8 Maintenance .......... 113
General instructions . . . . . . . 114 Tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Front wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 114 Rear-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 116 Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Wheel rims and tyres. . . . . . 123 Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Muffler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Light sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Diagnostic connector . . . . . . 150
9 Accessories ........... 153
General instructions . . . . . . . 154 Onboard power
sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Navigation system . . . . . . . . . 160
10 Care .................. 167
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Washing your motorcy-
cle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Cleaning sensitive motorcy-
cle parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Protective wax coating . . . . 170 Store motorcycle . . . . . . . . . . 170 Return motorcycle to
use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
11 Technical data ...... 171
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 172 Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 173 Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 178 Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Wheels and tyres. . . . . . . . . . 180
Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 182 Alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Performance data . . . . . . . . . 185
12 Service ............... 187
Reporting safety
defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 BMW Motorrad Service . . . 189 BMW Motorrad Mobility Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Maintenance proce-
dures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Maintenance schedule . . . . 193 Confirmation of mainte-
nance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 Confirmation of service . . . . 208
13 Appendix............. 211
Certificate for Electronic Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Certificate for Key-
less Ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 Certificate for Tyre Pres-
sure Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
14 Index ................. 217
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6 Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Notice concerning current status . . . . 7
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General instructions
This Rider's Manual has been designed to provide quick and 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-
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.
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 instructions and precautionary measures. Non-compliance
can cause damage to the vehicle or accessories and warranty claims may be denied as a result.
NOTICE Special information on operating and in-
specting 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.
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EWS |
Electronic immobilizer. |
DWA |
Anti-theft alarm. |
ABS |
Anti-Lock Brake System. |
ASC |
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DTC |
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ESA |
Electronic Suspension |
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the total absence of errors. We hope you will appreciate that no claims can be recognized based on the data, illustrations or descriptions in this manual.
General instructions
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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Overviews
1Clutch fluid reservoir ( 122)
2Fuel filler opening ( 94)
3Seat lock ( 74)
4Adjuster for rear damping (at the bottom on the spring strut) ( 81)
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Overviews
1Adjuster for spring preload, rear ( 80)
2Brake-fluid reservoir, front ( 120)
3Vehicle identification number (on steering head at right)
Type plate (on steering head at left)
4Coolant level indicator ( 122)
Coolant tank ( 123)
5Tyre inflation pressure table
6Oil fill location ( 117)
7Engine oil level indicator ( 116)
8Behind the side trim panel: Battery ( 144)
Positive battery connection point ( 143)
Diagnostic connector ( 150)
9Brake-fluid reservoir, rear ( 121)
10Power socket ( 154)
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1Fuses ( 148)
2Rider's Manual (US Model)
3Standard tool kit ( 114)
4Load capacity table
1High-beam headlight and headlight flasher ( 53)
2with cruise controlOE Cruise-control system ( 71).
3Hazard warning lights system ( 54)
4ABS ( 65) ASC ( 66)
with Dynamic Traction Control (DTC)OE
DTC ( 66)
5with Dynamic ESAOE Dynamic ESA range of adjustment ( 67)
6with additional LED headlightOA
Additional LED headlight ( 54).
7Turn indicators ( 55)
8Horn
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9Multifunction display ( 56)
10with preparation for navigation systemOE
Operating the navigation system ( 162) Multi-Controller
1with heated handlebar gripsOE
Operating heated grips ( 74).
2Riding mode ( 69)
3Emergency on/off switch (kill switch) ( 52)
4Starter button
Start engine ( 86).
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1Speedometer
2Photosensor (for adjusting brightness of instrument lighting)
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Full view ( 21) Sport view ( 22) Touring view ( 23)
Indicator and warning lights . . . . . . . . . 20 Multifunction display (Full view) . . . . . 21
Multifunction display (Sport
view) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Multifunction display (Touring
view) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Oil level indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Upshift recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Red speed range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
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1General warning light (in conjunction with warning symbols on display) ( 24)
2Neutral position (idling)
3with additional LED headlightOA
Additional LED headlight ( 54).
4High-beam headlamp ( 53)
5ASC ( 66)
with Dynamic Traction Control (DTC)OE
DTC ( 66)
6Turn indicator, right
7ABS ( 65)
8Fuel reserve ( 40)
9with cruise controlOE Cruise-control system ( 71).
10Turn indicator, left
1Clock ( 59)
2Tachometer
3Trip distance
Onboard computer displays ( 56)
4ESA setting ( 67)
5Red speed range ( 43)
6Fuel level
7Outside temperature warning ( 41)
8Riding mode ( 69)
9Tire Pressure Control Onboard computer displays ( 56)
10Heated grip settings ( 74)
11Gear indicator, shows "N" in neutral (idling)
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1Clock ( 59)
2Engine speed bar
3Red speed range ( 43)
4Engine speed
5Fuel level
6Heated grip settings ( 74)
7Outside temperature warning ( 41)
8 Riding mode ( 69)
9Onboard computer displays ( 56)
10Gear indicator, shows "N" in neutral (idling)
1Clock ( 59)
2Speedometer
3Fuel level
4Outside temperature warning ( 41)
5Riding mode ( 69)
6Onboard computer displays ( 56)
7Heated grip settings ( 74)
8Gear indicator, shows "N" in neutral (idling)
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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.
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ESA error ( 39) |
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