BMW R 1250 RT - Owner's Manual > Heating

Operating the heated handlebar grips

• Start the engine.

NOTICE The heating in the heated handlebar grips can be activated only when the engine is running.

• Call up the Grip heating menu.

The grips can be heated in five levels. The fifth level is intended to quickly heat up the grips; you should then shift down to one of the lower levels.

• Select the heating stage you want.

The symbol 1 shows that the grip heating is switched on.

Front-seat heating

- with seat heating OE

• Start the engine.

NOTICE Seat heating can be activated only when the engine is running.

• Call up the Seat heating menu.

The rider's seat can be heated in five levels. The fifth level is intended to quickly heat up the seat; you should then shift down to one of the lower levels.

• Select the heating stage you want.

The symbol 1 shows that the rider's seat heating is switched on.

If this warning symbol appears it tells you that the on-board system voltage is low.

If applicable, the seat heating might have been temporarily switched off.

Rear-seat heating

- with seat heating OE

• Start the engine.

NOTICE Seat heating can be activated only when the engine is running.

• Set switch 1 to the desired heating stage.

The rear seat has two-stage heating. Stage two is for heating the seat quickly: it is advisable to switch back to stage one as soon as the seat is warm.

• 2 Switch centred: Heating off.
• 3 One-dot section of switch pressed: 50 % heating power.
• 4 Two-dot section of switch pressed: 100 % heating power.

The symbol 1 shows that the passenger seat heating is switched on.

If this warning symbol appears it tells you that the on-board system voltage is low.

If applicable, the seat heating might have been temporarily switched off.

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