
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, right side . . . . . 13
Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Multifunction switch, left . . . . 15
Multifunction switch,
right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3 Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Warning and indicator
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 22
Warning symbols in the
display panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Outside temperature . . . . . . . . 38
Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Oil level indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Tire inflation pressures . . . . . . 40
Upshift recommendation . . . . 40
4 Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Ignition with Key-
less Ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 50
Anti-theft alarm system
(DWA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Emergency on/off switch (kill
switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Turn indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 61
BMW Motorrad Integral
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
ASC Automatic Stability
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Dynamic ESA, Electronic
Suspension Adjustment . . . . . 71
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Handlebars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 75
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Rider and passenger
seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
5 Riding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 82
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Shifting gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Parking your motorcycle . . . . 90
Off-road riding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Summary of Contents for R 1200 GS 2014
Page 1: ...Rider s Manual US Model R1200GS BMW Motorrad The Ultimate Riding Machine...
Page 10: ...1 8 z General instructions...
Page 12: ...2 10 z Overviews...
Page 14: ...2 12 z Overviews...
Page 44: ...3 42 z Displays...
Page 82: ...4 80 z Operation...
Page 98: ...5 96 z Riding...
Page 108: ...6 106 z Technology in detail...
Page 138: ...7 136 z Maintenance...
Page 152: ...8 150 z Accessories...
Page 172: ...10 170 z Technical data...
Page 183: ...Work carried out Odometer reading Date 11 181 z Service...
Page 184: ...11 182 z Service...
Page 185: ...Appendix Certificate 184 12 183 z Appendix...
Page 195: ...13 193 z Index...