BMW R Ninet 2015 Owner's Manual
Rider's Manual
R nineT
BMW Motorrad
The Ultimate
Riding Machine
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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.
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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
Multifunction switch, left . . . . 14
Multifunction switch,
right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Underneath the seat . . . . . . . . 16
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3 Status indicators ... .. .. 19
Warning and telltale
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 21
Meaning of symbols . . . . . . . . . 22
Service-due indicator . . . . . . . . 22
Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4 Operation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29
Ignition switch/steering
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Electronic immobiliser
EWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 34
Emergency off switch (kill
switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 36
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Front and rear seats . . . . . . . . . 40
5 Anti-theft alarm
DWA . ... .. ... ... ... ... ... 43
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Alarm function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Deactivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Registration of the remote
control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Synchronising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
6 Riding .. .. .. .. .. ... ... ... . 53
Safety instructions .. . . . . . . . . 54
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Parking your motorcycle . . . . 59
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Securing motorcycle for
transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
7 Engineering details . .. .. 63
Brake system with
BMW Motorrad ABS . . . . . . . . 64
8 Maintenance . . . .. .. .. .. . 67
General instructions . . . . . . . . . 68
Toolkit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Front-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Rear-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Rims and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
9 Accessories . .. .. .. . .. .. . 95
General instructions . . . . . . . . . 96
Power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Luggage .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Rear-seat frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Installing rear-seat
frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
10 Care . . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. . 105
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Washing the motor-
cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Cleaning easily damaged
components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Laying up the motor-
cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Protective wax coating . . . . 108
Restoring motorcycle to
use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
11 Technical data . . .. .. 109
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 110
Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 111
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 116
Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . 119
Electrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Dimensions .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Riding specifications . . . . . . 123
Anti-theft alarm. . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Remote control. . . . . . . . . . . . 124
12 Service . . .. .. .. . .. .. .. 125
BMW Motorrad Service . . . 126
BMW Motorrad Mobility
services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . 126
Confirmation of mainten-
ance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Confirmation of service . . . . 133
13 Index . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 135
General instructions
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Actuality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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Overview
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An important aspect of this
Rider's Manual is that it can
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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 motorcycle is documented
in Chapter 12. This record of the
maintenance work you have had
performed on your motorcycle
is a precondition for generous
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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 symbols
Indicates warnings that you
must comply with for reasons of your safety and the safety
of others, and to protect your
product 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.
Technical data.
OE Optional extras.
The vehicles are assembled complete with
all the BMW Motorrad
optional extras originally
ordered.
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.
Electronic immobiliser.
EWS
DWA
Anti-theft alarm (Diebstahlwarnanlage).
Anti-lock brake system.
ABS
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). This explains why
the manual may also contain de-
scriptions 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 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. 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
Multifunction switch, left . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Multifunction switch, right . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Underneath the seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
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General view, left side
1 Checking clutch function
( 77)
2 Refuelling ( 60)
3 Removing rear-seat frame
( 97)
4 Adjusting the damping
characteristic for rear
wheel ( 38)
5 Power sockets ( 96)
6 Checking engine oil level
( 71)
7 Type plate (left side, on
steering-head bearing)
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General view, right side
1 Checking brake-fluid level,
front brakes ( 75)
2 Topping up the engine oil
( 72)
3 VIN (front right, low on rear
frame)
4 Checking the brake-fluid
level, rear brakes ( 76)
5 Adjust spring preload
( 38)
6 Removing rear seat
( 41)
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Multifunction switch,
2
left
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1 Multifunction display
( 21)
2 High-beam headlight and
headlight flasher ( 33)
3 Hazard warning flashers
( 34)
4 Turn indicators ( 34)
5 Horn
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Multifunction switch, right
1 with heated handlebar
2 Emergency off switch (kill
3 Starter button ( 56)
OA
grips
Operating the heated
handlebar grips ( 36)
switch) ( 35)
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Underneath the seat
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2 Payload table
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3 Toolkit ( 68)
4 Table of tyre pressures
5 Battery-positive connection
point ( 91)
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Instrument panel
1 Speedometer
2 Warning and telltale lights
( 20)
3 Rev. counter
4 Ambient-light brightness
sensor (for adapting the
brightness of the instrument lighting)
5 Clock ( 31)
6 Multifunction display
( 21)
7 Reading ( 32)
8 Telltale light
with anti-theft alarm
Anti-theft alarm (DWA)
OE
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Status indicators
Warning and telltale lights . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Meaning of symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Service-due indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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Warning and telltale
3
lights
20
1 Turn indicators, left
2 General warning light, in
combination with warnings
in the display ( 23)
3 Neutral
4 High-beam headlight
( 33)
5 Turn indicators, right
6 ABS ( 27)
7 Warning light for fuel down
to reserve ( 26)
8 Warning light for battery
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charge current ( 26)
The ABS symbol might differ, depending on the spe-
cifics of national regulations.
Multifunction display
1 Trip meter ( 32)
2 Warning for engine elec-
tronics ( 26)
3 with heated handlebar
4 Clock ( 31)
5 Service-due indicator
6 Odometer and tripmeters
7 Telltale lights ( 22)
8 Gear indicator; "N" indic-
9 Values area
10 Warning ( 23)
OA
grips
Operating the heated
handlebar grips ( 36)
( 22)
ates neutral
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Meaning of symbols
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Average consumption
Average speed
after the Pre-Ride Check completes.
Maximum countdown
distance to next service:
1000 km
100 km (A countdown indic-
ates when the next service will
be due.)
Current consumption
Service-due indicator
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If the next service is due in less
than one month, the date for the
next service 1 is shown briefly
If the vehicle 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 early
service is within the defined displayable range, this countdown
distance 1 appears briefly on the
display after the Pre-Ride Check
completes.
Fuel reserve
The amount of fuel present in
the fuel tank when the fuel warning light is switched on is dependent on vehicle dynamics.
The more the fuel moves inside the tank (due to regularly
changing angles of heel, frequent braking and acceleration),
the more difficult it becomes to
determine the reserve volume.
For this reason, the fuel reserve
volume cannot be displayed exactly.
After the fuel warning light
has switched on, the range
already travelled (reserve trip) is
displayed automatically.
The distance that can still be
travelled using the reserve
volume depends on the style of
driving (usage) and the amount
of fuel remaining at the time the
light came on (see explanation
above).
The odometer for the fuel reserve is reset when the amount
of fuel after refuelling is greater
than the reserve volume.
Warnings
Mode of presentation
Warnings are indicated by the
corresponding warning lights.
Warnings that do not have warning lights of their own are indicated by 'general' warning light 1
showing in combination with a
text warning or a warning symbol
in the multifunction display. The
'General' warning light shows red
or yellow, depending on the urgency of the warning.
A reading in top values area 2
that constitutes a warning is accompanied by warning triangle 3.
These warnings appear in alternation with the odometer readings
( 32).
The status of the 'General' warning light matches the most urgent warning.
The possible warnings are listed
on the next pages.
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Warnings, overview
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Warning and telltale
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lights
Lights up yellow + "EWS" appears
Lights up Fuel down to reserve ( 26)
Warning symbols in the
display
on the display
Meaning
Electronic immobiliser active ( 26)
Lights up yellow Appears on the
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Lights up yellow + "LAMP"
Lights up yellow
Flashes
display
appears on the
display
dWA appears on
the display
Engine in emergency-operation mode
( 26)
Insufficient battery charge current
( 26)
Bulb faulty ( 27)
Anti-theft alarm battery flat ( 27)
ABS self-diagnosis not completed
( 27)
Warning and telltale
lights
Lights up
Warning symbols in the
display
Meaning
ABS fault ( 28)
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Electronic immobiliser
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active
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General warning light shows
yellow.
+ "EWS" appears on the
display.
Possible cause:
The key being used is not au-
thorised for starting, or communication between key and engine
electronics is disrupted.
Remove all other vehicle keys
from the same ring as the ignition key.
Have the defective key replaced, preferably by an authorised BMW Motorrad dealer.
Fuel down to reserve
Warning light for fuel down
to reserve shows.
Lack of fuel can cause the
engine to run irregularly or
die (risk of accident) and result
in damage to the catalytic converter.
Do not run the fuel tank dry.
Possible cause:
The fuel tank contains no more
than the reserve quantity of fuel.
Reserve fuel
approx. 3 l
Refuelling ( 60).
Engine in emergencyoperation mode
General warning light shows
yellow.
Engine symbol appears on
the display.
The engine is running in
emergency operating mode.
Unusual engine response is a
possibility.
Adapt your style of riding accord-
ingly. Avoid accelerating sharply
and overtaking.
Possible cause:
The engine control unit has dia-
gnosed 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 performance might not be
available.
Have the fault rectified as
quickly as possible by a
specialist workshop, preferably
an authorised BMW Motorrad
dealer.
Insufficient battery charge
current
Warning light for battery
shows.
A discharged battery can
render various systems unavailable, for example the lights,
the engine or the ABS. This can
result in dangerous situations.
Do not continue your journey.
Possible cause:
Alternator or alternator drive belt
defective.
Have the fault rectified as
quickly as possible by a
specialist workshop, preferably
an authorised BMW Motorrad
dealer.
Bulb faulty
General warning light shows
yellow.
+ "LAMP" appears on the
display.
A bulb failure on the mo-
torcycle is a safety risk, because it is easy for other road
users to overlook the vehicle.
Replace defective bulbs as
soon as possible; always carry a
complete set of spare bulbs if
possible.
Possible cause:
Bulb faulty.
Visually inspect to ascertain
which bulb is defective.
Replacing bulbs for low-beam
and high-beam headlight
( 87).
Replacing bulb for parking light
( 88).
Replacing bulbs for front and
rear turn indicators ( 89).
Replacing LED rear light
( 91).
Anti-theft alarm battery
flat
with anti-theft alarm
General warning light shows
yellow.
OE
dWA The text warning dWA
appears, accompanied by a
warning-triangle symbol to
indicate that this is a warning.
This error message shows
briefly only after the Pre-
Ride-Check completes.
Possible cause:
The integral battery in the anti-
theft alarm has lost its entire original capacity. There is no assurance that the anti-theft alarm
will be operational if the vehicle's
battery is disconnected.
Seek the advice of a specialist
workshop, preferably an authorised BMW Motorrad dealer.
ABS self-diagnosis not
completed
ABS warning light flashes.
Possible cause:
The ABS function is not
available, because selfdiagnosis did not complete. The
motorcycle has to move forward
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a few metres for the wheel
sensors to be tested.
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Pull away slowly. Bear in mind
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that the ABS function is not
available until self-diagnosis has
completed.
ABS fault
ABS warning light shows.
Possible cause:
The ABS control unit has detec-
ted a fault. The ABS function is
not available.
You can continue to ride the
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vehicle, but make due provision for the fact that the ABS
function is not available. Bear
in mind the more detailed information on situations that can
lead to an ABS fault ( 65).
Have the fault rectified as
quickly as possible by a
specialist workshop, preferably
an authorised BMW Motorrad
dealer.
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