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Rider's Manual (US Model)
HP4
BMW Motorrad
The Ultimate
Riding Machine
Motorcycle/Dealer Data
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Vehicle identification number
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Dealer Data
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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 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3 Displays ...... . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 20
Warning and indicator
lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
ABS Pro display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Cruising range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4 Operation. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 33
Steering and ignition
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
EWS Electronic immobi-
lizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . 35
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Speed warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 41
Emergency-off switch (kill
switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 42
BMW Motorrad
Race ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Dynamic Traction Control.
DTC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Rider and passenger
seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Helmet holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Luggage straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
5 Riding .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 59
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 60
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Shifting gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Parking your motorcycle . . . . 69
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Secure motorcycle for trans-
port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
6 On the racetrack.. . . . . . . 73
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 74
LAPTIMER mode . . . . . . . . . . . 76
INFO mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
SETUP mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
DTC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
DDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Start of race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Removing and installing
mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Removing and installing
license-plate carrier . . . . . . . 105
Removing and installing
front turn indicator . . . . . . . . 108
7 Technology in de-
tail . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
General instructions . . . . . . . 112
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Braking system with
BMW Motorrad Race
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Engine management with
BMW Motorrad DTC . . . . . . 117
BMW Motorrad Dynamic
Damping Control . . . . . . . . . . 118
8 Accessories . . . . . . . . .. . 121
General instructions . . . . . . . 122
Passenger footrests . . . . . . . 122
9 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 127
General instructions . . . . . . . 128
Onboard tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Fairings and panels . . . . . . . 135
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Wheel rims and tires . . . . . . 139
Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Front wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 148
Rear-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 149
Light sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
10 Care .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 163
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Washing your motorcy-
cle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Cleaning sensitive motorcy-
cle parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Protective wax coating . . . . 166
Storing the motorcycle . . . . 166
Returning motorcycle to
use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
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
Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Wheels and tires . . . . . . . . . . 175
Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 176
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Performance data . . . . . . . . . 179
12 Service . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 181
Reporting safety
defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
BMW Motorrad Service . . . 183
BMW Motorrad Mobility
Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Maintenance proce-
dures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Confirmation of mainte-
nance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Confirmation of service . . . . 190
13 Index . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 192
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
Chapter 2 of this Rider's Man-
ual will provide you with an ini-
tial overview of your motorcycle.
All maintenance and repair work
carried out on your motorcycle
will be documented in Chapter
12. Documentation confirm-
ing performance of scheduled
maintenance is a precondition
for generous handling of out-of-
warranty claims and goodwill war-
ranty 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-
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.
DDC Dynamic Damping Con-
trol.
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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 per-
formance data contained this
Rider's Manual refer to the Ger-
man DIN standards and comply
with their tolerance specifications.
Versions for individual 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 reason,
some 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 de-
scriptions in this manual.
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General instructions
1
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General instructions
Overviews
General view, left side. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
General view, right side . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Multifunction switch, left . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Multifunction switch, right . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2
9
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Overviews
2
10
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Overviews
2
12
z
Overviews
General view, right side
1 Adjuster for spring preload,
rear ( 52)
2 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 133)
3 Vehicle identification num-
ber and type plate (on
steering head at right)
4 Adjuster for spring preload,
front ( 51)
5 Brake-fluid reservoir, front
( 132)
6 Steering damper (behind
side panel) ( 66)
7 Coolant level indicator (be-
hind side panel) ( 134)
8 Oil fill location ( 130)
2
13
z
Overviews
Multifunction switch,
left
1 High-beam headlight and
headlight flasher ( 39)
Using lap timer ( 78)
2 Operating BMW Motorrad
Race ABS ( 43)
Operating DTC ( 44)
with ABS Pro
OA
Operation ABS Pro
( 43)
3 Hazard warning flashers
operation ( 41)
4 Setting DTC ( 96)
5 Turn indicators ( 40)
6 Horn
7 Setting clock ( 37)
Operating odometer
( 37)
Using racing functions
( 74)
Damping adjustment
( 97)
2
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z
Overviews
Underneath seat
1 Seat hump cover ( 54)
with passenger pack-
age
OE
Passenger seat ( 55)
2 Helmet holder ( 56)
3 with passenger pack-
age
OE
Luggage straps ( 57)
4 Onboard tool kit (behind
side panel) ( 128)
with passenger pack-
age
OE
Parts of the onboard tool
kit underneath the passen-
ger seat
5 Fuse box ( 157)
6 Rider's Manual (US Model)
7 Battery ( 159)
with anti-theft alarm
OE
Deviating battery position,
rotated by 180°.
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Overviews
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Overviews
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