BMW K 1600GTL Rider's Manual

Rider's Manual (US Model)

K 1600 GTL

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

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 high-

way 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 informa-

tion on maintenance and care to

help you maintain your vehicle'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.

01 41 8 550 267

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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

Notice concerning current sta-

tus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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

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

General view, right side . . . . . 13

Multifunction switch, left . . . . 14

Multifunction switch,

right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

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

3 Displays ................. 19

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 20

Meaning of symbols. . . . . . . . . 21

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

Ambient temperature. . . . . . . . 22

Tire inflation pressures . . . . . . 22

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

Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Warning and indicator

lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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

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

Steering and ignition

lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

EWS Electronic immobi-

lizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 43

Onboard computer . . . . . . . . . . 48

Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 52

Emergency ON/OFF

switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 53

Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Dynamic Traction Control

(DTC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Wind deflection wing . . . . . . . . 59

Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Storage compartments . . . . . . 61

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

ESA Electronic Suspension

Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Anti-theft alarm system

(DWA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

5 Riding .................... 75

Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 76

Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Parking your motorcycle . . . . 82

Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Fastening motorcycle for

transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

6 Technology in

detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Brake system with

BMW Motorrad Integral

ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Engine management with

BMW Motorrad DTC . . . . . . . . 92

Tire Pressure Control TPC/

RDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

ESA II Electronic Suspension

Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

7 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

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

Onboard power sockets . . . . . 98

Navigation device . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

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

General instructions . . . . . . . 110

Onboard tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . 110

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

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

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

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

Wheel rims and tires . . . . . . 117

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

Front wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 124

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

Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

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

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

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

Washing your vehicle. . . . . . 136

Cleaning sensitive vehicle

parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

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

Storing motorcycle . . . . . . . . 138

Protective wax coating . . . . 138

Returning 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

Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

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

Wheels and tires . . . . . . . . . . 147

Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 148

Anti-theft alarm system . . . 150

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

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

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

Performance data . . . . . . . . . 152

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

Reporting safety

defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

BMW Motorrad Service . . . 155

BMW Motorrad Mobility

Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Maintenance proce-

dures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Confirmation of mainte-

nance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Confirmation of service . . . . 162

12 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

RDC certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

13 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

General instructions

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

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

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

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

Notice concerning current status . . . . 7

1

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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 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 equipment

BMW Motorrad optional

extras are already com-

pletely installed during

motorcycle production.

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.

DTC Dynamic Traction 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.

Notice concerning

current status

The high safety and quality stan-

dards of BMW motorcycles are

maintained by consistent, on-

going development efforts em-

bracing their design, equipment

and accessories. For this rea-

son, aspects of your motorcycle

may vary from the descriptions

in this Operating instructions. In

addition, BMW Motorrad can-

not guarantee the total absence

of errors. We hope you will ap-

preciate that no claims can be

recognized based on the data, il-

lustrations or descriptions in this

manual.

1

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z

General instructions

1

8

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General instructions

Overviews

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

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

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

Multifunction switch, right . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

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

2

9

z

Overviews

2

10

z

Overviews

General view, left side

1 Clutch fluid reservoir

( 117)

2 Fuel filler opening ( 83)

3 Operating panel for the

audio system (see separate

user guide)

4 Seat lock ( 57)

5 Control for rear-seat heat-

ing (on the seat) ( 55)

6 Payload table

Tire inflation pressure table

7 Adjusting spring preload

( 64)

8 Damping adjustment

( 65)

9 Storage compartment

( 61)

10 Adjustable shift lever

( 63)

11 Wind deflection wing

( 59)

2

11

z

Overviews

2

12

z

Overviews

General view, right side

1 Vehicle Identification Num-

ber (above engine oil filler

neck)

2 Onboard power socket

( 98)

3 Brake-fluid reservoir, front

( 114)

4 Coolant level indicator (be-

hind side panel) ( 116)

5 Type plate (on front sus-

pension)

6 Wind deflection wing

( 59)

7 Engine oil fill location and

oil dipstick ( 110)

8 Stowage compartment of

the audio system ( 61)

9 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear

( 115)

2

13

z

Overviews

Multifunction switch,

left

1 Headlight high beam and

flasher ( 50)

2 with additional LED

headlight

OE

with additional LED

headlight

OA

Operating additional head-

lights ( 51)

3 Cruise control ( 59)

4 Hazard warning flashers

( 52)

5 Windshield ( 58)

6 Turn signals ( 52)

7 Horn

2

14

z

Overviews

8 Multi-controller and MENU

button

Operating the multifunction

display ( 43)

Operation of the audio sys-

tem (see the appropriate

instructions for use)

with Dynamic Traction

Control (DTC)

OE

Using DTC ( 56)

with Electronic Suspen-

sion Adjustment (ESA)

OE

ESA control ( 65)

9 Selecting favorite menu

( 47)

2

15

z

Overviews

Multifunction switch,

right

1 with central locking

OE

Operation of the central

locking system ( 67)

2 Selection of the ride mode

( 56)

3 Emergency ON/OFF

switch ( 53)

4 Starting the engine

( 78)

2

16

z

Overviews

Underneath seat

1 Rider's Manual (US Model)

2 Fuses ( 133)

3 Battery ( 130)

4 Standard tool kit ( 110)

2

17

z

Overviews

Instrument cluster

1 Speedometer

2 Release for navigation slot

3 Warning and indicator

lamps ( 25)

4 with navigation system

OA

Navigation device ( 99)

5 Photocell (for brightness

adjustment of instrument

lighting)

6 Tachometer

7 Control for tripmeters

( 49)

8 Multifunction display

( 20)

The brightness of the warn-

ing lights and telltale lights,

the display and the instrument

needle and gauge lighting is

adapted automatically to suit am-

bient brightness.

2

18

z

Overviews

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