BMW R 1200 RT 2016 Owner's manual

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Rider's Manual (US Model)

R 1200RT

Motorcycle/Retailer Data

Motorcycle Data

Model

Vehicle identification number

Color number

Initial registration

License plate

Retailer Data

Contact in Service

Ms./Mr.

Phone number

Retailer's address/phone number (company stamp)

Welcome to BMW

Congratulations on choosing a motorcycle from BMW Motorrad and welcome to the community of BMW motorcycle owners and riders. Familiarize yourself with your new motorcycle so that you can ride it safely and confidently in all highway 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 get the most benefit from your BMW's advanced technical features.

In addition, it contains information on maintenance and care to help you maintain your motorcycle's reliability and safety, as well as its value.

Documentation confirming performance of scheduled maintenance is a precondition for generous handling of out-of-warranty claims and goodwill warranty treatment.

Should you want to sell your BMW one day, please also remember to turn over the Ride's Manual to the new owner. it is an important part of your motorcycle.

Suggestions and complaints

If you have any questions concerning your motorcycle, your authorized BMW Motorrad retailer is always happy to provide advice and assistance.

We wish you many miles of safe and enjoyable riding on your BMW

BMW Motorrad.

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Table of Contents

1 General instructions .... 5

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Abbreviations and

symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Notice concerning current status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2 Overviews ................ 9

General view, left side . . . . . . . 11 General view, right side . . . . . 13 Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Multifunction switch, left . . . . 15 Multifunction switch,

right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 17

3 Displays ................. 19

Indicator and warning

lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Meaning of symbols . . . . . . . . . 21 Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 23 Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Cruising range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Oil level indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Ambient temperature. . . . . . . . 40 Tire inflation pressures . . . . . . 40

4 Operation................ 43

Steering and ignition

lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Ignition with Key-

less Ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Emergency on/off switch (kill switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Hazard warning lights sys-

tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 54 Onboard computer . . . . . . . . . . 59 Tripmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Automatic Stability Control (ASC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Electronic suspension adjustment (ESA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Cruise-control system . . . . . . . 64 Start-off assistance . . . . . . . . . . 66 Anti-theft alarm (DWA) . . . . . . 67 Heating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Rider's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Pillion seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Storage compartment . . . . . . . 75 Central locking system . . . . . . 75

5 Setting ................... 81

Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

6 Riding .................... 89

Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Observe checklist . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Always before riding off . . . . . 92 At every third refueling

stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Shifting gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Parking your motorcycle . . . . 99 Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Securing motorcycle for transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

7 Technology in de-

tail...................... 105

General instructions . . . . . . . 106 Antilock Brake System

(ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Automatic Stability Control (ASC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Electronic suspension adjustment (ESA) . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Tire pressure control

(RDC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Shift assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Hill start assistant . . . . . . . . . 115

8 Maintenance .......... 117

General instructions . . . . . . . 118 Standard tool kit. . . . . . . . . . . 118 Service tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Front wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 119 Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Wheel rims and tyres. . . . . . 128 Muffler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Light sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Diagnostic connector . . . . . . 150

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

General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Onboard power

sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Navigation system . . . . . . . . . 160

10 Care .................. 165

Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Washing your motorcy-

cle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Cleaning sensitive motorcy-

cle parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Protective wax coating . . . . 168 Store motorcycle . . . . . . . . . . 168 Return motorcycle to

use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

11 Technical data ...... 169

Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 170 Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 171 Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 176 Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Wheels and tyres. . . . . . . . . . 179 Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 181

Alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Performance data . . . . . . . . . 184

12 Service ............... 185

Reporting safety

defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 BMW Motorrad Service . . . 187 BMW Motorrad Mobility Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Maintenance proce-

dures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 BMW Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Maintenance schedule . . . . 191 Confirmation of mainte-

nance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Confirmation of service . . . . 206

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

Certificate for Electronic Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Certificate for Remote

Key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Certificate for Key-

less Ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

Certificate for Tyre Pres-

sure Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218

14 Index ................. 219

General instructions

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6 Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Notice concerning current status . . . . 7

5 instructionsGeneral

General instructions

Overview

This Rider's Manual has been designed to provide quick and efficient orientation. The quickest way for you to find information on specific topics is to consult the comprehensive index at the back of the manual. If you would like to start with a quick overview of your motorcycle, this information has been provided in chapter 2. All maintenance and repair work carried out on your motorcycle will be documented in chapter 11. Documentation confirming performance of scheduled maintenance is a precondition for generous handling of out-of- warranty claims and goodwill warranty treatment.

When the time comes to sell your BMW, remember to hand over this Rider's Manual; it is an important part of the motorcycle.

Abbreviations and symbols

CAUTION Hazard with low risk. Failure to avoid

this hazard can result in minor or moderate injury.

WARNING Hazard with moderate risk. Failure to avoid this hazard can result in

death or serious injury.

DANGER Hazard with high risk. Failure to avoid this

hazard results in death or serious injury.

ATTENTION Special instructions and precautionary measures. Non-compliance

can cause damage to the vehicle or accessories and warranty claims may be denied as a result.

NOTICE Special information on operating and in-

specting your motorcycle as well

as maintenance and adjustment procedures.

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 accessory or equipmentdependent information.

Tightening torque.

Technical data.

OE	Optional extra.
	BMW Motorrad optional
	extras are already com-
	pletely installed during
	motorcycle production.
OA	Optional accessory.
	BMW Motorrad op-
	tional accessories can
	be purchased and in-
	stalled at your autho-
	rized BMW Motorrad
	retailer.
EWS	Electronic immobilizer.
DWA	Anti-theft alarm.
ABS	Anti-Lock Brake System.
ASC	Automatic Stability Con-
	trol.
ESA	Electronic Suspension
	Adjustment.

TPC Tire Pressure Control

(TPC/RDC).

Equipment

When you ordered your BMW motorcycle, you chose various items of custom equipment. This Rider's Manual describes optional equipment (OE) offered by BMW and selected optional accessories (OA). It may also describe equipment options that you have not chosen. Please note, too, that your motorcycle might not be exactly as illustrated in this manual on account of country-specific differences.

If your motorcycle comes with equipment not described here, you can find the descriptions in a separate manual.

Technical data

All dimensions, weights and outputs in the Rider's Manual relate to the German DIN standards and comply with their tolerance specifications. Versions for individual countries may differ.

Notice concerning current status

The outstanding levels of safety and quality furnished by every BMW motorcycle are the result of ongoing advanced development focusing on continuous improvement in design and engineering as well as equipment and accessories. For this reason, some aspects of your motorcycle may vary from the descriptions in this Rider's Manual. In addition, BMW Motorrad cannot guarantee the total absence of errors. For this reason BMW is unable to recognize any claims stemming

7 instructionsGeneral

1	from the information, illustrations
1	and descriptions in this manual.
8
General instructions

Overviews

General view, left side. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 General view, right side . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Multifunction switch, left . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Multifunction switch, right . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

9 Overviews

Overviews

General view, left side

1Clutch fluid reservoir ( 125)

2Fuel filler opening ( 100)

3Seat lock ( 71)

4Passenger seat heater ( 70)

52nd power socket

6Left-hand stow compartment ( 75)

7Payload table

Tire inflation pressure table

Overviews

Overviews

General view, right side

1Rider's Manual (US Model)

2Power socket ( 154)

3Brake-fluid reservoir, front ( 123)

4Right storage compartment ( 75)

5Vehicle Identification Number (at fork bearing)

Data plate (at fork bearing)

6Coolant level indicator (behind side panel) ( 125)

7Oil fill location ( 120)

8Behind the engine spoiler: Battery ( 145)

Positive battery connection point ( 143)

Diagnostic connector ( 150)

9Rear brake fluid reservoir (behind side fairing) ( 124)

Overviews

Underneath seat

1Adjuster for the rider's seat height ( 72)

2Standard tool kit ( 118)

3Tool for adjusting spring load ( 85)

4Fuses ( 148)

Multifunction switch, left

1High-beam headlight and headlight flasher ( 52)

2Cruise control ( 64)

3Hazard warning lights system ( 53)

4Windshield adjustment ( 82)

5Additional headlight ( 53)

6Turn indicators ( 54)

7Horn

8Multi-Controller and MENU button

Multifunction display ( 54)

ASC ( 61)

With Dynamic ESAOE D-ESA ( 61)

with audio systemOE Audio system (see audio system manual)

9Menu Favorite ( 58).

Overviews

Multifunction switch, right

1Central locking ( 75)

2Riding mode ( 63)

3Emergency on/off switch (kill switch) ( 51)

4Starting the engine ( 92)

Instrument cluster

1Speedometer

2Indicator and warning lights ( 20)

3Navigation system ( 160)

4Ambient light sensor (for brightness adjustment of instrument lighting)

5Tachometer

6Release for navigation slot ( 160)

7Multifunction display ( 23)

8Tripmeter ( 60)

NOTICE

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.

Overviews

Displays

Indicator and warning lights . . . . . . . . . 20 Meaning of symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Cruising range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Oil level indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Ambient temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Tire inflation pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Displays

Indicator and warning lights

1ABS ( 35)

2ASC ( 36)

3Turn indicator, left

4Fuel reserve ( 38)

5High-beam headlamp

6Turn indicator, right

7Alarm system ( 67) Indicator light for radiooperated key ( 46)

8Additional headlight ( 53)

9Cruise control ( 64)

10Universal warning light, appears together with warning symbols in display panel ( 24)

Meaning of symbols

Meanings of the symbols at position 1:

Average fuel consumption since last reset ( 59)

Current fuel consumption

Range with fuel now on board ( 39)

Average speed since last reset ( 59)

Ambient temperature ( 40)

with Tire Pressure Control (TPC/RDC)OE

Tire inflation pressures ( 40)

Stopwatch ( 59)

Travel times ( 60)

Date (display mode depends on the time format

selected) ( 58)

	Oil level ( 39)	3
		3

	Electrical system voltage	21
	Electrical system voltage
		Displays
		Displays

1	Heated handlebar grips
switched on
	with seat heatingOE
2	Rider`s-seat heating ON
3	Rear-seat heating ON

Displays

With Dynamic ESAOE

1Damping

2Vehicle load

Multifunction display

1Tripmeter ( 60)

2Warning symbols ( 24)

3Menu panel ( 54) Audio system

4Seat heating ( 69)

Heated handlebar grips ( 69)

With Dynamic ESAOE Dynamic ESA range of adjustment ( 61)

5 Onboard computer ( 59) with Tire Pressure Control (TPC/RDC)OE

Tire inflation pressure

6Clock ( 58)

7Odometer

8Riding mode ( 63)

9Hill Start Control ( 66)

10Gear indicator, "N" appears in neutral

11Coolant temperature Fuel level

Displays

Warning lights

Display

Warnings are displayed with appropriate warning lamps.

Up to four warning symbols can be displayed at any given time. The universal warning lamp lights up for the most urgent warning.

You will find an overview of the potential warnings on the following pages.

Warnings for which there is no specific individual warning lamp are indicated by the universal warning lamp 1 in conjunction with a warning symbol such

as 2 shown on the multifunction display. The universal warning lamp lights up in either yellow or red depending on the urgency of the warning.

Overview of warning indicators
Indicator and warning	Warning symbols in the	Meaning
lights	display panel

	appears in the	Outside temperature warning	( 29)
	display

lights up yellow	appears on the	EWS active ( 29)
	display

lights up yellow	appears on the	Radio-operated key outside reception
	display	range ( 29)

lights up yellow		Replace battery of radio-operated key
		( 29)

lights up red	Temperature read-	Coolant temperature too high	( 30)
	ing turns red.

	appears on the	Engine-oil level too low ( 30)
	display

lights up yellow	appears on the	Engine fault ( 30)
	display

flashes yellow	appears on the	Severe engine fault ( 31)
	display

Displays

Indicator and warning	Warning symbols in the	Meaning
lights	display panel

lights up yellow	appears in the	Front light failure	( 31)
	display

lights up yellow	appears in the	Rear light failure	( 31)
	display

lights up yellow	appears in the	Light failure ( 31)
	display

	appears on the	DWA battery charge level low		( 32)
	display

lights up yellow	appears on the	DWA battery drained ( 32)
	display

	appears on the	Onboard system voltage low		( 32)
	display

lights up yellow	appears on the	Onboard system voltage critical ( 33)
	display

lights up red	appears on the	Battery charging voltage insufficient
	display	( 33)

Indicator and warning	Warning symbols in the	Meaning
lights	display panel

flashes red	+ tire pressure in	Tire inflation pressure is outside ap-
	red	proved range ( 33)

lights up yellow	+ "--" or	Sensor defective or system error
	"-- --" is	( 34)
	indicated

	+ "--" or	Transmission error ( 34)
	"-- --" is
	indicated

lights up yellow	appears on the	Battery of tire-inflation pressure sensor
	display	weak ( 35)

flashes		ABS self-diagnosis routine not com-
		pleted ( 35)

lights up		ABS error ( 36)

flashes rapidly		ASC intervention ( 36)

flashes slowly		ASC self-diagnosis not completed
		( 36)

Displays

3	Indicator and warning	Warning symbols in the Meaning
3	lights	display panel

28
28	lights up	ASC switched off ( 37)

Displays

lights up		ASC error	( 37)

lights up yellow	appears on the	ESA error	( 37)
	display

	appears on the	Central locking locked		( 37)
	display

	The gear indicator	The gear has not been programmed
	flashes.	( 37)

briefly shows yellow	appears on the	Service overdue ( 38)
	display

lights up	Fuel-level reading	Fuel down to reserve		( 38)
	turns yellow

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