BMW R 1200 RT 4th Edition 2007 Owner's manual

Rider's Manual
R 1200 RT
BMW Motorrad
The Ultimate Riding
Machine

Motorcycle data/dealership details

Motorcycle data
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 motorcycle from BMW 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. 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 authorised
BMW Motorrad dealer will gladly provide advice and assistance.
We hope that you will enjoy rid­ing your BMW and that all your journeys will be pleasant and safe.
BMW Motorrad.

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
Currency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2 General views . . .. ... .. .... 9
General view, left side . . . . . . . . 11
General view, right side . . . . . . 13
Underneath the seat . . . . . . . . . 15
Handlebar fitting, left . . . . . . . . . 16
Handlebar fitting, right . . . . . . . . 17
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3 Status indicators . .... .. 21
Standard status
indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Status indicators with on­board computer Status indicators with ra-
OE
dio
......................... 24
OE
........... 23
Status indicators with tyre-pressure monitoring
OE
(RDC) Status indicators with seat heating Telltale light with cruise con­trol
...................... 24
OE
.................... 25
OE
........................ 25
Standard warnings . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Warnings issued by the on­board computer
ABS warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
ASC warnings RDC warnings Anti-theft alarm warnings
OE
........... 30
OE
............. 35
OE
............. 37
OE
................... 42
4 Operation ... .. .... .. ... .. 45
Ignition switch and steering
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Electronic immobiliser
(EWS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Odometer and tripmeters . . . . 49
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . 52
On-board computer Tyre pressure monitoring
OE
RDC
....................... 55
OE
....... 52
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . . 58
Emergency off switch (kill
switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Grip heating Seat heating Automatic Stability Control ASC
OE
............... 60
OE
............... 60
OE
....................... 62
Seat height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Cruise-control system
OE
..... 64
Stowage compartment . . . . . . . 66
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Electronic Suspension Ad­justment ESA
OE
............. 70
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Front and rear seats . . . . . . . . . . 74
Securing helmet to motor-
cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
5 Riding .. .. ... .. .... .. ... .. 79
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Parking your motorcycle . . . . . 87
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
6 Engineering details . .. .. 91
Brake system with BMW Mo-
torrad Integral ABS . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Electronic engine manage­ment with BMW Motorrad
OE
ASC
....................... 94
Tyre pressure monitoring
OE
RDC
....................... 96
7 Accessories . .. ... .. ... .. 99
General instructions . . . . . . . . 100
Power socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Topcase
OA
................. 104
8 Maintenance . .... .. ... . 107
General instructions . . . . . . . . 108
Toolkit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Brake system, general . . . . . . 111
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Front-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . . 123
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
9 Care . .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... 139
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Washing motorcycle . . . . . . . . 140
Cleaning easily damaged
components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Protective wax coating . . . . . 142
Laying up motorcycle . . . . . . 142
Restoring motorcycle to
use......................... 142
10 Technical data . .. ... . 143
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . . 144
Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . . 145
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Electrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Riding specifications . . . . . . . 156
11 Service . .. . .. .... .. ... . 157
BMW Motorrad service . . . . . 158
BMW Motorrad service
quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
BMW Motorrad Service Card: on-the-spot break-
down assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 158
BMW Motorrad service net-
work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . . 159
Confirmation of mainten-
ance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Confirmation of service . . . . . 165
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 initial
6
overview of your motorcycle. All maintenance and repair 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.
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General instructions

Abbreviations and symbols

Indicates warnings that you
must comply with for reas­ons of your safety and the safety of others, and to protect your motorcycle against damage.
Specific instructions on
how to operate, control, ad­just 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.
Indicates the end of a passage relating to spe­cific accessories or items of equipment.
Tightening torque.
Item of technical data.
OE Optional extra
The motorcycles are as­sembled complete with all the BMW optional ex­tras originally ordered.
OA Optional accessory
You can obtain option­al accessories through your authorised BMW Motorrad dealer; optional accessories have to be retrofitted to the motor­cycle.
Electronic immobiliser
EWS
(Elektronische Wegfahr­sicherung).
DWA
Anti-theft alarm (Diebs­tahlwarnanlage)
Anti-lock brake system
ABS
ASC Automatic Stability Con-
trol.
ESA Electronic Suspension
Adjustment Electronic Suspension Adjustment.
Tyre pressure control
RDC
(ReifenDruck-Control)

Equipment

When you ordered your BMW motorcycle, you chose various items of custom equipment. This Rider's Manual describes 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 BMW was supplied with equipment not described in this Rider's Manual, you will
find these features described in separate manuals.

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 Deutsche Institut für Normung e.V. 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. 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
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General instructions
General views
General view, left side................ 11
General view, right side . . ............ 13
Underneath the seat ................. 15
Handlebar fitting, left ................. 16
Handlebar fitting, right . . . ............ 17
Instrument cluster ................... 18
Headlight ............................ 19
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9
General views
2
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General views

General view, left side

1 Adjuster for headlight beam
throw (underneath the in­strument cluster) ( 74)
2 Brake-fluid reservoir, front
( 114)
3 Radio operating panel (OE),
see instructions for use for radio
4 Power socket ( 100) 5 On-board socket (OE) 6 Adjuster for damping char-
acteristic, rear suspension ( 69)
7 Oil sight glass ( 109) 8 Engine-oil filler neck
( 111)
2
11
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General views
2
12
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General views

General view, right side

1 Seat lock ( 74) 2 Rear-seat heating,
underneath the rear seat ( 61)
3 Tank rucksack adapter 4 Fuel filler neck ( 88) 5 Clutch-fluid reservoir 6 Windscreen ( 63) 7 Stowage compartment or
radio compartment ( 66)
OE
2
13
z
General views
2
14
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General views

Underneath the seat

1 Front-seat height adjust-
ment ( 63)
2 Battery ( 134) 3 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 115)
4 Adjuster for spring preload,
rear ( 68)
5 Toolkit ( 108) 6 Type plate 7 Helmet holder ( 77) 8 Table of tyre pressures 9 Notes on payload
2
15
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General views

Handlebar fitting, left

2
1 Cruise-control system
16
z
( 64)
2 Operating ESA 3 Radio operating unit (OE) 4 Operating ASC 5 Windscreen adjustment
( 63)
6 Horn 7 Flashing turn indicators,
left ( 57), Hazard warn­ing flashers ( 58)
8 High-beam headlight and
General views
headlight flasher ( 56)
OE
OE
OE
( 70)
( 62)

Handlebar fitting, right

1 Control of the on-board
computer
2 Emergency off switch (kill
switch) ( 59)
3 Starter button ( 82) 4 Grip heating 5 Flashing turn indicators,
right ( 57), Hazard warn­ing flashers ( 58)
6 Cancel button, flashing turn
indicators ( 58), Pushbut­ton, cancel hazard warning flashers ( 59)
7 Front-seat heating
( 60)
OE
( 52)
OE
( 60)
OE
2
17
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General views

Instrument cluster

2
1 Speedometer 2 Telltale lights ( 22)
18
3 Multifunction display
( 22)
4 Rev. counter 5 Telltale light, anti-theft alarm
(OE)
6 Set the clock ( 49)
Adjust the dimmer ( 52)
7 Select the odometer
( 49)
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Reset the tripmeter ( 50)
General views
8 Sensor for instrument light-
ing
The instrument-cluster lighting has automatic day
and night switchover.

Headlight

1 High-beam headlight 2 Low-beam headlight 3 Side lights
2
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z
General views
2
20
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General views
Status indicators
Standard status indicators ........... 22
Status indicators with on-board com-
puterOE.............................. 23
Status indicators with radioOE....... 24
Status indicators with tyre-pressure
monitoring (RDC)OE................. 24
Status indicators with seat heat-
OE
................................ 25
ing
Telltale light with cruise con-
trolOE................................ 25
Standard warnings ................... 25
Warnings issued by the on-board
computerOE......................... 30
ABS warnings ....................... 33
ASC warningsOE..................... 35
RDC warnings
OE
.................... 37
Anti-theft alarm warningsOE......... 42
3
21
z
Status indicators
Standard status
3
indicators
22
Multifunction display
1 Fuel capacity ( 22) 2 Gear indicator ( 22)
z
Status indicators
3 Engine temperature ( 22) 4 Clock ( 49) 5 Odometer 6 Trip meter ( 49)
Telltale lights
1 Flashing turn indicators, left 2 High-beam headlight 3 Idle 4 Flashing turn indicators,
right
Fuel capacity
The column below the fuel-
pump symbol indicates the remaining quantity of fuel. When the fuel in the tank is topped up the gauge briefly shows the original level, before the reading is updated.
Gear indicator
The gear engaged or N
for neutral appears on the
display.
If no gear is engaged, the 'neutral' telltale light also
lights up.
Engine temperature
The column below the tem­perature symbol indicates
the engine temperature.
Service-due indicator
If the next service is due in less than one month, the date for
the next service is shown briefly after the Pre-Ride Check com­pletes. The month and year show, accompanied by the word­ing
SERVICE; in this example
the next service is due in March
2007.
If the motorcycle covers long dis­tances in the course of the year, under certain circumstances it might be necessary to have it serviced at a date in advance of the forecast due date. If the countdown distance to the odo­meter reading at which a service will be due is less than 1000 km,
the distance is counted down in steps of 100 km and is shown briefly after the Pre-Ride Check completes.
If service is overdue, the due date or the odometer reading at which service was due is accom­panied by the 'General' warning light showing yellow. The word "Service" remains permanently visible.
If the service-due indicat-
or appears more than a month in advance of the actual due date or if the word "Service" does not show permanently even though a service is overdue, the date stored in memory in the in­strument cluster is incorrect and must be set. This situation can occur if the battery was discon­nected for a prolonged period of time. If you want to have the date set consult a specialist workshop,
preferably an authorised BMW Motorrad dealer.
Status indicators with on-board computer
1 Status-indicator panel of
the on-board computer ( 52)
2 The tripmeter readings al-
ternate with the odometer reading.
OE
OE
3
23
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Status indicators
Status indicators with radio
OE
3
24

Status indicators with tyre-pressure monitoring (RDC)

Motorcycles without on­board computer
OE
Motorcycles with on­board computer
1 Panel for the audio system's
status indicators
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Status indicators
1 Tyre pressures as additional
readings of the tripmeter ( 55)
OE
1 Tyre pressures as an ad-
ditional set of readings of the on-board computer ( 55)
OE
Status indicators with seat heating
OE
Telltale light with cruise control
OE

Standard warnings

Mode of presentation
3
25
1 Indicator for active heating
stages
OE
( 60)
1 Telltale light of cruise con-
trol
Warnings are indicated by 'Gen­eral' warning light 1 showing in combination with one of the warning symbols 2. The 'Gener­al' warning light shows red or yel­low, depending on the urgency of the warning. If two or more warnings occur at the same time, all the appropriate warning lights and warning sym­bols appear. The status of the 'General' warning light matches the most urgent warning.
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Status indicators
The possible warnings are listed on the next page.
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26
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Status indicators
Warnings, overview
Meaning
Lights up yellow EWS ! appears on
the display.
Lights up yellow Flashes Fuel down to reserve ( 28)
Electronic immobiliser active ( 28)
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27
Lights up yellow Appears on the dis-
play
Flashes red Appears on the dis-
play
Lights up red Appears on the dis-
play
Lights up yellow Appears on the dis-
play
Appears on the dis­play
Lights up yellow Appears on the dis-
play
Engine in emergency-operation mode ( 28)
Insufficient engine oil pressure ( 28)
Insufficient battery charge current ( 29)
Rear light bulb defective ( 29)
Front light bulb defective ( 30)
Bulbs defective ( 30)
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Status indicators
Electronic immobiliser active
3
28
General warning light shows yellow.
EWS ! appears on the display.
The key being used is not au­thorised for starting, or commu­nication between key and engine electronics is disrupted.
Remove all other vehicle keys from the same ring as the igni­tion key. Use the reserve key. Have the defective key re­placed, preferably by an au­thorised BMW Motorrad dealer.
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Status indicators
Fuel down to reserve
General warning light shows yellow.
Reserve fuel level symbol flashes.
Lack of fuel can result in
the engine misfiring and cutting out unexpectedly. Mis­firing can damage the catalytic
converter; a hazardous situation can result if the engine cuts out unexpectedly. Do not run the fuel tank dry.
The fuel tank contains no more than the reserve quantity of fuel.
Reserve fuel
4l
Refuelling ( 88)
Engine in emergency­operation mode
General warning light shows yellow.
Engine symbol appears on the display.
The engine is running in
emergency operating mode. Engine power might be reduced and this can cause hazardous situations, particularly if you at-
tempt to overtake other road users. Engine power level might be lower than normal: adapt your style of riding accordingly.
The engine control unit has dia­gnosed a fault. In exceptional cases, the engine stops and re­fuses to start. Otherwise, the en­gine runs in emergency operating mode.
You can continue to ride, but bear in mind that the usual en­gine power might not be avail­able. Have the fault rectified as quickly as possible by a specialist workshop, preferably an authorised BMW Motorrad dealer.
Insufficient engine oil pressure
General warning light flashes red.
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