Electronic Suspension Adjustment; Justment Esa Ii - BMW K 1300 R Rider's Manual

ture, on the style of riding and
the duration of the ride.
The tyre-pressure readings
shown by the multifunction
display are temperature-
compensated; the reference tyre
temperature for these readings
is always 20 °C. The gauges on
service station air lines do not
compensate for temperature.
The tyre pressure recorded
depends on tyre temperature. In
most instances, therefore, these
gauge readings will not tally with
the pressures shown by the
multifunction display.
Pressure adaptation
Compare the RDC readings on
the multifunction display with
the value in the table on the in-
side cover of the Rider's Manual.
Then use the air line at a service
station to compensate for the dif-
ference between the RDC read-
ing and the value in the table.
Example: According to the
Rider's Manual, tyre pressure
should be 2.5 bar, but the
reading in the multifunction
display is 2.3 bar. The gauge on
the air line shows 2.4 bar. You
must now increase tyre pressure
by the 0.2 bar difference
between the value in the table
and the RDC reading; when the
air-line gauge shows 2.6 bar,
the tyre is inflated to the correct
pressure.
Electronic Suspension
Adjustment ESA II
with Electronic Suspension Ad-
OE
justment (ESA II)
Suspension adjustments
Depending on the load on the
motorcycle, the appropriate load
mode must first be selected
when the motorcycle is station-
ary. You then adjust the damp-
ing characteristics of both spring
struts and the spring base and
the spring rate of the rear spring
strut on the basis of the selected
damping mode. If the damping
mode is changed, the spring rate
of the rear spring strut is adapted
along with the damping char-
acteristics of both spring struts.
This allows the suspension to
be very accurately adapted to all
riding conditions, even when the
motorcycle is in motion.
The combination of spring
mount, suspension and spring
rate ensure that the suspension
geometry is always perfectly
adjusted.
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