BMW R 1200 RS 2015 Owner's Manual

BMW Motorrad

The Ultimate

Riding Machine

Rider's Manual

R1200RS

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 Adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 monitor-

ing (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 (ReifendruckControl, 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

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 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 instructions 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 informa-
	tion.
	Indicates the end of a
	passage relating to spe-
	cific accessories or items
	of equipment.
	Tightening torque.
	Technical data.
ABS	Anti-lock brake system.
ASC	Automatic Stability Con-
	trol.

DTC	Dynamic Traction Con-
	trol (optional extra only
	in combination with Pro
	riding modes).
DWA	Anti-theft alarm (Dieb-
	stahlwarnanlage).
ESA	Electronic Suspension
	Adjustment.
EWS	Electronic immobiliser.
RDC	Tyre pressure monitor-
	ing.
OE	Optional extras.
	The vehicles are as-
	sembled 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 basis of the data, illustrations or descriptions in this manual.

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

Daytime riding light ( 57)

2Clutch-fluid reservoir ( 126)

3Fuel filler neck ( 99)

4Seat lock ( 85)

5without Dynamic ESAOE Setting the rear damping (down at the spring strut) ( 87)

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General views

General view, right side

1without Dynamic ESAOE Adjuster for spring preload, rear ( 86)

2Brake-fluid reservoir, front ( 124)

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

Type plate (on steering head, left)

4Coolant-level indicator ( 126)

Coolant expansion tank ( 127)

5Table of tyre pressures

6Oil filler neck ( 121)

7Engine oil level indicator ( 120)

8Battery (behind the side trim panel) ( 145) Positive battery connection point (behind side trim panel) ( 144)

9Brake-fluid reservoir, rear ( 125)

10Power socket ( 152)

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2	Underneath the seat
	1	Fuses ( 149)
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	3	Standard toolkit ( 118)
	4	Payload table
General views

Multifunction switch, left

1High-beam headlight and headlight flasher ( 56)

2with cruise controlOE Cruise-control system ( 76)

3Hazard warning flashers ( 59)

4ABS ( 69) ASC ( 70)

with Dynamic Traction Control (DTC)OE

DTC ( 70)

5with Dynamic ESAOE Dynamic ESA ( 72)

6with LED auxiliary headlightsOA

LED auxiliary headlights ( 56)

7Turn indicators ( 59)

8Horn

9Multifunction display ( 60)

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General views

	2	10	with preparation for nav-
			igation systemOE
			Multi-Controller ( 160)
	16	11
			with daytime running
			lightOE
			Daytime riding light
			( 57)
	General views

Multifunction switch, right

1with heated handlebar gripsOE

Heated handlebar grips ( 78)

2Riding mode ( 73)

3Emergency off switch (kill switch) ( 55)

4Start engine ( 92)

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General views

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General views

Instrument panel

1Speedometer

2Brightness adjustment of the multifunction display

with daytime running lightOE

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

with alarm system (DWA)OE

Anti-theft alarm telltale light with Keyless RideOE

Telltale light for the radiooperated key

3Warning and telltale lights ( 20)

4Multifunction 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

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Status indicators

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Status indicators

Warning and telltale lights

1	General warning light (in
	combination with warn-
	ing symbols in the display)
	( 26)
2	Neutral
3	with LED auxiliary head-
	lightsOA
	Auxiliary headlights ( 56)

4High-beam headlight ( 56)

5ASC warning light ( 70)

with Dynamic Traction Control (DTC)OE

DTC warning light ( 70)

6Turn indicators, right

7Warning light for engine electronics ( 33)

8ABS warning light ( 69)

9with daytime running lightOE

Daytime riding light ( 57)

10 Fuel reserve ( 42)

11with cruise controlOE Cruise-control system ( 76)

12Turn indicators, left

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Status indicators

Multifunction display (Full view)

1Clock ( 63)

2Rev. counter

3On-board computer readings ( 60)

4with Dynamic ESAOE Dynamic ESA setting

( 72)

5Red rpm range ( 45)

6Fuel level

7Outside temperature warning ( 43)

8Riding mode ( 73)

9On-board computer readings ( 60)

10with daytime running lightOE

Automatic daytime riding light ( 57)

11with heated handlebar gripsOE

Heating stages, handlebar grips ( 78)

12 Gear indicator; "N" indic-	3
ates neutral
	23
	Status indicators

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Status indicators

Multifunction display (Sport view)

1Clock ( 63)

2Engine rpm bar

3Red rpm range ( 45)

4Engine rpm

5Fuel level

6with daytime running lightOE

Automatic daytime riding light ( 57)

7with heated handlebar gripsOE

Heating stages, handlebar grips ( 78)

8Outside temperature warning ( 43)

9Riding mode ( 73)

10On-board computer readings ( 60)

11Gear indicator; "N" indicates neutral

Multifunction display (Touring view)

1Clock ( 63)

2Speedometer

3Fuel level

4Outside temperature warning ( 43)

5Riding mode ( 73)

6On-board computer readings ( 60)

7with daytime running lightOE

Automatic daytime riding light ( 57)

8with heated handlebar gripsOE

Heating stages, handlebar grips ( 78)

9Gear indicator; "N" indicates neutral

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Status indicators

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.

Warnings, overview
Warning and telltale	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)

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Status indicators

Warning and telltale	Warning symbols in the	Meaning
lights	display
	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
lights up yellow	appears on the	Rear light failure	( 37)
	display