2006 BMW MOTORRAD K 1200 S transmission

Parking your
motorcycle . . . ........... 69
Refuelling . . . . . .......... 71
Tyre pressure control
RDC
OE
.................. 72
Brake system, general . . . 73
Brake system with BMW
Motorrad Integral ABS . . . 74
6 Accessories .......... 79
General instructions . . . . . 80
Power socket . .......... 80
Luggage . . . . . . .......... 81
CaseOA
................. 81
Breakdown assistance
kit
OA
.................... 85
7 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . 87
General instructions . . . . . 88
Toolkit . ................. 88
Engine oil . . . . . .......... 89
Brake system, general . . . 91
Brake pads . . . . .......... 92
Brake fluid . . . . .......... 94
Clutch . ................. 96
Tyres . . ................. 97
Rims . . . ................. 97 Wheels .
................. 97
Front-wheel stand . ..... 105
Rear-wheel stand . . ..... 107
Bulbs . . ................ 108
Jump start . . . . ......... 118
Battery . ................ 119
8 Care . ................ 125
Care products . ......... 126
Washing motorcycle . . . . 126
Cleaning easily damaged
components . . . ......... 127
Paint care . . . . . ......... 128
Protective wax
coating ................ 128
Laying up the
motorcycle . . . . ......... 128
Restoring motorcycle to
use .................... 129
9 Technical data . . ..... 131
Troubleshooting
chart . . . ................ 132
Threaded fasteners ..... 133
Engine . ................ 134
Riding specifications . . . . 137
Clutch . ................ 137 Transmission . .
......... 137
Final drive . . . . . ......... 139
Running gear . . ......... 139
Brakes . ................ 140
Wheels and tyres . . ..... 140
Electrics . . . . . . ......... 141
Frame . . ................ 143
Dimensions . . . ......... 143
Weights ................ 144
10 Service . . . . ......... 145
BMW Motorrad
service . ................ 146
BMW Motorrad service
quality . ................ 146
BMW Motorrad Service
Card - On-the-spot
breakdown
assistance . . . . ......... 147
BMW Motorrad service
network ................ 147
Maintenance work . ..... 147
Maintenance
schedules . . . . . ......... 148
Confirmation of
maintenance work . ..... 149

Warnings, overview
Mode of presentation Meaning
Lights up yellowThe critical tyre
pressure flashes Tyre pressure close to limit of per-
mitted tolerance ( 31)
Flashes red The critical tyre
pressure flashes Tyre pressure outside permitted tol-
erance ( 31)
--
or
-- --
ap-
pears on the dis-
play. Signal transmission disrupted
( 32)
Lights up yellow Indicated by--
or
-- --
Sensor defective or system error
( 32)
Lights up yellow Indicated by the letters
RDC!
ap-
pearing on the
display. Tyre-pressure sensor battery weak
( 33)
330zStatus indicators

authorised BMW Motorrad
dealer.
Signal transmission
disrupted--
or
-- --
appears on the
display.
The motorcycle has not
yet accelerated past the
threshold of approximately
30 km/h. The RDC sensors
do not start transmitting
signals until the motorcycle
reaches a speed above this
threshold ( 72).
Increase speed above this
threshold observe the RDC
readings. Assume that a
permanent fault has not oc-
curred unless the 'General'
warning light comes on to
accompany the symptoms.
Under these circumstances:
Have the fault rectified by a
specialist workshop, prefer- ably an authorised BMW
Motorrad dealer.
Wireless communication with
the RDC sensors has been
disrupted. Possible causes
include radio-communication
systems operating in the vi-
cinity and interfering with the
link between the RDC control
unit and the sensors. Move to another location
and observe the RDC read-
ings. Assume that a per-
manent fault has not oc-
curred unless the 'General'
warning light comes on to
accompany the symptoms.
Under these circumstances:
Have the fault rectified by a
specialist workshop, prefer-
ably an authorised BMW
Motorrad dealer. Sensor defective or system
error
General warning light
lights up yellow.
Indicated by
--
or
--
--
.
Motorcycle is fitted with
tyres not equipped with RDC
sensors. Fit wheels and tyres
equipped with RDC
sensors.
One or two RDC sensors
have failed. Have the fault rectified by a
specialist workshop, prefer-
ably an authorised BMW
Motorrad dealer.
A system error has occurred. Have the fault rectified by a
specialist workshop, prefer-
ably an authorised BMW
Motorrad dealer.
332zStatus indicators

Recommended fuel
grade
95 ROZ/RON (Premium
unleaded (fuel grade,
usable with power- and
consumption-related
restrictions)) Usable fuel capacity
19 l Reserve fuel
4l
Press the filler cap down
firmly to close.
Remove the key and close
the protective cap.
Tyre pressure control
RDC
OE
FunctionA sensor integrated into each
tyre measures the air tem-
perature and the air pressure
inside the tyre and transmits
this information to the control
unit.
Each sensor has a
centrifugal-force tripswitch
that does not enable
transmission of the measured
values until the motorcycle
has accelerated to about
30 km/h. The display shows--
for each tyre until the
tyre-pressure signal is
received for the first time. The
sensors continue to transmit
the measured-value signals
for approximately 15 minutes
after the motorcycle comes to
a stop. The control unit can
administrate four sensors, so
two different sets of wheels
with RDC sensors can be
alternated on the motorcycle.
An error message is issued
if wheels without sensors
are fitted to a motorcycle
equipped with an RDC control
unit.
Temperature
compensationThe tyre-pressure readings
shown by the multifunction
display are temperature-
compensated; the reference
tyre temperature for these
readings is always 20 °C.
The air lines available to
the public in petrol stations
and motorway service areas
almost invariably show
temperature-dependent
tyre pressures, so in most
instances these gauge
572zRiding

Technical data
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . . . . 132
Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Riding specifications . . . . . . . . . 137
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Final drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Electrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
9131zTechnical data

Riding specificationsTop speed>200 km/hClutchClutch typeMultiplate clutch running in oil bathTransmissionGearbox typeClaw-shift 6-speed cassette gearbox, integ-
rated into engine block
9137zTechnical data

Gear ratios
Gearbox transmission ratios1.559 (92:59 teeth), Primary transmission ra-
tio
2.294 (39:17 teeth), 1st gear
1.789 (34:19 teeth), 2nd gear
1.458 (35:24 teeth), 3rd gear
1.240 (31:25 teeth), 4th gear
1.094 (35:32 teeth), 5th gear
0.971 (33:34 teeth), 6th gear
1.045 (23:22 teeth), Angular drive
9138zTechnical data

Transmission, 137
Wheels and tyres, 140
Telltale lights, 17
Toolkit Service kit, 88
Standard kit, 88
Torques, 131
Transmission Starting the engine, 66
Technical data, 137
Troubleshooting chart, 132
Turn indicators Left, 15, 52
Right, 16, 52
Switching off, 16, 53
Tyre pressure control (ReifenDruck-Control)
Label on wheel rim, 98
Operation, 44
Reading, 20
Tyres Approved, 97
Checking tread depth, 97
Checking tyre pressures, 60
Technical data, 140 V
Vehicle
General view, left side, 11
General view, right side, 13
Laying up, 128
Restoring to use, 129
W
Warning lights, 17
Warnings, 20 Mode of presentation, 21
Warnings, overview, 22, 30, 34
Wheels Installing front wheel, 100
Installing rear wheel, 103
Remove the front wheel, 98
Removing rear wheel, 102
Technical data, 140
11159zIndex