BMW F 800 GS - BROCHURE 2 Rider's Manual

Rider's Manual

F 800 GS Adventure

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.

Table of Contents

1 General instructions .... 5

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Abbreviations and

symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Actuality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

2 General views ............ 7

General view, left side . . . . . . . . 8

General view, right side . . . . . 10

Underneath the seat . . . . . . . . 11

Underneath the trim

panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Multifunction switch, left . . . . 13

Multifunction switch,

right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

3 Status indicators . . . . . . . 18

Warning and telltale

lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 20

Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

On-board computer

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Fuel level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Service-due indicator . . . . . . . . 29

Ambient temperature. . . . . . . . 29

4 Operation................ 31

Ignition switch/steering

lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Electronic immobiliser

(EWS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Stopwatch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 38

Emergency off switch (kill

switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 39

BMW Motorrad ABS . . . . . . . . 40

BMW Motorrad ASC . . . . . . . . 41

Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Electronic Suspension Ad-

justment ESA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Helmet holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

5 Anti-theft alarm

DWA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 53

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Alarm function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Deactivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Registration of the remote

control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Synchronising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

6 Riding .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 62

Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Off-roading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Parking your motorcycle . . . . 70

Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Fuel grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Securing motorcycle for

transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

7 Engineering details..... 74

Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Brake system with

BMW Motorrad ABS . . . . . . . . 74

Electronic engine manage-

ment with BMW Motorrad

ASC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

8 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

General instructions . . . . . . . . . 79

Toolkit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Rims and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Front-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Body panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

9 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . 113

General instructions . . . . . . . 113

Power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Aluminium case . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Aluminium topcase . . . . . . . . 117

10 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . 119

Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . 119

Cleaning easily damaged

components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Protective wax coating . . . . 121

Laying up the motor-

cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Restoring motorcycle to

use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

11 Technical data . . . . . . 122

Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 122

Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 123

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 129

Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . 130

Electrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Riding specifications . . . . . . 134

12 Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

BMW Motorrad Service . . . 135

BMW Motorrad Mobility

services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . 135

Confirmation of mainten-

ance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Confirmation of service . . . . 142

13 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Overview

An important aspect of this

Rider's Manual is that it can

be used for quick and easy

reference. Consulting the

extensive index at the end of

this Rider's Manual is the fastest

way to find information on a

particular topic or item. Chapter

2, for example, will provide you

with an initial overview as an

introduction to your motorcycle.

All maintenance and servicing

work on the motorcycle is

documented in Chapter 12. This

record of the maintenance work

you have had performed on your

motorcycle is a precondition for

generous treatment 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

Indicates warnings that you

must comply with for reas-

ons of your safety and the safety

of others, and to protect your

product against damage.

Specific instructions on

how to operate, control, ad-

just or look after items of equip-

ment on the motorcycle.

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.

1

5

z

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.

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 motorcycle contains

equipment that has not been

described, its description can be

found in a separate manual.

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.

1

6

z

General instructions

2

7

z

General views

General view, left side

1 Power socket ( 113)

2 Seat lock ( 51)

3 Engine-oil filler neck and

oil dipstick ( 80)

2

8

z

General views

2

9

z

General views

General view, right side

1 Tank filler cap ( 71)

2 Adjuster, spring preload

( 46)

3 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear

( 84)

4 Brake-fluid reservoir, front

( 83)

5 VIN, type plate (on

steering-head bearing)

6 Coolant level indicator (be-

hind side panel) ( 85)

7 Adjuster for damping char-

acteristic ( 47)

2

10

z

General views

Underneath the seat

1 Stowage

with first-aid kit

OA

Location of the first-aid kit

2 Standard toolkit ( 79)

3 Rider's Manual

4 Payload table

5 Table of tyre pressures

6 Helmet holder ( 51)

7 Tool for adjusting spring

preload ( 46)

2

11

z

General views

Underneath the trim

panel

1 Battery ( 109)

2 Air-filter housing ( 107)

2

12

z

General views

Multifunction switch,

left

1 High-beam headlight and

headlight flasher ( 37)

2 Select display ( 33).

with on-board com-

puter

OE

Resetting the average val-

ues ( 34).

3 Hazard warning flashers

( 38)

4 No standard equipment

with LED auxiliary head-

lights

OE

Auxiliary headlights ( 37)

5 Turn indicators ( 38)

6 Horn

7 No standard equipment

with Electronic

Suspension Adjustment

(ESA)

OE

ESA ( 48)

2

13

z

General views

8 ABS ( 40)

with Automatic Stability

Control (ASC)

OE

ASC ( 41)

2

14

z

General views

Multifunction switch,

right

1 No standard equipment

with heated handlebar

grips

OE

Heated handlebar grips

( 39).

2 No standard equipment

with off-road mode ABS

and ASC

OE

Off-road mode ( 42)

3 Starter ( 64)

4 Emergency off switch (kill

switch) ( 39)

2

15

z

General views

Instrument panel

1 Warning and telltale lights

( 18)

2 Speedometer

3 Set clock ( 32).

with on-board com-

puter

OE

Operation of the stopwatch

( 35)

4 Multifunction display

( 20)

5 Select display ( 33).

Resetting tripmeter

( 34).

2

16

z

General views

6 Ambient-light brightness

sensor (for controlling the

brightness of the instru-

ment lighting)

with anti-theft alarm

(DWA)

OE

Anti-theft alarm telltale light

(see the instructions for

use for the anti-theft alarm)

with on-board com-

puter

OE

Redline warning ( 67)

7 Rev. counter

2

17

z

General views

Warning and telltale

lights

1 ABS ( 26)

2 No standard equipment

with Automatic Stability

Control (ASC)

OE

ASC ( 27)

3 Fuel reserve ( 28)

( 24)

4 General warning light (in

combination with warnings

in the display) ( 21)

5 High-beam headlight

6 Flashing turn indicators,

right

7 No standard equipment

with LED auxiliary head-

lights

OE

Auxiliary headlights ( 37)

8 Idle

9 Flashing turn indicators,

left

3

18

z

Status indicators

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