BMW Motorrad R 1200GS Adventure 2016, Rider'S Manual, Page: 112 / 219

Shift assistant
with Pro shift assistant OE
Pro shift assistant
Your motorcycle is equipped with
a Pro gearshift assistant originally
developed for racing but now
specially adapted for touring use.
It allows you upshift and down-
shift under almost any load con-
ditions and in virtually all engine-
speed ranges without operating
the clutch or accelerator.
Benefits
70-80 % of all gear changes
can be performed without us-
ing the clutch.
Less movement between pilot
and pillion due to shorter gear-
change intervals.
Throttle does not have to be
closed when changing gear
under acceleration.
During deceleration and down-
shifts (throttle plate closed) the
system blips the throttle to ob-
tain the correct engine speed.
Shifting times are faster than
when the clutch is used to
change gears.
For the system to detect the rid-
er's intention to change gear,
the previously stationary gear
lever must be moved in the de-
sired direction against the force
of the spring and with a certain
amount of "overtravel" at a stan-
dard to rapid travel speed, and
then maintained in this posi-
tion until execution of the shift
is completed. No additional in-
crease in shifting force is nec-
essary during the gear shifting
process. After the gear change
is completed, the gear lever must
be fully released before the Pro
gearshift assistant can execute a
new gear change. The load fac-
tor (throttle grip position) should
remain constant both prior to and
during execution of shifts us-
ing the Pro gearshift assistant.
Changing the position of the
throttle grip while the shift is in
progress can lead to cancellation
of the function and/or shifting er-
rors. The Pro gearshift assistant
does not provide support when
gear changes are made using the
clutch.
Downshifts
Downshifts are assisted up to
the speed at which the engine
reaches maximum rpm in the
gear to be engaged. Over-
revving is thus prevented.
Maximum engine speed
max 9000 min
-1
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