Electronic Suspension Adjustment; Justment Esa - BMW R 1200 R Rider's Manual

damping characteristic while the
silencer is hot.
Use a screwdriver extension and
wear protective gloves.
Adjust the damping character-
istic, using the tool from the
on-board toolkit to turn adjust-
ing screw 1.
If you want a harder damping
characteristic, turn adjusting
screw 1 in the direction indic-
ated by the H arrow.
If you want a softer damping
characteristic, turn adjusting
screw 1 in the direction indic-
ated by the S arrow.
Basic setting of rear-sus-
pension damping charac-
teristic
Turn the adjusting screw as
far as it will go in the direc-
tion indicated by the H arrow
and then turn it back one
and a half turns in the direc-
tion indicated by the S arrow
(Full load of fuel, with rider
85 kg)
Electronic Suspension
Adjustment ESA
with Electronic Suspension Ad-
OE
justment (ESA)
Possible settings
Electronic Suspension Adjust-
ment ESA provides a convenient
way of adapting the motorcycle
to the load it carries and the sur-
face over which you intend riding.
Three spring-preload stages can
be combined with any of three
damper settings.
Calling up settings
Switch on the ignition.
Press button 1 to view the cur-
rent setting.
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