BMW K 1600 GTL Exclusive User Manual

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
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 21
Meaning of symbols . . . . . . . . . 22
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Ambient temperature. . . . . . . . 23
Oil level indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Tire inflation pressures . . . . . . 25
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4 Operation. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 41
Keyless Ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Electronic immobilizer
EWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Central locking system . . . . . . 44
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 47
Onboard computer . . . . . . . . . . 51
Tripmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 56
Emergency on/off switch (kill
switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 57
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Dynamic Traction Control
(DTC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Start-off assistance . . . . . . . . . . 63
ESA Electronic Suspension
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Alarm system(DWA) . . . . . . . . . 65
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Wind deflection wing . . . . . . . . 72
Storage compartments . . . . . . 72
Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
5 Riding .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 75
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 76
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Parking your motorcycle . . . . 83
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Secure motorcycle for trans-
port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

BMW K 1600 GTL Exclusive Specifications

General

Displacement	1649 cc
Rear Suspension	BMW Motorrad Paralever
Rear Brakes	Single 320 mm disc, 2-piston caliper
Tire Front	120/70 ZR 17
Tire Rear	190/55 ZR 17
Engine Type	Liquid-cooled, 4-stroke in-line six-cylinder
Power	160 hp at 7750 rpm
Torque	175 Nm at 5250 rpm
Transmission	6-speed
Fuel Capacity	26.5 liters
Seat Height	750 mm
Weight	364 kg (unladen weight, road ready, fully fueled)
Front Suspension	BMW Motorrad Duolever
Front Brakes	Dual 320 mm discs, 4-piston calipers
Length	2489 mm
Width	1000 mm
Wheelbase	1, 618 mm
Height	1, 465 mm