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Rider's Manual (US Model)
F 700 GS
BMW Motorrad
The Ultimate
Riding Machine
Motorcycle/Retailer Data
Motorcycle Data
Model
Vehicle identification number
Color number
Initial registration
License plate
Retailer Data
Contact in Service
Ms./Mr.
Phone number
Retailer's address/phone number (com-
pany stamp)
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 informa-
tion on maintenance and care to
help you maintain your vehicle's
reliability and safety, as well as its
value.
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
BMW Motorrad.
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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
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 22
Meaning of symbols. . . . . . . . . 23
Warning and indicator
lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Fuel level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Ambient temperature. . . . . . . . 26
Tire inflation pressures . . . . . . 26
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
4 Operation ... .. .. .. .. .. .. . 39
Ignition switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . 41
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Stopwatch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 46
Emergency on/off switch (kill
switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 47
BMW Motorrad ABS . . . . . . . . 48
BMW Motorrad ASC . . . . . . . . 49
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
ESA Electronic Suspension
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Helmet holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Rider's Manual (US
Model) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
5 Anti-theft alarm sys-
tem DWA . ... .. .. .. .. .. .. 61
Overview .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Alarm function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Deactivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Logging on remote con-
trol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
6 Riding .. .. .. .. .. . ... .. .. .. 71
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 72
Observe checklist . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Off-road riding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Parking your motorcycle . . . . 82
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Securing motorcycle for
transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
7 Technology in
detail .. . ... .. .. .. .. . ... .. . 87
Brake system with
BMW Motorrad ABS . . . . . . . . 88
Engine management with
BMW Motorrad ASC . . . . . . . . 90
Tire Pressure Control TPC/
RDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
8 Accessories . .. .. .. . ... .. 93
General instructions . . . . . . . . . 94
Onboard power sockets. . . . . 94
Luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
9 Maintenance . ... .. .. .. 103
General instructions . . . . . . . 104
Onboard tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Wheel rims and tires . . . . . . 112
Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Front wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 122
Lamps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Fairings and panels . . . . . . . 129
Air filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
10 Care . . ... .. .. .. .. . ... . 137
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Washing your motorcy-
cle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Cleaning sensitive motorcy-
cle parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Store motorcycle . . . . . . . . . . 140
Protective wax coating . . . . 140
Return motorcycle to
use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
11 Technical Data . ... .. 141
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 142
Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 143
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 149
Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Wheels and tires . . . . . . . . . . 151
Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 152
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Performance data . . . . . . . . . 155
12 Service . ... .. .. .. .. .. . 157
Reporting safety
defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
BMW Motorrad Service .. . 159
BMW Motorrad Mobility
Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Maintenance proce-
dures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Maintenance schedule . . . . 163
Standard BMW Service . . . 164
Confirmation of mainte-
nance work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Confirmation of service. . . . 170
13 Appendix .... .. .. .. . .. 173
Certificate for Electronic
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Certificate for Tire Pressure
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
14 Index . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 177
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
Chapter 2 of this Rider's Man-
ual will provide you with an ini-
tial overview of your motorcy-
cle. All maintenance and repair
work carried out on your mo-
torcycle will be documented in
chapter 12. Documentation con-
firming 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.
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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.
TPC 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 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-
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General instructions
lustrations or descriptions in this
manual.
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General instructions
Overviews
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
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Overviews
2
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Overviews
General view, left side
1 Onboard socket ( 94)
2 Seat lock ( 57)
3 Engine oil fill location and
oil dipstick ( 105)
2
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Overviews
2
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z
Overviews
General view, right side
1 Fuel filler opening ( 83)
2 Adjusting spring preload
( 52)
3 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 110)
4 Brake-fluid reservoir, front
( 109)
5 Vehicle identification
number, type plate (on
steering-head bearing)
6 Coolant level indicator (be-
hind side panel) ( 111)
7 Damping adjustment
( 53)
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Overviews
Underneath seat
1 Storage space
with first-aid kit
OA
Storing first-aid kit
2 Standard tool kit ( 104)
3 Payload table
4 Tire inflation pressure table
5 Helmet holder ( 58)
6 Rider's Manual (in vehicle
rear)
with anti-theft alarm sys-
tem (DWA)
OE
Rider's Manual (under the
control unit) ( 59)
7 Tools for adjusting spring
preload ( 52)
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z
Overviews
Under fairing
1 Battery ( 133)
2 Air filter housing ( 130)
2
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z
Overviews
Multifunction switch,
left
1 High-beam headlight and
headlight flasher ( 45)
2 Selecting display readings
( 42).
with onboard
computer
OE
Resetting average data
( 43).
3 Hazard warning flashers
( 46)
4 Turn indicators ( 46)
5 Horn
6 with Electronic
Suspension Adjustment
(ESA)
OE
ESA control ( 55)
7 ABS operation ( 48)
with Automatic Stability
Control (ASC)
OE
Operating ASC ( 49)
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Overviews
Multifunction switch,
right
1 with heated handlebar
grips
OE
Heated grip ( 47)
2 Starter button ( 75)
3 Emergency on/off switch
(kill switch) ( 47)
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z
Overviews
Instrument cluster
1 Warning and indicator
lamps ( 24)
2 Speedometer
3 Set the clock ( 41).
with onboard
computer
OE
Operation of stopwatch
( 43)
4 Multifunction display
( 22)
5 Selecting display readings
( 42).
Reset tripmeter ( 43).
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Overviews
6 Ambient light sensor (for
brightness adjustment of
instrument lighting)
with anti-theft alarm sys-
tem (DWA)
OE
Anti-theft alarm system in-
dicator lamp (see anti-theft
alarm system operating in-
structions)
with onboard
computer
OE
Engine speed warning
( 79)
7 Tachometer
2
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Overviews
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Overviews
Displays
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Meaning of symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Warning and indicator lamps . . . . . . . . 24
Fuel level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Ambient temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Tire inflation pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
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Displays
Multifunction display
1 Warning lamp for elec-
tronic engine management
( 33)
2 with heated handlebar
grips
OE
Display of the selected
heated handlebar grip set-
ting ( 47)
3 with onboard
computer
OE
Stopwatch ( 43)
4 Time ( 41)
5 with Tire Pressure Con-
trol (TPC/RDC)
OE
Tire inflation pressures
( 26)
6 Coolant-temperature warn-
ing indicator ( 32)
7 Service is due ( 25)
8 Reading display range
( 42)
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Displays
9 with onboard
computer
OE
Symbols for illustrating
display reading ( 23)
10 Coolant temperature
display
11 – With onboard computer
(OE)
Gear indicator, "N" is
shown for Neutral
12 Fuel level ( 25)
13 – With onboard computer
(OE)
Reading display range
( 42)
14 A warning appears in the
reading display range
( 27)
15 Trip odometer ( 42)
Meaning of symbols
with onboard computer
OE
Mileage covered since
reaching the fuel reserve
( 25)
Average fuel consumption
Average speed
Current fuel consumption
Ambient temperature
( 26)
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Displays
Warning and indicator
lamps
1 ABS warning lamp ( 34)
2 with Automatic Stability
Control (ASC)
OE
ASC warning lamp ( 35)
3 Fuel-reserve warning lamp
( 25) ( 32)
4 Universal warning lamp,
appears together with
warnings in display panel
( 27)
5 Headlight high beam indi-
cator lamp
6 Indicator lamp for right turn
indicator
7 Neutral indicator lamp
8 Indicator lamp for left turn
indicator
NOTICE
The ABS symbol can be shown
differently depending on the
country.
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Displays
Fuel level
Due to the complex fuel tank ge-
ometry, the fill level cannot be
determined in the upper filling
range. For this reason, the fuel
level indicator only details the
lower half of the filling range.
If the fill level indicator reaches
the 1/2-mark 1, the fuel tank is
still half full. Now, the fill level is
exactly displayed.
If the reserve quantity is reached,
the fuel warning lamp is switched
on.
Fuel reserve
The fuel level in the fuel tank,
when the fuel warning lamp
switches on, depends on the
driving dynamics. The more
the fuel is moved within the
tank (due to frequently changing
inclined positions, frequent
braking and accelerating), the
more difficult it is to determine
the reserve quantity. For this
reason, the reserve quantity
cannot be accurately indicated.
with onboard computer
OE
After the fuel warning lamp
is switched on, the distance
driven since this point in time is
indicated.
The distance, which can still be
driven with the reserve quantity,
depends on the driving style (on
the consumption) and on the fuel
level, when the warning lamp was
switched on.
The odometer for the fuel re-
serve is reset, if the fuel level is
greater than the reserve quantity
after refueling.
Service display
If the time remaining until the
next service will elapse within
one month, the service date 1
appears briefly following the pre-
ride check. The month and year
are shown with two and four dig-
its respectively separated by a
colon. In this example the display
means "June 2014".
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Displays
If the vehicle covers high annual
mileages then shorter service in-
tervals may be required. When
the odometer reading for the re-
calculated early service falls to
within 621 miles (1,000 km), the
remaining miles (kilometers) 1
are counted down in 62-mile
(100 km) increments and briefly
displayed following the pre-ride
check.
When a service date
elapses without service, the
general warning lamp lights up in
yellow, appearing together with
the date and mileage (kilometer)
display. The "Service" message
is displayed continuously.
NOTICE
If the service display appears
more than a month before the
service date, the stored date
must be adjusted in the instru-
ment cluster. This situation can
occur if the battery has been dis-
connected for a longer time.
Consult a certified workshop,
preferably an authorized
BMW Motorrad retailer, for
setting of the date.
Ambient temperature
with onboard computer
OE
Engine heat can lead to
spurious readings of ambi-
ent temperature when the mo-
torcycle is stationary. When the
effects of engine heat on the
monitored temperature become
excessive the display responds
by temporarily reverting to -- as
the display reading.
When ambient temperatures
drop below 37°F (3°C) the tem-
perature display responds by
flashing a warning indicating pos-
sible ice formation on the road
surface. The display automat-
ically switches from any other
mode to the temperature read-
ing when the temperature drops
below this threshold for the first
time.
Tire inflation pressures
with Tire Pressure Control
(TPC/RDC)
OE
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Displays
The displayed tire inflation pres-
sures refer to a tire temperature
of 68 °F (20 °C). The figure on
the left side 1 indicates the front
tire's inflation pressure, while
the figure on the right 2 shows
the inflation pressure in the rear
tire. Immediately after switch-
ing on the ignition, "-- --" is
displayed, as the transfer of the
inflation pressure values does not
begin until a speed of 19 mph
(30 km/h) is exceeded for the first
time.
If the warning triangle 3
is also shown, a warning
display is concerned. Critical in-
flation pressure flashes.
The universal warning lamp lights
up in yellow when the critical fig-
ure is at the limit of the approved
tolerance range. If the monitored
tire inflation pressure is outside
the specified range the general
warning lamp will flash in red.
Additional information on the
BMW Motorrad Tire Pressure
Monitor is provided starting on
page ( 91).
Warning lights
Display
Warnings are displayed with the
corresponding warning lamps.
Warnings for which no separate
warning lamp is available, are in-
dicated using the 'General' warn-
ing lamp 1 in conjunction with
a warning or a warning symbol
in the multifunction display. The
universal warning lamp shows red
or yellow, depending on the ur-
gency of the warning.
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Displays
If the display in the value area 2
shows a warning, then this is
symbolized with the warning tri-
angle 3. These warnings can be
displayed in alternation with the
odometers ( 42).
The universal warning lamp lights
up for the most urgent warning.
The following page contains a list
of potential warnings.
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Displays
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