2004 BMW MOTORRAD K 1200 GT high beam

8
General information and controls
1
Telltale and warning lights
1Warning light, coolant tem-
perature
 red (
42, 69)
2 Warning light, battery
charge current red

(
69)
3 Telltale light, high-beam
headlight blue

4 Warning light, engine oil
pressure red
\b (
31, 68) 5
Warning light, fuel level/
when approx. 4 litres
(0.9 gal) left in tank yellow


(
33, 68)
( ) Number in parentheses

page number for description
34512
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General information and controls
1

Warning:
To prevent air from entering
the hydraulic circuit of the
clutch:
• do not turn the fitting on the
handlebar.
1 Switch for cruise control
OE
(
17)
2 Hazard warning flasher
switch (

9)
3 Switch for windscreen
adjustment (

24)
4 Horn push 5
Turn indicator switch, left
•Press
– Turn indicators operate
To switch off turn indicators:
• Self-cancelling while rid-
ing, or press turn-indica-
tor cancel switch 12
(

13)
6 High-beam/low-beam
headlight switch

High-beam headlight
Low-beam headlight

Headlight flasher
OEOptional extra
Left handlebar fitting
123
654
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Safety check
2
Checking lights
 Attention:
Check that all lights are opera-
tional at the start of each
journey.
Flashing turn indicatorsIf turn indicator repeater flashes
at twice the usual speed (

7):
defective indicator bulb.
Rear lightGeneral warning light (
68)
ON:
Brake light or tail light defective.
If the rear light is defective the
brake light is dimmed and acts
as a rear light. When you apply
the brakes the brake light
shines at full brightness.

Note:
To change bulbs in parking
lights, headlight (low and high
beams), rear/brake lights, turn
indicators and the number-
plate light:
(

Maintenance Instructions,
Chapter 2)
Lights
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Safety check
2
Adjusting beam throw to
suit load by adjusting the
suspension strut
• Change the spring strut set-ting to suit the load
(

45-46)
– Spring preload has an effect
on headlight beam throw Only if the load carried on the
motorcycle is very high, the
headlight beam can also be
lowered by moving lever
2. This
shortens the beam throw.
Pivot lever 2 :
A = neutral position
B = high load

Note:
Use adjusting screw 1 only for
adjusting the basic setting of
the headlight.
Lights
2
B
A
1
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Safety check
2
Headlight basic setting

Note:
Do not prop the motorcycle on
the centre or side stand.
• Check tyre pressures and cor-
rect if necessary.
• Set the spring-strut adjuster to the position for one-up riding
–Make sure lever 2 is horizontal
(neutral position)
• 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/3.94 in) lower
• Switch on the low-beam headlight
• Turn adjusting screw 1 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
•Adjusting screw 1: – Turn screw counter-clock-wise: higher
– Turn screw clockwise: lower

Note:
Have the headlight basic set-
ting checked by a specialist
workshop, preferably an
authorised BMW motorcycle
dealer.
Lights
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Index
i
DDisplay, ambient temperature, 7, 15
EEmergency off (kill) switch for ignition, 13
Engine oil, 31 Oil filler neck, 31
Engine oil pressure telltale light, 68
Engine speed, 70
FFront brake Brake fluid level, 40
Handbrake lever, 35
Fuel
Octane number, 33
Fuel filler cap, 4, 32
Fuel gauge, 6
Fuel tank capacity, 68
Fuse box, 4
GGear indicator, 7
Gearshift lever, 21
Gearshifts, 70, 71
General view, Left side, 4
Right side, 5
HHandlebar fitting
Left, 12
Right, 13
Handlebar lever Handbrake lever, 35
Hazard warning flashers, 9
Headlight basic setting, 55
Headlight switch, 12
Heated handlebar grips, 13
High-beam/low-beam headlight switch, 12
Horn, 12
Horn push, 12
IIgnition switch and steering lock, 6, 10
Function, 11
Installing system case, 27
Integral brake function, 76
KKeys, 10
LLHD traffic Headlight setting, 53
Lifting handle, 4
Light switch, 13
Lights, 52, 54, 55 Beam throw, 42, 53
Notes, 42
Loading, 49
D - L
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Index
i
TTank cap, 4
Telltale and warning lightsABS, 7, 68
Battery charge current, 8
Battery charge light, 69
Coolant temperature, 8, 69
Cruise control, 7
Engine oil pressure, 8, 68
High-beam headlight, 8
Low fuel level, 8, 68
Neutral, 7
Turn indicator, right, 7
Telltale lights Turn indicator, left, 7
Tools, 22
Tread depth, tyres, 47, 48
Troubleshooting ABS, 81
Troubleshooting chart, 81
Turn indicator switch, left, 12
Turn-indicator cancel switch, 13
Tyres Inflation pressure, 48
Running in, 65
WWarning lightsABS, 68
Battery charge light, 69
Coolant temperature, 69
Engine oil pressure, 68
General, 68
Low fuel level, 68
Warnings, braking, 72
T - Z
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