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Starting – Riding – Parking
The Rider Information Display
operates only when the ignition
is switched on.
Engine oil temperature
display 1
A= engine oil is overheating
(red )
e Attention:
Switch off the engine, wait at
least 5 minutes and check the
oil level (
b 23). If the oil level is
correct, always consult a spe-
cialist workshop without delay,
preferably a BMW motorcycle
dealer. Avoid high engine
speeds until the problem has
been dealt with.
B = engine oil at regular operat-
ing temperature
C = engine oil cold ( blue)
Rider Information Display (FID)
1
A
B
C
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Index
i
Horn button, 12
Hydraulic fluidClutch, 37
IIgnition key, 8
Ignition switch and steering lock, 6
Function, 8, 9
Ignition, switching on, 60, 61
Indicator lights Battery charge current, 65
Engine oil pressure, 64
Low fuel level, 64
Installing System case, 19
KKey positions, 9
Know how, 80
LLifting handle, 4
Lifting the motorcycle off the side stand, 55
Light switch, 13
Lights Adjusting headlight beam
throw, 40
H e a d l i g h t b e a m t h r o w , 3 8 , 3 9 ,
41
Notes, 38, 39
Lights, checking, 38
Load changes, 68
Loading, 47, 48, 49
MMain (centre) stand, 56, 57
Motorcycle equipment, 85
Moving away/upshifts, 69
NNeutral, 61
Neutral, selecting, 61
New brake pads, bedding in, 59
OOctane number (fuel), 25
Odometer, 6
Oil filler neck, 4, 23
Oil level Engine oil pressure, 7, 64
Warning light, 23
Oil level sight glass, 4
Oil level, checking, 22
Oil-free and grease-free brakes, 71
Opening the System case, 18
Overheating, risk of, 62
PPartially integral brakes, 74
Placing motorcycle on main (centre) stand, 56
Placing motorcycle on side stand, 54
Power socket, 12 V, 4
Pushing the motorcycle off the main (centre) stand, 57
H - P
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Index
i
QQuantity, 25
RRear brakesBrake fluid reservoir, 5
Rear suspension, shock-absorber setting, 4
Refuelling, 24
Removing System case, 19
Reservoir for clutch fluid, 4
Reset knob for trip meter, 6
Residual braking function, 34, 75
Revolution counter, 6
Rider Information Display, 66, 67 Clock, 67
Engine oil temperature display,
66
Fuel gauge, 67
Gear indicator, 67
Rider Information Display (FID), 6
Rider’s equipment, 84
Riding, 68
Riding and changing gear, 69
Risk of asphyxiation, 52
Risk of fatal accident, 53
Risk of fire, 52
Running in, 58, 59
Running-in speeds, 58
SSafety checklist, 20
Safety instructions Catalytic converter, 53
General, 52, 53
Salt on brakes, 70
Seat, 16
Seat lock, 5
Seat, adjusting, 17
Seat, removing, 16
Service, 81
Service worldwide, 82
Shock absorbers, 43
Shock-absorber settings, 43
Side stand, 54, 55
Sight glass for engine oil, 4
Spark plug, left, 4
Spark plug, right, 5
Speedometer, 6
Spring preload, 44 Front wheel, 44
Spring preload, adjusting, 44
Starter button, 13
Starting, 62, 63
Suspension strut, 4
System case, 18, 19
Q - S
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