Comfort turn signal disable: Did anyone with a 2019-2022 R1250R get a recent software update?

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jacco

Discussion Starter · 19 d ago

I hate the self-cancelling "comfort" turn signals on my R1250R, they turn off before I get to the turn at least half of the time for me. According to the manual for the 2023 R, this can now be disabled it seems, see page 65 of the manual:

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Does anyone have the most recent software on their bike, and if so, could they please check if this option is then also available on an older 1250R?

I emailed BMW customer service about this a few weeks ago. They send me a well-crafted & thought out reply, which started off with "Thanks for contacting BMW Motorrad USA regarding your 2023 BMW X1 xDrive28i." (So you know they really put in an effort to find out for me.) They told me to contact my dealership. So when I had my tires replaced at Bob's BMW this Saturday I asked, but the service manager wasn't sure.

I'd be happy to pay the ~$100 for the software update if this gets me this new option, but I'd like to be sure...

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Curly59

· #2 · 18 d ago

My 23’ has the option to cancel in the settings.

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JanK

· #3 · 18 d ago

I also have a 2020 R1250R with the latest SW 023_011_060 and don't have the option.

But I also hate the "comfort" turn signals and it turns out that this is an option that can be turned off by the dealer. I had this done on the previous 2019 R1200R and the current R1250R.

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mjgt

· #4 · 18 d ago

I'm sure someone posted here that the indicators on the 1250 have two settings, quick press and they only flash for a short time, longer press and hold for a second and they flash longer.

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zer0netgain

· #5 · 18 d ago

My manual for the 2018 says it can be adjusted by a BMW dealer. I wonder if the GS911 tool has access.

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JanK

· #6 · 18 d ago

mjgt said:
I'm sure someone posted here that the indicators on the 1250 have two settings, quick press and they only flash for a short time, longer press and hold for a second and they flash longer.

Indeed, the short press is for a quick lane change on the highway, IIRC they flash three times. But even the long press results in the indicators turning off by themselves if the "comfort" setting is on.

You can have the dealer adjust the distance travelled and/or time, but in the end you can still be taking a turn without indicators. Instead of watching traffic I kept looking down to see if they were still on....

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jacco

Discussion Starter · #7 · 18 d ago

JanK said:
I also have a 2020 R1250R with the latest SW 023_011_060 and don't have the option.

But I also hate the "comfort" turn signals and it turns out that this is an option that can be turned off by the dealer. I had this done on the previous 2019 R1200R and the current R1250R.

Bummer! That's too bad then, thanks for checking. And for the reminder that the dealer can turn this off, I'd read that somewhere at some point but had forgotten about it!

Yes, there seems to be a difference between long and short press of the button, but I still find myself at an intersection sometimes with the turn signal already off again. So I generally press it at least one more time before taking a turn. I just shouldn't have to be thinking about this stuff all the time.

I have a GS-911, but in the past it couldn't to this. I didn't check if a recent software update added this.

Thanks all!

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RC65

· #8 · 18 d ago (Edited)

For those who complain about this issue, are you also saying that if you're stuck at a light with your blinker on, that the blinker will only flash three times and then go out?

I've read these threads for years now, and can't understand why my experience (2020 model) is so different than some others'...mine continue to blink at a stopped light (and I never use a long press and hold, just a quick flick) and until I turn, then they turn off after another couple of flashes. In motion, they hold through the turn, and then turn off after a couple more flashes. My turn signals perform exactly how I'd want them to.

That said, I'm trusting in the TFT that they are flashing, not watching the blinkers themselves, but I can't imagine there's a difference between the two.

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jacco

Discussion Starter · #9 · 18 d ago

RC65 said:
For those who complain about this issue, are you also saying that if you're stuck at a light with your blinker on, that the blinker will only flash three times and then go out?

I've read these threads for years now, and can't understand why my experience (2020 model) is so different than some others'...mine continue to blink at a stopped light (and I never use a long press and hold, just a quick flick) and until I turn, then they turn off after another couple of flashes. In motion, they hold through the turn, and then turn off after a couple more flashes. My turn signals perform exactly how I'd want them to.

That said, I'm trusting in the TFT that they are flashing, not watching them blinkers themselves, but I can't imagine there's a difference between the two.

I would say, probably not, it probably blinked substantially more than 3 times after I turned it on, especially since I've also developed the habit to hold it for a full second when I want it on. I say 'probably', since I don't want to stare at the dash to check if it's still on. And it does not seem to stop blinking when you're actually stopped at an intersection to give right of way, but while slowing down before the turn, in my experience.

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zer0netgain

· #10 · 17 d ago

zer0netgain said:
My manual for the 2018 says it can be adjusted by a BMW dealer. I wonder if the GS911 tool has access.

I triple-checked my manual...nothing more is said about how it works.

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