BMW Motorrad R 18 Transcontinental 2022 Installation and maintenance manual

RIDER'S MANUAL
R 18 Transcontinental
BMW
MOTORRAD
MAKE LIFE A RIDE

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YOUR 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
Read this rider's manual carefully before starting to use your
new BMW. 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 vehicle's reliability and safety, as well as
its value.
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.
We hope you will enjoy riding your BMW and that all your jour-
neys will be pleasant and safe
BMW Motorrad.

01 GENERAL
INSTRUCTIONS 2
Quick & easy reference 4
Abbreviations and sym-
bols 4
Equipment 5
Technical data 5
Currency 6
Additional sources of
information 6
Certificates and operat-
ing licences 6
Data memory 6
Intelligent emergency
call system 11
02 GENERAL VIEWS 16
General view, left side 18
General view, right
side 19
Overall view of cockpit 20
Multifunction switch,
left 21
Multifunction switch,
right 22
Multifunction switch,
right 23
Instrument cluster 24
03 STATUS
INDICATORS 26
Indicator and warning
lights 28
TFT display in
Pure Ride view 29
TFT display in Menu
view 30
Power reserve indic-
ator 31
Warning indicators 31
04 OPERATION 64
Ignition 66
Intelligent emergency
call 71
Lighting 74
Anti-theft alarm (DWA) 77
Automatic Stability
Control (ASC) 80
Riding mode 81
Cruise control 82
Distance control
(Active Cruise Control
ACC) 85
Hill Start Control 91
Reverser 92
Heating 94
Slipstream deflector 96
Storage compartment 97
Central locking system 99
Cases 100
Topcase 101
Seat 102

05 TFT DISPLAY 106
General notes 108
Principle 109
Pure Ride view 115
Splitscreen 115
General settings 116
Bluetooth 118
WIFI 120
My vehicle 121
On-board computer 124
Navigation 125
Media 128
Telephone 128
Display software ver-
sion 129
Display licence in-
formation 129
06 AUDIO SYSTEM 130
Radio 132
Audio settings 134
Player 136
Satellite radio 136
HD Radio reception 138
In-helmet audio play-
back 139
07 ADJUSTMENT 140
Mirrors 142
Headlight 142
Clutch 143
Brakes 144
Shift rocker 145
08 RIDING 148
Safety information 150
Regular check 153
Starting 153
Running in 156
Brakes 157
Shifting with shift
rocker 159
Parking your motor-
cycle 159
Refuelling 160
Securing motorcycle
for transportation 163
09 ENGINEERING DE-
TAILS 166
General notes 168
General drive func-
tions 168
Antilock Brake Sys-
tem (ABS) 168
Automatic Stability
Control (ASC) 172
Riding mode 173
Dynamic engine
brake control 175
Distance control (Act-
ive Cruise Control
ACC) 175
Automatic load com-
pensation 178
Dynamic Brake Con-
trol 178
Tyre pressure control
(RDC) 179
Hill Start Control 180