BMW K 1600 GT Rider's Manual

Rider's Manual (US Model)

K 1600 GT

BMW Motorrad

The Ultimate

Riding Machine

Motorcycle/Dealer Data

Motorcycle data

Model

Vehicle identification number

Color number

Initial registration

License plate

Dealer Data

Contact in Service

Ms./Mr.

Phone number

Dealer's address/phone number (company

stamp)

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 im-

portant information on how to

operate the controls and how to

get the most benefit from your

BMW's advanced technical fea-

tures.

In addition, it contains informa-

tion on maintenance and care to

help you maintain your vehicle's

reliability and safety, as well as its

value.

Suggestions and complaints

If you have any questions con-

cerning your motorcycle, your au-

thorized BMW Motorrad retailer

is always happy to provide advice

and assistance.

We wish you many miles of safe

and enjoyable riding on your

BMW

BMW Motorrad.

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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, right side . . . . . 13

Multifunction switch, left . . . . 14

Multifunction switch,

right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 18

3 Displays ...... . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 20

Meaning of symbols . . . . . . . . . 21

Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Ambient temperature. . . . . . . . 22

Tire inflation pressures . . . . . . 23

Oil level indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Warning and indicator

lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Warning and indicator

lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

4 Operation. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 45

Steering and ignition

lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Ignition with Key-

less Ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 53

Onboard computer . . . . . . . . . . 57

Tripmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Daytime driving lights . . . . . . . 59

Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Turn indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 63

Emergency ON/OFF

switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 64

Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Dynamic Traction Control

(DTC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Rider's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Wind deflection wing . . . . . . . . 71

Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Hill Start Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Storage compartments . . . . . . 74

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

ESA Electronic Suspension

Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Central locking system . . . . . . 78

Anti-theft alarm system

(DWA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

5 Riding .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 87

Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 88

Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Parking your motorcycle . . . . 94

Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Secure motorcycle for trans-

port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

6 Technology in

detail .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 99

Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Hill Start Control . . . . . . . . . . 101

Brake system with

BMW Motorrad Integral

ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Engine management with

BMW Motorrad DTC . . . . . . 104

Tire Pressure Control TCP/

RDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

ESA II Electronic

Suspension Adjustment . . . 106

7 Accessories . . . . . . . . .. . 109

General instructions . . . . . . . 110

Onboard power

sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Navigation device . . . . . . . . . 111

Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

8 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 121

General instructions . . . . . . . 122

Onboard tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Wheel rims and tires . . . . . . 129

Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Front wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 136

Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

9 Care . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Washing your motorcy-

cle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Cleaning sensitive motorcy-

cle parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Storing the motorcycle . . . . 150

Protective wax coating . . . . 150

Returning motorcycle to

use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

10 Technical data . . . . . . 151

Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 152

Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 153

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 157

Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Wheels and tires . . . . . . . . . . 159

Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 160

Alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Performance data . . . . . . . . . 164

11 Service . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 165

Reporting safety

defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

BMW Motorrad Service . . . 167

BMW Motorrad Mobility

Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Maintenance proce-

dures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Confirmation of mainte-

nance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Confirmation of service . . . . 174

12 Appendix .. . . . . . . . . . .. 177

Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

RDC certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

13 Index . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 185

General instructions

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6

Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Notice concerning current status . . . . 7

1

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General instructions

Overview

Chapter 2 of this Rider's Man-

ual will provide you with an initial

overview of your motorcycle. All

maintenance and repair work car-

ried out on your motorcycle will

be documented in Chapter 11.

Proof of the maintenance work

performed is a prerequisite for

generous treatment of 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 mo-

torcycle.

Abbreviations and

symbols

Indicates warnings that are

imperative to observe for

your own safety and the safety

of others, and to protect your

product against damage.

Special information on op-

erating and inspecting your

motorcycle as well as mainte-

nance and adjustment proce-

dures.

Indicates the end of an

item of information.

Instruction.

Result of an activity.

Reference to a page with

more detailed informa-

tion.

Indicates the end of ac-

cessory or equipment-

dependent information.

Tightening torque.

Technical data.

OE Optional extra.

BMW Motorrad optional

extras are already com-

pletely installed during

motorcycle production.

OA Optional accessory.

BMW Motorrad optional

accessories can be

purchased and installed

at your authorized

BMW Motorrad retailer.

EWS

Electronic immobilizer.

DWA

Anti-theft alarm.

ABS Anti-Lock Brake System.

DTC Dynamic Traction Con-

trol.

ESA Electronic Suspension

Adjustment.

TPC Tire Pressure Control

(TPC).

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General instructions

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 man-

ual may also contain descriptions

of equipment which you have not

ordered. Please note, too, that

your motorcycle might not be ex-

actly as illustrated in this manual

on account of country-specific

differences.

If your BMW is equipped with

options or accessories not de-

scribed in this Rider's Manual,

then this equipment is described

in separate operating instructions.

Technical data

All dimensions, weights and out-

puts in the Rider's Manual relate

to the German DIN standards

and comply with their tolerance

specifications. Versions for indi-

vidual countries may differ.

Notice concerning

current status

The high safety and quality stan-

dards of BMW motorcycles are

maintained by consistent, on-

going development efforts em-

bracing their design, equipment

and accessories. For this rea-

son, aspects of your motorcycle

may vary from the descriptions

in this Operating instructions. In

addition, BMW Motorrad can-

not guarantee the total absence

of errors. We hope you will ap-

preciate that no claims can be

recognized based on the data, il-

lustrations 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, right side . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Multifunction switch, left . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Multifunction switch, right . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

2

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Overviews

2

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Overviews

General view, left side

1 Clutch fluid reservoir

( 129)

2 Fuel filler opening ( 95)

3 Seat lock ( 68)

4 Rear seat heating control

(on rear seat) ( 66)

5 Payload table

Tire inflation pressure table

6 Adjusting spring preload

( 76)

7 Damping adjustment

( 76)

8 Storage compartment

( 74)

9 Wind deflection wing

( 71)

2

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Overviews

2

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z

Overviews

General view, right side

1 Vehicle Identification Num-

ber (above engine oil filler

neck)

2 Onboard power socket

( 110)

3 Brake-fluid reservoir, front

( 126)

4 Coolant level indicator (be-

hind side panel) ( 128)

5 Type plate (on front

suspension)

6 Wind deflection wing

( 71)

7 Engine oil fill location and

oil dipstick ( 122)

8 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear

( 127)

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Overviews

Multifunction switch,

left

1 High-beam headlight and

headlight flasher ( 61)

2 with daytime driving

light

OE

Daytime driving lights

( 59)

3 Cruise control ( 71)

4 Hazard warning flashers

( 63)

5 with additional LED

headlight

OE

or

with LED auxiliary head-

light

OA

Operating auxiliary head-

lights ( 62)

6 Windshield ( 70)

7 Turn indicators ( 63)

8 Horn

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Overviews

9 Multi-controller and MENU

button

Multifunction display oper-

ation ( 53)

with audio system with

preparation for navigation

device

OE

Operation of the audio sys-

tem (see the appropriate

operating instructions)

Using DTC ( 67)

with Electronic

Suspension Adjustment

(ESA)

OE

ESA control ( 77)

10 Selecting favorite menu

( 56)

2

15

z

Overviews

Multifunction switch,

right

1 with central locking

OE

Operation of the central

locking system ( 79)

2 Selection of the ride mode

( 67)

3 Emergency ON/OFF

switch ( 64)

4 Starting the engine

( 90)

2

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Overviews

Underneath seat

1 Rider's Manual (US Model)

2 Fuses ( 145)

3 Battery ( 142)

4 Standard tool kit ( 122)

5 Seat-height adjustment

( 69)

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Overviews

Instrument cluster

1 Speedometer

2 - with preparation for navi-

gation device (OE)

Release for navigation slot

3 Warning and indicator

lamps ( 25)

4 with preparation for navi-

gation device

OE

with navigation system

OA

Navigation device ( 111)

5 Ambient light sensor (for

brightness adjustment of

instrument lighting)

6 Tachometer

7 Multifunction display

( 20)

The brightness of the warn-

ing lights and telltale lights,

the display and the instrument

needle and gauge lighting is

adapted automatically to suit am-

bient brightness.

2

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Overviews

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