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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