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BMW R 1200 RT Rider's Manual

BMW R 1200 RT
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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
Underneath the seat . . . . . . . . 14
Multifunction switch, left . . . . 15
Multifunction switch,
right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3 Status indicators .. . . . . . 21
Warning and telltale
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 24
Meaning of symbols. . . . . . . . . 25
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Ambient temperature. . . . . . . . 41
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Service-due indicator . . . . . . . . 42
Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
4 Operation. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 45
Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Ignition with Key-
less Ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 55
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . 59
Trip meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Emergency off switch (kill
switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Daytime riding light . . . . . . . . . . 64
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 67
ASC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Cruise-control system . . . . . . . 69
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Electronic Suspension Ad-
justment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Hill Start Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Heating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Adjusting instrument
panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Stowage compartment . . . . . . 81
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
DWA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Rear seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
5 Riding . . ... . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 95
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 96
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Shifting gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

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BMW R 1200 RT Specifications

General IconGeneral
Final DriveShaft drive
Tires (Front)120/70 ZR 17
Tires (Rear)180/55 ZR 17
Displacement1170 cc
Power92 kW (125 hp) at 7, 750 rpm
Torque125 Nm at 6, 500 rpm
Fuel Capacity25 l
Seat Height830 mm
Fuel SystemElectronic fuel injection
Front SuspensionTelelever, central spring strut
Rear SuspensionParalever, central spring strut
Front BrakeDual 320 mm discs, 4-piston calipers
Rear BrakeSingle 276 mm disc, 2-piston caliper
ABSStandard
Wheelbase1, 485 mm

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