BMW R 1200 RT - 2006 Rider's Manual

Rider's Manual

R 1200 RT

BMW Motorrad

The Ultimate

Riding Machine

Motorcycle data/dealership details

Motorcycle data

Model

Vehicle Identification Number

Colour code

Date of first registration

Registration number

Dealership details

Person to contact in Service department

Ms/Mr

Phone number

Dealership address/phone number (com-

pany stamp)

Welcome to BMW

We congratulate you on

your choice of a vehicle from

BMW Motorrad and welcome

you to the community of BMW

riders. Familiarise yourself with

your new motorcycle so that you

can ride it safely and confidently

in all 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

make the best possible use of all

your BMW's technical features.

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 criticism

If you have questions concerning

your motorcycle, your authorised

BMW Motorrad dealer will gladly

provide advice and assistance.

We hope you will enjoy riding

your BMW and that all your jour-

neys will be pleasant and safe

BMW Motorrad.

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Table of Contents

You can also consult the index at

the end of this Rider's Manual if

you want to find a particular topic

or item of information.

1 General instructions . ... 5

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

Abbreviations and

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

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

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

Actuality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2 General views ........ . . . . 9

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

General view, right side . . . . . 13

Underneath the seat . . . . . . . . 14

Multifunction switch, left . . . . 15

Multifunction switch,

right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

3 Status indicators . . . . . . . 21

Warning and telltale

lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 24

Meaning of symbols . . . . . . . . . 25

Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Ambient temperature. . . . . . . . 40

Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Service-due indicator . . . . . . . . 41

Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

4 Operation. . . . . . . . . . ... . . . 43

Ignition switch/steering

lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Electronic immobiliser

EWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 47

On-board computer . . . . . . . . . 51

Trip meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Emergency off switch (kill

switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Daytime running light . . . . . . . 56

Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 58

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

Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Cruise-control system . . . . . . . 60

Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Electronic Suspension Ad-

justment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Hill Start Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Heating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Adjusting instrument

panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Stowage compartment . . . . . . 72

Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

DWA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Rear seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

5 Riding .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 86

Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Shifting gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Parking your motorcycle . . . . 93

Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Securing motorcycle for

transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

6 Engineering details. . . . . 97

Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Shift assistant Pro . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Hill Start Control . . . . . . . . . . 100

BMW Motorrad Integral

ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

BMW Motorrad ASC . . . . . . 103

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

ESA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

7 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 109

General instructions . . . . . . . 110

Toolkit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Rims and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Front-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 125

Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

8 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . 141

General instructions . . . . . . . 142

Power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Navigation system . . . . . . . . . 143

Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

9 Care . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 151

Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Washing the motor-

cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Cleaning easily damaged

components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Laying up the motor-

cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Protective wax coating . . . . 154

Restoring motorcycle to

use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

10 Technical data . . . . . . 155

Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 156

Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 157

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 161

Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . 163

Electrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Anti-theft alarm. . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Riding specifications . . . . . . 167

11 Service . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 169

BMW Motorrad Service . . . 170

BMW Motorrad Mobility

services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . 170

Confirmation of mainten-

ance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Confirmation of service . . . . 177

12 Appendix ... . . . . . . . . . . 179

Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

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

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

General instructions

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

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

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

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

Actuality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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General instructions

Overview

An important aspect of this

Rider's Manual is that it can

be used for quick and easy

reference. Consulting the

extensive index at the end of this

Rider's Manual is the fastest way

to find information on a particular

topic or item. To first read an

overview of your motorcycle,

please go to chapter 2. All

maintenance and servicing work

on the motorcycle is documented

in Chapter 11. This record of the

maintenance work you have had

performed on your motorcycle

is a precondition for generous

treatment of goodwill 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 you

must comply with for reas-

ons of your safety and the safety

of others, and to protect your

product against damage.

Specific instructions on

how to operate, control, ad-

just or look after items of equip-

ment on the motorcycle.

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 a

passage relating to spe-

cific accessories or items

of equipment.

Tightening torque.

Technical data.

OE Optional extra

The motorcycles are as-

sembled complete with

all the BMW Motorrad

optional extras originally

ordered.

OA Optional accessory

You can obtain optional

accessories through

your authorised

BMW Motorrad dealer;

optional accessories have

to be retrofitted to the

motorcycle.

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General instructions

EWS

Electronic immobiliser.

DWA

Anti-theft alarm (Dieb-

stahlwarnanlage).

ABS

Anti-lock brake system.

ASC Automatic Stability Con-

trol.

ESA Electronic Suspension

Adjustment.

RDC

Tyre pressure monitoring

(Reifendruck-Control).

Equipment

When you purchased your BMW

motorcycle, you chose a model

with individual equipment. This

Rider's Manual describes the

optional extras (OE) offered by

BMW and selected optional ac-

cessories (OA). You may find

that it contains descriptions of

items of equipment that you did

not select. Please note, too, that

your motorcycle might not be ex-

actly as illustrated in this manual

on account of country-specific

differences.

If your motorcycle contains

equipment that has not been

described, its description can be

found in a separate manual.

Technical data

All dimensions, weights and

power ratings stated in the

Rider's Manual are quoted to the

standards and comply with the

tolerance requirements of the

Deutsches Institut für Normung

e.V. (DIN). Versions for individual

countries may differ.

Actuality

The high safety and quality level

of BMW motorcycles is ensured

by continuous development

work on design, equipment

and accessories. Because of

this, your motorcycle may differ

from the information supplied

in the Rider's Manual. Nor

can BMW Motorrad entirely

rule out errors and omissions.

Consequently no claims can be

derived from the information,

graphics or descriptions.

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General instructions

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General instructions

General views

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

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

Underneath the seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Multifunction switch, left . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Multifunction switch, right . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

2

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General views

2

10

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General views

General view, left side

1 Clutch-fluid reservoir

( 118)

2 Fuel filler neck ( 94)

3 Seat lock ( 80)

4 Rear seat heating control

(on rear seat) ( 70)

5 2nd socket

6 Stowage compartment, left

( 72)

7 Payload table

Table of tyre pressures

2

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General views

2

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General views

General view, right side

1 Rider's Manual

2 Power socket ( 142)

3 Brake-fluid reservoir, front

( 114)

4 with audio system

OE

Stowage compartment,

right ( 72)

5 VIN (on steering-head

bearing)

Type plate (on steering-

head bearing)

6 Coolant level indicator (be-

hind side panel) ( 116)

7 Engine-oil filler neck

( 111)

8 Rear brake-fluid reser-

voir (behind side panel)

( 115)

2

13

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General views

Underneath the seat

1 Adjusting the driver seat

height ( 81)

2 Standard toolkit ( 110)

3 Tool for adjusting spring

preload ( 63)

4 Fuses ( 138)

2

14

z

General views

Multifunction switch,

left

1 High-beam headlight and

headlight flasher ( 55)

2 with daytime running

light

OE

Daytime running light

( 56)

3 with cruise control

OE

Cruise-control system

( 61)

4 Hazard warning flashers

( 58)

5 Windscreen adjustment

( 71)

6 with LED auxiliary head-

lights

OA

Auxiliary headlights ( 55)

7 Turn indicators ( 58)

8 Horn

2

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z

General views

9 Multi-Controller and MENU

key

Multifunction display

( 47)

ASC ( 59)

with Dynamic ESA

OE

D-ESA ( 65)

with audio system

OE

Audio system (see the ap-

propriate instructions for

use)

10 Selecting favourite menu

( 50).

2

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z

General views

Multifunction switch,

right

1 with central locking

OE

Central locking ( 73)

2 Riding mode ( 59)

3 Emergency off switch (kill

switch) ( 54)

4 Start engine ( 88)

2

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z

General views

Instrument panel

1 Speedometer

2 Warning and telltale lights

( 22)

3 with navigation system

OA

with preparation for nav-

igation system

OE

Navigation system

( 143)

4 Ambient-light brightness

sensor (for adapting the

brightness of the instru-

ment lighting)

5 Rev. counter

6 with navigation system

OA

with preparation for nav-

igation system

OE

Release for navigation slot

( 143)

7 Multifunction display

( 24)

8 Trip meter ( 53)

2

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General views

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