BMW R 1200 RT 3rd Edition (US) 2006 Owner's manual
Rider's Manual (US Model)
R 1200 RT
BMW Motorrad
The Ultimate Riding
Machine
Motorcycle/Retailer Data
Motorcycle data
Model
Vehicle Identification Number
Color number
First registration
Registration number
Retailer Data
Contact in Service
Ms./Mr.
Phone number
Retailer's address/phone number
(company stamp)
Welcome to BMW
We congratulate you on your
choice of a motorcycle from
BMW and welcome you to the
community of BMW riders.
Familiarize yourself with your
new motorcycle so that you
can ride it safely and confidently in all traffic situations.
Please read this Rider's Manual carefully before starting
to use your new BMW motorcycle. 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
motorcycle's reliability and
safety, as well as its value.
If you have questions concerning your motorcycle, your
authorized BMW Motorrad retailer will gladly provide advice
and assistance.
We wish you many miles of
safe and enjoyable riding
BMW Motorrad.
Table of Contents
You can also use the index at
the end of this Rider's Manual
to find a specific topic.
1 General instructions . . . 5
Overview . . ............... 6
Abbreviations and
symbols . . . ............... 6
Equipment ............... 7
Technical data ........... 7
Currency .. ............... 7
2 Overviews . . ........... 9
General view, left side . . . 11
General view, right
side..................... 13
Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . 15
Left handlebar fitting . . . . . 16
Handlebar fitting, right . . . 17
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . 18
Headlight . .............. 19
3 Status indicators . . . . . 21
Multifunction display . . . . . 22
Warning and indicator
lights . . . . . .............. 24
ABS warning light . . . . . . . 24
Indicator light,
cruise-control
OE
system
............... 24
Function indicators . . . . . . 24
General warning
indicators . .............. 25
Warning indicators of Tire
Pressure Control
OE
TPC
.................. 32
ABS warning
indicators . .............. 37
ASC warning
indicators
OE
............. 39
4 Operation . . . .......... 43
Ignition switch and
steering lock . . .......... 44
Electronic immobilizer
EWS .................... 45
Hazard warning
flashers . . . .............. 46
Odometer and
tripmeters . .............. 47
Multifunction display . . . . . 49
Clock . . . . . .............. 49
Tire Pressure Control
OE
TPC
.................. 50
Residual range .......... 50
Onboard computer
Cruise control
OE
OE
.... 51
......... 54
Emergency ON/OFF
switch . . . . .............. 57
Heated hand grips
Seat heating
OE
OE
..... 57
.......... 58
Clutch . . . . .............. 60
Brakes . . . . .............. 60
Lights . . . . . .............. 61
Headlight . .............. 62
Turn indicators .......... 63
Storage compartment . . . . 64
Automatic Stability Control
OE
ASC
.................. 65
Front and rear seats . . . . . 66
Helmet holder . .......... 69
Mirrors . ................. 70
Windshield . . . . .......... 70
Spring preload .......... 70
Shock absorbers .. . . . . . . 71
Electronic suspension
adjustment ESA
OE
....... 72
Tires . . . ................. 74
5 Riding . . . . . . .......... 77
Safety instructions . . . . . . . 78
Checklist . . . . . . .......... 80
Starting ................. 80
Running in . . . . .......... 83
Parking your
motorcycle . . . . .......... 84
Refueling . . . . . . .......... 86
Tire Pressure Control
OE
TPC
.................. 87
General brake system. . . . 87
Brake system with BMW
Motorrad Integral ABS . . . 88
Engine management with
BMW Motorrad ASC
OE
... 91
6 Accessories .......... 95
General instructions . . . . . 96
Onboard socket . . . ...... 96
Luggage .. . . . . .......... 97
Case. . . ................. 98
Topcase
OA
............. 100
7 Maintenance . . . ..... 103
General instructions . . . . 104
Toolkit . ................ 104
Engine oil . . . . . ......... 106
General brake
system . ................ 107
Brake pads. . . . ......... 108
Brake fluid . . . . ......... 109
Clutch . ................ 111
Tires . . . ................ 112
Rims . . . ................ 112
Wheels. ................ 112
Front wheel stand . ..... 119
Lamps . ................ 120
Jump starting . ......... 129
Battery . ................ 130
8 Care . ................ 135
Care products . ......... 136
Washing your
motorcycle . . . . ......... 136
Cleaning sensitive
motorcycle parts . . ..... 137
Paint care . . . . . ......... 138
Protective wax
coating ................ 138
Storing motorcycle ..... 138
Returning motorcycle to
use .................... 139
9 Technical data . . ..... 141
Troubleshooting
chart . . . ................ 142
Threaded fasteners ..... 143
Engine . ................ 144
Riding specifications . . . . 147
Clutch . ................ 147
Transmission . . ......... 147
Rear-wheel drive . . ..... 148
Running gear . . ......... 148
Brakes . ................ 149
Wheels and tires. . . ..... 149
Electrical system . . . . . . . 150
Frame. . . . . ............. 152
Dimensions . . . ......... 152
Weights . . . ............. 153
10 Service ............. 155
BMW Motorrad
service . . . . ............. 156
BMW Motorrad service
quality . . . . ............. 156
BMW Motorrad Service
Card - On-the-spot
breakdown
assistance ............. 157
BMW Motorrad service
network . . . ............. 157
Maintenance work . . . . . . 157
Maintenance
schedules . ............. 158
Confirmation of
maintenance work . . . . . . 159
Confirmation of
service . . . . ............. 164
General instructions
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . 6
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Currency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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General instructions
Overview
1
Chapter 2 of this Rider's Manual will provide you with an
6
initial overview of your motorcycle. All maintenance and
repair work carried out on
your motorcycle will be documented in Chapter 10. Proof
of the maintenance work performed is a prerequisite for
generous treatment of claims.
Should you want to sell your
BMW one day, please also remember to turn over the Rider's Manual to the new owner;
it is an important part of your
motorcycle.
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General instructions
Abbreviations and
symbols
Indicates warnings you
should always observe
to ensure your own safety,
the safety of others and to
protect your motorcycle from
damage.
Special information on
operating and inspecting
your motorcycle as well as
maintenance and adjustment
procedures.
Indicates the end of a
note.
Instruction to take action.
Results of an action.
Reference to a page
with additional information.
Indicates the end
of accessory or
equipment-dependent
information.
Tightening torque.
Technical data.
OE Optional equipment
BMW equipment available only as a factory
installed option.
OA Optional accessories
BMW optional accessories can be purchased and installed
at your authorized
BMW Motorrad retailer.
Electronic immobilizer.
EWS
DWA Anti-theft alarm.
ABS Anti-Lock Brake Sys-
tem.
ESA Electronic Suspension
Adjustment
Electronic suspension
adjustment.
TPC Tire Pressure Control.
ASC Automatic Stability
Control.
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). 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 BMW is equipped with
options or accessories not
described in this Rider's Manual, then this equipment is
described in a separate operating manual.
Technical data
All dimensions, weights and
outputs in the Rider's Manual
refer to the Deutsche Institut
für Normung e. V. (DIN) and
comply with its tolerance regulations. Versions for individual countries may differ.
Currency
The high safety and quality
standards of BMW motorcycles are maintained by constant development work on
designs, equipment and accessories. Because of this,
your motorcycle may differ
from the information supplied
in the Rider's Manual. In addition, BMW Motorrad cannot
guarantee the total absence
of errors. 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
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General instructions
Overviews
General view, left side . . . . . . . . . 11
General view, right side . . . . . . . . 13
Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Left handlebar fitting. . . . . . . . . . . 16
Handlebar fitting, right . . . . . . . . . 17
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2
9
z
Overviews
2
10
z
Overviews
General view, left side
1 Headlight adjustment
(vertical) beneath instrument panel ( 63)
2 Brake-fluid reservoir
( 109)
3 Radio operating unit
(OE), see radio operating
manual
4 Onboard socket ( 96)
5 Onboard socket (OE)
6 Adjuster, rear shock ab-
sorber ( 71)
7 Oil sight glass ( 106)
8 Filler neck, engine oil
( 107)
2
11
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Overviews
2
12
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Overviews
General view, right
side
1 Seat lock ( 66)
2 Switch for passenger
seat heater under passenger seat
3 Mounting for tank ruck-
sack (OA)
4 Filler neck, fuel tank
( 86)
5 Front clutch fluid reser-
voir
6 Electrically adjustable
windshield ( 70)
7 Storage or radio com-
partment ( 64)
OE
( 59)
2
13
z
Overviews
2
14
z
Overviews
Underneath seat
1 Height adjuster, front
seat ( 67)
2 Battery ( 130)
3 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 110)
4 Adjuster, spring preload,
rear ( 70)
5 Toolkit ( 104)
6 Type plate
7 Helmet holder ( 69)
8 Table of tire pressures
9 Label, payload
2
15
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Overviews
Left handlebar fitting
2
1 Switch for cruise-control
16
2 ASC button
3 Radio operating unit (OE)
4 ESA button
5 Windshield button
6 Pushbutton, horn
7 Left turn indicator button
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Overviews
8 Switch, high-beam head-
OE
system
( 70)
( 63), Hazard warning
flashers button ( 46)
light and headlight flasher ( 61)
( 54)
OE
OE
( 65)
( 72)
Handlebar fitting, right
1 Onboard computer but-
OE
ton
( 51)
2 Emergency ON/OFF
switch ( 57)
3 Pushbutton, starter
4 Heated hand grips
5 Right turn indicator
6 Turn indicators off button
7 Switch for driver's seat
OE
switch
button ( 63), Hazard
warning flashers button
( 46)
( 64), Hazard warning flashers off button
( 47)
heating
OE
( 57)
( 58)
2
17
z
Overviews
Instrument cluster
2
1 Speedometer
2 Warning and indicator
18
z
lights ( 24)
3 Multifunction display
4 Tachometer
5 Anti-theft alarm indicator
light (OE)
6 Adjustment of clock
( 49), Display dimming
( 49)
7 Control, odometer
Overviews
( 47)
8 Sensor for lighting of in-
strument panel
The instrument-cluster
lighting has automatic
day and night switchover.
Headlight
1 High-beam headlight
2 Low-beam headlight
3 Side lights
2
19
z
Overviews
2
20
z
Overviews
Status indicators
Multifunction display. . . . . . . . . . . 22
Warning and indicator lights . . . 24
ABS warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Indicator light, cruise-control
system
Function indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
General warning indicators. . . . . 25
Warning indicators of Tire
Pressure Control TPC
ABS warning indicators . . . . . . . . 37
ASC warning indicators
OE
..................... 24
OE
....... 32
OE
..... 39
3
21
z
Status indicators
Multifunction display
3
1 Fuel gauge ( 24)
2 Area for radio display
22
z
(see radio operating
manual)
3 Area for warning symbols
( 25)
4 Gear indicator ( 24)
5 Engine temperature indi-
cator ( 24)
6 Onboard computer dis-
Status indicators
7 Clock ( 49), Display
OE
play
ter (motorcycles without onboard computer) ( 47), TPC display
(motorcycles without
onboard computer)
( 50)
area for seat heater
( 58), Display area for
display dimming ( 49),
Display area for ESA
( 72)
( 51), Trip me-
OE
OE
OE
8 Odometer (motorcycles
with onboard computer)
( 47)
3
23
z
Status indicators
Warning and indicator
3
lights
24
1 Indicator light, left turn
indicator
2 Indicator light, high-beam
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headlight
Status indicators
3 Indicator light, neutral
4 ABS warning light
5 Indicator light, right turn
indicator
6 ASC warning light (OE)
7 Warning light, general
ABS warning light
In some countries a different
display of the ABS warning
light is possible.
Alternative display of
ABS warning light.
Indicator light, cruisecontrol system
1 Indicator light, cruise-
control system
OE
Function indicators
Fuel capacity
The vertical bar under
the gas pump symbol
indicates the remaining fuel
quantity.
Gear
Engaged gear is indicat-
ed.
If no gear is engaged, the
gear indicator displays N and
the 'neutral' indicator light
lights up.
Engine temperature
The vertical bar under
the temperature symbol
shows the engine temperature level.
ASC intervention (OE)
ASC warning light flash-
es rapidly.
The ASC has detected insta-
bility at the rear wheel and
has reduced the torque. The
warning light flashes one second longer than the ASC intervention lasts. As a result,
the driver is provided with optical feedback on the regulation carried out even after the
critical driving situation.
General warning
indicators
Display
General warnings are displayed by means of texts and
symbols in the multifunction
display. In some cases, an
additional general warning
light lights up red or yellow. If
several warnings are active,
all corresponding warning
lights and symbols are displayed.
3
25
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Status indicators
Overview of warning indicators
3
Display Meaning
26
Lights up yellow EWS! warning
appears.
Lights up yellow Flashes
Electronic immobilizer is active
( 28)
Fuel down to reserve ( 28)
Lights up yellow Is indicated
Flashes in red Is indicated Engine oil pressure insufficient
Lights up red Is indicated Battery charge current insufficient
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Status indicators
Lights up yellow Is indicated
Lights up yellow Is indicated
Displayed with
Oil! warning
Is indicated
Flashes with temperature display
Engine electronics ( 28)
( 29)
Engine oil level too low ( 29)
( 30)
Rear bulb defective ( 30)
Front bulb defective ( 30)
Bulbs defective ( 31)
Ice warning ( 31)
Display Meaning
Is displayed with note
Anti-theft alarm battery (OE) weak
( 31)
Anti-Theft Alarm
Lights up yellow Is dis-
played with note
Anti-theft alarm battery (OE) dead
( 32)
Anti-Theft Alarm
3
27
z
Status indicators
Electronic immobilizer is
active
3
28
General warning light
lights up yellow.
EWS! warning appears.
The key being used is not authorized for starting, or communication between the key
and engine electronics is disrupted.
Remove other motorcycle
keys from the ignition key
ring.
Use the reserve key.
Have the defective key re-
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Status indicators
placed, preferably by an
authorized BMW Motorrad
retailer.
Fuel down to reserve
General warning light
lights up yellow.
Fuel reserve symbol
flashes
A fuel shortage can lead
to misfiring and to the
engine dying unexpectedly.
Misfiring can damage the catalytic converter, and the engine dying unexpected can
lead to accidents.
Do not drive until the fuel tank
is completely empty.
The probable operating
range is indicated.
At the most, the fuel tank
still contains the reserve fuel
quantity.
Reserve fuel quantity
1.1 gal (4 l)
Refueling ( 86)
Engine electronics
General warning light
lights up yellow.
Engine electronics symbol is displayed.
The engine is in the
emergency operating
mode. Only reduced
engine performance may be
available, which can lead to
danger driving situations,
especially during passing
maneuvers.
Adapt your driving style to
the possibly reduced engine
performance.
The engine-electronics control unit has diagnosed a fault.
In exceptional cases, the engine stops and can no longer
be started. Otherwise, the
engine runs in emergency operating mode.
Continued driving is possible, however the accustomed engine performance
may not be available.
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