BMW K1600GTL Rider's Manual

Category
Motorcycles
Type
Rider's Manual
Rider's Manual
K 1600 GTL
BMW Motorrad
The Ultimate
Riding Machine
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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 vehicle 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
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
Multifunction switch, left . . . . 14
Multifunction switch,
right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Underneath the seat . . . . . . . . 17
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3 Status indicators . . . . . . . 19
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 20
Meaning of symbols . . . . . . . . . 21
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Ambient temperature. . . . . . . . 22
Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Service-due indicator . . . . . . . . 24
Warning and telltale
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Warning and telltale
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
4 Operation. . . . . . . . . . ... . . . 45
Ignition switch/steering
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Ignition with Key-
less Ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 52
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . 57
Trip meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Daytime riding light . . . . . . . . . . 59
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 63
Emergency off switch (kill
switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Grip heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Dynamic Traction Control
DTC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Slipstream deflector . . . . . . . . . 70
Cruise-control system . . . . . . . 70
Hill Start Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Stowage compartments . . . . . 73
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Shift mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Electronic Suspension Ad-
justment ESA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Anti-theft alarm (DWA) . . . . . . 82
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
5 Riding .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 88
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Parking your motorcycle . . . . 94
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Securing motorcycle for
transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
6 Engineering details. . . . . 99
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Hill Start Control . . . . . . . . . . 101
Brake system with
BMW Motorrad Integral
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Electronic engine manage-
ment with BMW Motorrad
DTC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Tyre pressure monitoring
RDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Electronic Suspension Ad-
justment ESA II . . . . . . . . . . . 107
7 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . 109
General instructions . . . . . . . 110
Power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Navigation device . . . . . . . . . 111
Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
8 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 121
General instructions . . . . . . . 122
Toolkit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Rims and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Front-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 137
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
9 Care . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 147
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Washing motorcycle. . . . . . . 148
Cleaning easily damaged
components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Laying up the motor-
cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Protective wax coating . . . . 150
Restoring 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
Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . 159
Electrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Anti-theft alarm. . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Riding specifications . . . . . . 164
11 Service . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 165
BMW Motorrad Service . . . 166
BMW Motorrad Mobility
services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . 166
Confirmation of mainten-
ance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Confirmation of service . . . . 173
12 Appendix ... . . . . . . . . . . 175
Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
RDC certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
13 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . 181
General instructions
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Actuality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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z
General instructions
Overview
Chapter 2 of this Rider's Manual
will provide you with an initial
overview of your motorcycle. All
maintenance and repair 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 treat-
ment 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 extras.
The vehicles are as-
sembled complete with
all the BMW Motorrad
optional extras originally
ordered.
OA Optional accessories.
You can obtain
BMW Motorrad
optional accessories
through your authorised
BMW Motorrad dealer;
optional accessories have
to be retrofitted to the
vehicle.
EWS
Electronic immobiliser.
DWA
Anti-theft alarm (Dieb-
stahlwarnanlage).
ABS
Anti-lock brake system.
DTC Dynamic Traction Con-
trol.
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z
General instructions
ESA Electronic Suspension
Adjustment.
RDC
Tyre pressure monitoring.
Equipment
When you ordered your BMW
motorcycle, you chose various
items of custom equipment.
This Rider's Manual describes
optional extras (OE) offered by
BMW and selected optional ac-
cessories (OA). This explains why
the manual may also contain de-
scriptions of equipment which
you have not ordered. Please
note, too, that your motorcycle
might not be exactly as illus-
trated in this manual on account
of country-specific differences.
If your BMW was supplied with
equipment not described in
this Rider's Manual, you will
find these features described in
separate manuals.
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
standards of BMW motorcycles
are maintained by constant
development work on designs,
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.
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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z
General instructions
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z
General instructions
General views
General view, left side. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
General view, right side . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Multifunction switch, left . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Multifunction switch, right . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Underneath the seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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9
z
General views
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10
z
General views
General view, left side
1 Clutch-fluid reservoir
( 129)
2 Fuel filler neck ( 95)
3 Operating panel for the
audio system (see separate
user guide)
4 Seat lock ( 68)
5 Control for rear-seat heat-
ing (on the seat) ( 65)
6 Payload table
Table of tyre pressures
7 Adjuster, spring preload
( 75)
8 Adjuster for damping char-
acteristic ( 76)
9 Stowage compartment
( 73)
10 Adjustable shift lever
( 74)
11 Slipstream deflector
( 70)
2
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z
General views
2
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z
General views
General view, right side
1 Vehicle Identification Num-
ber (above the engine oil
filler neck)
2 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 Slipstream deflector
( 70)
7 Engine-oil filler neck and
oil dipstick ( 122)
8 Stowage compartment of
the audio system ( 73)
9 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 127)
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13
z
General views
Multifunction switch,
left
1 High-beam headlight and
headlight flasher ( 61)
2 Daytime riding light
with daytime riding
light
OE
Manual daytime riding light
( 59).
3 Cruise control system con-
trol ( 70)
4 Hazard warning flashers
( 63)
5 with LED auxiliary head-
lights
OE
or
with LED auxiliary head-
light
OA
Operation of the auxiliary
headlights ( 62)
6 Windscreen control
( 69)
7 Operation of the turn indic-
ators ( 63)
8 Horn
2
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z
General views
9 Multi-controller and MENU
button
Operation of the multifunc-
tion display ( 52)
Operation of the audio sys-
tem (see the appropriate
operating instructions)
Control for DTC ( 66)
with Electronic
Suspension Adjustment
(ESA)
OE
Operating ESA ( 77)
10 Selecting favourite menu
( 56).
2
15
z
General views
Multifunction switch,
right
1 with central locking
OE
Operation of the central
locking system ( 78)
2 Selection of the ride mode
( 67)
3 Emergency off switch (kill
switch) ( 64)
4 Starting engine ( 90)
2
16
z
General views
Underneath the seat
1 Rider's Manual
2 Fuses ( 145)
3 Battery ( 142)
4 Standard toolkit ( 122)
2
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z
General views
Instrument panel
1 Speedometer
2 Release for navigation slot
3 Warning and telltale lights
( 25)
4 with navigation system
OA
Navigation device ( 111)
5 Photo-electric cell (for ad-
apting the brightness of
the instrument lighting)
6 Rev. counter
7 Multifunction display
( 20)
The brightness of the warn-
ing lights and telltale lights,
the display and the instrument
needle and gauge lighting is ad-
apted automatically to suit ambi-
ent brightness.
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BMW K1600GTL Rider's Manual

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