BMW F 800 GS - Installations- und Wartungshandbuch

Rider's Manual (US Model)

F 800 GS

BMW Motorrad

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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 information

on maintenance and care to help

you maintain your motorcycle's

reliability and safety, as well as its

value.

Documentation confirming per-

formance of scheduled mainte-

nance is a precondition for gen-

erous handling of out-of-warranty

claims and goodwill warranty

treatment.

Should you want to sell your

BMW one day, please also re-

member to turn over the Ride's

Manual to the new owner. it is

an important part of your motor-

cycle.

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

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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......................... 17

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

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

Indicator and warning

lights ........................ 22

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 23

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 24

Onboard computer

display ...................... 25

Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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

Fuel gage ................... 33

Fuel reserve................. 34

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

Steering and ignition

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

Emergency on/off switch (kill

switch) ...................... 38

Lights ....................... 38

Hazard warning lights sys-

tem ......................... 39

Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Display ...................... 40

Clock........................ 42

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

Antilock Brake System

(ABS)........................ 44

Automatic Stability Control

(ASC) ....................... 45

Electronic suspension ad-

justment (ESA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Riding mode ................ 47

Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 49

Seat......................... 50

Helmet holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Rider's Manual (US

Model) ...................... 51

5 Alarm system .. . . . . . . . . . 53

Overview.................... 54

Activation ................... 54

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

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

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

Logging on additional re-

mote controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Battery ...................... 60

6 Setting................... 63

Mirrors ...................... 64

Headlight.................... 64

Clutch....................... 66

Brakes ...................... 66

Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Damping .................... 68

7 Riding.................... 69

Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . 70

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

If there is a change in the

loading condition: . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Before every journey:. . . . . . . . 73

At every third refueling

stop: ........................ 73

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

Runningin .................. 76

Shifting gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Off-road riding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Brakes ...................... 79

Parking your motorcycle . . . . 80

Refueling.................... 81

Fastening motorcycle for

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

8 Technology in

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

General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Antilock Brake System

(ABS)........................ 86

Automatic Stability Control

(ASC) ....................... 88

Riding mode ................ 89

9 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

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

Tool kit...................... 92

Service tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Front wheel stand . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Engine oil ................... 94

Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Clutch..................... 100

Coolant.................... 101

Tyres...................... 102

Wheel rims and tyres . . . . . . 102

Wheels.................... 103

Air filter.................... 112

Light sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Fairings and panels . . . . . . . 119

Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Battery .................... 121

Fuses ..................... 124

Diagnostic connector . . . . . . 125

Chain...................... 126

10 Accessories .. . . . . . . . 129

General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Onboard power

sockets.................... 130

Luggage .................. 131

Case ...................... 131

Topcase................... 135

Aluminum case . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Aluminum Topcase . . . . . . . 140

Additional headlight . . . . . . . 142

11 Care .................. 143

Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Washing your motorcy-

cle......................... 144

Cleaning sensitive motorcy-

cle parts................... 145

Paint care ................. 146

Protective wax coating . . . . 146

Store motorcycle . . . . . . . . . . 146

Return motorcycle to

use........................ 146

12 Technical data . . . . . . 147

Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 148

Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 149

Fuel....................... 151

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

Engine .................... 152

Clutch..................... 153

Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 154

Frame..................... 155

Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Brakes .................... 156

Wheels and tyres. . . . . . . . . . 157

Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 159

Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Weights ................... 161

Performance data . . . . . . . . . 161

13 Service ............... 163

BMW Motorrad Service . . . 164

BMW Motorrad Mobility

Services................... 164

Maintenance proce-

dures...................... 164

Maintenance schedule . . . . 167

Confirmation of mainte-

nance work................ 168

Confirmation of service . . . . 182

14 Appendix... . . . . . . . . . . 185

Certificate for Electronic

Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

15 Index ................. 188

General instructions

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

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

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

TechnicalData....................... 7

Notice concerning current status . . . . 7

General instructions

Overview

Chapter 2 of this Rider's Man-

ual will provide you with an ini-

tial overview of your motorcycle.

All maintenance and repair work

carried out on your motorcycle

will be documented in Chapter

13. Documentation confirm-

ing 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.

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 per-

formance data contained this

Rider's Manual refer to the Ger-

man DIN standards and comply

with their tolerance specifications.

Versions 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.

General instructions

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