1
General information and controls
6
1Telltale and warning lights
(
b 7)
2 Speedometer
3 Odometer
4 Trip meter
5 Trip meter reset knob
6 Rev. counter (
b 62) 7
Warning light, fuel level/with
approx. 5 litres (1. 1 Imp. gal)
in reserve yellow
m
(
b 23, 60)
8 Warning light, engine oil
pressure red
p (b 60)
9 Ignition switch and steering
lock (
b 8)
( ) Figures in brackets bpage number
for description
321
7
45
8
6
9
Cockpit
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2
Safety check
Checklist
Use the safety checklist –
before every journey
Please perform the safety
check accurately. If your motor-
cycle needs any routine mainte-
nance, you can then attend to it
before the journey starts
(
b Maintenance Instructions),
or, for example have it carried
out by your authorised BMW
motorcycle dealer.
This is to ensure that your
motorcycle corresponds with
road-vehicle use and safety
laws.
Your vehicle must be in perfect
technical order: this is a basic
prerequisite for your safety and
the safety of other road users.
For this reason, check the
details in the following sections
before you start the journey:
– Engine oil level
–Fuel level
– Positions of the handlebar- lever fittings
– Brake fluid level
– Clutch fluid level
–Brakes – Warning lights and telltale
lights
–Lights
– Shock-absorber setting and spring preload
– Condition of wheels and tyres, tread depth and tyre
pressures
– Load, gross weight
– Check at regular intervals as described in the following
sections
(each time you stop for refuel-
ling):
– Engine oil level (every second or third time
you stop for refuelling):
– Brake pads
If you encounter any problems
or difficulties, it is always best to
contact your authorised BMW
Motorrad dealer.
He will provide the necessary
advice and assistance.
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2
Safety check
MAXMIN1
2
• Check oil level at sight glass: MAX Upper edge
Ring marking
MIN Lower edge
Ring marking
– The difference between the two marks is approx. 0.5 litres
(0.88 Imp. pints)
• If necessary, unscrew the oil filler screw 2 and top up the
engine oil through the engine
oil filler 1
• Then retighten the oil filler screw 2
e Attention:
Warning light, engine oil pres-
sure red
p (b 6) indicates no
(or very little) oil pressure in
the lube-oil system; this light
must not be regarded as an oil
level check. Oil pressure
builds up after 1-2 seconds
and the warning light goes out
– the red engine oil pressure
warning light
p should remain
off while the engine is running.
Engine oil
BMW recommends Castrol
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Starting – Riding – Parking
12
Fuel levelWhen the warning light1
comes on, there are still
approx. 5 litres (1.1 Imp. gal) of
fuel in the tank.
Engine oil pressureWarning light 2 goes out above
idle speed.
e Caution:
If warning light 2 comes on dur-
ing the journey, take the follow-
ing action as soon as traffic
conditions permit:
•Declutch
• Operate the kill switch
• Bring the motorcycle safely to a halt
• Check engine oil level (
b 20)
If the warning light comes on
even though the oil level is cor-
rect, you must consult a spe-
cialist workshop, preferably an
authorised
BMW motorcycle dealer.
Telltale and warning lights
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Index
GGear shifts, 62, 63
General viewleft side, 4
right side, 5
HHandlebar fittingleft, 10
right, 11
Handlebar levers, 24 clutch, 24
handbrake, 25
Hazard warning flashers, 12
Headlight beam throw adjustment, 36
Heated handlebar grips, 11, 12
Helmet holder, 13
High/low (dipped) headlight switch, 10
Horn, 10
Hydraulic fluid clutch, 35
IIgnition switch and steering lock, 6
function, 8, 9
Ignition, switching on, 56, 57
Installing System case, 18
Instruments, 6
KKill switch, 11
LLight general instructions, 36
headlight beam throw, 36
MMotorcycle equipment, 79
NNeutral, 57
OOctane number (fuel), 23
Oil filler, 21
Oil filler, engine, 4
Oil levelchecking, 21
engine oil pressure, 6, 60
sight glass, 4
Opening the System case, 16
Overheating, 58
PPartially integral brakes, 68
Power socket, 4
RRear brake brake fluid reservoir, 5
Removing System case, 17
Residual braking, 32
Residual braking function, 69
Rev. counter, 6
Rider's equipment, 78
G - H
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