BMW R 1250 RT - Owner's Manual > Hill Start Control active

Green holding symbol is displayed.

Possible cause: Hill Start Control has been activated automatically or activated by the rider.

• Operate Hill Start Control.

  - with riding modes Pro OE

• Switching automatic Hill Start Control Pro on and off.

Automatic Hill Start Control Pro active

- with riding modes Pro OE

White holding symbol is displayed.

Possible cause: The automatic Hill Start Control Pro is active. If the motorcycle stops on an incline of > 5%, the motorcycle is automatically held in place by the brakes.

• Switch off automatic Hill Start Control Pro.

• Switching automatic Hill Start Control Pro on and off.

Hill Start Control cannot be activated

Yellow holding symbol is displayed.

Possible cause: Hill Start Control cannot be activated.

• Fold in side stand.

• Hill Start Control functions only when the side stands are folded in.

• Start the engine.

• Hill Start Control functions only when the engine is running.

Hill Start Control automatically deactivated

flashes yellow.

Yellow holding symbol flashes briefly.

Possible cause: Hill Start Control has been automatically deactivated.

• Side stand has been folded out.

• Hill Start Control is deactivated when the side stand is folded out.

• Engine has been switched off.

• Hill Start Control is deactivated when the engine is switched off.

• Operate Hill Start Control.

Central locking locked

- with central locking system OE

The locked symbol appears on the display.

All locks in the central locking system are locked.

Gear not calibrated

- with shift assistant Pro OE

The gear indicator flashes.

The shift assistant Pro is not available.

Possible cause:

- with shift assistant Pro OE

The transmission sensor has not been completely calibrated.

• Engage idle position N and run the engine at standstill for a minimum of 10 seconds to calibrate the idle position.

• Use clutch control to engage all gears and ride for a minimum of 10 seconds in each engaged gear.

• The gear indicator stops flashing once the transmission sensor has been successfully calibrated.

• Once the transmission sensor has been completely calibrated, shift assistant Pro will operate as described.

• If the calibration process was unsuccessful, have the fault eliminated by a specialist workshop, we recommend a BMW Motorrad Partner.

Service-due indicator

If a service is due, the service symbol and the service date in place of the total distance are briefly displayed subsequent to the Pre-Ride- Check.

If the service is overdue the 'General' warning light briefly shows yellow and the service symbol lights up and remains ON.

If the countdown to the next service is less than one month, the service-due date 1 appears on the display.

If the vehicle covers long distances in the course of the year, under certain circumstances it might be necessary to have it serviced at a date in advance of the forecast due date. If the countdown distance to the early service is less than 1000 km, the countdown distance 2 appears on the display.

NOTICE If the service-due indicator appears more than a month before the service date, the current date has to be corrected. This situation can occur if the battery was disconnected.

Service overdue

appears on the display.

General warning light briefly shows yellow after the Pre- Ride-Check.

Possible cause: A necessary service has not been carried out.

• Have servicing carried out as quickly as possible by a specialist workshop, preferably an authorised BMW Motorrad dealer.

Emergency call display

- with intelligent emergency call OE

If a manual emergency call is triggered by the rider during riding, the emergency call symbol 1 is displayed.

During the connection setup, a progress bar 1 is displayed under the emergency call symbol 2.

If a connection has been established, the symbol 1 is displayed.

If no connection could be established, the symbol 1 is displayed.

If there is no mobile phone reception, the symbol 1 is displayed.

If no emergency call is possible due to a technical failure, the symbol 1 is displayed.

Emergency call fault

- with intelligent emergency call OE

The symbol for an emergency call error is displayed.

Possible cause: The control unit for emergency call has detected a fault. No emergency call is possible.

• Have the fault rectified as quickly as possible by a specialist workshop, preferably an authorised BMW Motorrad dealer.

Fuel down to reserve

lights up.

Fuel-level reading turns yellow.

WARNING Irregular engine operation or engine shutdown due to lack of fuel

Risk of accident, damage to catalytic converter

• Do not run the fuel tank dry.

Possible cause: The fuel tank contains no more than the reserve quantity of fuel.

• Refuelling

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