BMW S 1000 RR Rider's Manual page 114

Use only brake pads with carrier
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plates at least 4.5 mm thick.
BMW Motorrad recommends
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installing only genuine BMW
Motorrad brake pads.
Checking rear brake pad
thickness
Make sure the ground is level
and firm and place the motor-
cycle on its stand.
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Visually inspect the brake pads
to ascertain their thickness.
Viewing direction: from the rear
toward brake pads 1.
Brake-pad wear limit,
rear
min 1.0 mm (Friction pad
only, without backing plate.)
If the wear indicating mark is no
longer visible:
Brake pads worn past the
minimum permissible thick-
ness can cause a reduction in
braking efficiency and under
certain circumstances they can
cause damage to the brake sys-
tem.
In order to ensure the dependab-
ility of the brake system, do not
permit the brake pads to wear
past the minimum permissible
thickness.
Have the brake pads replaced
by a specialist workshop,
preferably an authorised BMW
Motorrad dealer.
Check the brake-fluid
level, front brakes
Make sure the ground is level
and firm and hold the motor-
cycle upright.
Move the handlebars to the
straight-ahead position.
Check the brake fluid level in
brake fluid reservoir 1.
Wear of the brake pads
causes the brake fluid level
in the reservoir to sink.