Right hand side, on black panel below rider seat, mirror position to seat lock on LHS. Found it by accident.

 

Thanks Sprigger, found the one under seat (well, see it from a photo anyway as i'm still waiting for my bike!) but i don't understand the mirror position bit.. do you mean theres also another socket by the handlebar area?

Thanks.

 

below the passenger seat, on the right side above the footpeg mount

 

Ian, I think he means that the outlet is on the exact opposite side of the bike from where the seat lock is.

 

Ah, that would make sense! Thanks.

 

I may be wrong but I think there is a capped off plug under the passenger seat for an additional socket. I'll put a meter on mine when I get a chance to confirm. I use an SAE socket direct to the battery or a fuse box for my heated gear. I don't understand why BMW started putting the powerlets on the right side.

 

As I'm sure you've found out by now, that capped-off lead is indeed 'hot', being directly connected to the battery (actually the positive side goes to the jumper post under the right cover, which is cabled to battery +).
As delivered it's good for only 5-6 A, has a 7.5A fuse.

 

cable from power socket to usb

Hi,
I noticed that I have a socket on the right side of my 2015 R1200R. I can't find what type of connector it is.
I would like to just have the right cable to charge my phone while I'm riding.

Can someone help me please?

 

You need a 'powerlet' plug. I have one of these since I use an iPhone:

12V Motorcycle - DIN, USB, Sockets, Charger Leads, Powerlet - iPhone 4 Cable | eBay

 

Is there any trick to using this plug? I got a powerlet to SAE plug and then am using a battery tender SAE to USB adapter, then running a cable to my phone in my tank bag. The phone does not charge.

 

Shouldn't be. The socket should come on once the ignition is turned on, then stay in for a period after the ignition is turned off.

I had the opposite problem - my USB adapter would trick the computer into turning the powers back on again, eventually flattening the battery.

Have you tried an alternate accessory in the accessory outlet to confirm basic operation?

 

I found this with mine as well. But only with some USB chargers. I was using a Powerlet to SAE to cig-lighter socket that I had around. It worked for years on my 800GS, connected to the OEM socket. Individually, everything worked fine on the R12R - outlet, cable, USB charger, but together, nada. So I bought a Battery Tender USB charger with SAE connector and that works fine. I wonder if there's something in some of the USB chargers that doesn't play well with the Canbus-controlled outlet on the bike.

 

Thanks for the reply. I have the SAE direct to battery cable as well. Would there would be an issue charging my phone directly off the battery on this bike?

 

No problem at all going direct from the battery - as long as you don't leave it charging for too long after the bike is switched off.

 

Thanks, I will hook that up then.

 

(don't leave the USB adapter plugged in indefinitely either, whether charging or not - it will still draw some power)