BMW Motorrad S 1000RR Installation and maintenance manual

Rider's Manual (US Model)
S 1000 RR
BMW Motorrad
The Ultimate
Riding Machine

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Welcome to BMW
Congratulations on choosing a
motorcycle from BMW Motorrad
and welcome to the community
of BMW motorcycle owners and
riders. Familiarize yourself with
your new motorcycle so that you
can ride it safely and confidently
in all highway 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
get the most benefit from your
BMW's advanced technical fea-
tures.
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.
Suggestions and complaints
If you have any questions con-
cerning your motorcycle, your au-
thorized BMW Motorrad retailer
is always happy to provide advice
and assistance.
We wish you many miles of safe
and enjoyable riding on your
BMW
BMW Motorrad.
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Table of Contents
1 General instructions ... . 5
Overview..................... 6
Abbreviations and
symbols...................... 6
Equipment ................... 7
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Notice concerning current sta-
tus ........................... 7
2 Overviews ................ 9
General view, left side . . . . . . . 11
General view, left side with
DDC ........................ 13
General view, right side . . . . . 15
Multifunction switch, left . . . . 16
Multifunction switch,
right......................... 18
Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3 Displays ................. 21
Warning and indicator
lights........................ 22
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 23
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4 Operation................ 39
Steering and ignition
lock ......................... 40
Ignition ...................... 40
Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . 41
Emergency on/off switch (kill
switch) ...................... 41
Lights ....................... 42
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 43
Turn indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 44
Alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Clock........................ 49
Anti-Lock Brake System . . . . 49
Automatic Stability Con-
trol .......................... 50
Dynamic Traction
Control...................... 51
Ridingmode ................ 52
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Speed warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 59
Rider and passenger
seats........................ 60
Helmet holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Luggage straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
5 Setting................... 65
Mirrors ...................... 66
Headlight.................... 66
Brakes ...................... 66
Steering..................... 67
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Damping .................... 72
DDC ........................ 75
6 Riding.................... 79
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 80
Checklist .................... 81
Starting...................... 81
Breakingin.................. 85
Shifting gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Brakes ...................... 87
Parking your motorcycle . . . . 88

Refueling.................... 89
Secure motorcycle for trans-
port ......................... 90
7 On the racetrack. .. . . . . . 93
Display for racing mode . . . . . 94
LAPTIMER.................. 96
RACEINFO............... 101
SETUP MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
SETUP DDC-SYS . . . . . . . . . 115
SETUP EQUIPMENT . . . . . 116
SETUP RACETRACK . . . . . 118
SETUP USER-MODE . . . . . 123
DTC....................... 125
Start of race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Speed limiter for pit
lane ....................... 128
Mirror removal and installa-
tion........................ 128
Removing and installing
license-plate carrier . . . . . . . 129
Removing and installing
front turn indicator . . . . . . . . 132
Shift pattern reversal . . . . . . 134
Connector for optional ac-
cessories.................. 136
8 Technology in de-
tail...................... 139
Anti-Lock Brake
System.................... 140
Dynamic Damping Con-
trol ........................ 142
Traction Control . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Pro Gear Shift Assis-
tant........................ 150
9 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 153
General instructions . . . . . . . 154
Onboard tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Front wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 155
Rear-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 157
Engineoil ................. 158
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Clutch..................... 164
Coolant.................... 165
Tires ...................... 165
Wheel rims and tires . . . . . . 166
Wheels.................... 167
Light sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Fairings and panels . . . . . . . 180
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Battery .................... 183
Fuses ..................... 185
Chain...................... 186
10 Accessories .. . . . . . . . 189
General instructions . . . . . . . 190
11 Care .................. 191
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Washing your motorcy-
cle......................... 192
Cleaning sensitive motorcy-
cleparts................... 192
Paintcare ................. 193
Protective wax coating . . . . 194
Storing the motorcycle . . . . 194
Returning motorcycle to
use........................ 194
12 Technical data . . . . . . 195
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 196
Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 197
Fuel....................... 200
Engineoil ................. 201
Engine .................... 202
Clutch..................... 203
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 204

Frame..................... 204
Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Brakes .................... 205
Wheels and tires . . . . . . . . . . 206
Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 207
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Weights................... 209
Performance data . . . . . . . . . 210
13 Service ............... 211
Reporting safety
defects.................... 212
BMW Motorrad Service . . . 213
BMW Motorrad Mobility
Services................... 213
Maintenance proce-
dures...................... 213
Confirmation of mainte-
nancework................ 215
Confirmation of service . . . . 220
14 Index ................. 222

General instructions
Overview ............................ 6
Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6
Equipment........................... 7
Technicaldata....................... 7
Notice concerning current status . . . . 7
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z General instructions

Overview
Chapter 2 of this Rider's Man-
ual will provide you with an ini-
tial overview of your motorcycle.
All maintenance and repair work
carried out on your motorcycle
will be documented in Chapter
13. Documentation confirm-
ing performance of scheduled
maintenance is a precondition
for generous handling of out-of-
warranty claims and goodwill war-
ranty treatment.
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
Indicates warnings that are
imperative to observe for
your own safety and the safety
of others, and to protect your
product against damage.
Special information on op-
erating and inspecting your
motorcycle as well as mainte-
nance and adjustment proce-
dures.
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 ac-
cessory or equipment-
dependent information.
Tightening torque.
Technical data.
ABS Anti-Lock Brake System.
ASC Automatic Stability Con-
trol.
DDC Dynamic Damping Con-
trol.
DTC Dynamic Traction Con-
trol.
DWA Anti-theft alarm.
EWS Electronic immobilizer.
OE Optional extra.
BMW Motorrad optional
extras are already com-
pletely installed during
motorcycle production.
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z General instructions

OA Optional accessory.
BMW Motorrad optional
accessories can be
purchased and installed
at your authorized
BMW Motorrad retailer.
VDS Vertical Down Sensor
(fall sensor)
Equipment
When you ordered your BMW
motorcycle, you chose various
items of custom equipment. This
Rider's Manual describes optional
equipment (OE) offered by BMW
and selected optional accessories
(OA). This explains why the man-
ual may also contain descriptions
of equipment which you have not
ordered. Please note, too, that
your motorcycle might not be ex-
actly as illustrated in this manual
on account of country-specific
differences.
If your BMW is equipped with
options or accessories not de-
scribed in this Rider's Manual,
then this equipment is described
in separate operating instructions.
Technical data
All dimensions, weights and per-
formance data contained this
Rider's Manual refer to the Ger-
man DIN standards and comply
with their tolerance specifications.
Versions for individual countries
may differ.
Notice concerning
current status
The high safety and quality stan-
dards of BMW motorcycles are
maintained by consistent, on-
going development efforts em-
bracing their design, equipment
and accessories. For this reason,
some aspects of your motorcycle
may vary from the descriptions in
this Rider's Manual. In addition,
BMW Motorrad cannot guarantee
the total absence of errors. We
hope you will appreciate that no
claims can be recognized based
on the data, illustrations or de-
scriptions in this manual.
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Overviews
General view, left side. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
General view, left side with DDC . . . . 13
General view, right side . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Multifunction switch, left . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Multifunction switch, right . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Underneathseat.................... 19
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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z Overviews

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z Overviews

General view, left side
1without Dynamic Damp-
ing ControlOE
Adjuster for spring preload,
front ( 67)
Adjusting front compres-
sion damping (red scale)
( 72)
2without Dynamic Damp-
ing ControlOE
Adjusting rear compres-
sion damping (red scale)
( 73)
Adjuster for spring preload,
rear ( 69)
3Seat lock ( 60)
4Tire inflation pressure table
Load capacity table
Chain adjustment values
5Engine oil level indicator
( 158)
6Connector for optional ac-
cessories ( 136)
2
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z Overviews

General view, left side
with DDC
with Dynamic Damping Con-
trolOE
1Adjust spring preload on
front wheel ( 68).
2Seat lock ( 60)
3Tire inflation pressure table
Load capacity table
Chain adjustment values
4Adjuster for spring preload,
rear ( 71)
5Engine oil level indicator
( 158)
6Connector for optional ac-
cessories ( 136)
2
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z Overviews

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z Overviews

General view, right side
1Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 163)
2Vehicle identification num-
ber and type plate (on
steering head at right)
3Brake-fluid reservoir, front
( 162)
4Adjusting rebound-stage
damping
without Dynamic Damp-
ing ControlOE
Rebound-stage damping
on front wheel ( 72).
5Adjusting the steering
damper ( 67)
6Checking coolant level
( 165)
7Connector for optional ac-
cessories ( 136)
8Oil fill location ( 159)
9without Dynamic Damp-
ing ControlOE
Adjusting rear rebound-
stage damping (yellow
scale) ( 74)
2
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z Overviews

Multifunction switch,
left
1Deactivating ABS ( 49)
ASC ausschalten ( 50)
with Dynamic Traction
Control (DTC)OE
Deactivating DTC ( 51)
2High-beam headlight and
headlight flasher ( 42)
Start time recording
( 98)
3with cruise controlOE
Cruise control ( 55)
4Hazard warning flashers
( 43)
5with Dynamic Traction
Control (DTC)OE
Adjusting DTC ( 125)
6Turn indicator ( 43)
7Horn
2
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z Overviews

8Setting clock ( 49)
Resetting tripmeter
( 46)
Selecting displays ( 45)
Individualizing lap timer
( 98)
Selecting submenu
( 111)
2
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Multifunction switch,
right
1with heated handlebar
gripsOE
Heated grip ( 59)
2Selecting riding mode
( 52)
3Emergency on/off switch
(kill switch) ( 41)
4Starter button
Starting engine ( 81)
Pro riding modesOE
Launch Control ( 126)
Speed limiter for pit lane
( 128)
2
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z Overviews