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Welcome to BMW

We congratulate you on your

choice of a motorcycle from

BMW and welcome you to the

community of BMW riders.

Familiarize yourself with your new

motorcycle so that you can ride it

safely and confidently in all traffic

situations.

Please read this Rider's Manual

carefully before starting to use

your new BMW motorcycle. 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 motorcycle's

reliability and safety, as well as its

value.

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

BMW Motorrad.

Table of Contents

You can also use the index at the

end of this Rider's Manual to find

a specific topic.

1 General instructions .... 5

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

Abbreviations and

symbols ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 6

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

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

Currentness of this manu-

al .... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 7

2 Overviews ................ 9

General view, left side ... ... . 11

General view, right side ... .. 13

Left handlebar fitting .. ... ... 14

Handlebar fitting, right.. ... .. 15

Underneath seat . ... ... ... .. 16

Instrument cluster .... ... ... . 17

Headlight.. ... ... ... ... ... ... 18

3 Status indicators ....... 19

Standard displays .... ... ... . 20

Displays with onboard com-

puter ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 21

Displays with Tire Pressure

Control TPC/RDC .. ... ... ... 22

Standard warning indica-

tors. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 22

Warning indicators of on-

board computer .. ... ... ... .. 27

ABS warning indicators .. ... 29

ASC warning indicators . ... . 31

TPC/RDC warning indica-

tors. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 35

Anti-theft alarm warning indi-

cators ..... ... ... ... ... ... ... 41

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

Ignition switch and steering

lock .... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 46

Electronic immobilizer

EWS ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 47

Clock.... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 48

Odometer and

tripmeters .. ... ... ... ... ... .. 49

Onboard computer ... ... ... . 51

Tire Pressure Control TPC/

RDC... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 54

Lights .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 54

Turn indicators .. ... ... ... ... 56

Hazard warning flashers .... . 56

Emergency ON/OFF

switch .... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 57

Operating heated handlebar

grips..... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 57

BMW Motorrad Integral

ABS ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 58

Automatic Stability Control

ASC. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 59

Seat height.. ... ... ... ... ... . 61

Windshield . ... ... ... ... ... .. 61

Clutch ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 62

Brakes .. ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 62

Mirrors .. ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 63

Handlebars .. ... ... ... ... ... . 64

Spring preload .. ... ... ... ... 64

Damping . ... ... ... ... ... ... . 66

Electronic suspension ad-

justment ESA .. ... ... ... ... . 67

Tires . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 69

Headlight.. ... ... ... ... ... ... 70

Front and rear seats... ... ... 70

Helmet holder ............... 72

5 Riding.................... 73

Safety instructions .... ... ... 74

Checklist . ... ... ... ... ... ... . 76

Starting.. ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 77

Running in .. ... ... ... ... ... . 79

Offroad riding .. ... ... ... ... . 80

Brakes .. ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 81

Parking your motorcycle . ... 82

Refueling .. ... ... ... ... ... ... 83

Securing motorcycle for

transport .... ... ... ... ... ... . 84

6 Technology in

detail..................... 87

Brake system with BMW

Motorrad Integral ABS .. ... . 88

Engine management with

BMW Motorrad ASC ... ... .. 90

Tire Pressure Control TPC/

RDC... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 92

Electronic suspension ad-

justment ESA .. ... ... ... ... . 93

7 Accessories ............. 95

General instructions .. ... ... . 96

Onboard sockets ... ... ... ... 96

Case .... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 97

Topcase. ... ... ... ... ... ... 100

Luggage rack .... ... ... ... 103

8 Maintenance .......... 105

General instructions .. ... .. 106

Onboard toolkit. ... ... ... .. 106

Engine oil . ... ... ... ... ... . 107

Brake system .. ... ... ... .. 108

Clutch ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 113

Rims and Tires ... ... ... ... 114

Wheels .... ... ... ... ... ... . 115

Front wheel stand.. ... ... . 121

Lamps... ... ... ... ... ... ... 122

Air filter... ... ... ... ... ... .. 128

Jump-starting .. ... ... ... .. 130

Battery ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 131

9 Care.................... 135

Care products . ... ... ... ... 136

Washing your motorcy-

cle.. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 136

Cleaning sensitive motorcy-

cle parts... ... ... ... ... ... . 137

Paint care .. ... ... ... ... ... 138

Protective wax coating ... . 138

Storing motorcycle ... ... .. 138

Returning motorcycle to

use . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 139

10 Technical data ...... 141

Troubleshooting chart . ... . 142

Threaded fasteners . ... ... 143

Engine .. ... ... ... ... ... ... 145

Fuel .... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 146

Engine oil . ... ... ... ... ... . 147

Clutch ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 148

Transmission.. ... ... ... ... 148

Rear-wheel drive .. ... ... .. 149

Running gear. ... ... ... ... . 149

Brakes .. ... ... ... ... ... ... 150

Wheels and tires .... ... ... 151

Electrical system ... ... ... . 152

Frame .. ... ... ... ... ... ... . 154

Dimensions ............... 154

Weights ... ... ... ... ... ... . 155

Riding specifications ... ... 155

11 Service ............... 157

Reporting safety

defects .. ... ... ... ... ... ... 158

BMW Motorrad Service . .. 159

BMW Motorrad Service

Quality . ... ... ... ... ... ... . 159

BMW Motorrad Mobility

Services - onsite break-

down service ... ... ... ... .. 159

BMW Motorrad Service

Network ... ... ... ... ... ... . 160

Maintenance work... ... ... 160

Confirmation of mainte-

nance work. ... ... ... ... ... 161

Confirmation of service... . 166

General instructions

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

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

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

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

Currentness of this manual .. .... .... 7

1

5

z

General instructions

Overview

Chapter 2 of this Rider's Manu-

al 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 Manu-

al; it is an important part of the

motorcycle.

Abbreviations and

symbols

Indicates warnings that you

must comply with for rea-

sons of your safety and the safe-

ty of others, and to protect your

motorcycle 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 equipment

The motorcycles are as-

sembled complete with

all the BMW optional ex-

tras originally ordered.

OA Optional accessories

BMW optional acces-

sories can be purchased

and installed at your au-

thorized BMW Motorrad

retailer.

EWS

Electronic immobilizer.

DWA

Anti-theft alarm.

ABS Anti-Lock Brake System.

ASC Automatic Stability Con-

trol.

ESA Electronic Suspension

Adjustment

Electronic suspension

adjustment.

1

6

z

General instructions

RDC Tire Pressure Control

(TPC).

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 refer

to the Deutsches Institut für Nor-

mung e. V. (DIN) and comply with

its tolerance regulations. Ver-

sions for individual countries may

differ.

Currentness of this

manual

The high safety and quality stan-

dards of BMW motorcycles are

maintained by constant devel-

opment work on designs, equip-

ment and accessories. Because

of this, your motorcycle may dif-

fer from the information supplied

in the Rider's Manual. In addition,

BMW Motorrad cannot guarantee

the total absence of errors. We

hope you will appreciate that no

claims can be entertained on the

basis of the data, illustrations or

descriptions in this manual.

1

7

z

General instructions

1

8

z

General instructions

Overviews

General view, left side.. .... .... .... . 11

General view, right side .... .... . .... 13

Left handlebar fitting .. .... . .... .... . 14

Handlebar fitting, right . .... .... .... . 15

Underneath seat . .... .... .... . .... .. 16

Instrument cluster ... . .... .... .... .. 17

Headlight . .... .... .... .... . .... .... . 18

2

9

z

Overviews

2

10

z

Overviews

General view, left side

1 Adjusting front spring

preload ( 64)

2 Adjusting windshield

( 61)

3 Headlight range adjust-

ment (below instrument

cluster) ( 70)

4 Clutch fluid reservoir

( 113)

5 Type plate (on frame be-

hind side cover)

6 Seat lock ( 70)

7 Onboard socket ( 96)

8 Adjustment of rear damp-

ing ( 66)

9 Engine oil level indicator

( 107)

2

11

z

Overviews

2

12

z

Overviews

General view, right side

1 Adjuster for spring preload,

rear ( 64)

2 Fuel filler opening ( 83)

3 Brake-fluid reservoir, front

( 111)

4 Vehicle Identification

Number (on steering-head

bearing)

5 Air filter (behind right side

panel) ( 128)

6 Engine oil fill location

( 108)

7 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear

( 112)

2

13

z

Overviews

Left handlebar fitting

1 Operating odometer

( 49)

Operating clock ( 48)

with onboard comput-

er

OE

Operating onboard com-

puter ( 51)

2 with BMW Motorrad In-

tegral ABS II

OE

ABS operation ( 58)

with Automatic Stability

Control

OE

Operating ASC ( 59)

3 with Electronic Suspen-

sion Adjustment (ESA)

OE

Operating ESA ( 67)

4 Horn

5 Flashing turn indicators,

left ( 56)

Hazard warning flashers

( 56)

6 Headlight flasher and high-

beam headlight ( 55)

2

14

z

Overviews

Handlebar fitting, right

1 Emergency ON/OFF

switch ( 57)

2 Starter button ( 77)

3 with heated handlebar

grips

OE

Heated hand grip operation

( 57)

4 Flashing turn indicators,

right ( 56)

Hazard warning flashers

( 56)

5 Turn indicators off ( 56)

Hazard warning flashers off

( 56)

2

15

z

Overviews

Underneath seat

1 Rider's Manual (US Model)

2 Battery ( 131)

3 Standard tool kit ( 106)

Payload table (in tool tray)

Tire inflation pressure table

(in tool tray)

4 Helmet holder ( 72)

2

16

z

Overviews

Instrument cluster

1 Speedometer

2 Tachometer

3 Indicator lights ( 20)

Warning lamps ( 22)

4 Multifunction display

( 20)

5 Ambient brightness sensor

(for brightness adjustment

of instrument lighting)

with anti-theft alarm

OE

Anti-theft alarm indicator

light (see anti-theft alarm

operating instructions)

6 Operating odometer

( 49)

Operating clock ( 48)

The instrument-cluster

lighting has automatic day

and night switchover.

2

17

z

Overviews

Headlight

1 Low-beam headlight

2 High-beam headlight

3 Parking lights

2

18

z

Overviews

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