BMW F 700 GS 2014 Owner's Manual
Rider's Manual
F 700 GS
BMW Motorrad
The Ultimate
Riding Machine
Vehicle data/dealership details
Vehicle data
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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 (company 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 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 information 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 journeys 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3 Status indicators ... .. .. 17
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 17
Meaning of symbols . . . . . . . . . 18
Warning and telltale
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Fuel level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Service-due indicator . . . . . . . . 20
Ambient temperature. . . . . . . . 21
Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4 Operation . .. . .. .. .. .. .. . . 34
Ignition switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Electronic immobiliser
(EWS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Stopwatch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 40
Emergency off switch (kill
switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Grip heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
BMW Motorrad ABS . . . . . . . . 42
BMW Motorrad ASC . . . . . . . . 43
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Electronic Suspension Ad-
justment ESA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Helmet holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rider's Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
5 Anti-theft alarm
DWA . . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. 54
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Alarm function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Deactivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Registration of the remote
control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Synchronising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
6 Riding .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . 63
Safety instructions .. . . . . . . . . 63
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Off-roading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Parking your motorcycle . . . . 71
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Securing motorcycle for
transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
7 Engineering details . .. . . 75
Brake system with
BMW Motorrad ABS . . . . . . . . 75
Electronic engine management with BMW Motorrad
ASC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Tyre pressure monitoring
RDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
8 Accessories . .. .. .. . .. .. . 80
General instructions . . . . . . . . . 80
Power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Luggage .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
9 Maintenance . . . .. .. . .. .. 88
General instructions . . . . . . . . . 88
Toolkit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Rims and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Front-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 105
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Body panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
10 Care . . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. . 119
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Washing motorcycle. . . . . . . 119
Cleaning easily damaged
components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
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 . . . . . . . . . . 131
Electrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Dimensions .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Riding specifications . . . . . . 135
12 Service . . .. . .. .. .. .. .. 136
BMW Motorrad Service . . . 136
BMW Motorrad Mobility
services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . 136
Confirmation of mainten-
ance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Confirmation of service . . . . 143
13 Appendix . .. .. .. .. . .. . 145
Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
14 Index . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 147
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 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 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.
Specific instructions on
how to operate, control, adjust or look after items of equipment on the motorcycle.
Indicates the end of an
item of information.
Instruction.
Result of an activity.
Reference to a page with
more detailed information.
Indicates the end of a
passage relating to specific accessories or items
of equipment.
Tightening torque.
Technical data.
OE Optional extras.
The vehicles are assembled complete with
all the BMW Motorrad
optional extras originally
ordered.
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.
Electronic immobiliser.
EWS
DWA
Anti-theft alarm (Diebstahlwarnanlage).
Anti-lock brake system.
ABS
ASC Automatic Stability Con-
trol.
1
5
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General instructions
ESA Electronic Suspension
1
6
Adjustment.
Tyre pressure monitoring.
RDC
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 accessories (OA). This explains why
the manual may also contain descriptions of equipment which
you have not ordered. Please
note, too, that your motorcycle
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General instructions
might not be exactly as illustrated 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.
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7
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General views
General view, left side
2
1 Power socket ( 80)
2 Seat lock ( 51)
8
3 Engine-oil filler neck and
oil dipstick ( 89)
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General views
2
9
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General views
General view, right side
2
1 Fuel filler neck ( 72)
2 Adjuster, spring preload
10
z
General views
( 46)
3 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 94)
4 Brake-fluid reservoir, front
( 93)
5 VIN, type plate (on
steering-head bearing)
6 Coolant level indicator (be-
hind side panel) ( 94)
7 Adjuster for damping char-
acteristic ( 47)
Underneath the seat
1 Stowage
with first-aid kit
Location of the first-aid kit
2 Standard toolkit ( 88)
3 Payload table
4 Table of tyre pressures
5 Helmet holder ( 52)
6 Rider's Manual (in rear of
vehicle)
with anti-theft alarm
OE
(DWA)
Rider's Manual (below control unit) ( 53)
7 Tool for adjusting spring
preload ( 46)
OA
2
11
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Underneath the trim
2
panel
12
1 Battery ( 115)
2 Air-filter housing ( 113)
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General views
Multifunction switch, left
1 High-beam headlight and
headlight flasher ( 39)
2 Select display ( 36).
with on-board com-
OE
puter
Resetting the average values ( 37).
3 Hazard warning flashers
( 40)
4 Operation of the flashing
turn indicators ( 40)
5 Horn
6 with Electronic
Suspension Adjustment
OE
(ESA)
Operating ESA ( 49)
7 Operating the ABS
( 42)
with Automatic Stability
Control (ASC)
Operating the ASC
( 43)
OE
2
13
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Multifunction switch,
2
right
14
1 with heated handlebar
2 Starter button ( 65)
3 Emergency off switch (kill
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OE
grips
Grip heating control
( 41)
switch) ( 41)
Instrument panel
1 Warning and telltale lights
( 19)
2 Speedometer
3 Setting clock ( 35).
with on-board com-
OE
puter
Operation of the stopwatch
( 37)
4 Multifunction display
( 17)
5 Select display ( 36).
Resetting tripmeter
( 37).
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6 Ambient-light brightness
2
16
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sensor (for adapting the
brightness of the instrument lighting)
with anti-theft alarm
OE
(DWA)
Anti-theft alarm telltale light
(see the instructions for
use for the anti-theft alarm)
with on-board com-
OE
puter
Redline warning ( 69)
7 Rev. counter
Multifunction display
1 Warning for engine elec-
tronics ( 28)
2 with heated handlebar
3 with on-board com-
4 Time ( 35)
5 with tyre pressure monit-
6 Warning for coolant tem-
7 Service due ( 20)
8 Values area ( 36)
9 with on-board com-
OE
grips
Display showing chosen
level of grip heating
( 41)
OE
puter
Stopwatch ( 37)
oring (RDC)
Tyre pressures ( 21)
perature ( 27)
puter
Symbols explaining the
readings shown in the values area ( 18)
OE
OE
3
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10 Coolant temperature
3
18
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display
11 – with on-board computer
(OE)
Gear indicator; "N" indicates neutral
12 Fuel level ( 20)
13 – with on-board computer
(OE)
Values area ( 36)
14 a warning is shown in the
values area ( 22)
15 Trip meter ( 36)
Meaning of symbols
with on-board computer
Distance travelled after fuel
down to reserve ( 20)
Average consumption
Average speed
Current consumption
Ambient temperature
( 21)
OE
Warning and telltale lights
1 ABS warning light ( 29)
2 with Automatic Stability
Control (ASC)
ASC warning light ( 30)
3 Warning light for fuel down
to reserve ( 20) ( 27)
4 General warning light, in
combination with warnings
in the display ( 22)
5 High-beam headlight tell-
tale light
6 Telltale light for right turn
indicators
7 Telltale light for neutral
8 Telltale light for left turn
indicators
The ABS symbol might differ, depending on the spe-
cifics of national regulations.
OE
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Fuel level
3
Due to the complex shape of the
fuel tank, it is impossible to de-
20
termine the fuel level when the
tank is approaching capacity. For
this reason, the fill-level indicator
only displays the bottom half of
the filling capacity in detail.
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If the fill-level indicator reaches
the 1/2-mark 1, the fuel tank
is half-full. From then on, the
fill-level will be displayed more
precisely.
If the fuel reserve is reached, the
fuel warning light will come on.
Fuel reserve
The amount of fuel present in
the fuel tank when the fuel warning light is switched on is dependent on vehicle dynamics.
The more the fuel moves inside the tank (due to regularly
changing angles of heel, frequent braking and acceleration),
the more difficult it becomes to
determine the reserve volume.
For this reason, the fuel reserve
volume cannot be displayed exactly.
with on-board computer
After the fuel warning light
comes on, the distance that
has travelled since this time is
displayed.
The distance that can still be
travelled using the reserve
volume depends on the style of
driving (usage) and the amount
of fuel remaining at the time the
light came on.
OE
The odometer for the fuel reserve is reset when the amount
of fuel is greater than the reserve
volume.
Service-due indicator
If the next service is due in less
than one month, the date for the
next service 1 is shown briefly
after the Pre-Ride Check completes. The month and year are
displayed with two and four digits respectively, separated by a
colon. In the example, the display
represents “June 2014”.
If the vehicle covers long distances in the course of the year,
under certain circumstances it
might be necessary to have it
serviced at a date in advance of
the forecast due date. When the
countdown distance to the odometer reading at which a service
is due drops below 1000 km,
the distance is counted down in
steps of 100 km 1 and is shown
briefly after the Pre-Ride Check
completes.
If service is overdue, the
due date or the odometer
reading at which service was due
is accompanied by the 'General' warning light showing yellow.
The word "Service" remains permanently visible.
If the service-due indicator
appears more than a month
before the service date, the date
saved in the instrument cluster
must be adjusted. This situation
can occur if the battery was disconnected for a prolonged period
of time.
If you want to have the date
set consult a specialist workshop, preferably an authorised
BMW Motorrad dealer.
Ambient temperature
with on-board computer
When the motorcycle is at
a standstill the heat of the
engine can falsify the ambienttemperature reading. If the effect
of the engine's heat becomes ex-
OE
cessive, -- temporarily appears
on the display.
If ambient temperature drops below 3 °C the temperature display
flashes to draw your attention
to the risk of black ice forming. The display automatically
switches from any other mode
to the temperature reading when
the temperature drops below this
threshold for the first time.
Tyre pressures
with tyre pressure monitoring
OE
(RDC)
3
21
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3
22
If the critical value is close to the
limit of the permissible tolerance
range, the 'General' warning light
shows yellow. If the tyre pressure registered by the sensor is
outside the permissible tolerance
range, the 'General' warning light
flashes red.
The tyre-pressure readings are
based on a reference tyre temperature of 20 °C. The front
tyre pressure is on the left 1;
the reading on the right 2 is
the rear tyre pressure. "-- -
-" appears directly after the ig-
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nition is switched on, because
the sensors do not transmit tyre
pressures until the first time the
motorcycle accelerates to more
than 30 km/h.
If warning triangle 3 also
shows, the reading is a
warning. The critical pressure
flashes.
The detailed description of
BMW Motorrad RDC starts on
page ( 78).
Warnings
Mode of presentation
Warnings are indicated by the
corresponding warning lights.
Warnings that do not have warning lights of their own are indicated by 'general' warning light 1
showing in combination with a
text warning or a warning symbol
in the multifunction display. The
'General' warning light shows red
or yellow, depending on the urgency of the warning.
A reading in values area 2
that constitutes a warning
is accompanied by warning
triangle 3. These warnings can
alternate with the odometer
readings ( 36).
The status of the 'General' warning light matches the most urgent warning.
The possible warnings are listed
on the next page.
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Warnings, overview
3
Warning and telltale
24
lights
lights up yellow + "EWS" appears
lights up Fuel down to reserve ( 27)
Warning symbols in the
display
on the display
Meaning
Electronic immobiliser active ( 27)
lights up red
lights up yellow appears on the
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lights up yellow + "LAMP" appears
lights up yellow + "DWA" appears
Flashes
flashes Coolant temperature too high ( 27)
display
on the display
"x.x °C" flashes
on the display
Engine in emergency-operation mode
( 28)
Bulb defective ( 28)
Outside temperature warning ( 28)
DWA battery flat ( 29)
ABS self-diagnosis not completed
( 29)
Warning and telltale
lights
Lights up
Warning symbols in the
display
Meaning
ABS deactivated ( 29)
3
25
Lights up
Quick-flashes ASC intervention ( 30)
Slow-flashes ASC self-diagnosis not completed
Lights up
Lights up
lights up yellow
flashes red + "x.x" flashes
+ "x.x" flashes Tyre pressure close to limit of permitted
ABS fault ( 29)
( 30)
ASC deactivated ( 30)
ASC fault ( 30)
tolerance ( 31)
Tyre pressure outside permitted tolerance ( 31)
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Warning and telltale
3
lights
26
lights up yellow + "--" or "-- -
lights up yellow
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Warning symbols in the
display
+ "--" or "-- -
-" appears on the
display.
-" appears on the
display.
+ "RdC" appears
on the display.
Meaning
Signal transmission disrupted ( 31)
Sensor defective or system error
( 32)
Battery of tyre-pressure sensor weak
( 32)
Electronic immobiliser
active
General warning light shows
yellow.
+ "EWS" appears on the
display.
Possible cause:
The key being used is not au-
thorised for starting, or communication between key and engine
electronics is disrupted.
Remove all other vehicle keys
from the same ring as the ignition key.
Use the reserve key.
Have the defective key replaced, preferably by an authorised BMW Motorrad dealer.
Fuel down to reserve
Warning light for fuel down
to reserve shows.
Lack of fuel can cause the
engine to run irregularly or
die (risk of accident) and result
in damage to the catalytic converter.
Do not run the fuel tank dry.
Possible cause:
The fuel tank contains no more
than the reserve quantity of fuel.
Reserve fuel
min 2.7 l
Refuelling ( 72).
Coolant temperature too
high
General warning light shows
red.
The temperature symbol
flashes.
Riding when the engine is
overheated could result in
engine damage.
Compliance with the information
set out below is essential.
Possible cause:
If the coolant level is too low.
Checking coolant level ( 94).
If the coolant level is too low:
Topping up coolant ( 95).
Possible cause:
The coolant temperature is too
high.
If possible, ride in the part-load
range to cool down the engine.
In traffic jams, switch off the
engine, but leave the ignition
switched on so that the radiator fan continues to operate.
If the coolant temperature
is frequently too high, have
the fault rectified as soon
as possible by a specialist
workshop, preferably an
authorised BMW Motorrad
dealer.
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Engine in emergency-
3
operation mode
28
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General warning light shows
yellow.
Engine symbol appears on
the display.
The engine is running in
emergency operating mode.
Unusual engine response is a
possibility.
Adapt your style of riding accordingly. Avoid accelerating sharply
and overtaking.
Possible cause:
The engine control unit has dia-
gnosed a fault. In exceptional
cases, the engine stops and refuses to start. Otherwise, the engine runs in emergency operating
mode.
You can continue to ride, but
bear in mind that the usual engine performance might not be
available.
Have the fault rectified as
quickly as possible by a
specialist workshop, preferably
an authorised BMW Motorrad
dealer.
Bulb defective
General warning light shows
yellow.
+ "LAMP" appears on the
display.
A bulb failure on the mo-
torcycle is a safety risk, because it is easy for other road
users to overlook the vehicle.
Replace defective bulbs as
soon as possible; always carry a
complete set of spare bulbs if
possible.
Possible cause:
Bulb defective.
Visually inspect to ascertain
which bulb is defective.
Replacing low-beam and highbeam headlight bulb ( 107).
Replacing parking-light bulb
( 108).
Replacing LED for brake light
and tail light ( 109).
Replace light sources for
turn indicators front and rear
( 109).
Outside temperature
warning
with on-board computer
"x.x °C" (ambient temperature) flashes.
Possible cause:
The air temperature measured
at the motorcycle is lower than
3 °C.
The ambient temperature
warning does not mean that
there is no risk of ice forming at
measured temperatures above
3 °C.
Always take extra care when
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