BMW R 1250RS, Rider'S Manual

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Max: Minimum spring setting
(only suitable for two-up mode)
Riding mode
Selection
To adjust the motorcycle to the
road condition and the desired
driving experience, the following
riding modes can be selected:
RAIN
ROAD (standard mode)
with riding modes Pro OE
DYNAMIC
DYNAMIC PRO
For each of these riding modes,
there is a matching setting for
the ABS and ASC/DTC systems
and for throttle response.
with Dynamic ESA OE
The adjustment of the Dynamic
ESA also depends on the riding
mode selected.
ABS and/or ASC/DTC can be
switched off in each riding mode.
The following explanations always
refer to the driving safety sys-
tems that are switched on.
Throttle response
In RAIN riding mode: Limited
In ROAD riding mode: Direct
In DYNAMIC and DYNAMIC
PRO riding modes: dynamic
In DYNAMIC PRO riding mode,
the throttle response can be
adjusted differently using the
SETUP (
84).
ABS
The rear wheel lift-off detection
is activated in all riding modes.
In RAIN, ROAD, DYNAMIC
and DYNAMIC PRO riding
modes, the ABS is set to on-
road mode.
with riding modes Pro OE
In RAIN, ROAD, DYNAMIC and
DYNAMIC PRO riding modes,
ABS Pro is fully available. The
tendency of the motorcycle to
straighten up when the brakes
are applied with the machine
banked for cornering is re-
duced to a minimum.
ASC
The front wheel lift-off detec-
tion is activated in all riding
modes.
ASC is calibrated for on-road
operation.
ASC provides high driving sta-
bility in ROAD riding mode and
maximum driving stability in
RAIN riding mode.
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