BMW F 700 GS 2014 Owner's Manual

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BMW Motorrad

The Ultimate

Riding Machine

Rider's Manual

F 700 GS

Vehicle data/dealership details

Vehicle data

Model

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 Adjustment 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, ad-

just 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 as-
	sembled 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.
EWS	Electronic immobiliser.
DWA	Anti-theft alarm (Dieb-
	stahlwarnanlage).
ABS	Anti-lock brake system.
ASC	Automatic Stability Con-
	trol.

5 instructionsGeneral

General instructions

ESA Electronic Suspension

Adjustment.

RDC Tyre pressure monitoring.

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 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.

7 viewsGeneral

2	General view, left side
	1	Power socket ( 80)
8	2	Seat lock ( 51)
	3	Engine-oil filler neck and
		oil dipstick ( 89)
General views

9 viewsGeneral

General views

General view, right side

1Fuel filler neck ( 72)

2Adjuster, spring preload ( 46)

3Brake-fluid reservoir, rear ( 94)

4Brake-fluid reservoir, front ( 93)

5VIN, type plate (on steering-head bearing)

6Coolant level indicator (behind side panel) ( 94)

7Adjuster for damping characteristic ( 47)

Underneath the seat

1 Stowage

with first-aid kitOA Location of the first-aid kit

2Standard toolkit ( 88)

3Payload table

4Table of tyre pressures

5Helmet holder ( 52)

6Rider's Manual (in rear of vehicle)

with anti-theft alarm (DWA)OE

Rider's Manual (below control unit) ( 53)

7Tool for adjusting spring preload ( 46)

General views

2 Underneathpanel the trim

12 1	Battery ( 115)
2	Air-filter housing ( 113)

General views

Multifunction switch, left

1High-beam headlight and headlight flasher ( 39)

2Select display ( 36).

with on-board computerOE

Resetting the average values ( 37).

3Hazard warning flashers ( 40)

4Operation of the flashing turn indicators ( 40)

5Horn

6with Electronic Suspension Adjustment (ESA)OE

Operating ESA ( 49)

7Operating the ABS ( 42)

with Automatic Stability Control (ASC)OE

Operating the ASC ( 43)

General views

Multifunction switch, right

1with heated handlebar gripsOE

Grip heating control ( 41)

2Starter button ( 65)

3Emergency off switch (kill switch) ( 41)

Instrument panel

1Warning and telltale lights ( 19)

2Speedometer

3Setting clock ( 35).

with on-board computerOE

Operation of the stopwatch ( 37)

4Multifunction display ( 17)

5Select display ( 36). Resetting tripmeter

( 37).

General views

6Ambient-light brightness sensor (for adapting the brightness of the instrument lighting)

with anti-theft alarm (DWA)OE

Anti-theft alarm telltale light (see the instructions for use for the anti-theft alarm)

with on-board computerOE

Redline warning ( 69) 7 Rev. counter

Multifunction display

1Warning for engine electronics ( 28)

2with heated handlebar gripsOE

Display showing chosen level of grip heating

( 41)

3with on-board computerOE

Stopwatch ( 37)

4Time ( 35)

5with tyre pressure monitoring (RDC)OE

Tyre pressures ( 21)

6Warning for coolant temperature ( 27)

7Service due ( 20)

8Values area ( 36)

9with on-board computerOE

Symbols explaining the readings shown in the values area ( 18)

Status indicators

10Coolant temperature display

11– with on-board computer (OE)

Gear indicator; "N" indicates neutral

12Fuel level ( 20)

13– with on-board computer (OE)

Values area ( 36)

14a warning is shown in the values area ( 22)

15Trip meter ( 36)

Meaning of symbols with on-board computerOE

Distance travelled after fuel down to reserve ( 20)

Average consumption

Average speed

Current consumption

Ambient temperature ( 21)

Warning and telltale lights

1ABS warning light ( 29)

2with Automatic Stability Control (ASC)OE

ASC warning light ( 30)

3Warning light for fuel down to reserve ( 20) ( 27)

4General warning light, in combination with warnings in the display ( 22)

5High-beam headlight telltale light

6Telltale light for right turn indicators

7Telltale light for neutral

8Telltale light for left turn indicators

Status indicators

The ABS symbol might differ, depending on the spe-

cifics of national regulations.

Status indicators

Fuel level

Due to the complex shape of the fuel tank, it is impossible to determine 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.

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 computerOE

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.

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 computerOE

When the motorcycle is at a standstill the heat of the engine can falsify the ambient-

temperature reading. If the effect of the engine's heat becomes ex-

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 (RDC)OE

Status indicators

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 ignition 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.

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 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.

Status indicators

Warnings, overview
Warning and telltale	Warning symbols in the	Meaning
lights	display

lights up yellow	+ "EWS" appears	Electronic immobiliser active	( 27)
	on the display

lights up		Fuel down to reserve ( 27)

lights up red	flashes	Coolant temperature too high	( 27)

lights up yellow	appears on the	Engine in emergency-operation mode
	display	( 28)

lights up yellow	+ "LAMP" appears	Bulb defective ( 28)
	on the display

	"x.x °C" flashes	Outside temperature warning	( 28)

lights up yellow	+ "DWA" appears	DWA battery flat ( 29)
	on the display

Flashes		ABS self-diagnosis not completed
		( 29)

Warning and telltale	Warning symbols in the	Meaning
lights	display

Lights up		ABS deactivated	( 29)

Lights up		ABS fault ( 29)

Quick-flashes		ASC intervention	( 30)

Slow-flashes		ASC self-diagnosis not completed
		( 30)

Lights up		ASC deactivated	( 30)

Lights up		ASC fault ( 30)

lights up yellow	+ "x.x" flashes	Tyre pressure close to limit of permitted
		tolerance ( 31)

flashes red	+ "x.x" flashes	Tyre pressure outside permitted toler-
		ance ( 31)

Status indicators

Warning and telltale	Warning symbols in the	Meaning
lights	display

	+ "--" or "-- -	Signal transmission disrupted ( 31)
	-" appears on the
	display.

lights up yellow	+ "--" or "-- -	Sensor defective or system error
	-" appears on the	( 32)
	display.

lights up yellow	+ "RdC" appears	Battery of tyre-pressure sensor weak
	on the display.	( 32)

Electronic immobiliser active

General warning light shows yellow.

+ "EWS" appears on the display.

Possible cause:

The key being used is not authorised 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 re-

placed, 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.

Status indicators

Engine in emergencyoperation mode

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 diagnosed 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.