Brake System - BMW K 1600 GTL Rider's Manual

Topping up engine oil
8
Make sure ground is level and
firm and park motorcycle.
112
Wipe area around fill location
clean.
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Remove oil dipstick 1.
Both too little and too
much engine oil can lead to
engine damage.
Always make sure that the oil
level is correct.
Add engine oil up to specified
level.
Checking engine oil level
( 110).
Install oil dipstick.

Brake system

Checking brake operation
Pull handbrake lever.
Pressure point must be clearly
perceptible.
Press footbrake lever.
Pressure point must be clearly
perceptible.
If no clear pressure points are
perceptible:
Incorrect working practices
endanger the reliability of
the brakes.
Have all work on the brake sys-
tem carried out by specialists.
Have the brakes checked by a
certified workshop, preferably
an authorized BMW Motorrad
retailer.
Checking front brake pad
thickness
Make sure ground is level and
firm and park motorcycle.
Visually inspect left and right
brake pads to ascertain their
thickness. Viewing direction:
between wheel and front sus-
pension toward brake pads 1.