Shifting Gear - BMW S 1000 RR Rider's Manual

WARNING
New tyres losing grip on wet
roads and at extreme bank
angles
Risk of accident
Ride carefully and avoid ex-
tremely sharp inclines.

Shifting gear

Gearshift light
Gearshift light 1 shows the rider
two engine-speed thresholds:
Shift speed
When the motorcycle is on the
move, the gearshift light indicates
the engine speed at which the
rider should upshift.
Gearshift light flashes at preset
frequency: approaching upshift
rpm
Shift light goes out: the engine
has reached the ideal speed for
an upshift
The engine-speed thresholds
and the way in which the shift
light indicates the various states
can be customised in the SETUP
menu.
Speed limit
If the shift light flashes or comes
on while the motorcycle is be-
SPEED !
ing ridden and
pears on the display, you have
exceeded the preset top speed.
Shift assistant Pro
with Pro shift assistant
NOTICE
The Pro shift assistant assists
upshifts and downshifts without
the rider having to disengage the
clutch or close the throttle. This
is not an automatic-shift system.
The rider is the most important
part of the system and decides
when to shift gears.
See the section entitled "Engin-
eering details" for more informa-
tion on the Pro shift assistant.
NOTICE
Whenever the Pro shift assist-
ant shifts gears, cruise control
ap-
is automatically disengaged for
safety reasons.
6
OE
89
z