BMW R 1200 RT - 2006 Rider's Manual

Rider's Manual (US Model)

R 1200 RT

BMW Motorrad

The Ultimate

Riding Machine

Motorcycle/Dealer Data

Motorcycle data

Model

Vehicle identification number

Color number

Initial registration

License plate

Dealer Data

Contact in Service

Ms./Mr.

Phone number

Dealer's address/phone number (company

stamp)

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

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

Multifunction switch, left . . . . 15

Multifunction switch,

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

Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 18

3 Displays .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 21

Warning and indicator

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

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 24

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

Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Ambient temperature. . . . . . . . 40

Cruising range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

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

Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Tire inflation pressures . . . . . . 42

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

Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Ignition with Key-

less Ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 53

Onboard computer . . . . . . . . . . 57

Tripmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Emergency on/off switch (kill

switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

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

Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Turn indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 62

ASC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Electronic suspension ad-

justment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Hill Start Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Heating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Adjusting the instrument

cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Storage compartment . . . . . . . 76

Central locking system . . . . . . 77

DWA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Rider's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Pillion seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

5 Riding . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 89

Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 90

Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Shifting gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Parking your motorcycle . . . . 97

Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Fastening motorcycle for

transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

6 Technology in de-

tail .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 103

Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Gear Shift Assistant

Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Hill Start Control . . . . . . . . . . 106

BMW Motorrad Integral

ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

BMW Motorrad ASC . . . . . . 109

TPC/RDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

ESA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

7 Maintenance .. .. .. .. .. 113

General instructions . . . . . . . 114

Onboard tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Wheel rims and tires . . . . . . 122

Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Muffler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Front wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 130

Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

8 Accessories . .. .. .. .. .. 145

General instructions . . . . . . . 146

Onboard power

sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Navigation system . . . . . . . . . 147

Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

9 Care . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 155

Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Washing your motorcy-

cle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Cleaning sensitive motorcy-

cle parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Storing the motorcycle . . . . 158

Protective wax coating . . . . 158

Returning motorcycle to

use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

10 Technical data .. .. .. 159

Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 160

Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 161

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 166

Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Wheels and tires . . . . . . . . . . 168

Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 169

Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Performance data . . . . . . . . . 173

11 Service . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 175

Reporting safety

defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

BMW Motorrad Service . . . 177

BMW Motorrad Mobility

Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Maintenance proce-

dures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Confirmation of mainte-

nance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Confirmation of service . . . . 184

12 Appendix .. .. .. .. .. .. . 187

Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

RDC certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

13 Index .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 195

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

This Rider's Manual has been

designed to provide quick and ef-

ficient orientation. The quickest

way for you to find information

on specific topics is to consult

the comprehensive index at the

back of the manual. If you would

like to start with a quick overview

of your motorcycle, this informa-

tion has been provided in chapter

2. All maintenance and repair

work carried out on your mo-

torcycle will be documented in

chapter 11. Documentation con-

firming 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, remember to hand

over this Rider's Manual; it is an

important part of the motorcycle.

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.

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General instructions

ABS Anti-Lock Brake System.

ASC Automatic Stability Con-

trol.

ESA Electronic Suspension

Adjustment.

TPC 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). It may also describe equip-

ment options that you have not

chosen. 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 comes with

equipment not described here,

you can find the descriptions in a

separate manual.

Technical data

All dimensions, weights and out-

puts in the Rider's Manual relate

to the German DIN standards

and comply with their tolerance

specifications. Versions for indi-

vidual countries may differ.

Notice concerning

current status

The outstanding levels of safety

and quality furnished by every

BMW motorcycle are the result

of ongoing advanced develop-

ment focusing on continuous

improvement in design and en-

gineering as well as 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. For

this reason BMW is unable to

recognize any claims stemming

from the information, illustrations

and descriptions in this manual.

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General instructions

Overviews

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

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

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

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

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

Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

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Overviews

2

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Overviews

General view, left side

1 Clutch fluid reservoir

( 122)

2 Fuel filler opening ( 98)

3 Seat lock ( 84)

4 with seat heating

OE

Passenger seat heater

( 73)

5 2nd power socket

6 Left-hand stow compart-

ment ( 76)

7 Payload table

Tire inflation pressure table

2

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Overviews

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Overviews

General view, right side

1 Rider's Manual (US Model)

2 Onboard power socket

( 146)

3 Brake-fluid reservoir, front

( 118)

4 with audio system

OE

Right storage compartment

( 76)

5 Vehicle Identification Num-

ber (at fork bearing)

Data plate (at fork bearing)

6 Coolant level indicator (be-

hind side panel) ( 120)

7 Oil fill location ( 115)

8 Rear brake fluid reser-

voir (behind side fairing)

( 119)

2

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Overviews

Underneath seat

1 Adjuster for the rider's seat

height ( 85)

2 Standard tool kit ( 114)

3 Tool for adjusting spring

load ( 67)

4 Fuses ( 143)

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Overviews

Multifunction switch,

left

1 High-beam headlight and

headlight flasher ( 61)

2 with cruise control

OE

Cruise control ( 65)

3 Hazard warning flashers

( 62)

4 Windshield adjustment

( 75)

5 with additional LED

headlight

OA

Auxiliary headlight ( 61)

6 Turn indicator ( 62)

7 Horn

2

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Overviews

8 Multi-Controller and MENU

button

Multifunction display

( 53)

ASC ( 63)

with dynamic ESA

OE

D-ESA ( 69)

with audio system

OE

Audio system (see audio

system manual)

9 Menu Favorite ( 56).

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Overviews

Multifunction switch,

right

1 with central locking

OE

Central locking ( 77)

2 Riding mode ( 63)

3 Emergency on/off switch

(kill switch) ( 60)

4 Starting the engine

( 92)

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Overviews

Instrument cluster

1 Speedometer

2 Warning and indicator

lights ( 22)

3 with navigation system

OA

with preparation for navi-

gation system

OE

Navigation system

( 147)

4 Ambient light sensor (for

brightness adjustment of

instrument lighting)

5 Tachometer

6 with navigation system

OA

with preparation for navi-

gation system

OE

Release for navigation slot

( 147)

7 Multifunction display

( 24)

8 Tripmeter ( 59)

The brightness of the warn-

ing lights and telltale lights,

the display and the instrument

needle and gauge lighting is

2

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Overviews

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