BMW R 1200 RT 2014 Owner's Manual

BMW Motorrad

The Ultimate

Riding Machine

Rider's Manual

R1200RT

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.

01 41 8 559 011

*01418559011*

*01418559011*

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 ....... 21

Warning and telltale

lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 24 Meaning of symbols. . . . . . . . . 25 Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Ambient temperature. . . . . . . . 41

Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Service-due indicator . . . . . . . . 42 Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

4 Operation................ 45

Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Ignition with Key-

less Ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 54 On-board computer . . . . . . . . . 59 Trip meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Emergency off switch (kill switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Daytime riding light. . . . . . . . . . 63 Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 65 ASC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Cruise-control system . . . . . . . 68 Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Electronic Suspension Adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Hill Start Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Heating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Adjusting instrument

panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Stowage compartment . . . . . . 79 Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 DWA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Rear seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

5 Riding .................... 91

Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 92 Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Shifting gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Parking your motorcycle . . . . 99

Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Securing motorcycle for transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

6 Engineering

details ................. 105

Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Shift assistant Pro . . . . . . . . . 107 Hill Start Control . . . . . . . . . . 108 BMW Motorrad Integral

ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 BMW Motorrad ASC . . . . . . 111 RDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 ESA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

7 Maintenance .......... 115

General instructions . . . . . . . 116 Toolkit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Rims and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Silencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Front-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 132 Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

8 Accessories ........... 147

General instructions . . . . . . . 148 Power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Navigation system . . . . . . . . . 149 Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

9 Care .................... 157

Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . 158 Cleaning easily damaged components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Laying up the motor-

cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Protective wax coating . . . . 160 Restoring motorcycle to

use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

10 Technical data ...... 161

Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 162 Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 163 Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 167 Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Wheels and tyres. . . . . . . . . . 169 Electrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Anti-theft alarm. . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Riding specifications . . . . . . 174

11 Service ............... 175

BMW Motorrad Service . . . 176 BMW Motorrad Mobility services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . 176 Confirmation of mainten-

ance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Confirmation of service . . . . 183

12 Appendix............. 185

Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 RDC certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

13 Index ................. 193

General instructions

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6 Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Actuality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

1

5 instructionsGeneral

1

6

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 servicing work on the vehicle is documented

in Chapter 11. 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		Indicates the end of a
	symbols		passage relating to spe-
	Indicates warnings that you		cific accessories or items
			of equipment.
	must comply with for reas-
	ons of your safety and the safety		Tightening torque.
	of others, and to protect your
	product against damage.		Technical data.
	Specific instructions on
	how to operate, control, ad-
	just or look after items of equip-	OE	Optional extras.
	ment on the motorcycle.
			The vehicles are as-
	Indicates the end of an
			sembled complete with
	item of information.		all the BMW Motorrad
	Instruction.		optional extras originally
			ordered.
	Result of an activity.

Reference to a page with more detailed 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.
ESA	Electronic Suspension
	Adjustment.
RDC	Tyre pressure monitoring.

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.

1

7 instructionsGeneral

1

8

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

2

9 viewsGeneral

2

10

General views

General view, left side

1Clutch-fluid reservoir ( 124)

2Fuel filler neck ( 100)

3Seat lock ( 87)

4with seat heatingOE Rear-seat heating ( 77)

52nd socket

6Stowage compartment, left ( 79)

7Payload table

Table of tyre pressures

2

11

General views

2

12

General views

General view, right side

1Rider's Manual

2Power socket ( 148)

3Brake-fluid reservoir, front ( 120)

4with audio systemOE Stowage compartment, right ( 80)

5VIN (on steering-head bearing)

Type plate (on steeringhead bearing)

6Coolant level indicator (behind side panel) ( 122)

7Oil filler neck ( 117)

8Rear brake-fluid reservoir (behind side panel) ( 121)

2

13

General views

2

14

General views

Underneath the seat

1Adjusting the driver seat height ( 88)

2Standard toolkit ( 116)

3Tool for adjusting spring preload ( 70)

4Fuses ( 145)

Multifunction switch, left

1High-beam headlight and headlight flasher ( 62)

2with daytime running lightOE

Daytime riding light ( 63)

3with cruise-control systemOE

Cruise-control system ( 68)

4Hazard warning flashers ( 65)

5Windscreen adjustment ( 78)

6with LED auxiliary headlightsOA

Auxiliary headlights ( 63)

7Turn indicators ( 65)

8Horn

2

15

General views

2

16

General views

9Multi-Controller and MENU key

Multifunction display ( 54)

ASC ( 66)

with Dynamic ESAOE D-ESA ( 72)

with audio systemOE Audio system (see the appropriate operating instructions)

10Favourite menu ( 58).

Multifunction switch, right

1with central lockingOE Central locking ( 80)

2Riding mode ( 66)

3Emergency off switch (kill switch) ( 61)

4Start engine ( 94)

2

17

General views

2

18

General views

Instrument panel

1Speedometer

2Warning and telltale lights ( 22)

3with navigation systemOA

with preparation for navigation systemOE

Navigation system ( 149)

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 ( 149)

7Multifunction display ( 24)

8Trip meter ( 60)

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.

2

19

General views

2

20

General views

Status indicators

Warning and telltale lights . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Meaning of symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Ambient temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Service-due indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Tyre pressures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

3

21

Status indicators

3

22

Status indicators

Warning and telltale lights

1ABS ( 36)

2ASC ( 37)

3Turn indicators, left

4Fuel reserve ( 41)

5with daytime running lightOE

Daytime riding light ( 63)

6High-beam headlight

7Turn indicators, right

8Engine electronics

9with anti-theft alarm (DWA)OE

DWA ( 86)

with Keyless RideOE Telltale light for the radiooperated key ( 49)

10with LED auxiliary headlightsOA

Auxiliary headlights ( 63)

11with cruise-control systemOE

Cruise-control system ( 68)

12General warning light, in combination with warning symbols in the display ( 26)

3

23

Status indicators

3

24

Status indicators

Multifunction display

1Trip meter ( 60)

2Warning symbols ( 26)

3Menu area ( 54) Audio system

4with daytime running lightOE

	Automatic daytime riding
	light ( 64)
5	with seat heatingOE

Seat heating ( 76) Heated handlebar grips ( 75)

with Dynamic ESAOE D-ESA settings

6On-board computer ( 59)

with tyre pressure monitoring (RDC)OE

Tyre pressure

7Clock ( 58)

8Odometer

9Riding mode ( 66)

10with Hill Start ControlOE Hill Start Control ( 74)

11	Gear indicator; "N" indic-	Meaning of symbols
12	ates neutral
	Coolant temperature
	Fuel level

Meanings of the symbols at position 1:

Average fuel consumption since last reset ( 59)

Current consumption

Range with fuel now on board ( 41)

Average speed since last reset ( 59)

Ambient temperature ( 41)

with tyre pressure monitoring (RDC)OE

Tyre pressures ( 43)

Stopwatch ( 59)

Travel times ( 60)

Date (display mode depends on the time format

selected) ( 58)

3

25

Status indicators

3	Oil level ( 42)	with Dynamic ESAOE

26

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.

Up to four warning symbols can be displayed at any given time. The status of the 'General' warning light matches the most urgent warning.

The possible warnings are listed	3
on the next pages.
	27
	Status indicators

3

28

Status indicators

Warnings, overview
Warning and telltale	Warning symbols in the	Meaning
lights	display
	appears on the	Outside temperature warning	( 32)
	display
lights up yellow	appears on the	EWS active ( 32)
	display
lights up yellow	appears on the	Radio-operated key out of range ( 32)
	display
lights up yellow		Replace the battery of the radio-oper-
		ated key ( 33)
lights up red	temperature read-	Coolant temperature too high	( 33)
	ing turns red
	appears on the	Engine-oil level too low ( 33)
	display
lights up		Engine fault ( 33)
flashes		Severe engine fault ( 34)