BMW R 1200 S 3rd Edition 2007 Owner's manual

Rider's Manual
R 1200 S
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 ......... 14
Handlebar fitting, left ......... 15
Handlebar fitting, right . . . . . . . . 16
Instrument cluster . . . ......... 17
Headlight . .................... 18
3 Status indicators . .. .. .. 19
Standard status
indicators . .................... 20
Status indicators with on-
board computer . ............. 21
Status indicators with tyre-pressure monitoring
OE
(RDC)
...................... 22
Standard warnings . . ......... 22
Warnings issued by the on­board computer ABS warnings RDC warnings Anti-theft alarm status indic-
OE
ators
OE
........... 26
OE
............. 28
OE
............. 30
....................... 35
4 Operation .. .. .. ... .. .. .. . 39
Ignition switch and steering
lock . . . . . . .................... 40
Electronic immobiliser
(EWS) . . . . .................... 41
Clock . . . . . .................... 42
Odometer and tripmeters . . . . 43
On-board computer . ......... 45
Tyre pressure monitoring
OE
RDC
....................... 49
Lights . . . . .................... 50
Turn indicators . . ............. 51
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . . 51
Emergency off switch (kill
switch) . . . .................... 52
Grip heating BMW Motorrad ABS
OE
............... 53
OE
...... 53
Clutch . . . . .................... 54
Brakes . . . .................... 55
Mirrors . . . .................... 56
Suspension settings . ......... 56
Settings, standard suspen-
sion . . ........................ 56
Settings, sport suspen-
OE
........................ 57
sion
Tyres . . . . . .................... 63
Headlight . .................... 63
Front and rear seats . ......... 64
Securing helmet to motor-
cycle . ........................ 66
Luggage loops . . ............. 66
5 Riding .. .. ................ 69
Safety instructions . . . . . ...... 70
Checklist . . . . ................. 71
Starting. . . . . . ................. 72
Running in . . ................. 74
Brakes . . . . . . ................. 75
Parking your motorcycle . . . . . 76
Refuelling . . . ................. 77
6 Engineering details .. .. . 79
Brake system with BMW Mo­torrad ABS Tyre pressure monitoring RDC
OE
................ 80
OE
....................... 82
7 Accessories .. .. .. .. .. .. . 83
General instructions . . . . ...... 84
Power socket . . . ............. 84
8 Maintenance . .. ... .. .. .. 87
General instructions . . . . ...... 88
Toolkit........................ 88
Engine oil . . . ................. 89
Brake system, general . . ...... 91
Brake pads . . ................. 92
Brake fluid . . . ................. 94
Clutch ........................ 95
Tyres . ........................ 96
Rims . ........................ 97
Wheels . . . . . . ................. 97
Front-wheel stand . . . . . . .... 102
Rear-wheel stand . . . . . . .... 103
Bulbs . ...................... 104
Jump starting . . . ........... 111
Battery . . . . . . ............... 112
9 Care . .. ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. 117
Care products . . . ........... 118
Washing motorcycle. . . . .... 118
Cleaning easily damaged
components . ............... 118
Paint care . . . ............... 119
Protective wax coating . .... 120
Laying up motorcycle . . .... 120
Restoring motorcycle to
use......................... 120
10 Technical data . .. .. .. 121
Troubleshooting chart . . .... 122
Threaded fasteners . . . . .... 123
Engine . . . . . . ............... 125
Fuel . . ...................... 126
Engine oil . . . ............... 126
Clutch ...................... 127
Transmission ............... 128
Rear-wheel drive ........... 128
Running gear ............... 129
Brakes . . . . . . ............... 130
Wheels and tyres ........... 131
Electrics . . . . . ............... 134
Frame ...................... 135
Dimensions . ............... 136
Weights . . . . . ............... 136
Riding specifications . . . .... 137
11 Service . .. .. .. ... .. .. .. 139
BMW Motorrad service . .... 140
BMW Motorrad service
quality ...................... 140
BMW Motorrad Service Card: on-the-spot break-
down assistance ........... 140
BMW Motorrad service net-
work . . ...................... 141
Maintenance work . . . . . . .... 141
Confirmation of mainten-
work . . . ............... 142
ance
Confirmation of service . .... 147
General instructions
Overview ............................. 6
Abbreviations and symbols . . . ........ 6
Equipment ............................ 7
Technical data ........................ 7
Currency . ............................. 7
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General instructions

Overview

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Chapter 2 of this Rider's Manu­al will provide you with an initial
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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
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 views
General view, left side................ 11
General view, right side . . ............ 13
Underneath the seat ................. 14
Handlebar fitting, left ................. 15
Handlebar fitting, right . . . ............ 16
Instrument cluster . . ................. 17
Headlight ............................ 18
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General view, left side

1 Adjuster for headlight beam
throw (underneath the in­strument cluster) ( 64)
2 Seat lock ( 65) 3 Adjuster for spring preload,
rear ( 56)
4 Adjuster for damping,
rear, standard suspension ( 56)
5 Engine oil level indicator
( 89)
6 Engine-oil filler neck
( 91)
7 Adjuster for damping, front,
sport suspension
8 Adjuster for spring preload,
front, sport suspension ( 57)
9 Clutch-fluid reservoir
( 95)
OE
( 59)
OE
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General view, right side

1 Power socket ( 84) 2 Fuel filler neck ( 77) 3 Brake-fluid reservoir, front
( 94)
4 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 95)
5 Adjuster for rebound-stage
damping, rear, sport sus-
OE
pension
6 Adjuster for compression-
stage damping, rear, sport suspension
( 61)
OE
( 62)
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Underneath the seat

2
1 Hook wrench 2 Unlocking rear seat ( 65)
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3 Table of tyre pressures 4 Toolkit ( 88) 5 Battery ( 114)
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Handlebar fitting, left

1 Operating the odometer
( 43), Operating the on­board computer
2 Operating the ABS
( 54)
3 Horn 4 Flashing turn indicators,
left ( 51), Hazard warn­ing flashers ( 51)
5 Headlight flasher and high-
beam headlight ( 50)
OE
( 45)
OE
2
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Handlebar fitting, right

2
1 Emergency off switch (kill
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switch) ( 52)
2 Starter button ( 72) 3 Grip heating 4 Flashing turn indicators,
right ( 51), Hazard warn­ing flashers ( 51)
5 Cancel button, flashing turn
indicators ( 51), Pushbut­ton, cancel hazard warning flashers ( 52)
OE
General views
( 53)

Instrument cluster

1 Speedometer 2 Rev. counter 3 Telltale lights ( 20) 4 Multifunction display
( 20)
5 Telltale light, anti-theft alarm
(OE) and sensor for instru­ment lighting
6 Select the readings ( 43)
Reset the tripmeter ( 44) Set the clock ( 42)
The instrument-cluster lighting has automatic day
and night switchover.
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Headlight

2
1 Low-beam headlight 2 High-beam headlight
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3 Parking light
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Status indicators
Standard status indicators ........... 20
Status indicators with on-board com-
puter ................................. 21
Status indicators with tyre-pressure monitoring (RDC)
Standard warnings . . ................. 22
Warnings issued by the on-board
computerOE......................... 26
ABS warnings
RDC warningsOE.................... 30
Anti-theft alarm status indicat-
orsOE................................ 35
OE
................. 22
OE
..................... 28
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Standard status
3
indicators
20
Multifunction display
1 Clock ( 42) 2 Gear indicator ( 20)
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3 Engine temperature ( 20) 4 Odometer and tripmeters
( 43)
Telltale lights
1 Flashing turn indicators, left 2 High-beam headlight 3 Idle 4 Flashing turn indicators,
right
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 horizontal bars below the temperature symbol
indicate 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. Month and year are both shown as two-digit numbers with a line as separator, so 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 accom-
panied 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

Mode of presentation
1 Status-indicator panel of
the on-board computer ( 45)
2 Fuel capacity ( 21)
Fuel capacity
The horizontal bars below
the fuel-pump symbol in­dicate the remaining quantity of fuel. When the fuel in the tank is topped up the gauge briefly
OE
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shows the original level, before the reading is updated.
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Status indicators with tyre-pressure monitoring (RDC)

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1 Tyre pressures alternate
with the clock; if the motor­cycle is fitted with an on­board computer tyre pres­sures displayed as an ad­ditional set of readings by the on-board computer. ( 49)
OE

Standard warnings

Mode of presentation
Warnings are indicated by the 'General' warning light 1 show­ing in combination with a warning word, for example 2 or in com­bination with one of the warning symbols 3. 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
OE
the appropriate warning lights and warning symbols appear, al­ternating with warning words as applicable.
The possible warnings are listed on the next page.
Warnings, overview
Lights up yellow EWS ! appears on
Lights up yellow
Lights up yellow Appears on the dis-
Flashes red Appears on the dis-
Lights up red Appears on the dis-
Lights up yellow
the display.
FUEL ! appears
on the display.
play
play
play
LAMPR ! appears
on the display.
LAMPF ! appears
on the display.
Lights up yellow
LAMPS ! appears
on the display.
Meaning
Electronic immobiliser active ( 24)
Fuel down to reserve ( 24)
Engine in emergency-operation mode ( 24)
Insufficient engine oil pressure ( 24)
Insufficient battery charge current ( 25)
Rear light bulb defective ( 25)
Front light bulb defective ( 26)
Bulbs defective ( 26)
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Electronic immobiliser active
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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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Fuel down to reserve
General warning light shows yellow.
FUEL ! appears on the display.
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 ( 77)
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 at­tempt 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.
Oil-can symbol appears on the display.
The oil pressure in the lube-oil system is too low. Stop immedi­ately and switch off the engine.
The insufficient oil pres-
sure warning does not fulfil the function of an oil gauge. The only way of checking whether the oil level is correct is to check the oil sight glass.
A low oil level is one reason why a warning indicating insufficient oil pressure is issued.
Check the engine oil level ( 89)
If the oil level is too low:
Top up the engine oil.
If the engine oil level is correct:
Riding when engine-oil
pressure is low can result in engine damage. Do not continue your journey.
Have the fault rectified as quickly as possible by a specialist workshop, preferably an authorised BMW Motorrad dealer.
Insufficient battery charge current
General warning light shows red.
Battery symbol appears on the display.
A discharged battery can
cause the engine to die suddenly, and this could result in a dangerous situation in traffic. Have faults rectified as soon as possible.
If the battery is not char-
ging, continuing to ride can cause it to discharge completely, in which case it will suffer irrepar­able damage. If possible, do not continue your journey.
Battery is not being charged.
You can continue to ride until the battery is discharged. Bear in mind, however, that the en­gine could cut out suddenly and that the battery could dis­charge until completely flat, in which case it might have suffered irreparable damage. Have the fault rectified as quickly as possible by a specialist workshop, preferably an authorised BMW Motorrad dealer.
Rear light bulb defective
General warning light shows yellow.
LAMPR ! appears on the dis-
play.
A defective bulb places
your safety at risk because it is easier for other users to oversee the motorcycle. Replace defective bulbs as
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soon as possible; always carry a complete set of spare bulbs if
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possible.
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Rear light or brake light bulb de­fective.
Have the fault rectified by a specialist workshop, preferably an authorised BMW Motorrad dealer.
Front light bulb defective
LAMPF ! appears on the dis-
play.
A defective bulb places
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your safety at risk because it is easier for other users to oversee the motorcycle. Replace defective bulbs as soon as possible; always carry a complete set of spare bulbs if possible.
Low-beam headlight, high-beam headlight, side-light or turn-indic­ator bulb defective.
Replacing high-beam/low-beam headlight bulb ( 105) Replacing parking-light bulb ( 107) Replacing front turn indicator bulb ( 108) Replacing rear turn indicator bulb ( 110)
Bulbs defective
General warning light shows yellow.
LAMPS ! appears on the dis-
play.
A defective bulb places
your safety at risk because it is easier for other users to oversee the motorcycle. Replace defective bulbs as soon as possible; always carry a complete set of spare bulbs if possible.
A combination of the bulb de­fects described above has oc­curred.
See the fault descriptions above.
Warnings issued by the on-board computer
Mode of presentation
Warnings issued by the on-board computer appear in panel 1. The possible warnings are listed on the next page.
OE
Warnings, overview
Appears on the dis­play
Check Oil ap-
pears on the dis­play.
Appears on the dis­play
Meaning
Engine-oil level too low ( 28)
Ice warning ( 28)
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Engine-oil level too low
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Oil-level symbol appears on the display.
Check Oil appears on the
display. The electronic oil-level sensor has registered an excessively low oil level. The only exact way of checking whether the oil level is correct is to check the oil sight glass. The next time you stop for fuel:
Check the engine oil level ( 89)
If the oil level is too low:
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Top up the engine oil ( 91)
The oil sensor might be defective if the "Check oil level" message appears even though a check at the oil sight glass reveals that the oil level is correct.
Seek the advice of a specialist workshop, preferably an author­ised BMW Motorrad dealer.
Ice warning
Ice-crystal symbol appears
on the display.
The air temperature measured at the motorcycle is lower than 3°C.
The ice warning does not
mean that there is no risk of black ice forming at measured temperatures above 3 °C. Always take extra care and think well ahead when temperatures are low; remember that the danger of black ice is particularly high on bridges and where the road is in the shade.
Ride carefully and think well ahead.
ABS warnings
Mode of presentation
ABS warnings are indicated by ABS warning light 1. The way in which the ABS warn­ing light indicates status can dif­fer in some countries.
Possible national variant.
The detailed descriptions relating to BMW Motorrad ABS start on page ( 80), and you will find an overview listing the possible warnings on the next page.
OE
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