
Switching on the high-
beam headlight
Press the top part of
switch
1
for the high-beam
headlight.
High-beam headlight
switched on.
Move switch
1
for the
high-beam headlight to the
centre position.
High-beam headlight
switched off.
Press the bottom part of
switch
1
for the high-beam
headlight.
The high-beam headlight
is switched on until you re-
lease the button (headlight
flasher).
Switching on the parking
lights
Switch off the ignition.
You can switch on the
parking lights only imme-
diately after switching off the
ignition.
Press and hold down
switch
1
for the left turn
indicators until the parking
lights are ON.
Parking lights switched on.
Switching off the parking
lights
Switch on the ignition.
Parking lights switched off.
Headlight
Adjusting headlight for
driving on left/driving on
right
If the motorcycle is ridden in
a country where the oppos-
ite rule of the road applies, its
asymmetric low-beam head-
light will tend to dazzle on-
coming traffic.
Have the headlight set
accordingly by a specialist
workshop, preferably an
authorised BMW Motorrad
dealer.
4
45
z
Operation
Summary of Contents for R 1200 GS 2005
Page 1: ...BMW Motorrad The Ultimate Riding Machine Rider s Manual R 1200 GS...
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Page 10: ...1 8 z General instructions...
Page 12: ...2 10 z General views...
Page 14: ...2 12 z General views...
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Page 21: ...Headlight 1 Low beam headlight 2 High beam headlight 3 Side lights 2 19 z General views...
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Page 56: ...If tyre pressure is too low Correct tyre pressure 4 54 z Operation...
Page 66: ...5 64 z Riding...
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Page 86: ...6 84 z Accessories...
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