BMW R 1200 RS 2015 Owner's Manual
Rider's Manual
R 1200 RS
BMW Motorrad
The Ultimate
Riding Machine
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.
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 (Full
view) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Multifunction display (Sport
view) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Multifunction display (Tour-
ing view) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Service-due indicator . . . . . . . . 42
Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Ambient temperature. . . . . . . . 43
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 flashers . . . . . 59
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 60
Anti-theft alarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Anti-lock brake system . . . . . . 69
Automatic Stability Con-
trol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Electronic Suspension Ad-
justment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Cruise-control system . . . . . . . 76
Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 78
5 Adjustment .. .. .. .. . .. .. . 81
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Front and rear seats . . . . . . . . . 85
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
6 Riding .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . 89
Safety instructions .. . . . . . . . . 90
Comply with checklist . . . . . . . 92
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Shifting gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Parking your motorcycle . . . . 98
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Securing motorcycle for
transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
7 Engineering
details . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . 105
General instructions . . . . . . . 106
Anti-lock brake system . . . . 106
Automatic Stability Con-
trol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Dynamic Traction Con-
trol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Dynamic ESA . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Tyre pressure monitoring (Reifendruck-Control,
RDC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Shift assistant Pro . . . . . . . . . 115
8 Maintenance . . . .. .. . .. 117
General instructions . . . . . . . 118
Toolkit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Front-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 118
Rear-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 120
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Rims and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Silencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
9 Accessories . .. .. .. . .. . 151
General instructions . . . . . . . 152
Power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Navigation system . . . . . . . . . 159
10 Care . . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. . 165
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . 166
Cleaning easily damaged
components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Laying up the motor-
cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Protective wax coating . . . . 168
Restoring 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 . . . . . . . . . . 176
Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . 178
Electrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Anti-theft alarm. . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Dimensions .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Riding specifications . . . . . . 183
12 Service . . .. . .. .. .. .. .. 185
BMW Motorrad Service . . . 186
BMW Motorrad Mobility
services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . 186
Maintenance schedule . . . . 189
Standard BMW service . . . . 190
Confirmation of mainten-
ance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Confirmation of service . . . . 196
13 Appendix . .. .. .. .. . .. . 199
Certificate for electronic
immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Certificate for Key-
less Ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Certificate for tyre pressure
monitoring (Reifendruck-
Control, RDC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
14 Index . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 205
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 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
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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.
Anti-lock brake system.
ABS
ASC Automatic Stability Con-
trol.
DTC Dynamic Traction Con-
trol (optional extra only
in combination with Pro
riding modes).
DWA
Anti-theft alarm (Diebstahlwarnanlage).
ESA Electronic Suspension
Adjustment.
Electronic immobiliser.
EWS
Tyre pressure monitor-
RDC
ing.
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.
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
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hope you will appreciate that no
claims can be entertained on the
1
basis of the data, illustrations or
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descriptions in this manual.
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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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General view, left side
1 with daytime running
2 Clutch-fluid reservoir
3 Fuel filler neck ( 99)
4 Seat lock ( 85)
5 without Dynamic ESA
OE
light
Daytime riding light
( 57)
( 126)
Setting the rear damping
(down at the spring strut)
( 87)
OE
2
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2
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General views
General view, right side
1 without Dynamic ESA
Adjuster for spring preload,
rear ( 86)
2 Brake-fluid reservoir, front
( 124)
3 Vehicle identification num-
ber (VIN) (on steering head,
right)
Type plate (on steering
head, left)
4 Coolant-level indicator
( 126)
Coolant expansion tank
( 127)
5 Table of tyre pressures
6 Oil filler neck ( 121)
7 Engine oil level indicator
( 120)
8 Battery (behind the side
trim panel) ( 145)
Positive battery connection point (behind side trim
panel) ( 144)
OE
9 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 125)
10 Power socket ( 152)
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Underneath the seat
2
1 Fuses ( 149)
2 Rider's Manual
14
3 Standard toolkit ( 118)
4 Payload table
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General views
Multifunction switch, left
1 High-beam headlight and
headlight flasher ( 56)
2 with cruise control
Cruise-control system
( 76)
3 Hazard warning flashers
( 59)
4 ABS ( 69)
ASC ( 70)
with Dynamic Traction
Control (DTC)
DTC ( 70)
5 with Dynamic ESA
Dynamic ESA ( 72)
6 with LED auxiliary head-
7 Turn indicators ( 59)
8 Horn
9 Multifunction display
OA
lights
LED auxiliary headlights
( 56)
( 60)
OE
OE
OE
2
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10 with preparation for nav-
2
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igation system
Multi-Controller ( 160)
11 with daytime running
OE
light
Daytime riding light
( 57)
OE
Multifunction switch, right
1 with heated handlebar
2 Riding mode ( 73)
3 Emergency off switch (kill
4 Start engine ( 92)
OE
grips
Heated handlebar grips
( 78)
switch) ( 55)
2
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Instrument panel
2
1 Speedometer
2 Brightness adjustment of
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the multifunction display
with daytime running
OE
light
Ambient brightness sensor
for the automatic mode of
the daytime riding light
with alarm system
OE
(DWA)
Anti-theft alarm telltale light
with Keyless Ride
Telltale light for the radiooperated key
3 Warning and telltale lights
( 20)
4 Multifunction display
There is a choice of 3 different display views:
Full view ( 22)
Sport view ( 24)
Touring view ( 25)
OE
Status indicators
Warning and telltale lights . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Multifunction display (Full view) . . . . . 22
Multifunction display (Sport
view) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Multifunction display (Touring
view) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Service-due indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Ambient temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Recommendation to upshift . . . . . . . . 45
Red rpm range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
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Status indicators
Warning and telltale
3
lights
20
1 General warning light (in
combination with warning symbols in the display)
( 26)
2 Neutral
3 with LED auxiliary head-
4 High-beam headlight
5 ASC warning light ( 70)
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6 Turn indicators, right
7 Warning light for engine
8 ABS warning light ( 69)
9 with daytime running
10 Fuel reserve ( 42)
OA
lights
Auxiliary headlights ( 56)
( 56)
with Dynamic Traction
Control (DTC)
DTC warning light ( 70)
electronics ( 33)
OE
light
Daytime riding light
( 57)
OE
11 with cruise control
Cruise-control system
( 76)
12 Turn indicators, left
OE
3
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Status indicators
Multifunction display
3
(Full view)
22
1 Clock ( 63)
2 Rev. counter
3 On-board computer read-
ings ( 60)
4 with Dynamic ESA
Dynamic ESA setting
( 72)
5 Red rpm range ( 45)
6 Fuel level
7 Outside temperature warn-
ing ( 43)
8 Riding mode ( 73)
9 On-board computer read-
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ings ( 60)
10 with daytime running
11 with heated handlebar
OE
light
Automatic daytime riding
light ( 57)
OE
grips
Heating stages, handlebar
grips ( 78)
OE
12 Gear indicator; "N" indic-
ates neutral
3
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Multifunction display
3
(Sport view)
24
1 Clock ( 63)
2 Engine rpm bar
3 Red rpm range ( 45)
4 Engine rpm
5 Fuel level
6 with daytime running
7 with heated handlebar
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8 Outside temperature warn-
9 Riding mode ( 73)
10 On-board computer read-
11 Gear indicator; "N" indic-
OE
light
Automatic daytime riding
light ( 57)
OE
grips
Heating stages, handlebar
grips ( 78)
ing ( 43)
ings ( 60)
ates neutral
Multifunction display (Touring view)
1 Clock ( 63)
2 Speedometer
3 Fuel level
4 Outside temperature warn-
ing ( 43)
5 Riding mode ( 73)
6 On-board computer read-
ings ( 60)
7 with daytime running
8 with heated handlebar
9 Gear indicator; "N" indic-
OE
light
Automatic daytime riding
light ( 57)
OE
grips
Heating stages, handlebar
grips ( 78)
ates neutral
3
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Warnings
3
Mode of presentation
26
Warnings are indicated by the
corresponding warning lights.
Warnings for which there is no
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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.
Warnings, overview
Warning and telltale
lights
lights up yellow appears on the
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
appears on the
display
display
display
display
appears on the
display
appears on the
display
display
appears on the
display
Meaning
Outside temperature warning ( 31)
EWS active ( 31)
Radio-operated key out of range ( 31)
Replace the battery of the radio-operated key ( 32)
Coolant temperature too high ( 32)
Engine has not yet warmed up to operating temperature ( 32)
Engine in emergency-operation mode
( 33)
Severe fault in the engine control unit
( 33)
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Warning and telltale
3
lights
28
flashes red
lights up yellow appears on the
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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
appears on the
display
appears on the
display
display
"--" or "-- --"
is displayed.
"--" or "-- --"
is displayed.
display
display
display
display
Meaning
Engine-oil level too low ( 34)
Tyre pressure outside permitted tolerance ( 34)
Sensor defective or system error
( 35)
Signal transmission disrupted ( 35)
Battery of tyre-pressure sensor weak
( 36)
Light failure ( 36)
Front light failure ( 37)
Rear light failure ( 37)
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