service schedule BMW MOTORRAD K 1200 R 2004 Rider's Manual (in English)

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Service
access to approximately 200
authorised BMW motorcycle
dealers.
All information concerning the
international dealership network
can be found in the brochure
"Service Contact Europe" or
"Service Contact Africa, Amer-
ica, Asia, Australia, Oceania".
You will be given the relevant
brochure for your country
together with your motorcycle;
you can obtain both brochures
from your authorised BMW
motorcycle dealer.Maintenance workSome maintenance tasks have
to be performed after a certain
time, others depend on the dis-
tance covered by the motor-
cycle.
BMW running-in checkThe BMW running-in check has
to be performed when the
motorcycle has covered
between 500 km and 1,200 km.BMW Annual InspectionSome maintenance tasks have
to be carried out at least once a
year. Other tasks depend on
the distance the motorcycle has
covered.BMW ServiceAfter the first 10,000 km and
every further 20,000 km
(30,000 km, 50,000 km,
70,000 km, etc.) if this distance
is covered within a year.BMW InspectionAfter the first 20,000 km and
every further 20,000 km
(40,000 km, 60,000 km,
80,000 km, etc.) if this distance
is covered within a year.
Maintenance schedulesThe maintenance schedule for
your motorcycle depends on
the equipment fitted, and on the
motorcycle’s age and the dis-
tance it has covered. Your
authorised BMW motorcycle
dealer will be happy to supply a
copy of the current mainte-
nance schedule for your motor-
cycle on request.Every authorised BMW
motorcycle dealer has a
fixed scale of charges based on
labour times and carefully cal-
culated hourly rates. Fuel, lubri-
cants and similar substances,
filters, gaskets etc. are charged
separately. c

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Index
AAbbreviations, 4
ABSBrake booster, 76
Rear wheel lift, 77
Self-diagnosis, 59
Warning indicator, 27
Warning light, 20
Accessories
BMW optional extras, 4
Cable routing, 81
General instructions, 80
Non-BMW products, 5
Operation via power socket, 81
Accessory BMW optional accessories, 4
Adjusting mirrors, 46
Adjusting rear shock absorber, 9
Adjusting rear spring preload, 9
Adjusting the rear shock absorber, 48
Adjusting the rear spring preload, 47
Anti-theft alarm telltale light, 16
BBattery
Battery compartment, 11
Charging when
connected, 116
Charging when
disconnected, 118
Installing, 119
Maintenance instructions, 116
Removing, 118
Technical data, 138
Warning indicator for charge
current, 26
BMW Service
Annual inspection, 145
Confirmation of maintenance
work, 147
Confirmation of service, 151
Information, 5
Inspection, 145
Maintenance schedules, 145
Maintenance service, 145
Running-in check, 145 Service Card, 144
Worldwide, 144
Brake Adjusting the handbrake
lever, 41
Front fluid reservoir, 11
Rear fluid reservoir, 11
Brake light Replacing the bulb, 113
Brake pads, 64
Brakes Brake pads, 93
Checking front brake pad
thickness, 94
Checking operation, 93
Checking rear brake pad
thickness, 94
Checking the fluid level, 95
Safety instructions, 74
Bulbs Information, 109
Technical data, 139
Warning indicator for defective
bulb, 26