Shifting Gear - BMW R 1250 GS Adventure Rider's Manual

Air filter element
ATTENTION
Dirty air filter element
Engine damage
If you ride in dusty terrain
check the air filter element
for clogging at shorter in-
tervals; clean or replace as
necessary.
Operation in very dusty condi-
tions (desert, steppes, or the
like) necessitates the use of
air filter elements specially de-
signed for conditions of this
nature.

SHIFTING GEAR

with shift assistant Pro
Gear Shift Assistant Pro
For safety reasons, cruise
control is automatically
deactivated when Gear Shift
Assistant Pro downshifts.
Cruise control remains active
during upshifts.
Select the gears in the usual
way by using the foot-oper-
ated gearshift lever.
The shift assistant assists up-
shifts and downshifts without
the rider having to pull the
clutch or close the throttle.
This is not an automatic-shift
system.
The rider is the most import-
ant part of the system and
OE
decides when to shift gears.
The sensor 1 on the gearshift
shaft registers the gearshift
request and triggers shift as-
sistance.
When riding at a steady
speed in a low gear at high
engine rpm, an attempt to
shift gear without pulling the
clutch can cause a severe
load-change reaction.
BMW Motorrad recommends
disengaging the clutch for
shifts in these circumstances.
It is advisable to avoid using
Gear Shift Assistant Pro at
engine speeds close to the
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