BMW 2012 R 1200 GS Rider's Manual

BMW Motorrad

Rider's Manual (US Model)

R 1200 GS

The Ultimate

Riding Machine

Motorcycle/Retailer Data

Motorcycle data

Model

Vehicle Identification Number

Color number

First registration

Registration number

Retailer Data

Contact in Service

Ms./Mr.

Phone number

Retailer's address/phone number (com-

pany stamp)

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.

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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

Currentness of this man-

ual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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

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

General view, right side . . . . . 13

Multifunction switch, left . . . . 14

Right handlebar fitting . . . . . . . 15

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

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

3 Status indicators .. . . . . . 19

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 20

Meanings of displays . . . . . . . . 21

Warning and indicator

lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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

Ambient temperature. . . . . . . . 23

Tire inflation pressures . . . . . . 23

Oil level indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Warning indicators . . . . . . . . . . 24

4 Operation.... . . . . . . . .. . . . 39

Steering and ignition

lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Electronic immobilizer

EWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 47

Emergency ON/OFF

switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 48

BMW Motorrad Integral

ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

ASC Automatic Stability

Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Handlebars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

ESA Electronic Suspension

Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Driver and passenger

seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Helmet holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

5 Riding . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 65

Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 66

Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Offroad riding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Parking your motorcycle . . . . 74

Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Secure motorcycle for trans-

port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

6 Technology in

detail .... . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 79

Brake system with BMW

Motorrad Integral ABS . . . . . . 80

Engine management with

BMW Motorrad ASC . . . . . . . . 82

Tire Pressure Control TPC/

RDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

ESA Electronic Suspension

Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

7 Accessories . . . . . .. . . . . . . 87

General instructions . . . . . . . . . 88

Onboard sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Luggage rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

8 Maintenance . .. . . . . . . . . . 97

General instructions . . . . . . . . . 98

Onboard tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Rims and tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Front wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 112

Lamps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

9 Care . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . 127

Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Washing your motorcy-

cle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Cleaning sensitive vehicle

parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Protective wax coating . . . . 130

Storing motorcycle . . . . . . . . 130

Returning motorcycle to

use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

10 Technical data . . .. . . 131

Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 132

Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 133

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 139

Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Wheels and tires . . . . . . . . . . 141

Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 142

Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Riding specifications . . . . . . 145

11 Service . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 147

Reporting safety

defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

BMW Motorrad Service . . . 149

BMW Motorrad Mobility

Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . 149

Confirmation of mainte-

nance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Confirmation of service . . . . 156

12 Index . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . 158

General instructions

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

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

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

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

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

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z

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

you must comply with for

reasons of your safety and the

safety 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 accessory

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.

TPC/

RDC

Tire Pressure Control

(TPC).

1

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z

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 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.

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General instructions

1

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z

General instructions

Overviews

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

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

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

Right handlebar fitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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

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

2

9

z

Overviews

2

10

z

Overviews

General view, left side

1 Adjusting front spring

preload ( 54)

2 Adjusting windshield

( 53)

3 Headlight range adjust-

ment (below instrument

cluster) ( 60)

4 Clutch fluid reservoir

( 105)

5 Type plate (on frame be-

hind side cover)

6 Seat lock ( 60)

7 Onboard socket ( 88)

8 Adjustment of rear damp-

ing ( 56)

9 Engine oil level indicator

( 99)

2

11

z

Overviews

2

12

z

Overviews

General view, right side

1 Adjuster for spring preload,

rear ( 54)

2 Fuel filler opening ( 75)

3 Brake-fluid reservoir, front

( 103)

4 Vehicle Identification

Number (on steering-head

bearing)

5 Air filter (behind right side

panel) ( 119)

6 Engine oil fill location

( 100)

7 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear

( 104)

2

13

z

Overviews

Multifunction switch,

left

1 Selecting display readings

( 43).

with onboard

computer

OE

Reset average values

( 44).

2 with BMW Motorrad In-

tegral ABS Generation

II

OE

ABS operation ( 49)

with Automatic Stability

Control

OE

Operating ASC ( 50)

3 with Electronic Suspen-

sion Adjustment (ESA)

OE

Operating ESA ( 57)

4 Horn

5 Flashing turn indicators,

left ( 46)

Hazard warning flashers

( 47)

6 Headlight flasher and high-

beam headlight ( 45)

2

14

z

Overviews

Right handlebar fitting

1 Emergency ON/OFF

switch ( 48)

2 Starter button ( 69)

3 with heated handlebar

grips

OE

Heated hand grip operation

( 48)

4 Flashing turn indicators,

right ( 46)

Hazard warning flashers

( 47)

5 Turn indicators off ( 46)

Hazard warning flashers off

( 47)

2

15

z

Overviews

Underneath seat

1 Rider's Manual (US Model)

2 Battery ( 122)

3 Standard tool kit ( 98)

Payload table (in tool tray)

Tire inflation pressure table

(in tool tray)

4 Helmet holder ( 62)

2

16

z

Overviews

Instrument cluster

1 Speedometer

2 Tachometer

3 Warning and indicator

lights ( 21)

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

( 43)

Operating clock ( 42)

2

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Overviews

2

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Overviews

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