Electronics » I has a dumb....how do I reset the trip odometer?

Title says it all- I've got trip 1 on the multiline display (up arrow), but how the heck do I reset it when I fill up with gas? I tried holding the button down (and up...I tried both), twiddled the perforator wheel. I'm at a loss for what to try next and I didn't find anything in the manual.

Now I realize I have extra sauce on my dumb...I posted this in the wrong forum- the bike is a 2020 R1250RS.

Start video at 1:20

https://youtu.be/QFy9Ms3_f8g

Manual was redesigned in 9/2020. You'll know which one you have if it's horizontally oriented (pre 9/20) or vertical (post 9/20). Section you're looking for is "Reset on-board computer"; in the earlier manual version it's on pg 104, and in the later, pg 98.

Thanks ya'll. I appreciate it!
I am kinda disappointed that I can't just hold a button for 3 sections. The engineers must not eschew obfuscation.

Not to say I don't share in your disappointment but If I had to guess I'd say the BMW engineers would ask why you'd want to reset a mileage counter at a fill-up when they've already given you a fuel gauge, low-fuel warning, as well as (from reports I've read, mostly accurate) miles-to-empty & MPG calculations.

My quick response would be that I like to do my own calculations. Or maybe a keep a tally in a logbook. Or maybe use it to measure the distance between my house and Aunt Sally's.
But the real reason is simplicity. Why make an action so complicated, when it has been solved many times with a single push-and-hold button?
I do appreciate the fact that the information is there...but this is a motorcycle and if I cannot find anything to complain about, then why ride it? ;)

Zitat von Pyrrho im Beitrag #5

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Not to say I don't share in your disappointment but If I had to guess I'd say the BMW engineers would ask why you'd want to reset a mileage counter at a fill-up when they've already given you a fuel gauge, low-fuel warning, as well as (from reports I've read, mostly accurate) miles-to-empty & MPG calculations.

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I've never had a problem resetting my average mpg, either trip meter nor average speed on either the GT, GS or the RS. Had the read the book a few times, go through the process with the book in front of me for each bike, but never considered bmw making it too complicated.

It's a computer that has dozens of functions based on a combination of buttons and series of pushes, the push button reset was mechanical.

Before turning off ignition at the pump. Hit the down button then it takes a few down/right button presses or whirly-wheel taps (I forget and it varies) to get to the trip meter screen, then do reset-all and finally turn off the ignition. It becomes a habit.

Zitat von Ali-bear im Beitrag #9

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Before turning off ignition at the pump. Hit the down button then it takes a few down/right button presses or whirly-wheel taps (I forget and it varies) to get to the trip meter screen, then do reset-all and finally turn off the ignition.

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It dawned on me on my recent trip that while I didn't need to worry about how many miles I had covered it was important to my friends with smaller fuel ranges.
As I was leading, and to save any hassle, I got into the habit of resetting the trip and keeping an eye on the mileage from the last petrol station.

jrt, if you have a BMW Navigator you can reset the bike trip meter from the Nav.
That's how I do it on my R1200RS and it probably works the same on the 1250..

On the My Motorcycle screen tap the wrench at the upper left and reset what you want.

Of course if you want to get the retro feel you can always get an old 8-bit computer and peer at it through a letterbox
As I learned on my old 1200GS you should always trust miles travelled over what the fuel gauge is saying

Lee, I don't have a navigator. Not yet anyhow. I might pick up a used one, but I already have a GPS that I don't really use much.

And Ali-bear...all I can say is get off my lawn! I started with an Apple II around 1980? I was in high school and would sneak into the computer lab at the university in town.