Riding Mode - BMW R 1200 GS 2014 Rider's Manual

Riding mode

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In order to adjust the motorcycle
to the road condition, one of 5
riding modes can be selected:
RAIN
ROAD (standard mode)
with Pro driving modes
DYNAMIC
Enduro
Enduro PRO (if coding plug is
installed only)
For each of the 5 riding modes,
adapted settings for the ABS and
ASC systems and for the throttle
z
response are available.
with dynamic ESA
The Dynamic ESA alignment
depends on the selected riding
mode as well.
ABS and/or ASC can be
switched off in each mode; the
following explanations always
refer to the activated systems.
Throttle response
In RAIN and ENDURO modes:
restrained
In ROAD and ENDURO PRO
OE
modes: direct
In DYNAMIC mode: dynamic
ABS
The rear wheel lift assistant is
active in all modes.
In the RAIN, ROAD and DY-
NAMIC modes, ABS is aligned
to road operation.
In the ENDURO mode, ABS is
aligned to off-road operation
OE
using street tires.
In the ENDURO PRO mode,
no ABS control is applied to
the rear wheel, if the foot-
brake lever is actuated. ABS
is aligned to off-road operation
using massive-bar tires.
ASC
The front wheel lift assistant is
active in all modes.
In the RAIN, ROAD and DY-
NAMIC modes, ASC is aligned
to road operation.
In the ENDURO, and ENDURO
PRO modes, ASC is aligned to
off-road operation.
OE
with dynamic ESA
Dynamic ESA
In the RAIN, ROAD and DY-
NAMIC modes, damping vari-
ants HARD, NORMAL and
SOFT can be selected.
RAIN mode default setting:
SOFT
ROAD mode default setting:
NORMAL
DYNAMIC mode default set-
ting: HARD