BMW R nineT Rider's Manual

Rider's Manual (US Model)

R nineT

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

Congratulations on choosing a

motorcycle from BMW Motorrad

and welcome to the community

of BMW motorcycle owners and

riders. Familiarize yourself with

your new motorcycle so that you

can ride it safely and confidently

in all highway 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

get the most benefit from your

BMW's advanced technical fea-

tures.

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 complaints

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 on your

BMW

BMW Motorrad.

01 41 8 550 817

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Table of Contents

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

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

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

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

Warning and indicator

lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 21

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

Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

4 Operation. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 29

Steering and ignition

lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

EWS Electronic immobi-

lizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 34

Emergency on/off switch (kill

switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 36

Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Rider and passenger

seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

5 Anti-theft alarm sys-

tem DWA . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 43

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Alarm function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Deactivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Logging on remote con-

trol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

6 Riding . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 53

Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 54

Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Parking your motorcycle . . . . 59

Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Fastening motorcycle for

transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

7 Technology in

detail .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 63

Brake system with

BMW Motorrad ABS . . . . . . . . 64

8 Maintenance .. .. .. .. .. .. 67

General instructions . . . . . . . . . 68

Onboard tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Front wheel stand . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Rear-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Wheel rims and tires . . . . . . . . 77

Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

9 Accessories . .. .. .. .. .. .. 95

General instructions . . . . . . . . . 96

Onboard power sockets . . . . . 96

Luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Passenger frame . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Installing passenger

frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

10 Care .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 105

Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Washing your vehicle. . . . . . 106

Cleaning sensitive vehicle

parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Storing motorcycle . . . . . . . . 108

Protective wax coating . . . . 108

Returning motorcycle to

use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

11 Technical data .. .. .. 109

Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 110

Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 111

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 116

Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Wheels and tires . . . . . . . . . . 119

Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 120

Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Performance data . . . . . . . . . 123

Anti-theft alarm system . . . 123

Remote control. . . . . . . . . . . . 124

12 Service . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 125

Reporting safety

defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

BMW Motorrad Service . . . 127

BMW Motorrad Mobility

Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Maintenance proce-

dures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Confirmation of mainte-

nance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Confirmation of service . . . . 134

13 Index .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 136

General instructions

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

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

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

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

Notice concerning current status . . . . 7

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General instructions

Overview

We have placed great importance

on good orientation when using

this Rider's Manual. You'll find

special topics most quickly by

using the extensive index at the

end of the manual. You can find

a first overview of your motorcy-

cle in Chapter 2. All maintenance

and repair work carried out on

your vehicle will be documented

in Chapter 11. Proof of the main-

tenance work performed is a pre-

requisite for generous treatment

of claims.

When the time comes to sell

your BMW, remember to hand

over this Rider's Manual; it is an

important part of the motorcycle.

Abbreviations and

symbols

Indicates warnings that it is

imperative to observe for

your own 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.

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General instructions

ABS Anti-Lock Brake System.

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 motorcycle comes with

equipment not described here,

you can find the descriptions in a

separate manual.

Technical data

All dimensions, weights and out-

puts in the Rider's Manual relate

to the German DIN standards

and comply with their tolerance

specifications. Versions for indi-

vidual countries may differ.

Notice concerning

current status

The high safety and quality stan-

dards of BMW motorcycles are

maintained by constant develop-

ment work on design, equipment

and accessories. For this rea-

son, aspects of your motorcycle

may vary from the descriptions in

this Rider's Manual. In addition,

BMW Motorrad cannot guarantee

the total absence of errors. We

hope you will appreciate that no

claims can be recognized based

on the data, illustrations or de-

scriptions in this manual.

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General instructions

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General instructions

Overviews

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Overviews

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Overviews

General view, left side

1 Check clutch function

( 77)

2 Refueling ( 60)

3 Remove passenger frame

( 97)

4 Adjusting damping on rear

wheel ( 38)

5 Onboard power sockets

( 96)

6 Check engine oil level

( 71)

7 Type plate (on left on

steering-head bearing)

2

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Overviews

2

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Overviews

General view, right side

1 Check front brake fluid

level ( 75)

2 Top up engine oil ( 72)

3 Vehicle Identification Num-

ber (at front right at bottom

on rear frame)

4 Checking rear brake fluid

level ( 76)

5 Adjusting spring preload

( 38)

6 Removing passenger seat

( 41)

2

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Overviews

Multifunction switch,

left

1 Multifunction display

( 21)

2 High-beam headlight and

headlight flasher ( 33)

3 Hazard warning flashers

( 34)

4 Turn indicators ( 33)

5 Horn

2

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Overviews

Multifunction switch,

right

1 with heated grips

OA

Operating heated grips

( 36)

2 Emergency on/off switch

(kill switch) ( 35)

3 Starter button ( 56)

2

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Overviews

Underneath seat

1 Rider's Manual (US Model)

2 Payload table

3 Onboard tool kit ( 68)

4 Tire inflation pressure table

5 Positive battery connection

point ( 90)

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Overviews

Instrument cluster

1 Speedometer

2 Warning and indicator

lamps ( 20)

3 Tachometer

4 Ambient light sensor (for

brightness adjustment of

instrument lighting)

5 Clock ( 31)

6 Multifunction display

( 21)

7 Display ( 32)

8 Indicator lamp

with anti-theft alarm

OE

Anti-theft alarm system

(DWA)

2

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Overviews

2

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Overviews

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