BMW K 1200 GT - Owner's manual

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Rider's Manual (US Model)
K 1200 GT
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
(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 confi-
dently in all traffic situations.
Please read this Rider's Man-
ual carefully before starting
to use your new BMW motor-
cycle. It contains important
information on how to oper-
ate the controls and how to
make the best possible use
of all your BMW's technical
features.
In addition, it contains infor-
mation on maintenance and
care to help you maintain your
motorcycle's reliability and
safety, as well as its value.
If you have questions con-
cerning your motorcycle, your
authorized BMW Motorrad
dealer will gladly provide ad-
vice and assistance.
We wish you many miles of
safe and enjoyable riding
BMW Motorrad.
Table of Contents
You can also use the index at
the end of this Rider's Manual
to find a specific topic.
1 General instructions . . . 5
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Abbreviations and
symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Technical data. . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Currency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2 Overviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
General view, left side . . . 11
General view, right
side. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . 15
Left handlebar fitting . . . . . 16
Handlebar fitting, right . . . 17
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . 18
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3 Status indicators . . . . . 21
Multifunction display . . . . . 22
Warning and indicator
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
ABS warning light . . . . . . . 23
Function indicators . . . . . . 23
General warning
indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
ABS warning
indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
4 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Ignition switch and
steering lock . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Electronic immobilizer . . . . 39
Hazard warning
flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Odometer and
tripmeters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Multifunction display . . . . . 42
Onboard computer
OE
.... 43
Cruise control
OE
......... 46
Emergency ON/OFF
switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Heated hand grips
OE
..... 49
Seat heating
OE
.......... 50
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Handlebars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . 55
Storage compartment . . . . 56
Front and rear seats . . . . . 57
Helmet holder . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . 61
Shock absorbers . . . . . . . . 62
Electronic suspension
adjustment ESA
OE
....... 63
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
5 Riding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Safety instructions . . . . . . . 68
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Starting off with BMW
Motorrad Integral ABS . . . 73
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Parking your
motorcycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
General brake system . . . . 77
Brake system with BMW
Integral ABS. . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
6 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . 83
General instructions . . . . . 84
Onboard socket . . . . . . . . . 84
Luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Case. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Topcase
OA
.............. 90
7 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . 93
General instructions . . . . . 94
Standard toolkit set . . . . . . 94
Supplemental toolkit set
(OA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
General brake system . . . . 96
Brake pads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Wheels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Front wheel stand . . . . . . 108
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . 116
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
8 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Care products . . . . . . . . . . 124
Washing your
motorcycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Cleaning sensitive
motorcycle parts . . . . . . . 125
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Protective wax
coating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Storing motorcycle . . . . . 126
Returning motorcycle to
use .................... 126
9 Technical data . . . . . . . 129
Troubleshooting
chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Threaded fasteners . . . . . 131
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Riding specifications . . . . 135
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . 137
Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Wheels and tires . . . . . . . . 138
Electrical system . . . . . . . 139
Frame. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
10 Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
BMW Motorrad
service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
BMW Motorrad service
quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
BMW Motorcycle Service
Card - breakdown
service on the road . . . . . 145
BMW Motorrad service
network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Maintenance work . . . . . . 145
Maintenance
schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Confirmation of
maintenance work . . . . . . 147
Confirmation of
service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
General instructions
General instructions
Overview. . ...................... 6
Abbreviations and symbols ...... 6
Equipment ...................... 7
Technical data . ................. 7
Currency . . ...................... 7
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General instructions
Overview
Chapter 2 of this Rider's Man-
ual will provide you with an
initial overview of your motor-
cycle. All maintenance and
repair work carried out on
your motorcycle will be docu-
mented in Chapter 10. Proof
of the maintenance work per-
formed is a prerequisite for
generous treatment of claims.
Should you want to sell your
BMW one day, please also re-
member to turn over the Rid-
er's Manual to the new owner;
it is an important part of your
motorcycle.
Abbreviations and
symbols
Indicates warnings that
you must comply with for
reasons of your safety and the
safety of others, and to pro-
tect your motorcycle against
damage.
Special information on
operating and inspecting
your motorcycle as well as
maintenance and adjustment
procedures.
Indicates the end of an
item of information.
Instruction.
Result of an activity.
Reference to a page
with more detailed in-
formation.
Tightening torque.
Technical data.
OE Optional equipment
BMW equipment avail-
able only as a factory
installed option.
OA Optional accessories
BMW optional acces-
sories can be pur-
chased and installed
at your authorized
BMW Motorrad retail-
er.
EWS Electronic immobilizer.
ESA Electronic Suspension
Adjustment
Electronic suspension
adjustment.
DWA Anti-theft alarm.
ABS Anti-Lock Brake Sys-
tem.
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z
General instructions
Equipment
When you ordered your BMW
motorcycle, you chose vari-
ous items of custom equip-
ment. This Rider's Manual
describes optional equipment
(OE) offered by BMW and se-
lected optional accessories
(OA). This explains why the
manual may also contain de-
scriptions of equipment which
you have not ordered. Please
note, too, that your motorcy-
cle might not be exactly as
illustrated in this manual on
account of country-specific
differences.
If your BMW is equipped with
options or accessories not
described in this Rider's Man-
ual, then this equipment is
described in a separate oper-
ating manual.
Technical data
All dimensions, weights and
performance specifications
in the Rider's Manual refer
to the standards of the
Deutsche Institut für Normung
e.V. (DIN) and comply with
its tolerance specifications.
Versions for individual
countries may differ.
Currency
The high safety and quality
standards of BMW motorcy-
cles are maintained by con-
stant development work on
designs, equipment and ac-
cessories. Because of this,
your motorcycle may differ
from the information supplied
in the Rider's Manual. Nor
can errors and omissions be
entirely ruled out. We hope
you will appreciate that no
claims can be entertained on
the basis of the data, illustra-
tions or descriptions in this
manual.
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General instructions
1
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General instructions
Overviews
Overviews
General view, left side ......... 11
General view, right side ........ 13
Underneath seat .............. 15
Left handlebar fitting . . ......... 16
Handlebar fitting, right ......... 17
Instrument cluster ............. 18
Headlight . .................... 19
2
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Overviews
2
10
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Overviews
General view, left side
1 Electrically adjustable
windshield ( 61)
2 Battery compartment
( 119)
3 Seat lock ( 57)
4 Adjuster, spring preload,
rear ( 61)
5 Adjusting rear damping
( 62)
6 Onboard socket ( 84)
2
11
z
Overviews
2
12
z
Overviews
General view, right
side
1 Fill location for fuel
( 76)
2 Adjustable handlebars
( 52)
3 Brake-fluid reservoir,
front ( 99)
4 Headlight adjustment
(vertical), beneath instru-
ment panel ( 54)
5 Storage compartment
( 56)
6 Vehicle Identification
Number
2
13
z
Overviews
2
14
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Overviews
Underneath seat
1 Seat heater adjustment
( 58)
2 Engine-oil fill location
and oil dipstick location
( 95) ( 96)
3 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 99)
4 Helmet holders under
passenger seat ( 60)
5 Rider's Manual (US Mod-
el)
6 Standard toolkit set
( 94)
2
15
z
Overviews
Left handlebar fitting
1 Switch for cruise control
(OE) ( 46)
2 ESA button (OE) ( 63)
3 Windshield button ( 61)
4 Pushbutton, horn
5 Button for left turn indi-
cator and hazard warning
flashers ( 55) ( 40)
6 Switch, high-beam head-
light and headlight flash-
er ( 53)
2
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Overviews
Handlebar fitting, right
1 Onboard computer but-
ton (OE) ( 43)
2 Emergency ON/OFF
switch ( 48)
3 Starter button ( 70)
4 Heated hand-grip switch
(OE) ( 49)
5 Button for right turn indi-
cator and hazard warning
flashers ( 55) ( 40)
6 Off button for turn indica-
tor and hazard warning
flashers ( 56) ( 41)
7 Driver's-seat heater
switch (OE) ( 50)
2
17
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Overviews
Instrument cluster
1 Speedometer
2 Warning and indicator
lights ( 23)
3 Multifunction display
4 Tachometer
5 Anti-theft alarm indicator
light (OE)
6 Setting for clock and
display dimming ( 42)
( 42)
7 Control, odometer ( 41)
8 Sensor for lighting of in-
strument panel
The instrument-cluster
lighting has automatic
day and night switchover.
2
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Overviews
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