BMW S 1000 R 2015 Owner's manual
Rider's Manual
S 1000 R
BMW Motorrad
The Ultimate
Riding Machine
Vehicle data/dealership details
Vehicle data
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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 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, left side, with
DDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
General view, right side . . . . . 15
Underneath the seat . . . . . . . . 16
Multifunction switch, left .. . . 17
Multifunction switch,
right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3 Status indicators ... .. .. 21
Warning and telltale
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 24
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Fuel down to reserve . . . . . . . . 36
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Service-due indicator . . . . . . . . 37
4 Operation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 39
Ignition switch/steering
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Electronic immobiliser
EWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 42
Anti-theft alarm (DWA) . . . . . . 46
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 49
Emergency off switch (kill
switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
BMW Motorrad Race
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
BMW Motorrad ASC . . . . . . . 52
Dynamic Traction Control
DTC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Cruise-control system . . . . . . . 56
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 60
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Front and rear seats . . . . . . . . . 61
Helmet holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Luggage loops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
5 On the race track .. .. .. . 65
LAPTIMER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
RACE INFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
SETUP MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Spring preload .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Removing/installing mir-
rors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Removing and installing
number-plate carrier. . . . . . . . . 86
Removing and installing front
turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
6 Riding .. .. .. .. .. ... ... ... . 91
Safety instructions .. . . . . . . . . 92
Comply with checklist . . . . . . . 94
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Running in .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Shifting gear .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Parking your motor-
cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Securing motorcycle for
transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
7 Engineering
details . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . 107
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Mode changes . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Brake system with
BMW Motorrad Race
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Electronic engine management with BMW Motorrad
ASC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Engine management with
Dynamic Traction Con-
trol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Dynamic Damping Con-
trol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
8 Accessories . .. .. .. . .. . 117
General instructions . . . . . . . 118
Luggage .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
9 Maintenance . . . .. .. .. . 121
General instructions . . . . . . . 122
Toolkit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Rear-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 123
Front-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 124
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Brake system .. . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Body panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
10 Care . . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. . 161
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . 162
Cleaning easily damaged
components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Laying up the motor-
cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Protective wax coating . . . . 164
Restoring motorcycle to
use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
11 Technical data . . .. .. 167
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 168
Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 169
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 174
Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . 175
Electrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Dimensions .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Riding specifications . . . . . . 180
12 Service . . .. .. .. . .. .. .. 181
BMW Motorrad Service . . . 182
BMW Motorrad Mobility
services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . 182
Maintenance schedule . . . . 185
Standard BMW service . . . . 186
Confirmation of mainten-
ance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Confirmation of service . . . . 192
13 Appendix . .. .. .. .. .. . . 195
Certificate for electronic
immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
14 Index . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 198
General instructions
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Actuality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 12. This record of the
maintenance work you have had
performed on your vehicle 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
CAUTION Low-risk hazard.
Non-avoidance can lead to
slight or moderate injury.
WARNING Medium-risk
hazard. Non-avoidance can
lead to fatal or severe injury.
DANGER High-risk hazard. Non-avoidance leads
to fatal or severe injury.
ATTENTION Special
notes and precautionary
measures. Non-compliance can
lead to damage to the vehicle or
accessory and, consequently, to
voiding of the warranty.
NOTICE Specific instruc-
tions on how to operate,
control, adjust or look after items
of equipment on the vehicle.
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.
Anti-lock brake system.
ABS
ASC Automatic Stability Con-
trol.
DDC Dynamic Damping Con-
trol.
DTC Dynamic Traction Con-
trol.
DWA
Anti-theft alarm (Diebstahlwarnanlage).
Electronic immobiliser.
EWS
VDS Vertical Down Sensor
(drop sensor)
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.
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 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 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 instructions
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General instructions
General views
General view, left side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
General view, left side, with DDC . . . 13
General view, right side . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Underneath the seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Multifunction switch, left . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Multifunction switch, right . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2
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General views
2
10
z
General views
General view, left side
1 Adjuster for front
compression-stage
damping (red scale)
( 82)
2 Adjuster for spring preload,
rear ( 78)
3 Seat lock ( 61)
4 Table of tyre pressures
Payload table
Chain settings
5 Engine oil level indicator
( 126)
6 OA connector for naviga-
tion system
2
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z
General views
2
12
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General views
General view, left side, with DDC
with Dynamic Damping Control
OE
(DDC)
1 Adjusting spring preload
for front wheel ( 80).
2 Seat lock ( 61)
3 Table of tyre pressures
Payload table
Chain settings
4 Adjuster for spring preload,
rear ( 79)
5 Engine oil level indicator
( 126)
6 OA connector for naviga-
tion system
2
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General views
2
14
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General views
General view, right side
1 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 131)
2 Vehicle identification num-
ber (VIN) and type plate
(on steering-head bearing)
3 Brake-fluid reservoir, front
( 130)
4 Adjuster for front rebound-
stage damping (yellow
scale) ( 82)
5 Steering damper
6 Coolant-level indicator
( 132)
7 OA connector
8 Oil filler neck ( 127)
9 Adjuster for rear rebound-
stage damping (low on
spring strut; yellow scale)
( 83)
2
15
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General views
Underneath the seat
2
1 Battery ( 158)
2 Helmet holder ( 62)
16
3 Luggage loops ( 63)
4 Toolkit ( 122)
5 with alarm system
Anti-theft alarm ( 46)
6 Fuse box ( 156)
7 Rider's Manual
8 with Pro riding modes
Coding plug ( 56)
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General views
(DWA)
OE
OE
Multifunction switch, left
1 High-beam headlight and
headlight flasher ( 48)
Lap timer ( 68)
2 with cruise control
Cruise-control system
( 56)
3 Hazard warning flashers
( 49)
4 BMW Motorrad Race ABS
( 50)
ASC ( 52)
with Dynamic Traction
Control (DTC)
DTC ( 53)
with Dynamic Damping
Control (DDC)
DDC ( 85)
5 Turn indicators ( 49)
6 Horn
7 Display-mode selection
( 42)
OE
OE
OE
2
17
z
General views
Multifunction switch,
2
right
18
1 with heated handlebar
2 Riding mode ( 54)
3 Emergency off switch (kill
4 Start engine ( 94)
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General views
OE
grips
Heated handlebar grips
( 60)
switch) ( 50)
Instrument panel
1 Panels for warning and tell-
tale lights ( 22)
2 Rev. counter
3 Gearshift light ( 99)
4 Ambient-light brightness
sensor (for adapting the
brightness of the instrument lighting)
with alarm system
OE
(DWA)
DWA status indicator light
( 46)
5 Multifunction display
( 24)
2
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General views
2
20
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General views
Status indicators
Warning and telltale lights . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Fuel down to reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Service-due indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
3
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Status indicators
Warning and telltale
3
lights
22
1 ASC telltale and warning
light ( 33)
with Dynamic Traction
Control (DTC)
DTC warning light ( 34)
2 ABS telltale and warning
light ( 32)
3 Turn indicators, left
4 General warning light (in
combination with warnings
in the display) ( 25)
5 Turn indicators, right
6 Fuel reserve ( 36)
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7 Idle
8 High-beam headlight
9 Warning light for engine
electronics ( 30)
10 Cruise-control system
with cruise control
Switching on cruise control
( 56).
OE
OE
11 Light for the fastest lap
( 69)
3
23
z
Status indicators
Multifunction display
3
1 Speedometer
2 Gear indicator; "N" indic-
24
z
Status indicators
ates neutral
3 with heated handlebar
4 Coolant temperature
5 General information
6 Clock ( 44)
7 Fuel level
8 Riding mode ( 54)
See Section 5 for information on
the display modes for the race
track.
OE
grips
Operating the heated
handlebar grips ( 60)
( 44)
NOTICE
Warnings
Mode of presentation
Warnings are indicated by the
corresponding warning lights.
If two or more warnings occur at
the same time, all the appropriate warning lights and warning
symbols appear, alternating with
warning words as applicable.
The possible warnings are listed
on the next pages.
3
25
Warnings for which there is no
dedicated warning light are indicated by 'General' warning light 1
showing in combination with a
warning such as, for example, 2
appearing on the multifunction
display. The 'general' warning
light shows red or yellow, depending on the urgency of the
warning.
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Status indicators
Warnings, overview
3
Warning and telltale
26
lights
lights up yellow
flashes red Coolant-tempera-
lights up Engine in emergency-operation mode
lights up yellow
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lights up yellow
Warning symbols in the
display
EWS! appears on
the display
ture reading flashes
LAMPR! appears
on the display
LAMPF! appears
on the display
Meaning
EWS active ( 30)
Coolant temperature too high ( 30)
( 30)
Rear light defective ( 31)
Bulbs for front parking light defective
( 31)
Front lights defective ( 31)
LAMP! appears
on the display
VDS! appears on
the blank display
Bulbs for flashing turn indicators defective ( 31)
Motorcycle dropped ( 32)
Warning and telltale
lights
flashes ABS self-diagnosis not completed
lights up
Warning symbols in the
display
VDS! appears on
the display
Meaning
Drop sensor defective ( 32)
( 32)
ABS switched off ( 33)
3
27
lights up
quick-flashes ASC intervention ( 33)
slow-flashes ASC self-diagnosis not completed
lights up
lights up
ABS fault ( 33)
( 33)
ASC switched off ( 34)
ASC fault ( 34)
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Status indicators
Warning and telltale
3
lights
28
quick-flashes DTC intervention ( 34)
Warning symbols in the
display
Meaning
slow-flashes DTC self-diagnosis not completed
lights up
lights up
lights up yellow
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lights up yellow
lights up red
DDC! appears on
the display
DWALO! appears
on the display
DWA! appears on
the display
NO CAN appears
on the display
( 34)
DTC switched off ( 35)
DTC fault ( 35)
DDC fault ( 35)
DWA battery weak ( 35)
DWA battery flat ( 36)
CAN open circuit/short circuit ( 36)
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