BMW K 1200 R Rider's Manual page 81

ABS does not intervene until
very late, if at all. Under these
circumstances the rear wheel
can lift off the ground, and the
outcome can be a highsiding
situation in which the motor-
cycle can flip over.
Severe braking can
cause the rear wheel to
lift off the ground.
Bear in mind that ABS can-
not be relied on in all circum-
stances to prevent the rear
wheel from lifting clear of the
ground.
Residual braking func-
tion
With the ignition switched off,
during the self-diagnosis and
in the event of a fault in the
BMW Integral ABS, the brake
circuits concerned only have
the residual braking function.
The residual braking function
is the braking power with-
out the hydraulic servo as-
sistance of the BMW Integral
ABS. Under these circum-
stances, therefore, you must
apply considerably higher
pressure to the brake levers
in question in order to apply
the brakes, and lever travel
is longer. When the residu-
al braking function is active,
the ABS function is unavail-
able in the brake system in
question. When the residu-
al braking function is active,
the integral braking function
is partially or entirely unavail-
able.
Without the ABS func-
tion, the wheels could
lock during very hard brak-
ing. without servo-assisted
brakes, considerably greater
force is required to brake.
The altered braking behavior
can lead to accidents.
Avoid hard braking whenev-
er possible. Brake early, as
increased braking force is re-
quired.
Have the fault rectified as
soon as possible by a spe-
cialized workshop, preferably
an authorized BMW motorcy-
cle retailer.
As the residual braking
function means that the
lever path before the brake
pressure is built up can be
longer, BMW Motorrad rec-
ommends that a larger lever
path be set at the handbrake
lever.
In the case of residual
braking function in both
brake circuits, no pump noise
can be heard when the brake
lever is operated.
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