BMW K 1600GTL Owner's manual

Rider's Manual

K 1600 GTL Exclusive

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 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.

01 41 8 550 721

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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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

Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

3 Status indicators . . . . . . . 19

Warning and telltale

lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 21

Meaning of symbols . . . . . . . . . 22

Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Ambient temperature. . . . . . . . 23

Oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Service-due indicator . . . . . . . . 24

Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

4 Operation. . . . . . . . . . ... . . . 41

Keyless Ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Electronic immobiliser

EWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 48

On-board computer . . . . . . . . . 52

Trip meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Daytime running light . . . . . . . 54

Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

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

Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 58

Emergency off switch (kill

switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Grip heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Dynamic Traction Control

DTC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Cruise-control system . . . . . . . 63

Hill Start Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Electronic Suspension Ad-

justment ESA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Anti-theft alarm (DWA) . . . . . . 67

Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

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

Shift mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Slipstream deflector . . . . . . . . . 73

Stowage compartments . . . . . 73

Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

5 Riding .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 78

Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Parking your motorcycle . . . . 84

Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Securing motorcycle for

transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

6 Engineering details. . . . . 89

Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Hill Start Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Brake system with

BMW Motorrad Integral

ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Electronic engine manage-

ment with BMW Motorrad

DTC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Tyre pressure monitoring

RDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Electronic Suspension Ad-

justment ESA II . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

7 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . .. 99

General instructions . . . . . . . 100

Power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Navigation system . . . . . . . . . 101

Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

8 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 109

General instructions . . . . . . . 110

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

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

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

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

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

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

Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

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

Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

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

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

9 Care . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 135

Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Washing motorcycle. . . . . . . 136

Cleaning easily damaged

components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Laying up motorcycle . . . . . 138

Protective wax coating . . . . 138

Restoring motorcycle to

use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

10 Technical data . . . . . . 139

Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 140

Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 141

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 145

Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . 146

Electrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Anti-theft alarm. . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Riding specifications . . . . . . 152

11 Service . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 153

BMW Motorrad Service . . . 154

BMW Motorrad Mobility

services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . 154

Confirmation of mainten-

ance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Confirmation of service . . . . 161

12 Appendix ... . . . . . . . . . . 163

Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

RDC certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

13 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . 167

General instructions

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

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

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

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

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

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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 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.

EWS

Electronic immobiliser.

DWA

Anti-theft alarm (Dieb-

stahlwarnanlage).

ABS

Anti-lock brake system.

DTC Dynamic Traction Con-

trol.

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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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General instructions

General views

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

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

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

Multifunction switch, right . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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

Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

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General views

2

10

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General views

General view, left side

1 Clutch-fluid reservoir

( 117)

2 Fuel filler neck ( 85)

3 Operating panel for the

audio system (see separate

operating instructions)

4 Seat lock ( 74)

5 Rear-seat heating ( 61)

6 Payload table

Table of tyre pressures

7 Electronic Suspension Ad-

justment ESA ( 66)

8 Stowage compartment

( 73)

9 Adjustable shift lever

( 72)

10 Slipstream deflector

( 73)

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General views

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General views

General view, right side

1 Vehicle identification num-

ber (VIN) (above the engine

oil filler neck)

2 Power socket ( 100)

3 Brake-fluid reservoir, front

( 114)

4 Coolant level indicator (be-

hind side panel) ( 116)

5 Type plate (on front sus-

pension)

6 Slipstream deflector

( 73)

7 Engine-oil filler neck and

oil dipstick ( 110)

8 Stowage compartment of

the audio system ( 73)

9 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear

( 115)

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General views

Multifunction switch,

left

1 High-beam headlight and

headlight flasher ( 56)

2 Daytime running light

3 Cruise control system con-

trol ( 63)

4 Hazard warning flashers

( 58)

5 Operation of the auxiliary

headlights ( 57)

6 Windscreen control

( 72)

7 Operation of the turn indic-

ators ( 58)

8 Horn

9 Control for DTC ( 62)

Operating ESA ( 66)

10 Selecting favourite menu

( 51).

2

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General views

Multifunction switch,

right

1 Central locking ( 45)

2 Selection of the ride mode

( 62)

3 Emergency off switch (kill

switch) ( 59)

4 Start engine ( 80)

2

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z

General views

Underneath the seat

1 Rider's Manual

2 Fuses ( 133)

3 Battery ( 131)

4 On-board toolkit ( 110)

2

16

z

General views

Instrument panel

1 Speedometer

2 Release for navigation slot

3 Warning and telltale lights

( 20)

4 with navigation device

OA

Navigation system

( 101)

5 Ambient-light brightness

sensor (for adapting the

brightness of the instru-

ment lighting)

6 Rev. counter

7 Multifunction display

( 21)

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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General views

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z

General views

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