BMW R 1200 R 2017 Owner's Manual

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R1200R

Vehicle data/dealership details

Vehicle data

Model

Vehicle Identification Number

Colour code

Date of first registration

Registration number

Dealership details

Person to contact in Service department

Ms/Mr

Phone number

Dealership address/phone number (company stamp)

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

Indicator and warning

lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Multifunction display (Full

view) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Multifunction display (Sport view) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Multifunction display (Tour-

ing view) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Service-due indicator . . . . . . . . 42 Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Ambient temperature. . . . . . . . 44 Tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Recommendation to up-

shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Red rpm range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

4 Operation................ 47

Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Ignition with Key-

less Ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Emergency off switch (kill switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Daytime riding light. . . . . . . . . . 57 Hazard warning lights sys-

tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 60 Anti-theft alarm (DWA) . . . . . . 67

Anti-lock brake system

(ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Automatic Stability Control (ASC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Electronic Suspension Adjustment (ESA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Cruise-control system . . . . . . . 76 Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 78 Front and rear seats. . . . . . . . . 79

5 Adjustment .............. 81

Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

6 Riding .................... 87

Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 88 Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Shifting gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Parking your motorcycle . . . . 97 Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Securing motorcycle for transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

7 Engineering

details ................. 105

General instructions . . . . . . . 106 Anti-lock brake system

(ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Automatic Stability Control (ASC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Dynamic Traction Control

(DTC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Electronic Suspension Adjustment (ESA) . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Tyre pressure monitoring

(RDC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Shift assistant Pro . . . . . . . . . 116

8 Maintenance .......... 119

General instructions . . . . . . . 120 Toolkit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Front-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 120 Rear-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 122

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Rims and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Silencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Light source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Diagnostic connector . . . . . . 157

9 Accessories ........... 159

General instructions . . . . . . . 160 Power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Navigation system . . . . . . . . . 167

10 Care .................. 173

Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . 174 Cleaning easily damaged components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Protective wax coating . . . . 176 Laying up the motor-

cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Restoring motorcycle to

use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

11 Technical data ...... 177

Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 178 Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 179 Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Final drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Chassis and

suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Wheels and tyres. . . . . . . . . . 186 Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 188 Anti-theft alarm. . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Riding specifications . . . . . . 191

12 Service ............... 193

BMW Motorrad Service . . . 194 BMW Motorrad Mobility services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . 194 Maintenance schedule . . . . 197 Confirmation of mainten-

ance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Confirmation of service . . . . 212

13 Appendix............. 215

Certificate for electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Certificate for Key-

less Ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Certificate for tyre pressure control (RDC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

14 Index ................. 221

General instructions

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6 Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Actuality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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General instructions

Overview

An important aspect of this Rider's Manual is that it can 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 repair work on the motorcycle is documented in Chapter 12. This record of the maintenance work you have had performed on your vehicle is a precondition for generous 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		Instruction.
symbols		Result of an activity.
CAUTION Low-risk hazard.
		Reference to a page with
Non-avoidance can lead to
slight or moderate injury.		more detailed informa-
WARNING Medium-risk		tion.
hazard. Non-avoidance can		Indicates the end of a
lead to fatal or severe injury.
		passage relating to spe-
DANGER High-risk haz-
		cific accessories or items
ard. Non-avoidance leads		of equipment.
to fatal or severe injury.		Tightening torque.
ATTENTION Special
notes and precautionary
measures. Non-compliance can		Technical data.
lead to damage to the vehicle or
accessory and, consequently, to
voiding of the warranty.	OE	Optional extras.
NOTICE Specific instruc-		The vehicles are as-
tions on how to operate,		sembled complete with
control, adjust or look after items		all the BMW Motorrad
of equipment on the vehicle.		optional extras originally
Indicates the end of an		ordered.
item of information.

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.
EWS	Electronic immobiliser.
DWA	Anti-theft alarm (Dieb-
	stahlwarnanlage).
ABS	Anti-lock brake system.
ASC	Automatic Stability Con-
	trol.
DTC	Dynamic Traction Con-
	trol (optional extra only
	in combination with Pro
	riding modes).

ESA	Electronic Suspension
	Adjustment.
RDC	Tyre pressure monitor-
	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. We hope you will appreciate that no

claims can be entertained on the basis of the data, illustrations or descriptions in this manual.

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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

General view, left side

1with daytime running lightOE

with Pro HeadlightOE

Manual daytime riding light ( 57).

2Clutch-fluid reservoir ( 128)

3Fuel filler neck ( 98)

4Seat lock ( 79)

5Setting the rear damping (down at the spring strut) ( 85)

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General views

General view, right side 10 Power socket ( 160)

1Adjuster for spring preload, rear ( 84)

2Brake-fluid tank, front ( 126)

3Vehicle identification number (VIN) (on steering head, right)

Type plate (on steering head, left)

4Coolant-level indicator ( 128)

Coolant reservoir ( 129)

5Tyre pressure table

6Oil filler neck ( 123)

7Engine oil level indicator ( 122)

8Behind the side trim panel: Battery ( 152)

Positive battery connection point ( 151)

Diagnostic connector ( 157)

9Brake-fluid reservoir, rear ( 127)

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2	Underneath the seat
	1	Fuses ( 156)
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	3	Standard toolkit ( 120)
	4	Payload table
General views

Multifunction switch, left

1High-beam headlight and headlight flasher ( 56)

2with cruise controlOE Cruise-control system ( 76).

3Hazard warning lights system ( 59)

4ABS ( 69) ASC ( 71)

with Dynamic Traction Control (DTC)OE

DTC ( 71)

5with Dynamic ESAOE Dynamic ESA Possible settings ( 72)

6with LED auxiliary headlightsOA

LED auxiliary headlights ( 56).

7Turn indicators ( 60)

8Horn

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General views

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General views

9Multifunction display ( 61)

10with preparation for navigation systemOE

Operating navigation system ( 168) Multi-Controller

11with daytime running lightOE

with Pro HeadlightOE

Manual daytime riding light ( 57).

Multifunction switch, right

1with heated handlebar gripsOE

Operating the heated handlebar grips ( 78).

2Riding mode ( 73)

3Emergency off switch (kill switch) ( 55)

4Starter button

Start engine ( 91).

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General views

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General views

Instrument panel

1Speedometer

2Photosensor (for adapting the brightness of the instrument lighting)

with daytime running lightOE

Photosensor for automatic daytime riding light

with alarm system (DWA)OE

Alarm system LED with Keyless RideOE

Telltale light for the radiooperated key

3Indicator and warning lights ( 20)

4Multifunction display There is a choice of 3 different display views:

Full view ( 22) Sport view ( 23) Touring view ( 24)

Status indicators

Indicator and warning lights . . . . . . . . . 20 Multifunction display (Full view) . . . . . 22

Multifunction display (Sport

view) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Multifunction display (Touring

view) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Service-due indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Ambient temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Recommendation to upshift . . . . . . . . 45 Red rpm range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

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Status indicators

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Status indicators

Indicator and warning lights

1General warning light (in combination with warning symbols on the display)

( 25)

2Neutral

3with LED auxiliary headlightsOA

LED auxiliary headlights ( 56).

4High-beam headlight ( 56)

5ASC ( 71)

with Dynamic Traction Control (DTC)OE

DTC ( 71)

6Turn indicators, right

7- with EU market exportNV

Malfunction indicator lamp Emissions warning ( 34)

8 ABS ( 69)

9with daytime running lightOE

with Pro HeadlightOE

Manual daytime riding light ( 57).

10Fuel reserve ( 43)

11with cruise controlOE Cruise-control system ( 76).

12Turn indicators, left

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Status indicators

Multifunction display (Full view)

1Clock ( 64)

2Engine speed display

3Tripmeter reading On-board computer readings ( 61)

4ESA setting ( 72)

5Red rpm range ( 45)

6Fuel level

7Outside temperature warning ( 44)

8Riding mode ( 73)

9Tyre pressure monitoring (Reifendruck-Control, RDC) On-board computer readings ( 61)

10Automatic daytime riding

light ( 57)

11Heating stages, handlebar grips ( 78)

12Gear indicator; "N" indicates neutral

Multifunction display (Sport view)

1Clock ( 64)

2Engine rpm bar

3Red rpm range ( 45)

4Engine rpm

5Fuel level

6Automatic daytime riding light ( 57)

7Heating stages, handlebar grips ( 78)

8Outside temperature warning ( 44)

9Riding mode ( 73)

10On-board computer readings ( 61)

11Gear indicator; "N" indicates neutral

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Status indicators

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Status indicators

Multifunction display (Touring view)

1Clock ( 64)

2Speedometer

3Fuel level

4Outside temperature warning ( 44)

5Riding mode ( 73)

6On-board computer readings ( 61)

7Automatic daytime riding light ( 57)

8Heating stages, handlebar grips ( 78)

9Gear indicator; "N" indicates neutral

Warnings

Mode of presentation

Warnings are indicated by the corresponding warning lights.

Warnings for which there is no dedicated warning light are indicated by 'General' warning light 1 showing along with up to three warning symbols at position 2 appearing in succession from right to left. These warning symbols appear in their order of priority. The highest priority is on the right. The 'general' warning light shows red or yellow, de-

pending on the urgency of the warning.

If multiple warnings are active at the same time the three highestpriority warnings are shown. The possible warnings are listed on the next pages.

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Status indicators

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Status indicators

Warnings, overview
Telltale and warning	Warning symbols in the	Meaning
lights	display
	appears on the	Outside temperature warning ( 31)
	display
lights up yellow	appears on the	EWS active ( 31)
	display
lights up yellow	appears on the	Radio-operated key out of range ( 31)
	display
lights up yellow	appears on the	Replace the battery of the radio-oper-
	display	ated key ( 32)
flashes red	appears on the	Coolant temperature too high ( 32)
	display
	appears on the	Engine has not yet warmed up to oper-
	display	ating temperature ( 32)
lights up yellow	appears on the	Engine in emergency-operation mode
	display	( 33)
flashes yellow	appears on the	Severe fault in the engine control unit
	display	( 33)

Telltale and warning	Warning symbols in the	Meaning
lights	display
Malfunction indic-		Emissions warning ( 34)
ator lamp lights up
	appears on the	Engine-oil level too low ( 34)
	display
flashes red	appears on the	Tyre pressure outside permitted toler-
	display	ance ( 34)
lights up yellow	appears on the	Sensor defective or system error
	display	( 35)
	"--" or "-- --"
	is displayed.
	"--" or "-- --"	Signal transmission disrupted ( 35)
	is displayed.
lights up yellow	appears on the	Battery of tyre-pressure sensor weak
	display	( 36)
lights up yellow	appears on the	Light failure ( 36)
	display
lights up yellow	appears on the	Front light failure ( 37)
	display

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Status indicators

Telltale and warning	Warning symbols in the	Meaning
lights	display
lights up yellow	appears on the	Rear light failure	( 37)
	display
	appears on the	On-board system voltage low ( 38)
	display
lights up yellow	appears on the	On-board system voltage critical ( 38)
	display
lights up red	appears on the	Battery charge voltage insufficient
	display	( 38)
	appears on the	DWA battery weak ( 39)
	display
lights up yellow	appears on the	DWA battery flat	( 39)
	display
shows yellow briefly	appears on the	Service overdue	( 39)
	display
flashes		ABS self-diagnosis not completed
		( 40)