BMW R 1200 RT 2011, Rider'S Manual

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Temperature
compensation
Tyre pressure is a temperature-
sensitive variable: pressure in-
creases as tyre temperature rises
and decreases as tyre temper-
ature drops. Tyre temperature
depends on ambient tempera-
ture, on the style of riding and
the duration of the ride.
The tyre-pressure readings
shown by the multifunction
display are temperature-
compensated; the reference tyre
temperature for these readings
is always 20 °C. The air lines
available to the public in petrol
stations and motorway service
areas have gauges that do not
compensate for temperature; the
reading shown by a gauge of
this nature is the temperature-
dependent tyre pressure. In
most instances, therefore, these
gauge readings will not tally with
the pressures shown by the
multifunction display.
Pressure adaptation
Compare the RDC readings
on the multifunction display
with the value in the table on
the inside cover of the Rider's
Manual. Then use the air line to
compensate for the difference
between the RDC reading and
the value in the table.
Example: According to the
Rider's Manual, tyre pressure
should be 2.5 bar, but the
reading in the multifunction
display is 2.3 bar. The gauge on
the air line shows 2.4 bar. You
must now increase tyre pressure
by the 0.2 bar difference
between the value in the table
and the RDC reading; when the
air-line gauge shows 2.6 bar,
the tyre is inflated to the correct
pressure.
Electronic Suspension
Adjustment ESA II
With Electronic Suspension
Adjustment (ESA II)
OE
Suspension adjustments
Depending on the load on the
motorcycle, the appropriate load
status must first be selected
when the motorcycle is station-
ary. The damping characterist-
ics on both spring struts and the
spring mount and the spring rate
on the rear spring strut are ad-
justed on the basis of the rid-
ing mode that is then selected.
If the selected driving mode is
changed, the damping character-
istics on both spring struts and
the spring rate on the rear spring
strut are also adjusted. This al-
lows the suspension to be very
accurately adapted to all riding
conditions, even when the motor-
cycle is in motion.
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