BMW Motorrad R 1200 RT 2007 Installation and maintenance manual

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BMW Motorrad
The Ultimate Riding
Machine
Rider's Manual
R 1200 RT
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Motorcycle data/dealership details
Motorcycle data
Model
Vehicle identification number
Colour code
Date of first registration
Registration number
Dealership details
Person to contact in Service department
Ms/Mr
Phone number
Dealership address/phone number (com-
pany stamp)
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Welcome to BMW
We congratulate you on your
choice of a motorcycle from
BMW and welcome you to the
community of BMW riders.
Familiarise yourself with your new
motorcycle so that you can ride it
safely and confidently in all traffic
situations.
Please read this Rider's Manual
carefully before starting to use
your new BMW motorcycle. It
contains important 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 information
on maintenance and care to help
you maintain your motorcycle's
reliability and safety, as well as its
value.
If you have questions concerning
your motorcycle, your authorised
BMW Motorrad dealer will gladly
provide advice and assistance.
We hope that you will enjoy rid-
ing your BMW and that all your
journeys will be pleasant and
safe.
BMW Motorrad.
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Table of Contents
You can also consult the index at
the end of this Rider's Manual if
you want to find a particular topic
or item of information.
1 General instructions . . .. . 5
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Abbreviations and symbols . . . . 6
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Currency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2 General views . . . . .. . . . .. . . 9
General view, left side . . . . . . . . 11
General view, right side . . . . . . 13
Underneath the seat . . . . . . . . . 15
Handlebar fitting, left . . . . . . . . . 16
Handlebar fitting, right . . . . . . . . 17
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3 Status indicators . . . . . .. 21
Standard status
indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Status indicators with on-
board computer OE ........... 23
Status indicators with ra-
dio OE ......................... 24
Status indicators with
tyre-pressure monitoring
(RDC) OE ...................... 24
Status indicators with seat
heating OE .................... 25
Telltale light with cruise con-
trol OE ........................ 25
Standard warnings . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Warnings issued by the on-
board computer OE ........... 30
ABS warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
ASC warnings OE ............. 35
RDC warnings OE ............. 37
Anti-theft alarm
warnings OE ................... 42
4 Operation . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. 45
Ignition switch and steering
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Electronic immobiliser
(EWS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Odometer and tripmeters . . . . 49
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . 52
On-board computer OE ....... 52
Tyre pressure monitoring
RDC OE ....................... 55
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . . 58
Emergency off switch (kill
switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Grip heating OE ............... 60
Seat heating OE ............... 60
Automatic Stability Control
ASC OE ....................... 62
Seat height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Cruise-control system OE ..... 64
Stowage compartment . . . . . . . 66
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Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Electronic Suspension Ad-
justment ESA OE ............. 70
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Front and rear seats . . . . . . . . . . 74
Securing helmet to motor-
cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
5 Riding . . . . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . . 79
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Parking your motorcycle . . . . . 87
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
6 Engineering details . . . . . 91
Brake system with BMW Mo-
torrad Integral ABS . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Electronic engine manage-
ment with BMW Motorrad
ASC OE ....................... 94
Tyre pressure monitoring
RDC OE ....................... 96
7 Accessories . . . .. . . .. . . . . 99
General instructions . . . . . . . . 100
Power socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Topcase OA ................. 104
8 Maintenance . . .. . . .. . . . 107
General instructions . . . . . . . . 108
Toolkit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Brake system, general . . . . . . 111
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Front-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . . 123
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
9 Care . . . . .. . . . .. . .. . . .. . . . 139
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Washing motorcycle . . . . . . . . 140
Cleaning easily damaged
components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Protective wax coating . . . . . 142
Laying up motorcycle . . . . . . 142
Restoring motorcycle to
use......................... 142
10 Technical data . . . . . . . 143
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . . 144
Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . . 145
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
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Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Electrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Riding specifications . . . . . . . 156
11 Service . . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . 157
BMW Motorrad service . . . . . 158
BMW Motorrad service
quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
BMW Motorrad Service
Card: on-the-spot break-
down assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 158
BMW Motorrad service net-
work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . . 159
Confirmation of mainten-
ance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Confirmation of service . . . . . 165
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General instructions
General instructions
Overview ............................. 6
Abbreviations and symbols ........... 6
Equipment ............................ 7
Technical data ........................ 7
Currency .............................. 7
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Overview
Chapter 2 of this Rider's Manu-
al will provide you with an initial
overview of your motorcycle. All
maintenance and repair work on
the motorcycle is documented in
Chapter 11. This record of the
maintenance work you have had
performed on your motorcycle 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 Manu-
al; it is an important part of the
motorcycle.
Abbreviations and
symbols
Indicates warnings that you
must comply with for reas-
ons of your safety and the safety
of others, and to protect your
motorcycle against damage.
Specific instructions on
how to operate, control, ad-
just or look after items of equip-
ment on the motorcycle.
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.
Item of technical data.
OE Optional extra
The motorcycles are as-
sembled complete with
all the BMW optional ex-
tras originally ordered.
OA Optional accessory
You can obtain option-
al accessories through
your authorised BMW
Motorrad dealer; optional
accessories have to be
retrofitted to the motor-
cycle.
EWS Electronic immobiliser
(Elektronische Wegfahr-
sicherung).
DWA Anti-theft alarm (Diebs-
tahlwarnanlage)
ABS Anti-lock brake system
ASC Automatic Stability Con-
trol.
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ESA Electronic Suspension
Adjustment
Electronic Suspension
Adjustment.
RDC Tyre pressure control
(ReifenDruck-Control)
Equipment
When you ordered your BMW
motorcycle, you chose various
items of custom equipment. This
Rider's Manual describes option-
al extras (OE) offered by BMW
and selected optional accessor-
ies (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
Deutsche Institut für Normung
e.V. Versions for individual
countries may differ.
Currency
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. 1
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