BMW Motorrad
The Ultimate
Riding Machine
Rider's Manual
R1200RT
Motorcycle data/dealership details
Motorcycle data
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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 motorcycle 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
You can also consult the index at the end of this Rider's Manual if you want to find a particular topic or item of information.
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 ....... 21
Warning and telltale
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 24 Meaning of symbols. . . . . . . . . 25 Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Ambient temperature. . . . . . . . 40 Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Service-due indicator . . . . . . . . 41 Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
4 Operation................ 43
Ignition switch/steering
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Electronic immobiliser
EWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 47 On-board computer . . . . . . . . . 51 Trip meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Emergency off switch (kill switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Daytime running light . . . . . . . 56 Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 58 ASC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Cruise-control system . . . . . . . 60 Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Electronic Suspension Adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Hill Start Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Heating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Adjusting instrument
panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Stowage compartment . . . . . . 72 Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 DWA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Rear seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
5 Riding .................... 85
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 86 Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Shifting gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Parking your motorcycle . . . . 93 Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Securing motorcycle for transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
6 Engineering details..... 97
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Shift assistant Pro . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Hill Start Control . . . . . . . . . . 100 BMW Motorrad Integral
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 BMW Motorrad ASC . . . . . . 103 RDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 ESA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
7 Maintenance .......... 109
General instructions . . . . . . . 110 Toolkit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Rims and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Front-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 125 Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
8 Accessories ........... 141
General instructions . . . . . . . 142 Power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Navigation system . . . . . . . . . 143 Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
9 Care .................... 151
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Washing the motor-
cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Cleaning easily damaged components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Laying up the motor-
cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Protective wax coating . . . . 154
Restoring motorcycle to
use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
10 Technical data ...... 155
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 156 Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 157 Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 161 Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Wheels and tyres. . . . . . . . . . 163 Electrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Anti-theft alarm. . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Riding specifications . . . . . . 167
11 Service ............... 169
BMW Motorrad Service . . . 170 BMW Motorrad Mobility services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . 170
Confirmation of mainten-
ance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Confirmation of service . . . . 177
12 Appendix............. 179
Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 RDC certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
13 Index ................. 185
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 servicing work on the motorcycle is documented in Chapter 11. This record of the maintenance work you have had performed on your motorcycle
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
Indicates warnings that you 
must comply with for reasons of your safety and the safety
of others, and to protect your product against damage.
Specific instructions on how to operate, control, ad-
just or look after items of equipment on the motorcycle.
Indicates the end of an item of information.
Instruction.
Result of an activity.
Reference to a page with more detailed information.
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Tightening torque. |
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EWS Electronic immobiliser.
DWA Anti-theft alarm (Diebstahlwarnanlage).
ABS Anti-lock brake system.
ASC Automatic Stability Con-
trol.
ESA Electronic Suspension
Adjustment.
RDC Tyre pressure monitoring (Reifendruck-Control).
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). You may find that it contains descriptions of items of equipment that you did not select. 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.
Consequently no claims can be derived from the information, graphics or descriptions.
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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
1Clutch-fluid reservoir (
118)
2Fuel filler neck (
94)
3Seat lock (
80)
4Rear seat heating control (on rear seat) (
70)
52nd socket
6Stowage compartment, left (
72)
7Payload table
Table of tyre pressures
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General view, right side
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2Power socket (
142)
3Brake-fluid reservoir, front (
114)
4with audio systemOE Stowage compartment, right (
72)
5VIN (on steering-head bearing)
Type plate (on steeringhead bearing)
6Coolant level indicator (behind side panel) (
116)
7Engine-oil filler neck (
111)
8Rear brake-fluid reservoir (behind side panel) (
115)
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Underneath the seat
1Adjusting the driver seat height (
81)
2Standard toolkit (
110)
3Tool for adjusting spring preload (
63)
4Fuses (
138)
Multifunction switch, left
1High-beam headlight and headlight flasher (
55)
2with daytime running lightOE
Daytime running light (
56)
3with cruise controlOE Cruise-control system (
61)
4Hazard warning flashers (
58)
5Windscreen adjustment (
71)
6with LED auxiliary headlightsOA
Auxiliary headlights (
55)
7Turn indicators (
58)
8Horn
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9Multi-Controller and MENU key
Multifunction display (
47)
ASC (
59)
with Dynamic ESAOE D-ESA (
65)
with audio systemOE Audio system (see the appropriate instructions for use)
10Selecting favourite menu (
50).
Multifunction switch, right
1with central lockingOE Central locking (
73)
2Riding mode (
59)
3Emergency off switch (kill switch) (
54)
4Start engine (
88)
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Instrument panel
1Speedometer
2Warning and telltale lights (
22)
3with navigation systemOA
with preparation for navigation systemOE
Navigation system (
143)
4Ambient-light brightness sensor (for adapting the brightness of the instrument lighting)
5Rev. counter
6with navigation systemOA
with preparation for navigation systemOE
Release for navigation slot (
143)
7Multifunction display (
24)
8Trip meter (
53)
The brightness of the warning lights and telltale lights,
the display and the instrument needle and gauge lighting is adapted automatically to suit ambient brightness.
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Status indicators
Warning and telltale lights . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Meaning of symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Ambient temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Service-due indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Tyre pressures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
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Warning and telltale lights
1ABS (
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2ASC (
36)
3Turn indicators, left
4Fuel reserve (
39)
5with daytime running lightOE
Daytime running light (
56)
6High-beam headlight
7Turn indicators, right
8Engine electronics
9with anti-theft alarm (DWA)OE
DWA (
77)
10with LED auxiliary headlightsOA
Auxiliary headlights (
55) 11 with cruise controlOE
Cruise-control system (
61)
12General warning light, in combination with warning symbols in the display (
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Multifunction display
1Trip meter (
53)
2Warning symbols (
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3Menu area (
47) Audio system
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with seat heatingOE |
Seat heating (
69) Heated handlebar grips (
68)
with Dynamic ESAOE D-ESA settings
6On-board computer (
51)
with tyre pressure monitoring (RDC)OE
Tyre pressure
7Clock (
51)
8Odometer
9Riding mode (
59)
10with Hill Start ControlOE Hill Start Control (
67)
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Average fuel consumption since last reset (
52)
Current consumption
Range with fuel now on board (
40)
Average speed since last reset (
52)
Ambient temperature (
40)
with tyre pressure monitoring (RDC)OE
Tyre pressures (
42)
Stopwatch (
52)
Travel times (
52)
Date (display mode depends on the time format
selected) (
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On-board voltage
Status indicators
1 Heated handlebar grips ON
with seat heatingOE
2 Front-seat heating ON
3 Rear-seat heating ON
1Damping
2Vehicle load
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 in combination with a warning symbol such as, for example, 2 appearing in the multifunction display. The 'general' warning light shows yellow or red, depending on the urgency of the warning.
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