BMW S 1000 R 2017 Owner's Manual
Rider's Manual (US Model)
S 1000 R
BMW Motorrad
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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.
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 motorcycle's
reliability and safety, as well as its
value.
Documentation confirming performance of scheduled maintenance is a precondition for generous handling of out-of-warranty
claims and goodwill warranty
treatment.
Should you want to sell your
BMW one day, please also remember to turn over the Ride's
Manual to the new owner. it is
an important part of your motorcycle.
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
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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 panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3 Displays . . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. 21
Indicator and warning
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 23
ABS Pro display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4 Operation . .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. 39
Steering and ignition
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
EWS Electronic immobi-
lizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Emergency on/off switch (kill
switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Hazard warning lights sys-
tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 45
Anti-theft alarm (DWA) . . . . . . 49
BMW Motorrad Race
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Automatic Stability Control
(ASC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Dynamic Traction Control
(DTC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 57
Rider and passenger
seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Helmet holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Luggage straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
5 Setting .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. 63
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
6 Riding .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . 75
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Observe checklist . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Shifting gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Parking your motorcycle . . . . 87
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Securing motorcycle for
transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
7 On the racetrack . .. .. .. . 91
LAPTIMER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
RACE INFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
SETUP MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Start of race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Speed limiter for pit
lane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Mirror removal and installa-
tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Removing and installing
license-plate carrier . . . . . . . 108
Removing and installing
front turn indicator . . . . . . . . 111
8 Technology in de-
tail . . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . 113
Antilock Brake System
Race ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Automatic Stability Control
(ASC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Dynamic Traction Control
(DTC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Dynamic Damping Control
(DDC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
RAIN riding mode . . . . . . . . . 121
ROAD riding mode . . . . . . . . 121
DYNAMIC riding mode .. . . 122
DYNAMIC PRO riding
mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Riding without ABS, ASC
or DTC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
9 Maintenance . . . .. .. .. . 127
General instructions . . . . . . . 128
Tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Front wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 129
Rear-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 130
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Rims and tires. . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Light sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Fairings and panels . . . . . . . 154
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Diagnostic connector. . . . . . 162
Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
10 Accessories . . .. .. .. . 165
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
11 Care . . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. . 167
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Washing your motorcy-
cle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Cleaning sensitive motorcy-
cle parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Store motorcycle . . . . . . . . . . 170
Protective wax coating . . . . 170
Return motorcycle to
use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
12 Technical data . .. .. . 171
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 172
Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 173
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 178
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Wheels and tires . . . . . . . . . . 180
Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 182
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Performance data .. . . . . . . . 185
13 Service . . .. .. . .. .. .. .. 187
Reporting safety
defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
BMW Motorrad Service . . . 189
BMW Motorrad Mobility
Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Maintenance proce-
dures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Maintenance schedule . . . . 193
Confirmation of mainte-
nance work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Confirmation of service . . . . 208
14 Appendix . .. .. .. .. . .. . 211
Certificate for Electronic
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
15 Index . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 214
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.
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.
Electronic immobilizer.
EWS
DWA
Anti-theft alarm.
ABS Anti-Lock Brake System.
ASC Automatic Stability Con-
trol.
DDC Dynamic Damping Con-
trol.
DTC Dynamic Traction Con-
trol.
VDS Vertical Down Sensor
(fall sensor).
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 panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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Overviews
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Overviews
General view, left side
1 Adjusting the front
compression damping
(red scale value display)
( 69)
2 Adjuster for spring preload,
rear ( 67)
3 Seat lock ( 58)
4 Tire inflation pressure table
Load capacity table
Chain adjustment values
5 Engine oil level indicator
( 130)
6 OA connector for naviga-
tion
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Overviews
2
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Overviews
General view of left side with DDC
with Dynamic Damping Control
OE
(DDC)
1 Adjust spring preload on
front wheel ( 66).
2 Seat lock ( 58)
3 Tire inflation pressure table
Load capacity table
Chain adjustment values
4 Adjuster for spring preload,
rear ( 68)
5 Engine oil level indicator
( 130)
6 OA connector for naviga-
tion
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Overviews
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Overviews
General view, right side
1 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 135)
2 Vehicle identification num-
ber (VIN) and type plate
(on steering-head bearing)
3 Brake-fluid reservoir, front
( 134)
4 Adjusting the front
rebound-stage damping
(yellow scale value display)
( 70)
5 Steering damper
6 Coolant level indicator
( 137)
7 OA connector
8 Oil fill location ( 131)
9 Adjusting the rear
rebound-stage damping (at
the bottom on the spring
strut; yellow scale value
display) ( 71)
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Overviews
Underneath seat
2
1 Battery ( 159)
2 Helmet holder ( 60)
16
3 Luggage straps ( 61)
4 Tool kit ( 128)
5 Alarm system ( 49)
6 Fuse box ( 161)
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8 Diagnostic connector
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Overviews
Multifunction switch, left
1 High-beam headlight and
headlight flasher ( 42)
Lap timer ( 94)
2 Cruise control ( 55)
3 Hazard warning flashers
( 43)
4 BMW Motorrad Race ABS
( 51)
ASC ( 52)
DTC ( 53)
DDC ( 72)
5 Turn indicators ( 43)
6 Horn
7 Display mode selection
( 45)
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Overviews
Multifunction switch,
2
right
18
1 Heated handlebar grips
( 57)
2 Riding mode ( 54)
3 Emergency on/off switch
(kill switch) ( 41)
4 Starting the engine
( 78)
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Overviews
Instrument panel
1 Indicator and warning lights
2 Tachometer
3 Shiftpoint light ( 83)
4 Photosensor (for adjusting
brightness of instrument
lighting)
with anti-theft alarm sys-
tem (DWA)
DWA indicator light
( 49)
5 Multifunction display
( 23)
OE
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Overviews
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Overviews
Displays
Indicator and warning lights . . . . . . . . . 22
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
ABS Pro display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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Displays
Indicator and warning
3
lights
22
1 ASC ( 32)
DTC ( 34)
2 ABS ( 32)
3 Turn indicator, left
4 Universal warning lamp
(appears together with
warnings in display panel)
( 24)
5 Turn indicator, right
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Displays
6 Fuel reserve ( 37)
7 Neutral position (idling)
8 High-beam headlamp
9 Cruise control
with cruise control
Switching on cruise control
( 55).
10 Light for the fastest lap
( 95)
OE
Multifunction display
1 Speedometer
2 Gear indicator, shows "N"
in neutral (idle)
3 Operating heated grips
( 57)
4 Coolant temperature
5 General information
( 47)
6 Clock ( 47)
7 Fuel level
8 Riding mode ( 54)
NOTICE
Refer to Chapter 5 for information regarding the display modes
available for track use.
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Displays
ABS Pro display
3
with ABS Pro
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Displays
During the Pre-Ride-Check, the
availability of the ABS Pro function is indicated in the multifunction display with ABS Pro.
OE
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.
Overview of warning indicators
Indicator and warning
lights
lights up yellow
Warning symbols in the
display panel
EWS! is indicated
Meaning
EWS active ( 29)
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flashes red Coolant tempera-
lights up yellow
flashes yellow
ture display flashes
Engine! is dis-
played.
Engine! is dis-
played.
LAMP! is indi-
cated
lights up yellow
lights up yellow
LAMPR! is indi-
cated
LAMPF! is indi-
cated
Coolant temperature too high ( 29)
Engine in emergency-operation mode
( 29)
Serious fault in the engine control
( 30)
Lamps for turn indicators defective
( 30)
Taillight defective ( 31)
Lamps for front parking lights defective
( 31)
Front lamps defective ( 31)
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Displays
Indicator and warning
3
lights
26
Warning symbols in the
display panel
VDS! is shown in
the empty display
VDS! is displayed
Meaning
Motorcycle has fallen over ( 32)
Fall sensor defective ( 32)
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Displays
flashes ABS self-diagnosis routine not com-
lights up
flashes rapidly ASC intervention ( 32)
flashes slowly ASC self-diagnosis not completed
lights up
lights up
pleted ( 32)
ABS fault ( 32)
( 33)
ASC switched off ( 33)
ASC fault ( 33)
Indicator and warning
lights
lights up
flashes rapidly DTC intervention ( 34)
Warning symbols in the
display panel
Meaning
ABS switched off ( 33)
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flashes slowly DTC self-diagnosis not completed
lights up
lights up
lights up yellow
DDC! is indicated
The gear indicator
flashes.
DWALO! is indi-
cated
( 34)
DTC switched off ( 34)
DTC error ( 34)
DDC error ( 35)
Gear not trained ( 35)
DWA battery charge level low ( 35)
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Displays
Indicator and warning
3
lights
28
lights up yellow
Warning symbols in the
display panel
DWA! is indicated
Meaning
DWA battery drained ( 36)
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Displays
lights up red NO CAN is indi-
cated
lights up yellow NO CODING is
indicated
lights up Fuel down to reserve ( 37)
CAN open/short circuit ( 36)
Encoding missing ( 36)
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