BMW Motorrad R 1150 GS Operating and maintenance instructions

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BMW Motorrad
On-board
documentation
consisting of
Rider's Manual
and Maintenance
Instructions
BMW Motorrad
On-board
documentation
consisting of
Rider's Manual
and Maintenance
Instructions
BMW Motorrad
On-board
documentation
consisting of
Rider's Manual
and Maintenance
Instructions
BMW Motorrad
On-board
documentation
consisting of
Rider's Manual
and Maintenance
Instructions
BMW Motorrad
On-board
documentation
consisting of
Rider's Manual
and Maintenance
Instructions
BMW Motorrad
On-board
documentation
consisting of
Rider's Manual
and Maintenance
Instructions
BMW Motorrad
On-board
documentation
consisting of
Rider's Manual
and Maintenance
Instructions
BMW Motorrad
On-board
documentation
consisting of
Rider's Manual
and Maintenance
Instructions
BMW Motorrad
On-board
documentation
consisting of
Rider's Manual
and Maintenance
Instructions
BMW Motorrad
On-board
documentation
consisting of
Rider's Manual
and Maintenance
Instructions
BMW Motorrad
On-board
documentation
consisting of
Rider's Manual
and Maintenance
Instructions
BMW Motorrad
On-board
documentation
consisting of
Rider's Manual
and Maintenance
Instructions
BMW Motorrad
On-board
documentation
consisting of
Rider's Manual
and Maintenance
Instructions
BMW Motorrad
On-board
documentation
consisting of
Rider's Manual
and Maintenance
Instructions
Maintenance Instructions
R 1150 GS
R 1150 GS Adventure
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Please note
dWarning:
This symbol stands for precau-
tions and measures which are
essential in order to protect the
rider or other persons from pos-
sibly severe or fatal injury.
eCaution:
Specific instructions and safety
precautions intended to prevent
damage to the motorcycle. Disre-
garding them may render the war-
ranty invalid.
LNote:
Specific instructions on how to op-
erate, control, adjust or look after
items of equipment on the motor-
cycle.
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BMW Service
Dear motorcycle enthusiast
For safety reasons and to main-
tain the value of your motorcy-
cle, regular maintenance
intervals have been laid down.
Always keep to the specified
maintenance intervals. This is
the only way to ensure that war-
ranty claims are not invalidated.
The contents of the mainte-
nance charts are subject to
change, for reasons of safety,
due to modifications in, among
other things, materials.
Your authorised BMW motorcy-
cle dealer can provide informa-
tion on the currently specified
Service, Inspection and Annual
Service work needed.
Important:
BMW refuses to accept liability
for damage or consequential
damage due to repairs or serv-
ice work carried out by other
than BMW-authorised work-
shops.
Consequently, we recommend
that you have service work car-
ried out by the specially trained
experts at your authorised
BMW motorcycle dealer, and
have this confirmed in the Main-
tenance Instructions.
Authorised BMW motorcycle
dealers are supplied with the
latest technical information and
have the necessary technical
know-how and specially trained
staff.
Please do not hesitate to con-
tact your authorised BMW
motorcycle dealer on all mat-
ters concerning your motorcy-
cle.
Authorised BMW motorcycle
dealers are fully informed about
all aspects of your motorcycle
and will gladly advise and assist
you.
Best wishes,
BMW Motorrad
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BMW Service
Important safety information
For your own safety, use only
genuine BMW spare parts and
accessories approved by
BMW.
If you choose genuine BMW
accessories and spare parts
that have been tested and
approved, you can be sure
that BMW has carried out the
appropriate tests to confirm
their suitability for use on your
motorcycle. BMW accepts
product liability only for these
products.
Note, however, that BMW is
unable to accept liability for
spare parts and accessories
which it has not approved.
BMW cannot assess every sin-
gle product of outside origin in
order to decide whether it can
be used on or with a BMW vehi-
cle without constituting a safety
hazard.
Nor is approval by an official
technical inspection authority,
or even the granting of a gen-
eral operating permit necessar-
ily a sufficient guarantee, since
these test procedures are not
always adequate.
Genuine BMW spare parts,
accessories and other products
which BMW has approved can
be obtained from all authorised
BMW motorcycle dealers,
together with expert advice on
their installation and use.
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BMW Service
Maintenance work is divided up
into Service, Inspection and
Annual Service.
BMW Inspection
1,000 km
BMW Running-in Check after
the first 1,000 km.
BMW Service
After the first 10,000 km and
subsequently every 20,000 km
(30,000 km, 50,000 km,
70,000 km…)
BMW Inspection
After the first 20,000 km and
subsequently every 20,000 km
(40,000 km, 60,000 km,
80,000 km…)
BMW Annual Service
Certain items of maintenance
work depend on elapsed time
as well as the distance the
motorcycle has covered. They
should therefore be carried out
at least once a year (e.g. chang-
ing the brake fluid).
If these items cannot be carried
out during a Service or an
Inspection, an Annual Service
must be performed.
LNote:
Every BMW motorcycle dealer
has a fixed scale of charges
based on work times and care-
fully calculated hourly rates.
Lubricants and consumables,
filters, gaskets etc. are billed
separately.
Maintenance schedule
If you like, you can view the cur-
rent maintenance schedule for
your motorcycle on the Internet
and download the file from
www.bmw-motorrad.com/
maintenance.
Maintenance work
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BMW Service
BMW Pre-delivery
check
Carried out in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
BMW Service
10,000 km
Carried out in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
Confirmation of maintenance work
BMW Inspection
1,000 km
Carried out in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
BMW Inspection
20,000 km
Carried out in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
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BMW Service
Confirmation of maintenance work
BMW Inspection
40,000 km
Carried out in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
BMW Inspection
60,000 km
Carried out in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
BMW Service
30,000 km
Carried out in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
BMW Service
50,000 km
Carried out in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
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BMW Service
Confirmation of maintenance work
BMW Inspection
80,000 km
Carried out in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
BMW Inspection
100,000 km
Carried out in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
BMW Service
70,000 km
Carried out in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
BMW Service
90,000 km
Carried out in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
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BMW Service
Confirmation of maintenance work
BMW Inspection
120,000 km
Carried out in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometre reading
Date, stamp, signature
BMW Inspection
140,000 km
Carried out in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometre reading
Date, stamp, signature
BMW Service
110,000 km
Carried out in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometre reading
Date, stamp, signature
BMW Service
130,000 km
Carried out in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometre reading
Date, stamp, signature
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BMW Service
Confirmation of maintenance work
BMW
Annual Service
Carried out in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Brake fluid changed:
Yes No
Clutch fluid changed:
Yes No
Date, stamp, signature
BMW
Annual Service
Carried out in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Brake fluid changed:
Yes No
Clutch fluid changed:
Yes No
Date, stamp, signature
BMW
Annual Service
Carried out in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Brake fluid changed:
Yes No
Clutch fluid changed:
Yes No
Date, stamp, signature
BMW
Annual Service
Carried out in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Brake fluid changed:
Yes No
Clutch fluid changed:
Yes No
Date, stamp, signature
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BMW Service
Confirmation of maintenance work
BMW
Annual Service
Carried out in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Brake fluid changed:
Yes No
Clutch fluid changed:
Yes No
Date, stamp, signature
BMW
Annual Service
Carried out in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Brake fluid changed:
Yes No
Clutch fluid changed:
Yes No
Date, stamp, signature
BMW
Annual Service
Carried out in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Brake fluid changed:
Yes No
Clutch fluid changed:
Yes No
Date, stamp, signature
BMW
Annual Service
Carried out in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Brake fluid changed:
Yes No
Clutch fluid changed:
Yes No
Date, stamp, signature
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BMW Service
This list is intended as a record of maintenance, warranty and
repair work, of the installation of accessories, and also to confirm
that special campaign work has been carried out.
Record of all work carried out in workshop
Work details Odometer reading Date
Confirmations of service work
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BMW Service
This list is intended as a record of maintenance, warranty and
repair work, of the installation of accessories, and also to confirm
that special campaign work has been carried out.
Record of all work carried out in workshop
Work details Odometer reading Date
Confirmations of service work
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BMW Service
Confirmations of service work
Odometer replaced
Distance reading,
not total distance covered!
odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
Odometer replaced
Distance reading,
not total distance covered!
odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
Odometer replaced
Distance reading,
not total distance covered!
odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
Odometer replaced
Distance reading,
not total distance covered!
odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
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Maintenance and care
Your motorcycle is equipped
with Digital Motor Electronic
(MOTRONIC) engine manage-
ment, and a high-power ignition
system.
dWarning:
When the engine is running or
the ignition is switched on, do
not touch any electrically live
components, terminals or
wiring.
–Riskoffatalaccident!
Work on the electrical system
only when the circuit has
been interrupted (switch off
ignition and light). For greater
safety, disconnect and insu-
late the negative battery lead.
If you intend to perform the
maintenance and general care
work described in the following
section yourself, you must pos-
sess the necessary knowledge
of technical matters and
mechanical skills.
Your motorcycle is built to high
technological standards.
Special tools and purpose-
designed diagnosis and testing
equipment, together with the
appropriate knowledge, are
needed to keep your motorcy-
cle in optimum working order.
General instructions
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Maintenance and care
General instructions
Your authorised BMW motorcy-
cle dealer possesses the nec-
essary technical know-how and
employs company-trained staff.
They can guarantee that your
motorcycle is always main-
tained in a fault-free technical
condition.
Remember: the safety and reli-
ability of your motorcycle are
the most important
considerations.
You should therefore not
attempt any complex repair or
maintenance tasks.
Keep to the specified Inspec-
tion and Service intervals.
BMW refuses to accept liability
for damage or consequential
damage due to repairs or serv-
ice work carried out by work-
shops other than BMW-
authorised workshops.
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Maintenance and care
General instructions
Technical modifications
dWarning:
The data stored in the
MOTRONIC control unit is the
result of extensive experi-
mental and testing work.
Tampering with the
MOTRONIC control unit rep-
resents an increased safety
risk for the rider.
LNote:
Tampering with the MOTRONIC
control unit invalidates the war-
ranty.
Technical modifications are
permitted only to a limited
extent.
Whenever you are planning
such modifications, comply
with all the legal requirements.
The motorcycle must not
infringe your national road-vehi-
cle construction and use regu-
lations.
Your authorised BMW motorcy-
cle dealer will gladly advise you
on technical requirements, the
manufacturer’s recommenda-
tions and the overall benefit
likely to be obtained.
Genuine BMW parts
For reasons of safety, use only
genuine BMW parts and acces-
sories.
Genuine BMW parts are identi-
cal with those fitted to your
motorcycle as original equip-
ment.
BMW Motorrad refuses to
accept any liability whatsoever
for other-make spare parts and
accessories.
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Maintenance and care
Troubleshooting chart
Malfunction: Engine does not start at all or is very difficult to start
Possible cause Remedy See bPage
Wrong ignition key
position
Operate correctly bRider’s Manual
Kill switch on Operate correctly bRider’s Manual
Side stand extended,
gear selected
Operate correctly bRider’s Manual
Power supply inter-
rupted
Blown fuse b45
Gear engaged (clutch
lever not pulled in)
Select neutral (or
pull clutch lever)
bRider’s Manual
No fuel in fuel tank Add fuel bRider’s Manual
Fuel pump not
working
Fuse 5 and/or 6
blown
b45
Wrong twistgrip/
choke setting
Operate correctly bRider’s Manual
Blocked air filter
element
Replace
Spark plug/leads or
caps wet
Blow out/dry with
compressed air
Insufficient battery
charge
Recharge battery b48
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Maintenance and care
Troubleshooting chart
LNote:
For more serious faults – and
those not detailed on pages
13...59 – take your motorcycle
to a specialist workshop,
preferably an authorised
BMW motorcycle dealer.
LNote:
More detailed technical infor-
mation is available in the follow-
ing publications:
– BMW Repair Manual
– BMW electrical circuit-
diagrams brochure
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Maintenance and care
• Place the motorcycle on its
centre stand,
– after making sure that the
ground is level and firm
• Raise the front wheel with
front wheel stand,
BMW special tool
No. 36 3 970, or a suitable
auxiliary stand, and support if
necessary
LNote:
Make sure that the auxiliary
stand is set to the correct width
and height.
OE Optional extra
eCaution:
When removing, avoid damage to
brake pipes, brake discs, brake
pads or the wheel rim (mask off
with tape if necessary).
Do not scratch the rim when forc-
ing back the brake pads or re-
moving the calipers (mask off with
tape if necessary).
To prevent damage to the brake
caliper and possible difficulty
when assembling: never apply
the brake lever when the brake
calipers have been removed.
Motorcycle with
BMW Integral ABSOE:
Do not damage the ABS sensor
cable, ABS sensor ring or ABS
sensor.
Removing the front wheel
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