BMW R 1200 R User Manual

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 . . . . . . . . . 15
Handlebar fitting, left . . . . . . . . . 16
Handlebar fitting, right . . . . . . . . 17
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3 Status indicators .. . . . . . 21
Standard status
indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Status indicators with on-
board computer
OE
........... 23
Status indicators with
tyre pressure monitoring
(RDC)
OE
...................... 24
Standard warnings . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Warnings issued by the on-
board computer
OE
........... 29
ABS warnings
OE
............. 29
ASC warnings
OE
............. 32
RDC warnings
OE
............. 34
Anti-theft alarm
warnings
OE
................... 40
4 Operation . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . 41
Ignition switch and steering
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Electronic immobiliser
(EWS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Odometer and tripmeters . . . . 44
On-board computer
OE
....... 46
Tyre pressure monitoring
RDC
OE
....................... 48
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . . 51
Emergency off switch (kill
switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Automatic Stability Control
ASC
OE
....................... 52
Grip heating
OE
............... 53
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Electronic Suspension Ad-
justment ESA
OE
............. 57
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
5 Riding . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . 63
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

BMW R 1200 R Specifications

General

Brand	BMW
Model	R 1200 R
Category	Motorcycle
Language	English