BMW K1600GTL User Manual

Table of Contents
1 General instructions . ... 5
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Abbreviations and
symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Actuality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2 General views ........ . . . . 9
General view, left side . . . . . . . 11
General view, right side . . . . . 13
Multifunction switch, left . . . . 14
Multifunction switch,
right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Underneath the seat . . . . . . . . 17
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3 Status indicators . . . . . . . 19
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 20
Meaning of symbols . . . . . . . . . 21
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Ambient temperature. . . . . . . . 23
Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Service-due indicator . . . . . . . . 24
Warning and telltale
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Warning and telltale
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
4 Operation. . . . . . . . . . ... . . . 47
Ignition switch/steering
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Ignition with Key-
less Ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 55
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . 59
Trip meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Daytime riding light . . . . . . . . . . 61
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 66
Emergency off switch (kill
switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Grip heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Dynamic Traction Control
DTC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Slipstream deflector . . . . . . . . . 73
Cruise-control system . . . . . . . 73
Hill Start Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Stowage compartments . . . . . 76
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Shift mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Electronic Suspension Ad-
justment ESA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Anti-theft alarm (DWA) . . . . . . 85
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
5 Riding .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 92
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

BMW K1600GTL Specifications

General

Displacement	1649 cc
ABS	Standard
Traction Control	Standard
Suspension Front	BMW Motorrad Duolever
Suspension Rear	BMW Motorrad Paralever
Tires Front	120/70 ZR 17
Tires Rear	190/55 ZR 17
Engine Type	Oil/water-cooled, six-cylinder, four-stroke, in-line engine
Power	118 kW (160 hp) at 7, 750 rpm
Torque	175 Nm at 5250 rpm
Transmission	6-speed
Fuel Capacity	26.5 liters
Seat Height	750 mm
Brakes Front	Dual 320 mm discs, 4-piston calipers
Brakes Rear	Single 320 mm disc, 2-piston caliper
Weight	358 kg (unladen weight, road ready, fully fueled)