BMW 2013 F800GT Rider's Manual

Rider's Manual (US Model)

F 800 GT

BMW Motorrad

The Ultimate

Riding Machine

Motorcycle/Dealer Data

Motorcycle data

Model

Vehicle identification number

Color number

Initial registration

License plate

Dealer Data

Contact in Service

Ms./Mr.

Phone number

Dealer's address/phone number (company

stamp)

Welcome to BMW

We congratulate you on your

choice of a motorcycle from

BMW and welcome you to the

community of BMW riders.

Familiarize yourself with your new

motorcycle so that you can ride it

safely and confidently in all high-

way traffic situations.

Please read this Rider's Manual

carefully before starting to use

your new BMW motorcycle. It

contains important 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.

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

BMW Motorrad.

01 41 8 550 487

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Table of Contents

You can also consult the index at

the end of this Rider's Manual if

you want to find a particular topic

or item of information.

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 center fairing

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

Multifunction switch, left . . . . 16

Multifunction switch,

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

Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 18

3 Displays ................. 19

Warning and indicator

lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 21

Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Onboard computer indica-

tor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Fuel level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Outside temperature . . . . . . . . 33

Tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . 34

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

Steering and ignition

lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Electronic immobilizer

(EWS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

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

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

Stopwatch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

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

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

Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 43

Emergency on/off switch (kill

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

Heated grips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

BMW Motorrad ASC . . . . . . . . 44

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Electronic suspension ad-

justment (ESA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

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

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

Helmet holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

5 Riding .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 54

Checklists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Engine speed warning . . . . . . 59

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Parking your motorcycle . . . . 61

Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Fastening motorcycle for

transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

6 Technology in

detail .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Brake system with

BMW Motorrad ABS . . . . . . . . 66

Engine management with

BMW Motorrad ASC . . . . . . . . 68

Tire pressure control

(RDC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

7 Maintenance ............ 71

General instructions . . . . . . . . . 72

Onboard tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Wheel rims and tires . . . . . . . . 80

Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Front wheel stand . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Rear-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Lamps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Fairings and Panels . . . . . . . . . 93

Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

8 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

General instructions . . . . . . . 100

Onboard sockets . . . . . . . . . . 100

Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

9 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Washing your vehicle. . . . . . 108

Cleaning sensitive vehicle

parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Protective wax coating . . . . 110

Storing motorcycle . . . . . . . . 110

Returning motorcycle to

use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

10 Technical data . . . . . . 111

Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 112

Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 113

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 117

Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Wheels and tires . . . . . . . . . . 118

Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 119

Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Performance data . . . . . . . . . 122

11 Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Reporting safety

defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

BMW Motorrad Service . . . 125

BMW Motorrad Mobility

Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Maintenance proce-

dures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Confirmation of mainte-

nance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Confirmation of service . . . . 132

12 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

13 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

General instructions

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

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

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

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

Notice concerning current status . . . . 7

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General instructions

Overview

We have placed great importance

on good orientation when using

this Rider's Manual. You'll find

special topics most quickly by

using the extensive index at the

end of the manual. Chapter 2

provides you with an overview of

your motorcycle. All maintenance

and repair work carried out on

your vehicle will be documented

in Chapter 11. Proof of the main-

tenance work performed is a pre-

requisite for generous treatment

of claims.

When the time comes to sell

your BMW, remember to hand

over this Rider's Manual; it is an

important part of the motorcycle.

Abbreviations and

symbols

Indicates warnings that

you must comply with for

reasons of your safety and the

safety of others, and to protect

your product against damage.

Special information on op-

erating and inspecting your

motorcycle as well as mainte-

nance and adjustment proce-

dures.

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 equipment

BMW Motorrad optional

extras are already com-

pletely installed during

motorcycle production.

OA Optional accessory

BMW optional acces-

sories can be purchased

and installed at your au-

thorized BMW Motorrad

retailer.

EWS

Electronic immobilizer.

DWA

Anti-theft alarm.

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General instructions

ABS Anti-Lock Brake System.

ASC Automatic Stability Con-

trol.

ESA

Electronic suspension

adjustment.

TPC/

RDC

Tire Pressure Control

(TPC).

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 motorcycle comes with

equipment not described here,

you can find the descriptions in a

separate manual.

Technical data

All dimensions, weights and out-

puts in this 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 constant devel-

opment work on designs, equip-

ment and accessories. Because

of this, your motorcycle may dif-

fer from the information supplied

in the Rider's Manual. In addition,

BMW Motorrad cannot guarantee

the total absence of errors. 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

Overviews

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

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

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

Under center fairing panel . . . . . . . . . . 15

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

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

Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

2

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z

Overviews

2

10

z

Overviews

General view, left side

1 Headlamp range adjust-

ment (below instrument

cluster) ( 50)

2 Seat lock ( 51)

3 Engine oil fill location and

oil dipstick ( 72)

4 Payload table (on steering-

head bearing at left)

2

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Overviews

2

12

z

Overviews

General view, right side

1 Fuel filler cap ( 62)

2 Brake-fluid reservoir, front

( 76)

3 Vehicle identification

number, type plate (on

steering-head bearing)

4 Coolant level indicator (be-

hind side fairing) ( 78)

5 Onboard power socket

( 100)

6 Adjusting spring preload

( 47)

7 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear

( 77)

8 Damping adjustment

( 48)

2

13

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Overviews

Underneath seat

1 Tools for adjusting spring

preload ( 47)

2 Standard tool kit ( 72)

3 Rider's Manual (US Model)

4 Storage space

with first-aid kit

OA

Storing first-aid kit

5 Helmet holder ( 52)

6 Storage space

with service toolkit

OA

Storing service tool kit

( 72)

7 Tire inflation pressure table

2

14

z

Overviews

Under center fairing

panel

1 Battery ( 95)

2 Storage space

with tire repair kit

OA

Storing tire repair kit

2

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z

Overviews

Multifunction switch,

left

1 High-beam headlight and

headlight flasher ( 42)

2 Switching the indicators in

the display ( 38)

3 Hazard warning flashers

( 43)

4 Turn indicators ( 42)

5 Horn

6 Not included in standard

equipment

with Electronic Suspen-

sion Adjustment (ESA)

OE

ESA ( 49)

7 Not included in standard

equipment

with Automatic Stability

Control (ASC)

OE

ASC ( 44)

2

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z

Overviews

Multifunction switch,

right

1 Starter ( 56)

2 Emergency on/off switch

(kill switch) ( 43)

3 Not included in standard

equipment

with heated handlebar

grips

OE

Operate heated grips

( 44).

2

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z

Overviews

Instrument cluster

1 Warning and indicator

lamps ( 20)

2 Speedometer

3 Function key

4 Multifunction display

( 21)

5 Function key

6 Ambient light sensor (for

instrument lighting control)

with anti-theft alarm

OE

Anti-theft alarm indicator

lamp (see anti-theft alarm

operating instructions)

with onboard

computer

OE

Engine speed warning

( 59)

7 Tachometer

2

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Overviews

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