BMW Motorrad K 1600 GT Installation and maintenance manual

Rider's Manual
K 1600 GT
BMW Motorrad
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The Ultimate
Riding Machine

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Welcome to BMW
We congratulate you on
your choice of a vehicle from
BMW Motorrad and welcome
you to the community of BMW
riders. Familiarise yourself with
your new vehicle so that you can
ride it safely and confidently in all
traffic situations.
About this Rider's Manual
Please read this Rider's Manual
carefully before starting to use
your new BMW. It contains im-
portant information on how to
operate the controls and how to
make the best possible use of all
your BMW's technical features.
In addition, it contains informa-
tion on maintenance and care to
help you maintain your vehicle's
reliability and safety, as well as its
value.
This record of the maintenance
work you have had performed on
your vehicle is a precondition for
generous treatment of goodwill
claims.
If the time comes to sell your
BMW, please remember to hand
over this Rider's Manual to the
new owner. It is an important
part of the vehicle.
Suggestions and criticism
If you have questions concern-
ing your vehicle, your authorised
BMW Motorrad dealer will gladly
provide advice and assistance.
We hope you will enjoy riding
your BMW and that all your jour-
neys will be pleasant and safe
BMW Motorrad.
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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 cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3 Status indicators . . . . . . . 19
Indicator and warning
lights ........................ 20
Meaning of symbols . . . . . . . . . 21
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 23
Warnings.................... 24
Emergency call display . . . . . . 40
Service-due indicator . . . . . . . . 41
Range....................... 42
Oil level ..................... 43
Ambient temperature. . . . . . . . 43
Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
4 Operation................ 45
Ignition switch/steering
lock ......................... 46
Ignition ...................... 47
Ignition with Key-
less Ride .................... 48
Emergency off switch (kill
switch) ...................... 52
Intelligent emergency
call .......................... 53
Reverser .................... 54
Lights ....................... 55
Daytime riding light . . . . . . . . . . 58
Hazard warning lights sys-
tem ......................... 59
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 60
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . 65
Trip distance recorder . . . . . . . 66
Anti-theft alarm (DWA) . . . . . . 67
Dynamic Traction Control
(DTC) ....................... 71
Electronic Suspension Ad-
justment (ESA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Riding mode ................ 72
Cruise-control system . . . . . . . 73
Hill Start Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Grip heating................. 80
Seat heating ................ 81
Storage compartment . . . . . . . 83
5 Adjustment . .. .. .. .. .. .. . 85
Mirrors ...................... 86
Windscreen ................. 86
Slipstream deflector . . . . . . . . . 87
Front seat................... 87
Clutch....................... 89
Brakes ...................... 89
6 Riding.................... 91
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 92
Comply with checklist . . . . . . . 94
Starting...................... 94

Runningin .................. 97
Brakes ...................... 98
Parking your motor-
cycle ...................... 100
Refuelling ................. 100
Securing motorcycle for
transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
7 Engineering
details ................. 107
General instructions . . . . . . . 108
Anti-lock brake system
(ABS)...................... 108
Dynamic Traction Control
(DTC) ..................... 111
Electronic Suspension Ad-
justment (ESA) . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Tyre pressure monitoring
(RDC) ..................... 115
Shift assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Pullaway assistant . . . . . . . . . 117
8 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 119
General instructions . . . . . . . 120
Toolkit..................... 120
Front-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 120
Engine oil ................. 122
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Clutch..................... 127
Coolant.................... 127
Tyres...................... 128
Rims and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Wheels.................... 129
Light source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Battery .................... 141
Fuses ..................... 144
9 Accessories .. .. .. .. .. . 147
General instructions . . . . . . . 148
Power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Cases ..................... 149
Topcase................... 151
Navigation device . . . . . . . . . 155
10 Care .................. 161
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . 162
Cleaning easily damaged
components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Paint care ................. 163
Protective wax coating . . . . 164
Laying up the motor-
cycle ...................... 164
Restoring motorcycle to
use........................ 164
11 Technical data . . . . . . 165
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 166
Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 167
Fuel....................... 168
Engine oil ................. 168
Engine .................... 169
Clutch..................... 170
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Final drive ................. 171
Frame..................... 171
Chassis and
suspension................ 172
Brakes .................... 173
Wheels and tyres. . . . . . . . . . 173
Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 175
Anti-theft alarm. . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Weights ................... 178
Riding specifications . . . . . . 178

12 Service ............... 179
BMW Motorrad Service . . . 180
BMW Motorrad Mobility
services ................... 180
Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . 180
Maintenance schedule . . . . 183
Confirmation of mainten-
ance work................. 184
Confirmation of service . . . . 198
13 Appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Certificate for Electronic
Immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Certificate for Remote Con-
trol ........................ 204
Certificate for Key-
less Ride .................. 208
Certificate for Tyre Pres-
sure Control (RDC) . . . . . . . . 210
14 Index ................. 211

General instructions
Overview ............................ 6
Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6
Equipment........................... 7
Technicaldata....................... 7
Actuality ............................. 7
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z General instructions

Overview
Chapter 2 of this Rider's Manual
will provide you with an initial
overview of your motorcycle.
All maintenance and repair work
on the vehicle is documented in
Chapter 11. This record of the
maintenance work you have had
performed on your vehicle is a
precondition for generous treat-
ment of goodwill claims.
When the time comes to sell
your BMW, please remember
to hand over this Rider's Manual;
it is an important part of the mo-
torcycle.
Abbreviations and
symbols
CAUTION Low-risk hazard.
Non-avoidance can lead to
slight or moderate injury.
WARNING Medium-risk
hazard. Non-avoidance can
lead to fatal or severe injury.
DANGER High-risk haz-
ard. Non-avoidance leads
to fatal or severe injury.
ATTENTION Special
notes and precautionary
measures. Non-compliance can
lead to damage to the vehicle or
accessory and, consequently, to
voiding of the warranty.
NOTICE Specific instruc-
tions on how to operate,
control, adjust or look after items
of equipment on the vehicle.
Indicates the end of an
item of information.
Instruction.
Result of an activity.
Reference to a page with
more detailed informa-
tion.
Indicates the end of a
passage relating to spe-
cific accessories or items
of equipment.
Tightening torque.
Technical data.
OE Optional extras.
The vehicles are as-
sembled complete with
all the BMW Motorrad
optional extras originally
ordered.
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z General instructions

OA Optional accessories.
You can obtain
BMW Motorrad
optional accessories
through your authorised
BMW Motorrad dealer;
optional accessories
have to be retrofitted to
the vehicle.
EWS Electronic immobiliser.
DWA Anti-theft alarm (Dieb-
stahlwarnanlage).
ABS Anti-lock brake system.
DTC Dynamic Traction Con-
trol.
ESA Electronic Suspension
Adjustment.
RDC Tyre pressure monitor-
ing.
Equipment
When you ordered your BMW
motorcycle, you chose various
items of custom equipment.
This Rider's Manual describes
optional extras (OE) offered by
BMW and selected optional ac-
cessories (OA). This explains why
the manual may also contain de-
scriptions of equipment which
you have not ordered. Please
note, too, that your motorcycle
might not be exactly as illus-
trated in this manual on account
of country-specific differences.
If your BMW was supplied with
equipment not described in
this Rider's Manual, you will
find these features described in
separate manuals.
Technical data
All dimensions, weights and
power ratings stated in the
Rider's Manual are quoted to the
standards and comply with the
tolerance requirements of the
Deutsches Institut für Normung
e.V. (DIN). Versions for individual
countries may differ.
Actuality
The high safety and quality
standards of BMW motorcycles
are maintained by constant
development work on designs,
equipment and accessories.
Because of this, your motorcycle
may differ from the information
supplied in the Rider's Manual.
Nor can BMW Motorrad entirely
rule out errors and omissions.
We hope you will appreciate that
no claims can be entertained on
the basis of the data, illustrations
or descriptions in this manual.
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z General instructions

General views
General view, left side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
General view, right side . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Underneath the seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Multifunction switch, left . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Multifunction switch, right . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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z General views

General view, left side
1Fuel filler neck ( 101)
2Seat lock ( 87)
3Operation of the passenger
seat heating (on the pas-
senger seat) ( 82)
4Payload table
Tyre pressure table
5Storage compartment
( 83)
6Slipstream deflector
( 87)
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z General views

General view, right side
1Vehicle identification num-
ber (above the engine oil
filler opening)
2Storage compartment
( 83)
3Power sockets ( 148)
4Brake-fluid reservoir, front
( 125)
5Coolant level indicator (be-
hind side panel) ( 127)
6Type plate (on the front
suspension)
7Slipstream deflector
( 87)
8Engine oil filler opening
and oil dipstick ( 122)
9Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 126)
2
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z General views

Underneath the seat
1Rider's Manual
2Battery ( 141)
3Fuses ( 144)
4Standard toolkit ( 120)
5Seat height adjustment
( 88)
2
14
z General views

Multifunction switch,
left
1High-beam headlight and
headlight flasher ( 56)
2Daytime riding light
( 58)
3Cruise-control system
( 73)
4Hazard warning lights sys-
tem ( 59)
5Reverser ( 54)
6Auxiliary headlights ( 57)
7Windscreen ( 86)
8Turn indicators ( 60)
9Horn
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z General views

10 Multi-Controller and MENU
button
Multifunction display
( 60)
with ECE audio system
and preparation for nav-
igation systemOE
Audio system (see the ap-
propriate operating instruc-
tions)
DTC ( 71)
ESA ( 72)
11 Selecting the favourites
menu ( 64).
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z General views

Multifunction switch,
right
1Central locking ( 76)
2Selecting the riding mode
( 72)
3Emergency off switch (kill
switch) ( 52)
4Start engine ( 94)
5Intelligent emergency call
( 53)
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z General views

Instrument cluster
1Speedometer
2- with navigation device
preparation (OE)
Release for navigation slot
3Indicator and warning lights
( 20)
4Navigation device ( 155)
5Ambient-light brightness
sensor (for adapting the
brightness of the instru-
ment lighting)
6Engine speed display
7Multifunction display
( 23)
NOTICE
The brightness of the warning
lights and telltale lights, the
display and the instrument
needle and gauge lighting is
adapted automatically to suit
ambient brightness.
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z General views