BMW S 1000RR Owner's Manual page 110

scribed above, the ABS function
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can be reactivated by switching
the ignition off and then on again.
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How important is regular
maintenance?
WARNING
Failure to have maintenance
performed on the brake sys-
tem regularly.
Accident hazard
To ensure that the
BMW Motorrad Race ABS
is in a properly maintained
condition, it is vital that the
specified service intervals are
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kept to.
Reserves for safety
But remember: the potentially
shorter braking distances which
BMW Motorrad Race ABS per-
mits must not be used as an ex-
cuse for careless riding. ABS is
primarily a means of ensuring a
safety margin in genuine emer-
gencies.
Be careful in curves! When you
apply the brakes in a curve, the
motorcycle's weight and mo-
mentum take over and even
BMW Motorrad Race ABS is un-
able to counteract their effects.
Further development of
Race ABS to ABS Pro
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with ABS Pro
In the past, the BMW Motorrad
Race ABS system of the
S 1000 RR provided for a very
high level of safety while braking
during straight-ahead riding. Now
ABS Pro also offers increased
safety even when braking in
curves. ABS Pro prevents
locking-up of the wheels even
in case of rapid brake actuation.
ABS Pro reduces abrupt changes
in steering forces, especially
during panic braking, and
therefore decreases the risk of
unwanted wheelies occurring.
ABS control
From a technical standpoint,
ABS Pro adjusts the ABS control
to the angle of inclination of the
motorcycle in dependence on the
respective riding situation. Sig-
nals for the roll and yaw rate and
the lateral acceleration are used
to determine the inclination of
the motorcycle. They come from
the yaw rate sensor, which is al-
ready used for Dynamic Traction
Control DTC and for Dynamic
Damping Control DDC.
With an increasing inclination, the
braking pressure gradient is in-
creasingly limited at the start of
braking. This results in a slower
pressure buildup. In addition, the
pressure modulation in the range
of the ABS control is more uni-
form.