BMW R 1200 GS - Rider's Manual

Rider's Manual (US Model)

R 1200 GS

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.

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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

Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Outside temperature . . . . . . . . 22

Tire inflation pressures . . . . . . 22

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

Upshift recommendation . . . . 23

Warning and indicator

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

Warning symbols in the dis-

play panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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

Steering and ignition

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

Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

EWS Electronic immobi-

lizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 44

Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 52

Emergency on/off switch (kill

switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 53

BMW Motorrad Integral

ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

ASC Automatic Stability

Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

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

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

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Handlebars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Dynamic ESA, Electronic

Suspension Adjustment . . . . . 65

Anti-theft alarm system

(DWA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Rider and passenger

seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

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

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

Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

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

Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Offroad riding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

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

Parking your motorcycle . . . . 84

Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Fuel specifications . . . . . . . . . . 86

Fastening motorcycle for

transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

6 Technology in

detail .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

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

Brake system with

BMW Motorrad Integral

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

Engine management with

BMW Motorrad ASC . . . . . . . . 94

Tire Pressure Control TPC/

RDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

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

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

Onboard power sockets . . . . . 98

Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Navigation system . . . . . . . . . 105

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

General instructions . . . . . . . 110

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

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

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

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

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

Wheel rims and tires . . . . . . 118

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

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

Lamps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Air cleaner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

9 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Washing your vehicle. . . . . . 140

Cleaning sensitive vehicle

parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Protective wax coating . . . . 142

Store motorcycle . . . . . . . . . . 142

Returning motorcycle to

use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

10 Technical data . . . . . . 143

Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 144

Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 145

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 150

Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Wheels and tires . . . . . . . . . . 153

Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 154

Anti-theft alarm system . . . 155

Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Performance data . . . . . . . . . 157

11 Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Reporting safety

defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

BMW Motorrad Service . . . 161

BMW Motorrad Mobility

Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Maintenance proce-

dures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Confirmation of mainte-

nance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Confirmation of service . . . . 168

12 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

13 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

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 ini-

tial overview of your motorcycle.

All maintenance and repair work

carried out on your vehicle 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.

ASC Automatic Stability 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 German Standardization

Institute (DIN) and comply with its

tolerance regulations. Versions

for individual countries may differ.

Notice concerning

current status

The high safety and quality stan-

dards of BMW motorcycles are

maintained by constant devel-

opment work on design, equip-

ment and accessories. Because

of this, your motorcycle may dif-

fer from the information supplied

in the Rider's Manual. In addition,

BMW Motorrad cannot guarantee

the total absence of errors. 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

1

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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 Fuel filler opening ( 84)

2 Seat lock ( 70)

3 Adjuster for rear damp-

ing (at the bottom on the

spring strut) ( 64)

2

11

z

Overviews

2

12

z

Overviews

General view, right side

1 Adjuster for spring preload,

rear ( 63)

2 Air cleaner (under center

fairing panel) ( 131)

3 Brake-fluid reservoir, front

( 114)

4 Height adjuster for wind-

shield ( 63)

5 Onboard socket ( 98)

6 Vehicle Identification

Number (on steering-head

bearing)

Type plate (on steering-

head bearing)

7 Coolant level indicator

( 116)

Coolant tank ( 116)

8 Engine oil fill location

( 111)

9 Engine oil level indicator

( 111)

10 Battery (behind side panel)

( 133)

Auxiliary terminal for jump

starting (behind side panel)

( 132)

11 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear

( 115)

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z

Overviews

Multifunction switch,

left

1 Headlight flasher and high-

beam headlight ( 51)

2 Not included in standard

equipment

with cruise control

OE

Cruise control ( 59)

3 Hazard warning flashers

( 52)

4 ABS ( 54)

with riding modes

OE

ASC ( 55)

5 Not included in standard

equipment

with dynamic ESA

OE

ESA ( 65)

6 Not included in standard

equipment

with additional LED

headlight

OA

Auxiliary headlight ( 51)

7 Turn signals ( 52)

8 Horn

2

14

z

Overviews

9 Multifunction display

( 44)

10 Not included in standard

equipment

with preparation for navi-

gation system

OE

Navigation system

( 105)

2

15

z

Overviews

Multifunction switch,

right

1 Not included in standard

equipment

with heated handlebar

grips

OE

Heated grips ( 53)

2 Not included in standard

equipment

with riding modes

OE

Riding mode ( 56)

3 Emergency on/off switch

(kill switch) ( 53)

4 Starting the engine

( 78)

2

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z

Overviews

Underneath seat

1 Onboard tool kit

2 Rider's Manual (US Model)

( 110)

3 Tire inflation pressure table

4 Payload table

5 Adjuster for the rider's seat

height ( 72)

2

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z

Overviews

Instrument cluster

1 Speedometer

2 Tachometer

3 Ambient light sensor (for

brightness adjustment of

instrument lighting)

with anti-theft alarm

OE

Anti-theft alarm system in-

dicator lamp (see anti-theft

alarm system operating in-

structions)

4 Warning and indicator

lamps ( 25)

5 Multifunction display

( 20)

2

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Overviews

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