BMW F 700 GS Rider's Manual

Rider's Manual

F 700 GS

BMW Motorrad

The Ultimate

Riding Machine

Vehicle data/dealership details

Vehicle data

Model

Vehicle Identification Number

Colour code

Date of first registration

Registration number

Dealership details

Person to contact in Service department

Ms/Mr

Phone number

Dealership address/phone number (com-

pany stamp)

Welcome to BMW

We congratulate you on

your choice of a vehicle from

BMW Motorrad and welcome

you to the community of BMW

riders. Familiarise yourself with

your new vehicle so that you can

ride it safely and confidently in all

traffic situations.

About this Rider's Manual

Please read this Rider's Manual

carefully before starting to use

your new BMW. It contains im-

portant information on how to

operate the controls and how to

make the best possible use of all

your BMW's technical features.

In addition, it contains informa-

tion on maintenance and care to

help you maintain your vehicle's

reliability and safety, as well as its

value.

Suggestions and criticism

If you have questions concerning

your motorcycle, your authorised

BMW Motorrad dealer will gladly

provide advice and assistance.

We hope you will enjoy riding

your BMW and that all your jour-

neys will be pleasant and safe

BMW Motorrad.

01 41 8 559 331

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Table of Contents

1 General instructions . ... 5

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Abbreviations and

symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Actuality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2 General views ... . . . . . . . . . 9

General view, left side . . . . . . . 11

General view, right side . . . . . 13

Underneath the seat . . . . . . . . 14

Underneath the trim

panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Multifunction switch, left . . . . 16

Multifunction switch,

right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

3 Status indicators .. . . . . . 21

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 22

Meaning of symbols. . . . . . . . . 23

Warning and telltale

lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Fuel level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Service-due indicator . . . . . . . . 25

Ambient temperature. . . . . . . . 26

Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

4 Operation. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 39

Ignition switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . 41

Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Stopwatch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 46

Emergency off switch (kill

switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Grip heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

BMW Motorrad ABS . . . . . . . . 48

BMW Motorrad ASC . . . . . . . . 49

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Electronic Suspension Ad-

justment ESA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Helmet holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Rider's Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

5 Anti-theft alarm

DWA . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 61

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Alarm function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Deactivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Registration of the remote

control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Synchronising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

6 Riding . . ... . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 71

Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 72

Comply with checklist . . . . . . . 75

Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Off-roading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Parking your motorcycle . . . . 82

Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Securing motorcycle for

transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

7 Engineering details. . . . . 87

Brake system with

BMW Motorrad ABS . . . . . . . . 88

Electronic engine manage-

ment with BMW Motorrad

ASC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Tyre pressure monitoring

RDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

8 Accessories . . . . . . . . ... . . 93

General instructions . . . . . . . . . 94

Power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

9 Maintenance . ... . . . . . . 103

General instructions . . . . . . . 104

Toolkit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Rims and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Front-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 123

Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Body panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

10 Care . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . 137

Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . 138

Cleaning easily damaged

components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Laying up the motor-

cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Protective wax coating . . . . 140

Restoring motorcycle to

use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

11 Technical data . . . . . . 141

Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 142

Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 143

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 149

Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Wheels and tyres. . . . . . . . . . 151

Electrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Riding specifications . . . . . . 155

12 Service .. . . . . . ... . . . . . 157

BMW Motorrad Service . . . 158

BMW Motorrad Mobility

services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . 158

Maintenance schedule . . . . 161

Standard BMW service . . . . 162

Confirmation of mainten-

ance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Confirmation of service . . . . 168

13 Appendix ... . . . . . . . . . . 171

Certificate for electronic

immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Certificate for tyre pressure

monitoring (Reifendruck-

Control, RDC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

14 Index .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 175

General instructions

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6

Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Actuality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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General instructions

Overview

Chapter 2 of this Rider's Manual

will provide you with an initial

overview of your motorcycle. All

maintenance and servicing work

on the vehicle is documented in

Chapter 11. This record of the

maintenance work you have had

performed on your vehicle is a

precondition for generous treat-

ment of goodwill claims.

When the time comes to sell

your BMW, please remember

to hand over this Rider's Manual;

it is an important part of the mo-

torcycle.

Abbreviations and

symbols

CAUTION Low-risk hazard.

Non-avoidance can lead to

slight or moderate injury.

WARNING Medium-risk

hazard. Non-avoidance can

lead to fatal or severe injury.

DANGER High-risk haz-

ard. Non-avoidance leads

to fatal or severe injury.

ATTENTION Special

notes and precautionary

measures. Non-compliance can

lead to damage to the vehicle or

accessory and, consequently, to

voiding of the warranty.

NOTICE Specific instruc-

tions on how to operate,

control, adjust or look after items

of equipment on the vehicle.

Indicates the end of an

item of information.

Instruction.

Result of an activity.

Reference to a page with

more detailed informa-

tion.

Indicates the end of a

passage relating to spe-

cific accessories or items

of equipment.

Tightening torque.

Technical data.

OE Optional extras.

The vehicles are as-

sembled complete with

all the BMW Motorrad

optional extras originally

ordered.

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General instructions

OA Optional accessories.

You can obtain

BMW Motorrad

optional accessories

through your authorised

BMW Motorrad dealer;

optional accessories

have to be retrofitted to

the vehicle.

EWS

Electronic immobiliser.

DWA

Anti-theft alarm (Dieb-

stahlwarnanlage).

ABS

Anti-lock brake system.

ASC Automatic Stability Con-

trol.

ESA Electronic Suspension

Adjustment.

RDC

Tyre pressure monitor-

ing.

Equipment

When you ordered your BMW

motorcycle, you chose various

items of custom equipment.

This Rider's Manual describes

optional extras (OE) offered by

BMW and selected optional ac-

cessories (OA). This explains why

the manual may also contain de-

scriptions of equipment which

you have not ordered. Please

note, too, that your motorcycle

might not be exactly as illus-

trated in this manual on account

of country-specific differences.

If your BMW was supplied with

equipment not described in

this Rider's Manual, you will

find these features described in

separate manuals.

Technical data

All dimensions, weights and

power ratings stated in the

Rider's Manual are quoted to the

standards and comply with the

tolerance requirements of the

Deutsches Institut für Normung

e.V. (DIN). Versions for individual

countries may differ.

Actuality

The high safety and quality

standards of BMW motorcycles

are maintained by constant

development work on designs,

equipment and accessories.

Because of this, your motorcycle

may differ from the information

supplied in the Rider's Manual.

Nor can BMW Motorrad entirely

rule out errors and omissions.

We hope you will appreciate that

no claims can be entertained on

the basis of the data, illustrations

or descriptions in this manual.

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General instructions

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General instructions

General views

General view, left side. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

General view, right side . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Underneath the seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Underneath the trim panel . . . . . . . . . . 15

Multifunction switch, left . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Multifunction switch, right . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

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General views

2

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General views

General view, left side

1 Power socket ( 94)

2 Seat lock ( 58)

3 Engine-oil filler neck and

oil dipstick ( 105)

2

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General views

2

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General views

General view, right side

1 Fuel filler neck ( 83)

2 Adjuster, spring preload

( 52)

3 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear

( 110)

4 Brake-fluid reservoir, front

( 109)

5 VIN, type plate (on

steering-head bearing)

6 Coolant level indicator (be-

hind side panel) ( 111)

7 Adjuster for damping char-

acteristic ( 53)

2

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General views

Underneath the seat

1 Stowage

with first-aid kit

OA

Location of the first-aid kit

2 Standard tool kit ( 104)

3 Payload table

4 Table of tyre pressures

5 Helmet holder ( 58)

6 Rider's Manual (in rear of

vehicle)

with alarm system

(DWA)

OE

Rider's Manual (below con-

trol unit) ( 59)

7 Tool for adjusting spring

preload ( 52)

2

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General views

Underneath the trim

panel

1 Battery ( 133)

2 Air-filter housing ( 131)

2

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General views

Multifunction switch,

left

1 High-beam headlight and

headlight flasher ( 45)

2 Select display ( 42).

with on-board com-

puter

OE

Resetting the average val-

ues ( 43).

3 Hazard warning flashers

( 46)

4 Operation of the flashing

turn indicators ( 46)

5 Horn

6 with Electronic

Suspension Adjustment

(ESA)

OE

Operating ESA ( 55)

7 Operating the ABS

( 48)

with Automatic Stability

Control (ASC)

OE

Operating the ASC

( 49)

2

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General views

Multifunction switch,

right

1 with heated handlebar

grips

OE

Grip heating control

( 47)

2 Starter button ( 76)

3 Emergency off switch (kill

switch) ( 47)

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z

General views

Instrument panel

1 Warning and telltale lights

( 24)

2 Speedometer

3 Setting clock ( 41).

with on-board com-

puter

OE

Operation of the stopwatch

( 43)

4 Multifunction display

( 22)

5 Select display ( 42).

Resetting tripmeter

( 43).

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General views

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