BMW R 1200 GS ADVENTURE User manual

BMW Motorrad

The Ultimate Riding

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Rider's Manual

R 1200 GS Adventure

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 motorcycle from

BMW and welcome you to the

community of BMW riders.

Familiarise yourself with your new

motorcycle so that you can ride it

safely and confidently in all 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 information

on maintenance and care to help

you maintain your motorcycle's

reliability and safety, as well as its

value.

If you have questions concerning

your motorcycle, your authorised

BMW Motorrad dealer will gladly

provide advice and assistance.

We hope that you will enjoy rid-

ing your BMW and that all your

journeys will be pleasant and

safe.

BMW Motorrad.

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

Currency . ..................... 7

2 General views . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

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

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

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

Handlebar fitting, left ......... 15

Handlebar fitting, right . . . . . . . . 16

Instrument cluster . . . ......... 17

Headlight . .................... 18

3 Status indicators . . . . . . . 19

Standard status

indicators . .................... 20

Status indicators with on-

board computer

OE

........... 21

Status indicators with

tyre-pressure monitoring

(RDC)

OE

...................... 22

Standard warnings . . ......... 22

Warnings issued by the on-

board computer

OE

........... 26

ABS status indicators

OE

..... 28

ASC status indicators

OE

..... 31

RDC status indicators

OE

..... 34

Anti-theft alarm status indic-

ators

OE

....................... 38

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

Ignition switch and steering

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

Electronic immobiliser

(EWS) . . . . .................... 43

Clock . . . . . .................... 44

Odometer and tripmeters . . . . 45

On-board computer

OE

....... 48

Tyre pressure monitoring

RDC

OE

....................... 51

Lights . . . . .................... 52

Turn indicators . . ............. 53

Hazard warning flashers . . . . . . 54

Emergency off switch (kill

switch) . . . .................... 55

Grip heating

OE

............... 56

BMW Motorrad Integral

ABS

OE

....................... 56

Automatic Stability Control

ASC

OE

....................... 57

Seat height . . . . . . ............. 59

Windscreen . . . . . ............. 60

Clutch . . . . .................... 60

Brakes . . . .................... 60

Shift lever .................... 62

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

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

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

Tyres . . . . . .................... 65

Headlight . .................... 66

Front and rear seats . ......... 67

Helmet holder . . . ............. 69

5 Riding . . . . ................ 71

Safety instructions . . . . . ...... 72

Checklist . . . . ................. 73

Starting. . . . . . ................. 74

Running in . . ................. 77

Riding off-road . . ............. 77

Brakes . . . . . . ................. 78

Parking your motorcycle . . . . . 79

Refuelling . . . ................. 81

6 Engineering details.. . . . 83

Brake system with BMW Mo-

torrad Integral ABS

OE

........ 84

Electronic engine manage-

ment with BMW Motorrad

ASC

OE

....................... 86

Tyre pressure monitoring

RDC

OE

....................... 88

7 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . .. 91

General instructions . . . . ...... 92

Power socket . . . ............. 92

Luggage . . . . ................. 93

Case

OA

...................... 94

Topcase

OA

................... 97

8 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . 101

General instructions . . . . .... 102

Toolkit...................... 102

Engine oil . . . ............... 103

Brake system, general . . .... 105

Brake pads . . ............... 105

Brake fluid . . . ............... 108

Clutch ...................... 109

Tyres . ...................... 110

Rims . ...................... 111

Wheels . . . . . . ............... 111

Front-wheel stand . . . . . . .... 117

Bulbs . ...................... 118

Air filter . . . . . . ............... 127

Removing right side pan-

el........................... 129

Installing right side pan-

el........................... 130

Jump starting . . . ........... 130

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

9 Care .... . .. . . . . . . .. . .. . . . 137

Care products . . . ........... 138

Washing motorcycle. . . . .... 138

Cleaning easily damaged

components . ............... 138

Paint care . . . ............... 139

Protective wax coating . .... 140

Laying up motorcycle . . .... 140

Restoring motorcycle to

use......................... 140

10 Technical data .. . . . . . 141

Troubleshooting chart . . .... 142

Threaded fasteners . . . . .... 143

Engine . . . . . . ............... 145

Fuel . . ...................... 146

Engine oil . . . ............... 146

Clutch ...................... 147

Transmission ............... 148

Rear-wheel drive ........... 148

Running gear ............... 149

Brakes . . . . . . ............... 149

Wheels and tyres........... 150

Electrics . . . . . ............... 152

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

Dimensions . ............... 155

Weights . . . . . ............... 156

Riding specifications . . . .... 156

11 Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

BMW Motorrad service . . . . . 158

BMW Motorrad service

quality . . . . .................. 158

BMW Motorrad Service

Card: on-the-spot break-

down assistance ........... 158

BMW Motorrad service net-

work . . . . . . .................. 159

Maintenance work . . . ....... 159

Confirmation of mainten-

ance work .................. 160

Confirmation of service . . . . . 165

General instructions

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

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

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

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

Currency . ............................. 7

1

5

z

General instructions

Overview

Chapter 2 of this Rider's Manu-

al 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 Manu-

al; it is an important part of the

motorcycle.

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

motorcycle 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.

Item of technical data.

OE Optional extra

The motorcycles are as-

sembled complete with

all the BMW optional ex-

tras originally ordered.

OA Optional accessory

You can obtain option-

al accessories through

your authorised BMW

Motorrad dealer; optional

accessories have to be

retrofitted to the motor-

cycle.

EWS

Electronic immobiliser

(Elektronische Wegfahr-

sicherung).

DWA

Anti-theft alarm (Diebs-

tahlwarnanlage)

ABS

Anti-lock brake system

ASC Automatic Stability Con-

trol.

1

6

z

General instructions

RDC

Tyre pressure control

(ReifenDruck-Control)

Equipment

When you ordered your BMW

motorcycle, you chose various

items of custom equipment. This

Rider's Manual describes option-

al extras (OE) offered by BMW

and selected optional accessor-

ies (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

Deutsche Institut für Normung

e.V. Versions for individual

countries may differ.

Currency

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.

1

7

z

General instructions

1

8

z

General instructions

General views

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

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

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

Handlebar fitting, left ................. 15

Handlebar fitting, right . . . ............ 16

Instrument cluster . . ................. 17

Headlight ............................ 18

2

9

z

General views

2

10

z

General views

General view, left side

1 Clutch-fluid reservoir

( 109)

2 Adjuster for headlight beam

throw (underneath the in-

strument cluster) ( 67)

3 Adjuster for damping char-

acteristic, rear suspension

( 65)

4 Seat lock ( 67)

5 Power socket ( 92)

6 Engine oil level indicator

( 103)

7 Engine-oil filler neck

( 104)

8 Adjuster, spring preload,

front ( 63)

9 Socket (OA) ( 92)

10 Windscreen ( 60)

2

11

z

General views

2

12

z

General views

General view, right side

1 Fuel filler neck ( 81)

2 Vehicle Identification Num-

ber (VIN) on steering-head

bearing

3 Brake-fluid reservoir, front

( 105)

4 Air filter (underneath tank

cover) ( 127)

5 Adjustable footbrake lever

( 61)

6 Adjuster for spring preload,

rear ( 64)

7 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear

( 109)

2

13

z

General views

Underneath the seat

1 Battery ( 131)

2 Rider's Manual

3 Toolkit ( 102)

4 Puncture repair lit (OA) un-

derneath toolkit

5 Helmet holder ( 69)

2

14

z

General views

Handlebar fitting, left

1 Operating the odometer

( 45), Operating the on-

board computer

OE

( 48)

2 Operating ASC

OE

( 58)

3 Operating the ABS

OE

( 56)

4 Horn

5 Flashing turn indicators,

left ( 53), Hazard warn-

ing flashers ( 54)

6 Headlight flasher and high-

beam headlight ( 52)

2

15

z

General views

Handlebar fitting, right

1 Emergency off switch (kill

switch) ( 55)

2 Starter button ( 74)

3 Flashing turn indicators,

right ( 53), Hazard warn-

ing flashers ( 54)

4 Cancel button, flashing turn

indicators ( 54), Pushbut-

ton, cancel hazard warning

flashers ( 55)

5 Grip heating

OE

( 56)

2

16

z

General views

Instrument cluster

1 Speedometer

2 Rev. counter

3 Telltale lights ( 20)

4 Multifunction display

( 20)

5 Telltale light, anti-theft alarm

(OE) and sensor for instru-

ment lighting

6 Select readings ( 45)

Reset the tripmeter ( 46)

Set the clock ( 44)

The instrument-cluster

lighting has automatic day

and night switchover.

2

17

z

General views

Headlight

1 Low-beam headlight

2 High-beam headlight

3 Side light

2

18

z

General views

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