Brake Pad Wear - BMW 2011 R 1200 GS Rider's Manual

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Check the brake pad thickness
with visual inspection. Direc-
tion of view: from left to brake
caliper 1.
z
Rear brake-pad wear
limit
0.04 in (1.0 mm) (Only fric-
tion material without carrier
plate. Brake disk must not
be visible through bore hole
of inner brake pad.)
If brake disk is visible:
Dropping below the mini-
mum pad thickness leads
to reduced braking performance
and may result in damage to the
brakes.
In order to ensure the operating
reliability of the brake system,
make sure that the brake pads
are not worn beyond their mini-
mum thickness.
Have the brake pads replaced
by a specialized workshop,
preferably an authorized BMW
Motorrad retailer.

Brake pad wear

The rear brake has a brake-pad
wear indicator.
Shaft 1 with three marker rings 2
is between the brake pads.

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