BMW K 1200 S 2007 Installation and maintenance manual

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BMW Motorrad
The Ultimate Riding
Machine
Rider's Manual (US Model)
K 1200 S
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Motorcycle/Retailer Data
Motorcycle data
Model
Vehicle Identification Number
Color number
First registration
Registration number
Retailer Data
Contact in Service
Ms./Mr.
Phone number
Retailer's address/phone number (compa-
ny 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.
Familiarize 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 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
BMW Motorrad.
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Table of Contents
You can also use the index at the
end of this Rider's Manual to find
a specific topic.
1 General instructions . . .. . 5
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Abbreviations and symbols . . . . 6
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Currentness of this manual . . . . 7
2 Overviews . . . . . .. . . . .. . . .. . 9
General view, left side . . . . . . . . 11
General view, right side . . . . . . 13
Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Left handlebar fitting . . . . . . . . . 15
Handlebar fitting, right . . . . . . . . 16
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3 Status indicators . . . . . .. 19
Standard displays . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Displays with onboard com-
puter OE ...................... 21
Displays with Tire Pressure
Control RDC OE ............... 22
Standard warning indica-
tors........................... 22
Warning indicators of on-
board computer OE ........... 27
ABS warning indicators . . . . . . 29
ASC warning indica-
tors OE ........................ 32
RDC warning indica-
tors OE ........................ 34
Anti-theft alarm warning indi-
cators OE ..................... 39
4 Operation . . . .. . . .. . . .. . . . 43
Ignition switch and steering
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . 45
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Odometer and tripmeters . . . . 47
Onboard computer OE ........ 49
Tire Pressure Control
RDC OE ....................... 53
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . . 55
Emergency ON/OFF
switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Heated hand grips OE ......... 57
Automatic Stability Control
ASC OE ....................... 58
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Electronic suspension adjust-
ment ESA OE ................. 62
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Helmet holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Luggage loops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
5 Riding . . . . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . . 69
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Parking your motorcycle . . . . . 77
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Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
6 Technology in detail . . . 81
Brake system with BMW Mo-
torrad Integral ABS . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Engine management with
BMW Motorrad ASC OE ...... 84
Tire Pressure Control
RDC OE ....................... 85
7 Accessories . . . . .. . . . .. . . 87
General instructions . . . . . . . . . . 88
Onboard socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
CaseOA ...................... 90
Flat tire kit OA ................. 93
8 Maintenance . . . . . .. . . . .. 95
General instructions . . . . . . . . . . 96
Toolkit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
General brake system . . . . . . . . 99
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Front wheel stand . . . . . . . . . . 111
Rear-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . . 113
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
9 Care . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . 129
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Washing your motorcy-
cle.......................... 130
Cleaning sensitive motorcy-
cle parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Protective wax coating . . . . . 132
Storing motorcycle . . . . . . . . . 132
Returning motorcycle to
use......................... 132
10 Technical data . .. . . . . 133
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . . 134
Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . . 135
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Wheels and tires . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Riding specifications . . . . . . . 145
11 Service . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . 147
BMW Motorrad Service . . . . 148
BMW Motorrad Service
Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
BMW Motorrad Service
Card - On-the-spot break-
down assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 148
BMW Motorrad Service
Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . . 149
Confirmation of mainte-
nance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Confirmation of service . . . . . 155
Reporting
Safety Defects.........
. 161
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General instructions
General instructions
Overview ............................. 6
Abbreviations and symbols ........... 6
Equipment ............................ 7
Technical data ........................ 7
Currentness of this manual ........... 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 car-
ried out on your motorcycle will
be documented in Chapter 11.
Proof of the maintenance work
performed is a prerequisite for
generous treatment of 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 rea-
sons of your safety and the safe-
ty of others, and to protect your
motorcycle 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.
OE Optional equipment
The motorcycles are as-
sembled complete with
all the BMW optional ex-
tras originally ordered.
OA Optional accessories
BMW optional acces-
sories can be purchased
and installed at your au-
thorized BMW Motorrad
retailer.
EWS Electronic immobilizer.
DWA Anti-theft alarm.
ABS Anti-Lock Brake System.
ASC Automatic Stability Con-
trol.
ESA Electronic Suspension
Adjustment
Electronic suspension
adjustment.
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TPC Tire Pressure Control.
Equipment
When you ordered your BMW
Motorrad, you chose various
items of custom equipment. This
Rider's Manual describes option-
al extras (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 a separate operating manual.
Technical data
All dimensions, weights and out-
puts in the Rider's Manual refer
to the Deutsche Institut für Nor-
mung e. V. (DIN) and comply with
its tolerance regulations. Ver-
sions for individual countries may
differ.
Currentness of this
manual
The high safety and quality stan-
dards of BMW motorcycles are
maintained by constant devel-
opment work on designs, equip-
ment and accessories. Because
of this, your motorcycle may dif-
fer from the information supplied
in the Rider's Manual. In addition,
BMW Motorrad cannot guarantee
the total absence of errors. 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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Overviews
Overviews
General view, left side................ 11
General view, right side . . ............ 13
Underneath seat ..................... 14
Left handlebar fitting ................. 15
Handlebar fitting, right . . . ............ 16
Instrument cluster ................... 17
Headlight ............................ 18
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General view, left side
1Headlight range adjustment
(below instrument cluster)
( 65)
2Clutch fluid reservoir
( 103)
3Adjuster for spring preload,
rear ( 60)
4Seat lock (below tail light)
( 65)
5Adjustment of rear damping
( 61)
6Onboard socket ( 88)
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General view, right side
1Engine oil level indicator
( 97)
2Fuel filler opening ( 78)
3Battery compartment
( 126)
4Brake-fluid reservoir, front
( 99)
5Type plate (on rear cross
tube)
6Vehicle identification num-
ber (on front right side pan-
el)
7Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 102)
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Underneath seat
1Helmet holder ( 67)
2Toolkit ( 96)
3Engine oil fill location
( 98)
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Left handlebar fitting
1Operating odometer
( 47), Operating onboard
computer OE ( 49)
2Operating the ASC OE
( 58)
3Operating ESA OE ( 62)
4Horn
5Turn indicators, left ( 54),
Hazard warning flashers
( 55)
6High-beam headlight and
headlight flasher ( 54)
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Handlebar fitting, right
1Emergency ON/OFF switch
( 57)
2Starter button ( 72)
3Heated hand grips OE
( 57)
4Turn indicators, right
( 55), Hazard warning
flashers ( 55)
5Turn indicators off ( 55),
Hazard warning flashers off
( 56)
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Instrument cluster
1Tachometer
2Speedometer
3Indicator lights ( 20)
4Multifunction display
( 20)
5Anti-theft alarm indicator
light (OE) and sensor for
instrument lighting
6Selecting readings ( 47)
Resetting tripmeter ( 48)
Setting clock ( 46)
The instrument-cluster
lighting has automatic day
and night switchover.
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Headlight
1High-beam headlight
2Low-beam headlight
3Parking lights
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