BMW R 1200GS Adventure 2015 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
Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Multifunction switch, left . . . . 15
Multifunction switch,
right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3 Displays ........ . . . . . . . . . 19
Warning and indicator
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 22
Warning symbols in the
display panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Outside temperature . . . . . . . . 38
Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Oil level indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . 40
Upshift recommendation . . . . 41
4 Operation. . . . . . . . . . ... . . . 43
Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Ignition with Key-
less Ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 50
Alarm system (DWA) . . . . . . . . 57
Emergency on/off switch (kill
switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 62
BMW Motorrad Inte-
gral ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
ASC Automatic Stability
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Dynamic ESA, Electronic
Suspension Adjustment . . . . . 72
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Handlebars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 77
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Rider and passenger
seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Storage compartment . . . . . . . 82
5 Riding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 83
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Observe checklist . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Shifting gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Parking your motorcycle . . . . 93
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BMW R 1200GS Adventure 2015 Specifications

General

Displacement	1170 cc
Bore x Stroke	101 mm x 73 mm
Compression Ratio	12.5:1
Fuel System	Electronic fuel injection
Final Drive	Shaft drive
Tire, Front	120/70 R19
Tire, Rear	170/60 R17
Width	980 mm
Height	1, 450 mm
Wheelbase	1, 510 mm
Weight, Wet	260 kg
Engine Type	Air/liquid-cooled four stroke flat twin engine
Power	125 hp (92 kW) at 7, 750 rpm
Torque	125 Nm at 6, 500 rpm
Transmission	6-speed
Frame	Two-section frame
Front Suspension	BMW Motorrad Telelever
Rear Suspension	BMW Motorrad Paralever
Front Brake	Dual disc brake, floating brake discs, diameter 305 mm, 4-piston calipers
Rear Brake	Single disc brake
Length	2255 mm
Seat Height	890 / 910 mm (Optional low seat: 860 / 880 mm)
Fuel Capacity	30 liters