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General information and controls
Seat
Seat,
removing/locking
 Prop the motorcycle on its side stand
– Make sure the ground is level and firm.
 Turn the key in the seat lock in direction A
– The seat is unlocked  Lift the seat at the rear (arrow)
and remove it
e Attention:
When installing the seat, make
sure that it is firmly located.
 Insert the seat into guides 1 at
left and right
 Press lightly on the rear seat to engage the seat in seat
retainer 2
A
1
2
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Checklist
For this reason, check the
details in the following sections
before you start the journey:
–Fuel level
–Clutch-lever play
– Brake pressure
– Brake fluid levels (front and rear)
–Drive belt
– Warning lights and telltale lights
– Wheel rim and tyre condition, tread depth and tyre pres-
sures – Load and gross weight
–Coolant level
– Lights
– Check regularly (every time
you stop for fuel), on the basis
of the following section:
– Engine oil level (every second stop for fuel)
– Brake pads
If you encounter any problems
or difficulties, it is always best
to contact your authorised
BMW motorcycle dealer. He will
provide the necessary advice
and assistance.
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Engine oil
Checking oil level
e Attention:
The red warning light
p (b7)
for engine oil pressure indicates
that the oil pump is delivering
very little oil or none at all: do
not regard this light as an oil
level indicator. 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 when the engine is running.
Check the oil level regularly,
each time you stop for fuel (or
every second time at the latest).
e Attention:
The dipstick might show a low
oil level if the motorcycle has
been out of use for a lengthy
period. Under these circum-
stances top up the oil level only
after measuring the oil level in
accordance with the instruc-
tions.
Check the oil level only when
the engine is at operating tem-
perature.
Checking the oil level when the
engine is cold, just after the en-
gine has been run briefly or
when it is not properly warm will
falsify the reading, and could
lead to the engine being operat-
ed with the wrong quantity of oil
in the system.
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 Prop the motorcycle on its side stand
– Make sure the ground is level and firm.
 Open the fuel filler cap
Refuel
e Attention:
Add fuel only until the pump
nozzle automatically cuts off the
supply
– Always use regular unleaded fuel to DIN 51607 or equiva-
lent standard, min. octane
number 91 (RON) or 81 (MON)
e Attention:
Always use the key to lock the
fuel filler cap.
 Close the fuel filler cap
Capacity– Usable tank capacity 15 litres
–A yellow warning light 1
comes on when there are
approximately 4 litres (0.9 gal)
of fuel left in the tank
Fuel
1
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Checking coolant level
e Attention:
Always keep the coolant level
above the minimum mark.
Check coolant level only when
the engine is cold.
 Hold the motorcycle upright
 Check the coolant level through slot 1 in cover insert 2
of the expansion tank:
MIN Minimum level
 Add coolant if necessaryL Note:
If the expansion tank is full and
the coolant temperature is high
(as indicated by red warning
light
j b 58) or coolant con-
sumption is excessive, consult
a specialist workshop, prefera-
bly an authorised BMW motor-
cycle dealer.
Coolant
1
2
MIN
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Checking lights
e Attention:
Always check that all lights are
in full working order before rid-
ing off.
L Note:
If turn indicator repeater flashes
at twice the usual speed:
Defective flasher bulb.
For instructions on changing
bulbs in parking light, headlight
(low beam and high beam), rear
light, brake light, turn indicators
and the number-plate light:
(
b Maintenance Instructions,
Chapter 2)
Headlight setting RHD/
LHD traffic
If the motorcycle is ridden in a
country where the opposite rule
of the road applies, its asym-
metric low-beam headlight will
tend to dazzle oncoming traffic.
Consult a specialist workshop,
preferably an authorised
BMW motorcycle dealer, to
have the headlight adjusted to
suit whichever rule of the road
applies.
e Attention:
Adhesive films with unsuitable
adhesives can damage the
headlight lens.
Lights
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Adjusting headlight beam
throw
Have the headlight basic set-
ting adjusted by a specialist
workshop, preferably an
authorised BMW motorcycle
dealer.
e Attention:
Use adjusting screw 1 only for
lateral adjustment of the head-
light’s beam throw.
L Note:
Adjust beam height so that
oncoming traffic is not dazzled.
Make sure that the throw of the
light cone adequately illumi-
nates the road ahead of you.
Only if the load carried on the
motorcycle is very high, the
headlight beam can be lowered
by turning adjusting screw 2.
This shortens the beam throw.
Lights
1
2
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Headlight adjustment,
up/down
L Note:
Do not prop the motorcycle on
the side stand.
 Check tyre pressures and
correct if necessary.
 Position the motorcycle on a
level surface 10 metres
(33 feet) (headlight) from a
light-coloured wall, and with
the rider's weight (approx.
85 kg/187 lbs) on the seat
 Measure the distance H from
the ground to the centre of
the headlight
 Transfer this height H to the
wall and draw a cross on the
wall at this point
 Draw a second cross
(x = 10 cm/3.98 in) lower  Switch on the low-beam
headlight
 Turn adjusting screw 2 to
align the headlight in such a
way that the light-dark cutoff
starts in the middle of the bot-
tom cross and rises to the
right to the height of the upper
cross, before dropping again
e Attention:
Use adjusting screw 1 only for
adjusting the basic setting of
the headlight.
L Note:
Have the headlight basic set-
ting checked by a specialist
workshop, preferably an
authorised BMW motorcycle
dealer.
Lights
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