BMW F 800 GS - BROCHURE 2 Rider's Manual

Rider's Manual (US Model)

F 800 GS

BMW Motorrad

The Ultimate

Riding Machine

Motorcycle/Retailer Data

Motorcycle Data

Model

Vehicle identification number

Color number

Initial registration

License plate

Retailer Data

Contact in Service

Ms./Mr.

Phone number

Retailer's address/phone number (com-

pany stamp)

Welcome to BMW

Congratulations on choosing a

motorcycle from BMW Motorrad

and welcome to the community

of BMW motorcycle owners and

riders. Familiarize yourself with

your new motorcycle so that you

can ride it safely and confidently

in all highway 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

get the most benefit from your

BMW's advanced technical fea-

tures.

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 complaints

If you have any questions con-

cerning your motorcycle, your au-

thorized BMW Motorrad retailer

is always happy to provide advice

and assistance.

We wish you many miles of safe

and enjoyable riding on your

BMW

BMW Motorrad.

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Table of Contents

1 General instructions . ... 5

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

Abbreviations and

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

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

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

Notice concerning current sta-

tus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2 Overviews . . . . . . . . . ....... 9

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

General view, right side . . . . . 13

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

Under fairing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Multifunction switch, left . . . . 16

Multifunction switch,

right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 19

3 Displays ...... . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 22

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

Warning and indicator

lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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

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

Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Ambient temperature. . . . . . . . 26

Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

4 Operation. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 35

Ignition switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . 37

Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Stopwatch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 42

Emergency on/off switch (kill

switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 43

BMW Motorrad ABS . . . . . . . . 44

BMW Motorrad ASC . . . . . . . . 45

Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

ESA Electronic Suspension

Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Helmet holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Rider's Manual (US

Model) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

5 Alarm system . . . . . . . .. . . 59

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Alarm function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Deactivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Logging on additional re-

mote controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

6 Riding .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 70

Observe checklist . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Off-road riding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Parking your motorcycle . . . . 79

Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Fastening motorcycle for

transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

7 Technology in

detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 85

Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Brake system with

BMW Motorrad ABS . . . . . . . . 86

Engine management with

BMW Motorrad ASC . . . . . . . . 88

8 Accessories . . . . . . . . .. . . . 91

General instructions . . . . . . . . . 92

Onboard power sockets . . . . . 92

Luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Auxiliary headlight . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Aluminum case . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Aluminum Topcase . . . . . . . 102

9 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 105

General instructions . . . . . . . 106

Onboard tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Wheel rims and tires . . . . . . 114

Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Front wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 126

Lamps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Fairings and panels . . . . . . . 133

Air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

10 Care .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 141

Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Washing your motorcy-

cle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Cleaning sensitive motorcy-

cle parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Store motorcycle . . . . . . . . . . 144

Protective wax coating . . . . 144

Return motorcycle to

use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

11 Technical Data .. . . . . 145

Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 146

Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 147

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 153

Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Wheels and tires . . . . . . . . . . 154

Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 156

Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Performance data . . . . . . . . . 159

12 Service . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 161

Reporting safety

defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

BMW Motorrad Service . . . 163

BMW Motorrad Mobility

Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Maintenance proce-

dures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Maintenance schedule . . . . 167

Standard BMW Service . . . 168

Confirmation of mainte-

nance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Confirmation of service . . . . 174

13 Appendix .. . . . . . . . . . .. 177

Certificate for Electronic

Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

14 Index . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 180

General instructions

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

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

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

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

Notice concerning current status . . . . 7

1

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z

General instructions

Overview

Chapter 2 of this Rider's Man-

ual will provide you with an ini-

tial overview of your motorcy-

cle. All maintenance and repair

work carried out on your mo-

torcycle will be documented in

chapter 11. Documentation con-

firming performance of scheduled

maintenance is a precondition

for generous handling of out-of-

warranty claims and goodwill war-

ranty treatment.

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 Hazard with

low risk. Failure to avoid

this hazard can result in minor or

moderate injury.

WARNING Hazard with

moderate risk. Failure to

avoid this hazard can result in

death or serious injury.

DANGER Hazard with high

risk. Failure to avoid this

hazard results in death or serious

injury.

ATTENTION Special in-

structions and precaution-

ary measures. Non-compliance

can cause damage to the vehi-

cle or accessories and warranty

claims may be denied as a result.

NOTICE Special informa-

tion on operating and in-

specting your motorcycle as well

as maintenance and adjustment

procedures.

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 ac-

cessory or equipment-

dependent information.

Tightening torque.

Technical data.

OE Optional extra.

BMW Motorrad optional

extras are already com-

pletely installed during

motorcycle production.

1

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z

General instructions

OA Optional accessory.

BMW Motorrad op-

tional accessories can

be purchased and in-

stalled at your autho-

rized BMW Motorrad

retailer.

EWS

Electronic immobilizer.

DWA

Anti-theft alarm.

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

equipment (OE) offered by BMW

and selected optional accessories

(OA). This explains why the man-

ual may also contain descriptions

of equipment which you have not

ordered. Please note, too, that

your motorcycle might not be ex-

actly as illustrated in this manual

on account of country-specific

differences.

If your BMW is equipped with

options or accessories not de-

scribed in this Rider's Manual,

then this equipment is described

in a separate set of instructions.

Technical data

All dimensions, weights and out-

puts in the Rider's Manual refer

to the Deutsches Institut für Nor-

mung e. V. (DIN) and comply with

its tolerance regulations. Ver-

sions for individual countries may

differ.

Notice concerning

current status

The high safety and quality stan-

dards of BMW motorcycles are

maintained by consistent, on-

going development efforts em-

bracing their design, equipment

and accessories. For this rea-

son, aspects of your motorcycle

may vary from the descriptions

in this Operating instructions. In

addition, BMW Motorrad can-

not guarantee the total absence

of errors. We hope you will ap-

preciate that no claims can be

recognized based on the data, il-

lustrations or descriptions in this

manual.

1

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General instructions

1

8

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General instructions

Overviews

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

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

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

Under fairing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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

Multifunction switch, right . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

2

9

z

Overviews

2

10

z

Overviews

General view, left side

1 Onboard socket ( 92)

2 Seat lock ( 55)

3 Engine oil fill location and

oil dipstick ( 107)

2

11

z

Overviews

2

12

z

Overviews

General view, right side

1 Fuel filler opening ( 81)

2 Adjusting spring preload

( 50)

3 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear

( 112)

4 Brake-fluid reservoir, front

( 111)

5 Vehicle identification

number, type plate (on

steering-head bearing)

6 Coolant level indicator (be-

hind side panel) ( 113)

7 Damping adjustment

( 51)

2

13

z

Overviews

Underneath seat

1 Storage space

with first-aid kit

OA

Storing first-aid kit

2 Standard tool kit ( 106)

3 Payload table

4 Tire inflation pressure table

5 Helmet holder ( 56)

6 Rider's Manual (in vehicle

rear)

with anti-theft alarm sys-

tem (DWA)

OE

Rider's Manual (under the

control unit) ( 57)

7 Tools for adjusting spring

preload ( 50)

2

14

z

Overviews

Under fairing

1 Battery ( 136)

2 Air filter housing ( 134)

2

15

z

Overviews

Multifunction switch,

left

1 High-beam headlight and

headlight flasher ( 41)

2 Selecting display readings

( 38).

with onboard

computer

OE

Resetting average data

( 39).

3 Hazard warning flashers

( 42)

4 with additional LED

headlight

OA

Operating auxiliary head-

lights ( 93)

5 Turn indicators ( 42)

6 Horn

7 with Electronic

Suspension Adjustment

(ESA)

OE

ESA control ( 52)

2

16

z

Overviews

8 ABS operation ( 44)

with Automatic Stability

Control (ASC)

OE

ASC control ( 45)

2

17

z

Overviews

Multifunction switch,

right

1 with heated handlebar

grips

OE

Heated grip ( 43)

2 with ABS and ASC

OE

Off-road mode ( 47)

3 Starter button ( 73)

4 Emergency on/off switch

(kill switch) ( 43)

2

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z

Overviews

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