BMW S 1000 RR - 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 . . . . . . . . 45
Alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Clock........................ 50
Anti-Lock Brake System . . . . 50
Automatic Stability Con-
trol .......................... 51
Dynamic Traction
Control...................... 52
Ridingmode ................ 53
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Speed warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 60
Rider and passenger
seats........................ 61
Helmet holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Luggage straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
5 Setting................... 65
Mirrors ...................... 66
Headlight.................... 66
Brakes ...................... 66
Steering..................... 67
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Damping .................... 72
DDC ........................ 75
6 Riding.................... 79
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 80
Observe checklist . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Starting...................... 82
Breakingin.................. 85
Shifting gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Brakes ...................... 88
Parking your motorcycle . . . . 89

Refueling.................... 90
Secure motorcycle for trans-
port ......................... 92
7 On the racetrack. .. . . . . . 95
Display for racing mode . . . . . 96
LAPTIMER.................. 98
RACEINFO............... 103
SETUP MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
SETUP DDC-SYS . . . . . . . . . 117
SETUP EQUIPMENT . . . . . 118
SETUP RACETRACK . . . . . 120
SETUP USER-MODE . . . . . 125
DTC....................... 127
Start of race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Speed limiter for pit
lane ....................... 130
Mirror removal and installa-
tion........................ 131
Removing and installing
license-plate carrier . . . . . . . 132
Removing and installing
front turn indicator . . . . . . . . 134
Shift pattern reversal . . . . . . 136
Connector for optional ac-
cessories.................. 138
8 Technology in de-
tail...................... 141
Anti-Lock Brake
System.................... 142
Dynamic Damping Con-
trol ........................ 144
Traction Control . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Pro Gear Shift Assis-
tant........................ 152
9 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 155
General instructions . . . . . . . 156
Onboard tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Front wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 157
Rear-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 158
Engineoil ................. 159
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Clutch..................... 165
Coolant.................... 166
Tires ...................... 167
Wheel rims and tires . . . . . . 168
Wheels.................... 168
Light sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Fairings and panels . . . . . . . 183
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Battery .................... 185
Fuses ..................... 188
Chain...................... 189
10 Accessories .. . . . . . . . 193
General instructions . . . . . . . 194
11 Care .................. 195
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Washing your motorcy-
cle......................... 196
Cleaning sensitive motorcy-
cleparts................... 197
Paintcare ................. 197
Store motorcycle . . . . . . . . . . 198
Protective wax coating . . . . 198
Return motorcycle to
use........................ 198
12 Technical data . . . . . . 199
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 200
Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 201
Fuel....................... 204
Engineoil ................. 205
Engine .................... 206
Clutch..................... 207
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 208

Frame..................... 208
Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Brakes .................... 209
Wheels and tires . . . . . . . . . . 210
Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 211
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Weights................... 213
Performance data . . . . . . . . . 214
13 Service ............... 215
Reporting safety
defects.................... 216
BMW Motorrad Service . . . 217
BMW Motorrad Mobility
Services................... 217
Maintenance proce-
dures...................... 217
Maintenance schedule . . . . 221
Standard BMW Service . . . 222
Confirmation of mainte-
nancework................ 223
Confirmation of service . . . . 228
14 Appendix... . . . . . . . . . . 231
Certificate for Electronic
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
15 Index ................. 234

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
CAUTION Hazard with
low risk. Failure to avoid
this hazard can result in minor or
moderate injury.
WARNING Hazard with
moderate risk. Failure to
avoid this hazard can result in
death or serious injury.
DANGER Hazard with high
risk. Failure to avoid this
hazard results in death or serious
injury.
ATTENTION Special in-
structions and precaution-
ary measures. Non-compliance
can cause damage to the vehi-
cle or accessories and warranty
claims may be denied as a result.
NOTICE Special informa-
tion on operating and in-
specting your motorcycle as well
as maintenance and adjustment
procedures.
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.
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z General instructions

DWA Anti-theft alarm.
EWS Electronic immobilizer.
OE Optional extra.
BMW Motorrad optional
extras are already com-
pletely installed during
motorcycle production.
OA Optional accessory.
BMW Motorrad op-
tional accessories can
be purchased and in-
stalled at your autho-
rized 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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z General instructions

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

General view, left side
1without Dynamic Damp-
ing Control (DDC)OE
Adjuster for spring preload,
front ( 68)
Adjusting front compres-
sion damping (red scale)
( 72)
2without Dynamic Damp-
ing Control (DDC)OE
Adjusting rear compres-
sion damping (red scale)
( 74)
Adjuster for spring preload,
rear ( 70)
3Seat lock ( 62)
4Tire inflation pressure table
Load capacity table
Chain adjustment values
5Engine oil level indicator
( 159)
6Connector for optional ac-
cessories ( 139)
2
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2
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z Overviews

General view, left side
with DDC
with Dynamic Damping Control
(DDC)OE
1Adjust spring preload on
front wheel ( 69)
2Seat lock ( 62)
3Tire inflation pressure table
Load capacity table
Chain adjustment values
4Adjuster for spring preload,
rear ( 71)
5Engine oil level indicator
( 159)
6Connector for optional ac-
cessories ( 139)
2
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2
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z Overviews

General view, right side
1Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 164)
2Vehicle identification num-
ber and type plate (on
steering head at right)
3Brake-fluid reservoir, front
( 163)
4Adjusting rebound-stage
damping
without Dynamic Damp-
ing Control (DDC)OE
Rebound-stage damping
on front wheel ( 73)
5Adjusting the steering
damper ( 67)
6Checking coolant level
( 166)
7Connector for optional ac-
cessories ( 138)
8Oil fill location ( 160)
9without Dynamic Damp-
ing Control (DDC)OE
Adjusting rear rebound-
stage damping (yellow
scale) ( 74)
2
15
z Overviews

Multifunction switch,
left
1Deactivating ABS ( 50)
ASC ausschalten ( 51)
with Dynamic Traction
Control (DTC)OE
Deactivating DTC ( 53)
2High-beam headlight and
headlight flasher ( 42)
Start time recording
( 100)
3with cruise controlOE
Cruise control ( 57)
4Hazard warning flashers
( 43)
5with Dynamic Traction
Control (DTC)OE
Adjusting DTC ( 127)
6Turn indicator ( 43)
7Horn
2
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z Overviews

8Setting clock ( 50)
Resetting tripmeter
( 47)
Selecting displays ( 46)
Individualizing lap timer
( 100)
Selecting submenu
( 113)
2
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z Overviews

Multifunction switch,
right
1with heated handlebar
gripsOE
Heated grip ( 60)
2Selecting riding mode
( 54)
3Emergency on/off switch
(kill switch) ( 41)
4Starter button
Starting engine ( 82)
with Pro riding modesOE
Launch Control ( 128)
Speed limiter for pit lane
( 130)
2
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z Overviews