BMW R 1200 GS ADVENTURE User manual

BMW Motorrad
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Rider's Manual
R 1200 GS Adventure

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)

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.

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 ......... 14
Handlebar fitting, left ......... 15
Handlebar fitting, right . . . . . . . . 16
Instrument cluster . . . ......... 17
Headlight . .................... 18
3 Status indicators . . . . . . . 19
Standard status
indicators . .................... 20
Status indicators with on-
board computerOE ........... 21
Status indicators with
tyre-pressure monitoring
(RDC)OE ...................... 22
Standard warnings . . ......... 22
Warnings issued by the on-
board computerOE ........... 26
ABS status indicatorsOE ..... 28
ASC status indicatorsOE ..... 31
RDC status indicatorsOE ..... 34
Anti-theft alarm status indic-
atorsOE ....................... 38
4 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 41
Ignition switch and steering
lock . . . . . . .................... 42
Electronic immobiliser
(EWS) . . . . .................... 43
Clock . . . . . .................... 44
Odometer and tripmeters . . . . 45
On-board computerOE ....... 48
Tyre pressure monitoring
RDCOE ....................... 51
Lights . . . . .................... 52
Turn indicators . . ............. 53
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . . 54
Emergency off switch (kill
switch) . . . .................... 55
Grip heatingOE ............... 56
BMW Motorrad Integral
ABSOE ....................... 56
Automatic Stability Control
ASCOE ....................... 57
Seat height . . . . . . ............. 59
Windscreen . . . . . ............. 60
Clutch . . . . .................... 60
Brakes . . . .................... 60
Shift lever .................... 62
Mirrors . . . .................... 62
Spring preload . . ............. 63
Damping . .................... 64
Tyres . . . . . .................... 65
Headlight . .................... 66
Front and rear seats . ......... 67
Helmet holder . . . ............. 69

5 Riding . . . . ................ 71
Safety instructions . . . . . ...... 72
Checklist . . . . ................. 73
Starting. . . . . . ................. 74
Running in . . ................. 77
Riding off-road . . ............. 77
Brakes . . . . . . ................. 78
Parking your motorcycle . . . . . 79
Refuelling . . . ................. 81
6 Engineering details . . . . . 83
Brake system with BMW Mo-
torrad Integral ABSOE ........ 84
Electronic engine manage-
ment with BMW Motorrad
ASCOE ....................... 86
Tyre pressure monitoring
RDCOE ....................... 88
7 Accessories . . . . . . . .. . . . . 91
General instructions . . . . ...... 92
Power socket . . . ............. 92
Luggage . . . . ................. 93
CaseOA ...................... 94
TopcaseOA ................... 97
8 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . 101
General instructions . . . . .... 102
Toolkit...................... 102
Engine oil . . . ............... 103
Brake system, general . . .... 105
Brake pads . . ............... 105
Brake fluid . . . ............... 108
Clutch ...................... 109
Tyres . ...................... 110
Rims . ...................... 111
Wheels . . . . . . ............... 111
Front-wheel stand . . . . . . .... 117
Bulbs . ...................... 118
Air filter. . . . . . ............... 127
Removing right side pan-
el........................... 129
Installing right side pan-
el........................... 130
Jump starting . . . ........... 130
Battery . . . . . . ............... 131
9 Care..................... 137
Care products . . . ........... 138
Washing motorcycle. . . . .... 138
Cleaning easily damaged
components . ............... 138
Paint care . . . ............... 139
Protective wax coating . .... 140
Laying up motorcycle . . .... 140
Restoring motorcycle to
use......................... 140
10 Technical data . . . . . . . 141
Troubleshooting chart . . .... 142
Threaded fasteners . . . . .... 143
Engine . . . . . . ............... 145
Fuel . . ...................... 146
Engine oil . . . ............... 146
Clutch ...................... 147
Transmission ............... 148
Rear-wheel drive ........... 148
Running gear ............... 149
Brakes . . . . . . ............... 149
Wheels and tyres........... 150
Electrics . . . . . ............... 152
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

General instructions
General instructions
Overview ............................. 6
Abbreviations and symbols . . . ........ 6
Equipment ............................ 7
Technical data ........................ 7
Currency . ............................. 7
1
5
z General instructions

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.
1
6
z General instructions

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.
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z General instructions

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z General instructions

General views
General views
General view, left side................ 11
General view, right side . . ............ 13
Underneath the seat ................. 14
Handlebar fitting, left ................. 15
Handlebar fitting, right . . . ............ 16
Instrument cluster . . ................. 17
Headlight ............................ 18
2
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z General views

2
10
z General views

General view, left side
1Clutch-fluid reservoir
( 109)
2Adjuster for headlight beam
throw (underneath the in-
strument cluster) ( 67)
3Adjuster for damping char-
acteristic, rear suspension
( 65)
4Seat lock ( 67)
5Power socket ( 92)
6Engine oil level indicator
( 103)
7Engine-oil filler neck
( 104)
8Adjuster, spring preload,
front ( 63)
9Socket (OA) ( 92)
10 Windscreen ( 60)
2
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z General views

2
12
z General views

General view, right side
1Fuel filler neck ( 81)
2Vehicle Identification Num-
ber (VIN) on steering-head
bearing
3Brake-fluid reservoir, front
( 105)
4Air filter (underneath tank
cover) ( 127)
5Adjustable footbrake lever
( 61)
6Adjuster for spring preload,
rear ( 64)
7Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 109)
2
13
z General views

Underneath the seat
1Battery ( 131)
2Rider's Manual
3Toolkit ( 102)
4Puncture repair lit (OA) un-
derneath toolkit
5Helmet holder ( 69)
2
14
z General views

Handlebar fitting, left
1Operating the odometer
( 45), Operating the on-
board computerOE ( 48)
2Operating ASCOE ( 58)
3Operating the ABS OE
( 56)
4Horn
5Flashing turn indicators,
left ( 53), Hazard warn-
ing flashers ( 54)
6Headlight flasher and high-
beam headlight ( 52)
2
15
z General views

Handlebar fitting, right
1Emergency off switch (kill
switch) ( 55)
2Starter button ( 74)
3Flashing turn indicators,
right ( 53), Hazard warn-
ing flashers ( 54)
4Cancel button, flashing turn
indicators ( 54), Pushbut-
ton, cancel hazard warning
flashers ( 55)
5Grip heatingOE ( 56)
2
16
z General views

Instrument cluster
1Speedometer
2Rev. counter
3Telltale lights ( 20)
4Multifunction display
( 20)
5Telltale light, anti-theft alarm
(OE) and sensor for instru-
ment lighting
6Select readings ( 45)
Reset the tripmeter ( 46)
Set the clock ( 44)
The instrument-cluster
lighting has automatic day
and night switchover.
2
17
z General views

Headlight
1Low-beam headlight
2High-beam headlight
3Side light
2
18
z General views