BMW R 1200 RS 2017 Owner's Manual

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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.

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) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Daytime riding light. . . . . . . . . . 57 Hazard warning lights sys-

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

Anti-lock brake system

(ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Automatic Stability Control (ASC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Electronic Suspension Adjustment (ESA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Cruise-control system . . . . . . . 76 Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 78 Front and rear seats. . . . . . . . . 79

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

Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

7 Engineering

details ................. 103

General instructions . . . . . . . 104 Anti-lock brake system

(ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Automatic Stability Control (ASC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Dynamic Traction Control

(DTC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Electronic Suspension Adjustment (ESA) . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Tyre pressure monitoring

(RDC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Shift assistant Pro . . . . . . . . . 114

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 Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Rims and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Silencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Light source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Diagnostic connector . . . . . . 151

9 Accessories ........... 153

General instructions . . . . . . . 154 Power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Navigation system . . . . . . . . . 161

10 Care .................. 167

Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . 168 Cleaning easily damaged components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Protective wax coating . . . . 170 Laying up the motor-

cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Restoring motorcycle to

use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

11 Technical data ...... 171

Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 172 Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 173 Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Final drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Chassis and

suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Wheels and tyres. . . . . . . . . . 180 Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 182 Anti-theft alarm. . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Riding specifications . . . . . . 185

12 Service ............... 187

BMW Motorrad Service . . . 188 BMW Motorrad Mobility services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . 188 Maintenance schedule . . . . 191 Confirmation of mainten-

ance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Confirmation of service . . . . 206

13 Appendix............. 209

Certificate for electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Certificate for Key-

less Ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Certificate for tyre pressure control (RDC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

14 Index ................. 215

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

Manual daytime riding light ( 57).

2Clutch-fluid reservoir ( 126)

3Fuel filler neck ( 98)

4Seat lock ( 79)

5Setting the rear damping (down at the spring strut) ( 86)

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General views

General view, right side

1Adjuster for spring preload, rear ( 85)

2Brake-fluid tank, front ( 124)

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

Type plate (on steering head, left)

4Coolant-level indicator ( 126)

Coolant expansion tank ( 127)

5Tyre pressure table

6Oil filler neck ( 121)

7Engine oil level indicator ( 120)

8Behind the side trim panel: Battery ( 145)

Positive battery connection point ( 144)

Diagnostic connector ( 151)

9Brake-fluid reservoir, rear ( 125)

10Power socket ( 154)

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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 ( 55)

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

3Hazard warning lights system ( 59)

4ABS ( 69) ASC ( 70)

with Dynamic Traction Control (DTC)OE

DTC ( 70)

5with Dynamic ESAOE Dynamic ESA range of adjustment ( 72)

6with LED auxiliary headlightsOA

LED auxiliary headlights ( 56).

7Turn indicators ( 59)

8Horn

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General views

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General views

9Multifunction display ( 60)

10with preparation for navigation systemOE

Operating navigation system ( 162) Multi-Controller

11with daytime running lightOE

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) ( 54)

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 ( 55)

5ASC ( 70)

with Dynamic Traction Control (DTC)OE

DTC ( 70)

6Turn indicators, right

7- with EU market exportNV

Malfunction indicator lamp Emissions warning ( 34)

8 ABS ( 69)

9with daytime running lightOE

Manual daytime riding light ( 57).

10Fuel reserve ( 43)

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

12Turn indicators, left

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Status indicators

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Status indicators

Multifunction display (Full view)

1Clock ( 64)

2Engine speed display

3On-board computer readings ( 60)

4Dynamic ESA setting ( 72)

5Red rpm range ( 45)

6Fuel level

7Outside temperature warning ( 44)

8Riding mode ( 73)

9On-board computer readings ( 60)

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 ( 60)

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 ( 60)

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)