BMW F 800 GS - Installations- und Wartungshandbuch

Rider's Manual

F 800 GS

BMW Motorrad

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Riding Machine

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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.

This record of the maintenance

work you have had performed on

your vehicle is a precondition for

generous treatment of goodwill

claims.

If the time comes to sell your

BMW, please remember to hand

over this Rider's Manual to the

new owner. It is an important

part of the vehicle.

Suggestions and criticism

If you have questions concern-

ing your vehicle, 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.

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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

Indicator and warning

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

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 23

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 24

On-board computer

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

Warnings.................... 25

Service-due indicator . . . . . . . . 34

Fuel gauge.................. 35

Fuel reserve................. 35

4 Operation................ 37

Ignition switch/steering

lock ......................... 38

Emergency off switch (kill

switch) ...................... 40

Lights ....................... 40

Hazard warning lights sys-

tem ......................... 41

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

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

Clock........................ 44

Stopwatch................... 45

Anti-lock brake system

(ABS)........................ 46

Automatic Stability Control

(ASC) ....................... 47

Electronic Suspension Ad-

justment (ESA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Riding mode ................ 49

Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 52

Seat......................... 52

Helmet holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Rider's Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

5 Anti-theft alarm. . . . . . . . . 57

Overview.................... 58

Activation ................... 58

Alarm function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Deactivation................. 61

Programming................ 61

Registering additional re-

mote controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Synchronising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Battery ...................... 65

6 Adjustment . .. .. .. .. .. .. . 67

Mirrors ...................... 68

Headlight.................... 68

Clutch....................... 70

Brakes ...................... 70

Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Damping .................... 72

7 Riding.................... 75

Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 76

Comply with checklist . . . . . . . 79

When changing the load

status:....................... 79

Always before riding off: . . . . . 79

Every 3rd refuelling stop: . . . . 79

Starting...................... 80

Runningin .................. 83

Shifting gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Off-roading.................. 84

Brakes ...................... 85

Parking your motorcycle . . . . 87

Refuelling ................... 87

Secure motorcycle for trans-

portation .................... 89

8 Engineering details.. . . . 91

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

Anti-lock brake system

(ABS)........................ 92

Automatic Stability Control

(ASC) ....................... 94

Riding mode ................ 95

9 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

General instructions . . . . . . . 100

Toolkit..................... 100

Service toolkit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Front-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 101

Engine oil ................. 102

Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Clutch..................... 108

Coolant.................... 109

Tyres...................... 110

Rims and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Wheels.................... 111

Air filter.................... 120

Light source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Trim panel compon-

ents ....................... 127

Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Battery .................... 129

Fuses ..................... 133

Diagnostic connector . . . . . . 133

Chain...................... 134

10 Accessories .. .. .. .. . 137

General instructions . . . . . . . 138

Power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Luggage .................. 139

Cases ..................... 139

Topcase................... 143

Aluminium case . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Aluminium topcase . . . . . . . . 148

Auxiliary headlights . . . . . . . . 150

11 Care .................. 153

Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . 154

Cleaning easily damaged

components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Paint care ................. 156

Protective wax coating . . . . 156

Laying up the motor-

cycle ...................... 156

Restoring motorcycle to

use........................ 156

12 Technical data . . . . . . 157

Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 158

Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 159

Fuel....................... 161

Engine oil ................. 161

Engine .................... 162

Clutch..................... 163

Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Final drive ................. 164

Frame..................... 165

Chassis and

suspension................ 165

Brakes .................... 166

Wheels and tyres. . . . . . . . . . 167

Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 169

Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Weights ................... 171

Riding specifications . . . . . . 171

13 Service ............... 173

BMW Motorrad Service . . . 174

BMW Motorrad Mobility

services ................... 174

Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . 174

Maintenance schedule . . . . 177

Confirmation of mainten-

ance work................. 178

Confirmation of service . . . . 192

14 Appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

Certificate for electronic

immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

15 Index ................. 198

General instructions

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

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

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

Technicaldata....................... 7

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

General instructions

Overview

Chapter 2 of this Rider's Manual

will provide you with an initial

overview of your motorcycle.

All maintenance and repair work

on the vehicle is documented in

Chapter 13. This record of the

maintenance work you have had

performed on your vehicle is a

precondition for generous treat-

ment of goodwill claims.

If you sell your BMW some day,

please also remember to hand

over the rider's manual; it is an

important element of your motor-

cycle.

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.

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 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.

General instructions

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