BMW Motorrad R 1200GS Adventure 2014, Rider'S Manual

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Riding mode
Selection
In order to adjust the motorcycle
to the road condition, one of 5
riding modes can be selected:
RAIN
ROAD (standard mode)
with Pro driving modes
OE
DYNAMIC
Enduro
Enduro PRO (if coding plug is
installed only)
For each of the 5 riding modes,
adapted settings for the ABS and
ASC systems and for the throttle
response are available.
with dynamic ESA OE
The Dynamic ESA alignment
depends on the selected riding
mode as well.
ABS and/or ASC can be
switched off in each mode; the
following explanations always
refer to the activated systems.
Throttle response
In RAIN and ENDURO modes:
restrained
In ROAD and ENDURO PRO
modes: direct
In DYNAMIC mode: dynamic
ABS
The rear wheel lift assistant is
active in all modes.
In the RAIN, ROAD and DY-
NAMIC modes, ABS is aligned
to road operation.
In the ENDURO mode, ABS is
aligned to off-road operation
using street tires.
In the ENDURO PRO mode,
no ABS control is applied to
the rear wheel, if the foot-
brake lever is actuated. ABS
is aligned to off-road operation
using massive-bar tires.
ASC
The front wheel lift assistant is
active in all modes.
In the RAIN, ROAD and DY-
NAMIC modes, ASC is aligned
to road operation.
In the ENDURO, and ENDURO
PRO modes, ASC is aligned to
off-road operation.
with dynamic ESA
OE
Dynamic ESA
In the RAIN, ROAD and DY-
NAMIC modes, damping vari-
ants HARD, NORMAL and
SOFT can be selected.
RAIN mode default setting:
SOFT
ROAD mode default setting:
NORMAL
DYNAMIC mode default set-
ting: HARD
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