BMW HP4 Installation and maintenance manual

Rider's Manual
HP4
BMW Motorrad
The Ultimate
Riding Machine

Vehicle data/dealership details
Vehicle data
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Dealership details
Person to contact in Service department
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Phone number
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pany stamp)

Welcome to 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
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
make the best possible use of all
your BMW's technical features.
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 criticism
If you have questions concerning
your motorcycle, your authorised
BMW Motorrad dealer will gladly
provide advice and assistance.
We hope you will enjoy riding
your BMW and that all your jour-
neys will be pleasant and safe
BMW Motorrad.
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Table of Contents
1 General instructions ... . 5
Overview..................... 6
Abbreviations and
symbols...................... 6
Equipment ................... 7
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Actuality...................... 7
2 General views .. .. .. .. .. .. 9
General view, left side . . . . . . . 11
General view, right side . . . . . 13
Multifunction switch, left . . . . 14
Multifunction switch,
right......................... 15
Underneath the seat . . . . . . . . 16
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3 Status indicators . . . . . . . 19
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 20
Warning and telltale
lights ........................ 21
ABS Pro indicator . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Service-due indicator . . . . . . . . 22
Range....................... 23
Warnings.................... 23
4 Operation................ 33
Ignition switch/steering
lock ......................... 34
Electronic immobiliser
EWS ........................ 35
Anti-theft alarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Clock........................ 37
Odometer................... 38
Speed warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Lights ....................... 40
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 41
Emergency off switch (kill
switch) ...................... 42
Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 42
BMW Motorrad
Race ABS................... 43
Dynamic Traction Control
DTC......................... 44
Riding mode ................ 45
Clutch....................... 48
Brakes ...................... 49
Shift mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Mirrors ...................... 52
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Tyres........................ 54
Headlight.................... 54
Front and rear seats . . . . . . . . . 55
Helmet holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Luggage loops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
5 Riding.................... 61
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 62
Checklist .................... 63
Starting...................... 64
Runningin .................. 66
Shifting gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Steering..................... 68
Brakes ...................... 69
Parking your motorcycle . . . . 71
Refuelling ................... 71
Securing motorcycle for
transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
6 On the race track . . . . . . . 75
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 76
LAPTIMER mode . . . . . . . . . . . 78
INFO mode ................. 83

SETUP mode ............... 88
DTC......................... 98
DDC ........................ 99
Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Racing start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Removing and installing
mirrors .................... 106
Removing and installing
number-plate carrier. . . . . . . 107
Removing and installing
front turn indicators . . . . . . . 110
7 Engineering
details ................. 113
General instructions . . . . . . . 114
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Brake system with
BMW Motorrad Race
ABS....................... 117
Electronic engine manage-
ment with BMW Motorrad
DTC....................... 120
BMW Motorrad Dynamic
Damping Control . . . . . . . . . . 122
8 Accessories .. .. .. .. .. . 123
General instructions . . . . . . . 124
Rear footrests . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
9 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 129
General instructions . . . . . . . 130
Toolkit..................... 130
Engineoil ................. 131
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Coolant.................... 136
Body panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Clutch..................... 139
Rims and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Chain...................... 141
Wheels.................... 143
Front-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 150
Rear-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 152
Lighting ................... 153
Fuses ..................... 158
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Battery .................... 160
10 Care .................. 163
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . 164
Cleaning easily damaged
components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Paint care ................. 165
Protective wax coating . . . . 166
Laying up the motor-
cycle ...................... 166
Restoring motorcycle to
use........................ 166
11 Technical data . . . . . . 167
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 168
Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 169
Engine .................... 171
Fuel....................... 172
Engineoil ................. 172
Clutch..................... 173
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 174
Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Brakes .................... 175
Wheels and tyres. . . . . . . . . . 175
Electrics................... 176
Frame..................... 178
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Weights ................... 179
Riding specifications . . . . . . 179

12 Service ............... 181
BMW Motorrad Service . . . 182
BMW Motorrad Mobility
services ................... 182
Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . 182
Confirmation of mainten-
ance work................. 184
Confirmation of service . . . . 189
13 Index ................. 191

General instructions
Overview ............................ 6
Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6
Equipment........................... 7
Technicaldata....................... 7
Actuality ............................. 7
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z General instructions

Overview
Chapter 2 of this Rider's Manual
will provide you with an initial
overview of your motorcycle. All
maintenance and repair work on
the motorcycle is documented in
Chapter 12. This record of the
maintenance work you have had
performed on your vehicle 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 Manual;
it is an important part of the mo-
torcycle.
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
product 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.
Technical data.
OE Optional extras.
The vehicles are as-
sembled complete with
all the BMW Motorrad
optional extras originally
ordered.
OA Optional accessories.
You can obtain
BMW Motorrad
optional accessories
through your authorised
BMW Motorrad dealer;
optional accessories have
to be retrofitted to the
vehicle.
EWS Electronic immobiliser.
DWA Anti-theft alarm (Dieb-
stahlwarnanlage).
ABS Anti-lock brake system.
DTC Dynamic Traction Con-
trol.
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z General instructions

DDC Dynamic Damping Con-
trol.
Equipment
When you ordered your BMW
motorcycle, you chose various
items of custom equipment.
This Rider's Manual describes
optional extras (OE) offered by
BMW and selected optional ac-
cessories (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
Deutsches Institut für Normung
e.V. (DIN). Versions for individual
countries may differ.
Actuality
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.
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General views
General view, left side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
General view, right side . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Multifunction switch, left . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Multifunction switch, right . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Underneath the seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Instrumentpanel.................... 17
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z General views

General view, left side
1Rear seat cover lock
( 55)
with Passenger
BundleOE
Seat lock ( 56)
2Table of tyre pressures
Payload table
Chain settings
3Engine oil level indicator
( 131)
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z General views

General view, right side
1Adjuster for spring preload,
rear ( 53)
2Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 135)
3VIN and type plate (on
steering-head, right)
4Adjuster, spring preload,
front ( 52)
5Brake-fluid reservoir, front
( 134)
6Steering damper (behind
side panel) ( 68)
7Coolant level indicator (be-
hind side panel) ( 136)
8Oil filler neck ( 132)
2
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z General views

Multifunction switch,
left
1High-beam headlight and
headlight flasher ( 40)
Control for the laptimer
( 80)
2Control for BMW Motorrad
Race ABS ( 43)
Control of DTC ( 44)
with ABS ProOA
Control of ABS Pro
( 43)
3Control for hazard warning
flashers ( 41)
4Settings for DTC ( 98)
5Operation of the turn indic-
ators ( 41)
6Horn
7Setting the clock ( 37)
Control of the odometer
( 38)
Control for race functions
( 76)
Adjustment of damping
characteristic ( 99)
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z General views

Multifunction switch,
right
1with heated handlebar
gripsOE
Operating the heated
handlebar grips ( 42)
2Control for selecting the
ride mode ( 45)
3Emergency off switch (kill
switch) ( 42)
4Start engine ( 64)
Launch Control ( 104)
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z General views

Underneath the seat
1Rear seat cover ( 55)
with Passenger
BundleOE
Rear seat ( 56)
2Helmet holder ( 57)
3with Passenger
BundleOE
Luggage loops ( 58)
4Toolkit (behind side panel)
( 130)
with Passenger
BundleOE
Parts of the toolkit are loc-
ated under the rear seat
5Fuse box ( 158)
6Rider's Manual
7Battery ( 160)
with anti-theft alarm
(DWA)OE
different battery position:
turned 180°.
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z General views

Instrument panel
1Panels for warning and tell-
tale lights ( 21)
2Rev. counter
3Gearshift light ( 67)
4Photosensor (for adapting
the brightness of the in-
strument lighting)
with anti-theft alarm
(DWA)OE
Anti-theft alarm telltale light
Anti-theft alarm ( 35)
5Multifunction display
( 20)
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