BMW MOTORRAD K 1200 RS 2004 Rider's Manual (in English)

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Maintenance and care
2
Number-plate light
e Important:
Switch off the ignition before
changing a bulb.
L Note:
Do not touch the glass of new
bulbs with the fingers. Use a
clean, dry cloth to hold the
bulbs when inserting them.  Place the motorcycle on its
main stand
 Remove 2 screws 1
 Pull number plate light 3
down to remove
 Press back the spring wire clip and remove the bulb 2
– Number plate light bulb 2:
12 V 5 W Soffite
 Place the bulb in the two
spring clips
 Insert number plate light 3
into housing, noting pin 4
 Tighten 2 screws 1 without
using force
Changing bulbs
3
1
4
2
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Maintenance and care
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Front turn indicators
e Important:
Switch off the ignition before
changing a bulb.
L Note:
Do not touch the glass of new
bulbs with the fingers. Use a
clean, dry cloth to hold the
bulbs when inserting them.  Place the motorcycle on its
main stand
 Remove retaining screw 1
 Remove turn-indicator housing 2 from the front fair-
ing
Changing bulbs
123
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Maintenance and care
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 Turn bulb socket5 counter-
clockwise to disengage and
remove it from the turn-indi-
cator housing
 Press bulb 4 into its socket
and turn it counter-clockwise
to release
 Remove the bulb
– Front turn-indicator bulbs 4:
12 V 21 W  Installation is the reverse of
the removal procedure
L Note:
When installing the turn-indica-
tor housing, begin by engaging
spring link 3 in the front fairing.
Changing bulbs
54
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Maintenance and care
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Rear turn indicators
e Important:
Switch off the ignition before
changing a bulb.
L Note:
Do not touch the glass of new
bulbs with the fingers. Use a
clean, dry cloth to hold the
bulbs when inserting them.  Place the motorcycle on its
main stand
 Remove retaining screw 1
 Remove the flashing turn indi- cator glass 3
 Press bulb 2 into its socket
and turn it counter-clockwise
to release.
Remove the bulb
 Installation is the reverse of
the removal procedure
– Rear turn indicator bulbs 2:
12 V 21 W
Changing bulbs
231
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Maintenance and care
2
Parking light
e Important:
Switch off the ignition before
changing a bulb.
L Note:
Do not touch the glass of new
bulbs with the fingers. Use a
clean, dry cloth to hold the
bulbs when inserting them.
 Place the motorcycle on its main stand  Working from in front, pull the
bulb holder 1 down and out of
the headlamp housing
 Pull bulb 2 upwards out of the
holder
 Insert the new bulb into the
holder
– Parking light bulb 2:
12 V 4 W
L Note:
Press the bulb holder fully into
its mounting.
Changing bulbs
2
1
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Maintenance and care
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Headlight
e Important:
Switch off the ignition before
changing a bulb.
L Note:
Do not touch the glass of new
bulbs with the fingers. Use a
clean, dry cloth to hold the
bulbs when inserting them.  Place the motorcycle on its
main stand
 Turn the handlebars all the way to the left
 Disengage retaining clip 1 on
one side first, then the other,
press down and disengage
from cover 2
 Remove the cover 2
 Remove the connector housing 6
 Release spring clips 3 from
their catches 7 at top and bot-
tom, and swing them back
 Remove the H7 bulb
– Low (dipped) beam: H7 12 V 55 W
1
2
3
6
Changing bulbs
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L Note:
Tab 5 must point vertically up,
so that it can be inserted into
recess 4.
Insert a new H7 bulb
 Engage spring clips 3 at top
and bottom in catches 7 Attach plug housing
6 to bulb
connections
Insert cover 2
 Engage retaining clip 1 on
one side first, then the other,
pull the clips up and engage
them
Changing bulbs
4
6
7
5
3
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2
5
43
High-beam headlight
e Important:
Switch off the ignition before
changing a bulb.
L Note:
Do not touch the glass of new
bulbs with the fingers. Use a
clean, dry cloth to hold the
bulbs when inserting them.  Place the motorcycle on its
main stand
 Turn the handlebars all the way to the left
 Disengage retaining clip 1 on
one side first, then the other,
press down and disengage
from cover 2
 Remove the cover 2
 Disengage connector 3
 Press earth (ground) clip 5
down and disengage it
 Pull the bulb socket out of the
headlight housing using tab 4
Changing bulbs
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11
7
6
12
8
910Changing bulbs
 Using a screwdriver, press in
one retaining lug 11 at left and
right, and open up the bulb
holder
 Pull the H3 bulb out of bulb
ring 10
 Installation is the reverse of
the removal procedure
– Main beam headlamp:
H3 12 V 55 W
L Note:
When installing
– Make sure that groove 7 (radi-
used) and groove 9 (corners)
are correctly positioned
– Align groove 6 in such a way
that it points toward guide 8
– Make sure that retainers 11
on left and right engage
–Tab 4 to the right
– Note grooves 12 on left and
right and make sure that
ground connector 5 engages
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Maintenance and care
2
e Attention:
Before changing a fuse, switch
off the ignition.
Never attempt to repair a blown
fuse – risk of fire!
For this reason, always carry a
number of spare fuses on the
motorcycle.
Use only fuses of the specified
rating and type.
Changing fuses Place motorcycle on main (centre) stand
 Remove the seat  Push the retainers in the direc-
tion indicated by the arrow and
remove the cover of the fuse
box
 Pull the blown fuse out of its
holder
 Insert a new fuse of the cor- rect rating
 Close the fuse box lid
 Close and lock the seat
L Note:
It is advisable to have the elec-
trical system checked by a spe-
cialist workshop, preferably an
authorised BMW motorcycle
dealer, if fuses blow frequently.
Fuses
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