BMW S 1000 RR - Installation and maintenance manual

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

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 (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.
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.

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
Currentness of this man-
ual............................ 7
2 Overviews ................ 9
General view, left side . . . . . . . 11
General view, right side . . . . . 13
Multifunction switch, left . . . . 14
Multifunction switch,
right......................... 15
Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3 Status indicators . . . .. . . 19
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 20
Warning and indicator
lamps ....................... 21
Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Cruising range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Warning indicators . . . . . . . . . . 23
4 Operation................ 33
Steering and ignition
lock ......................... 34
EWS Electronic immobi-
lizer ......................... 35
Clock........................ 35
Odometer................... 36
Speed warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Lights ....................... 38
Turn signals................. 38
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 39
Emergency-off switch (kill
switch) ...................... 40
Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 40
BMW Motorrad Race
ABS......................... 41
Dynamic Traction Control
(DTC) ....................... 42
Riding mode ................ 43
Brakes ...................... 45
Mirrors ...................... 46
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Damping .................... 49
Tires ........................ 52
Headlight.................... 53
Driver and passenger
seats ........................ 53
Helmet holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Luggage loops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
5 Riding.................... 57
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 58
Checklist .................... 59
Starting...................... 59
Breakingin.................. 62
Shifting gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Steering..................... 64
Brakes ...................... 65
Parking your motorcycle . . . . 66
Refueling.................... 66

Securing motorcycle for
transport .................... 67
6 On the racetrack. . .. . . .. 69
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 70
LAPTIMER mode . . . . . . . . . . . 72
INFO mode ................. 77
SETUPmode ............... 82
In a gravel bed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Mirror removal and installa-
tion.......................... 90
Removing and installing
license-plate carrier . . . . . . . . . 91
Removing and installing front
turn signal................... 94
7 Technology in
detail..................... 97
Riding mode ................ 98
Brake system with BMW
Motorrad Race ABS . . . . . . . 100
Engine management with
BMW Motorrad DTC . . . . . . 102
8 Accessories . . .. . . .. . . . 105
General instructions . . . . . . . 106
9 Maintenance . . .. . .. . . . 107
General instructions . . . . . . . 108
Onboard tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Engine oil ................. 109
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Coolant.................... 114
Fairings and panels . . . . . . . 115
Clutch..................... 117
Rims and Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Chain...................... 119
Wheels.................... 121
Front wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 128
Rear wheel stand. . . . . . . . . . 129
Lamps..................... 130
Fuses ..................... 137
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Battery .................... 138
10 Care .................. 143
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Washing your motorcy-
cle......................... 144
Cleaning sensitive motorcy-
cle parts................... 144
Paint care ................. 145
Protective wax coating . . . . 146
Storing motorcycle . . . . . . . . 146
Returning motorcycle to
use........................ 146
11 Technical data . .. . . . 147
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 148
Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 149
Engine .................... 151
Fuel....................... 152
Engine oil ................. 152
Clutch..................... 153
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 154
Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Brakes .................... 155
Wheels and tires . . . . . . . . . . 155
Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 156
Frame..................... 158
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Weights ................... 159
Riding specifications . . . . . . 159

12 Service ............... 161
Reporting safety
defects.................... 162
BMW Motorrad Service . . . 163
BMW Motorrad Mobility
Services................... 163
Service and maintenance
procedures................ 163
Confirmation of mainte-
nance work................ 165
Confirmation of service . . . . 170
13 Index ................. 172

General instructions
General instructions
Overview ............................ 6
Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6
Equipment........................... 7
Technicaldata....................... 7
Currentness of this manual . . . . . . . . . . 7
1
5
z General instructions

Overview
Chapter 2 of this Rider's Man-
ual 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 12.
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 Manual;
it is an important part of the mo-
torcycle.
Abbreviations and
symbols
Indicates warnings that
you must comply with for
reasons of your safety and the
safety 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 accessory
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.
DTC Dynamic Traction Con-
trol.
1
6
z General instructions

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 out-
puts in the Rider's Manual refer
to the Deutsches 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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z General instructions

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8
z General instructions

Overviews
Overviews
General view, left side. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
General view, right side . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Multifunction switch, left . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Multifunction switch, right . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Underneathseat.................... 16
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2
9
z Overviews

2
10
z Overviews

General view, left side
1Adjusting front spring
preload ( 46)
Adjusting front rebound-
stage damping ( 50)
2Adjusting rear compression
(jounce) damping ( 50)
3Adjuster for spring preload,
rear ( 47)
4Seat lock ( 53)
5Tire inflation pressure table
Payload table
Chain adjustment values
6Engine oil level indicator
( 109)
7Adjusting front compres-
sion damping ( 49)
2
11
z Overviews

2
12
z Overviews

General view, right side
1Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 113)
2Vehicle Identification Num-
ber and type plate (on
steering-head bearing at
right)
3Brake-fluid reservoir, front
( 112)
4Steering damper (behind
the right side panel)
( 64)
5Coolant level indicator (be-
hind side panel) ( 114)
6Engine oil fill location
( 110)
7Adjusting rear rebound-
stage damping ( 52)
2
13
z Overviews

Multifunction switch,
left
1Headlight high beam and
flasher ( 38)
Using lap timer ( 74)
2with BMW Motorrad
Race ABSOE
ABS operation ( 41)
with BMW Motorrad
Race ABS and DTCOE
Using DTC ( 42)
3Using hazard warning
flashers ( 39)
4Turn signals ( 38)
5Horn
6Setting clock ( 35)
Using racing functions
( 70)
7Operating odometer
( 36)
2
14
z Overviews

Multifunction switch,
right
1with heated handlebar
gripsOE
Heated hand grip ( 40)
2Selecting riding mode
( 43)
3Emergency-off switch (kill
switch) ( 40)
4Starting the engine
( 59)
2
15
z Overviews

Underneath seat
1Battery
with BMW Motorrad
Race ABSOE
Deviating position of the
battery: shifted back and
rotated by 180°
2Helmet holder ( 55)
3Luggage loops ( 56)
4Onboard tool kit ( 108)
5Fuse box ( 137)
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16
z Overviews

Instrument cluster
1Indicator and warning
lamps ( 21)
2Tachometer
3Shiftpoint lamp ( 63)
4Ambient light sensor (for
brightness adjustment of
instrument lighting)
with anti-theft alarmOE
Anti-theft alarm indicator
light (see anti-theft alarm
operating instructions)
5Multifunction display
( 20)
2
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z Overviews

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z Overviews