BMW S 1000 R 2016 Owner's Manual
Rider's Manual (US Model)
S 1000 R
BMW Motorrad
The Ultimate
Riding Machine
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Welcome to BMW
Congratulations on choosing a
motorcycle from BMW Motorrad
and welcome to the community
of BMW motorcycle owners and
riders. Familiarize yourself with
your new motorcycle so that you
can ride it safely and confidently
in all highway traffic situations.
Suggestions and complaints
If you have any questions concerning your motorcycle, your authorized BMW Motorrad retailer
is always happy to provide advice
and assistance.
We wish you many miles of safe
and enjoyable riding on your
BMW
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
get the most benefit from your
BMW's advanced 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.
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Table of Contents
1 General instructions . ... 5
Overview .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Abbreviations and
symbols .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Notice concerning current sta-
tus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2 Overviews . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. 9
General view, left side . . . . . . . 11
General view of left side with
DDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
General view, right side . . . . . 15
Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Multifunction switch, left . . . . 17
Multifunction switch,
right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3 Displays . . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. 21
Warning and indicator
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 24
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Fuel down to reserve. . . . . . . . 37
Cruising range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
4 Operation . .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. 39
Steering and ignition
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
EWS Electronic immobi-
lizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 42
Alarm system (DWA) . . . . . . . . 46
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 49
Emergency on/off switch (kill
switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
BMW Motorrad Race
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
BMW Motorrad ASC . . . . . . . 52
Dynamic Traction Control.
DTC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 60
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Rider and passenger
seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Helmet holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Luggage straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
5 On the racetrack . .. .. .. . 65
LAPTIMER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
RACE INFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
SETUP MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Mirror removal and installa-
tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Removing and installing
license-plate carrier . . . . . . . . . 86
Removing and installing front
turn indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
6 Riding .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . 91
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 92
Observe checklist . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Shifting gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Parking your motorcy-
cle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Secure motorcycle for
transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
7 Technology in de-
tail . . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . 107
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Switchover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Brake system with
BMW Motorrad Race
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Engine management with
BMW Motorrad ASC . . . . . . 112
Engine Management with
Dynamic Traction Con-
trol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Dynamic Damping Adjust-
ment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
8 Accessories . .. .. .. . .. . 117
General instructions . . . . . . . 118
Luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
9 Maintenance . . . .. .. .. . 121
General instructions . . . . . . . 122
Onboard tool kit .. . . . . . . . . . 122
Rear-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 123
Front wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 124
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Fairings and panels . . . . . . . 132
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Light sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
10 Care . . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. . 159
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Washing your motorcy-
cle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Cleaning sensitive motorcy-
cle parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Store motorcycle . . . . . . . . . . 162
Protective wax coating . . . . 162
Return motorcycle to
use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
11 Technical Data . . .. . . 165
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 166
Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 167
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 172
Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Wheels and tires . . . . . . . . . . 173
Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 174
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Performance data .. . . . . . . . 177
12 Service . . .. .. . .. .. .. .. 179
Reporting safety
defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
BMW Motorrad Service . . . 181
BMW Motorrad Mobility
Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Maintenance proce-
dures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Maintenance schedule . . . . 185
Standard BMW Service . . . 186
Confirmation of mainte-
nance work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Confirmation of service . . . . 192
13 Appendix . .. .. .. .. . .. . 195
Certificate for Electronic
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
14 Index . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 198
General instructions
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Notice concerning current status . . . . 7
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General instructions
Overview
1
Chapter 2 of this Rider's Manual will provide you with an ini-
6
tial overview of your motorcycle. All maintenance and repair
work carried out on your motorcycle will be documented in
Chapter 12. Documentation confirming performance of scheduled
maintenance is a precondition
for generous handling of out-ofwarranty claims and goodwill warranty treatment.
When the time comes to sell
your BMW, please remember
to hand over this Rider's Manual;
it is an important part of the mo-
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General instructions
torcycle.
Abbreviations and symbols
CAUTION Hazard with
low risk. Failure to avoid
this hazard can result in minor or
moderate injury.
WARNING Hazard with
moderate risk. Failure to
avoid this hazard can result in
death or serious injury.
DANGER Hazard with high
risk. Failure to avoid this
hazard results in death or serious
injury.
ATTENTION Special in-
structions and precautionary measures. Non-compliance
can cause damage to the vehicle or accessories and warranty
claims may be denied as a result.
NOTICE Special informa-
tion on operating and inspecting your motorcycle as well
as maintenance and adjustment
procedures.
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 accessory or equipmentdependent information.
Tightening torque.
Technical data.
ABS Anti-Lock Brake System.
ASC Automatic Stability Con-
trol.
DDC Dynamic Damping Con-
trol.
DTC Dynamic Traction Con-
trol.
DWA
Anti-theft alarm.
Electronic immobilizer.
EWS
VDS Vertical Down Sensor
(fall sensor)
OE Optional extra.
BMW Motorrad optional
extras are already completely installed during
motorcycle production.
OA Optional accessory.
BMW Motorrad optional accessories can
be purchased and installed at your authorized BMW Motorrad
retailer.
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 motorcycle comes with
equipment not described here,
you can find the descriptions in a
separate manual.
Technical data
All dimensions, weights and outputs in the Rider's Manual relate
to the German DIN standards
and comply with their tolerance
specifications. Versions for individual countries may differ.
Notice concerning current status
The high safety and quality standards of BMW motorcycles are
maintained by constant development work on design, equipment
and accessories. For this reason, aspects of your motorcycle
may vary from the descriptions in
this Rider's Manual. In addition,
BMW Motorrad cannot guarantee
the total absence of errors. We
hope you will appreciate that no
claims can be recognized based
on 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 of left side with
DDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
General view, right side . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Multifunction switch, left . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Multifunction switch, right . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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Overviews
2
10
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Overviews
General view, left side
1 Adjusting front compres-
sion damping (red scale
value display) ( 82)
2 Adjuster for spring preload,
rear ( 78)
3 Seat lock ( 61)
4 Tire inflation pressure table
Payload table
Chain adjustment values
5 Engine oil level indicator
( 125)
6 OA plug for navigation
2
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Overviews
2
12
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Overviews
General view of left side with DDC
with Dynamic Damping Control
OE
(DDC)
1 Adjusting spring preload on
front wheel ( 80)
2 Seat lock ( 61)
3 Tire inflation pressure table
Payload table
Chain adjustment values
4 Adjuster for spring preload,
rear ( 79)
5 Engine oil level indicator
( 125)
6 OA plug for navigation
2
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Overviews
2
14
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Overviews
General view, right side
1 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 130)
2 Vehicle identification num-
ber (VIN) and type plate
(on steering-head bearing)
3 Brake-fluid reservoir, front
( 129)
4 Adjustment of front
rebound-stage damping
(yellow scale value display)
( 82)
5 Steering damper
6 Coolant level indicator
( 131)
7 OA plug
8 Oil fill location ( 126)
9 Adjustment of rear
rebound-stage damping
(at bottom on spring strut,
yellow scale value display)
( 83)
2
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Overviews
Underneath seat
2
1 Battery ( 156)
2 Helmet holder ( 62)
16
3 Luggage loops ( 63)
4 Onboard tool kit ( 122)
5 with anti-theft alarm sys-
tem (DWA)
Anti-theft alarm system
( 46)
6 Fuse box ( 154)
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8 with Pro riding modes
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Overviews
-Coding plug ( 55)
OE
OE
Multifunction switch, left
1 High-beam headlight and
headlight flasher ( 48)
Lap timer ( 68)
2 with cruise control
Cruise control ( 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 ( 84)
5 Turn indicators ( 49)
6 Horn
7 Display mode selection
( 42)
OE
OE
OE
2
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Overviews
Multifunction switch,
2
right
18
1 with heated handlebar
2 Riding mode ( 54)
3 Emergency on/off switch
4 Starting the engine
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Overviews
OE
grips
Heated handlebar grips
( 60)
(kill switch) ( 50)
( 94)
Instrument cluster
1 Indicator and warning
lamps ( 22)
2 Tachometer
3 Shiftpoint lamp ( 99)
4 Ambient light sensor (for
brightness adjustment of
instrument lighting)
with anti-theft alarm sys-
tem (DWA)
DWA indicator lamp
( 46)
5 Multifunction display
( 24)
OE
2
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Overviews
2
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Overviews
Displays
Warning and indicator lights. . . . . . . . . 22
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Fuel down to reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Cruising range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
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Displays
Warning and indicator
3
lights
22
1 ASC indicator and warning
light ( 33)
with Dynamic Traction
Control (DTC)
DTC warning light ( 34)
2 ABS indicator and warning
light ( 32)
3 Turn indicator, left
4 Universal warning lamp
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Displays
(appears together with
warnings in display panel)
( 25)
5 Turn indicator, right
6 Fuel reserve ( 37)
7 Idle
8 High-beam headlight
9 Engine-electronics warning
light ( 30)
10 Cruise control
with cruise control
Switching on cruise control
( 56).
OE
OE
11 Light for fastest lap
( 69)
3
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Displays
Multifunction display
3
1 Speedometer
2 Gear indicator, shows "N"
24
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Displays
in neutral (idling)
3 with heated handlebar
4 Coolant temperature
5 General information
6 Clock ( 44)
7 Fuel level
8 Riding mode ( 54)
Refer to Chapter 5 for information regarding the display modes
available for track use.
OE
grips
Operating heated grips
( 60)
( 44)
NOTICE
Warning lights
Display
Warnings are displayed with the
corresponding warning lamps.
Warnings for which no individual
warning lamp is present are signaled by the universal warning
lamp 1 which lights up in combination with the appearance of a
warning notice such as 2 in the
multifunction display. The universal warning lamp lights up in
either yellow or red depending on
the urgency of the warning.
If several warnings are active, all
corresponding warning lamps and
warning symbol are displayed;
warnings appear alternately.
The possible warnings are listed
on the following pages.
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Displays
Overview of warning indicators
3
Warning and indicator
26
lamps
lights up yellow
Warning symbols in the
display panel
EWS! is indicated
Meaning
EWS active ( 30)
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Displays
flashes red Coolant tempera-
lights up Engine in emergency-operation mode
lights up yellow
lights up yellow
ture display flashes
LAMPR! is indi-
cated
LAMPF! is indi-
cated
LAMP! is indi-
cated
VDS! is shown in
the empty display
Coolant temperature too high ( 30)
( 30)
Taillight defective ( 31)
Lamps for front parking lights defective
( 31)
Front lamps defective ( 31)
Lamps for turn indicators defective
( 32)
Motorcycle has fallen over ( 32)
Warning and indicator
lamps
Warning symbols in the
display panel
VDS! is indicated
Meaning
Fall sensor defective ( 32)
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flashes ABS self-diagnosis not completed
lights up
lights up
flashes rapidly ASC intervention ( 33)
flashes slowly ASC self-diagnosis not completed
lights up
lights up
( 32)
ABS switched off ( 33)
ABS error ( 33)
( 33)
ASC switched off ( 34)
ASC error ( 34)
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Displays
Warning and indicator
3
lamps
28
flashes rapidly DTC intervention ( 34)
Warning symbols in the
display panel
Meaning
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Displays
flashes slowly DTC self-diagnosis not completed
lights up
lights up
lights up yellow
DDC! is indicated
DWALO! is indi-
cated
lights up yellow
lights up red NO CAN is indi-
DWA! is indicated
cated
( 34)
DTC switched off ( 35)
DTC error ( 35)
DDC error ( 35)
DWA battery charge level low ( 36)
DWA battery drained ( 36)
CAN open/short circuit ( 36)
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