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

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

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.

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

General instructions

hope you will appreciate that no claims can be entertained on the

basis of the data, illustrations or

descriptions in this manual.

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

General views

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

light Daytime riding light ( 57)

( 126)

Setting the rear damping (down at the spring strut) ( 87)

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)

9 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear

( 125)

10 Power socket ( 152)

General views

Underneath the seat

1 Fuses ( 149) 2 Rider's Manual

3 Standard toolkit ( 118) 4 Payload table

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

lights LED auxiliary headlights ( 56)

( 60)

General views

10 with preparation for nav-

General views

igation system

Multi-Controller ( 160)

11 with daytime running

light Daytime riding light ( 57)

Multifunction switch, right

1 with heated handlebar

2 Riding mode ( 73) 3 Emergency off switch (kill

4 Start engine ( 92)

grips Heated handlebar grips ( 78)

switch) ( 55)

General views

Instrument panel

1 Speedometer 2 Brightness adjustment of

General views

the multifunction display

with daytime running

light Ambient brightness sensor for the automatic mode of the daytime riding light

with alarm system

(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)

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

Status indicators

Warning and telltale

lights

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)

Status indicators

6 Turn indicators, right 7 Warning light for engine

8 ABS warning light ( 69) 9 with daytime running

10 Fuel reserve ( 42)

lights Auxiliary headlights ( 56)

( 56)

with Dynamic Traction

Control (DTC) DTC warning light ( 70)

electronics ( 33)

light Daytime riding light ( 57)

11 with cruise control

Cruise-control system ( 76)

12 Turn indicators, left

Status indicators

Multifunction display

(Full view)

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-

Status indicators

ings ( 60)

10 with daytime running

11 with heated handlebar

light Automatic daytime riding light ( 57)

grips Heating stages, handlebar grips ( 78)

12 Gear indicator; "N" indic-

ates neutral

Status indicators

Multifunction display

(Sport view)

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

Status indicators

8 Outside temperature warn-

9 Riding mode ( 73) 10 On-board computer read-

11 Gear indicator; "N" indic-

light Automatic daytime riding light ( 57)

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-

light Automatic daytime riding light ( 57)

grips Heating stages, handlebar grips ( 78)

ates neutral

Status indicators

Warnings

Mode of presentation

Warnings are indicated by the corresponding warning lights.

Warnings for which there is no

Status indicators

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

flashes red

lights up yellow appears on the

flashes yellow

Warning symbols in the display

appears on the display

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)

Status indicators

Warning and telltale

lights

flashes red

lights up yellow appears on the

Status indicators

lights up yellow appears on the

Warning symbols in the display

appears on the display

display

"--" or "-- --" is displayed.

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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