BMW F 700 GS 2016 Owner's Manual

Rider's Manual
F 700 GS
BMW Motorrad
The Ultimate
Riding Machine
Vehicle data/dealership details
Vehicle data
Model
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.
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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
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 22
Meaning of symbols . . . . . . . . . 23
Warning and telltale
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Fuel level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Service-due indicator . . . . . . . . 25
Ambient temperature. . . . . . . . 26
Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
4 Operation . .. . .. .. .. .. .. . . 39
Ignition switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . 41
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Stopwatch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 46
Emergency off switch (kill
switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Grip heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
BMW Motorrad ABS . . . . . . . . 48
BMW Motorrad ASC . . . . . . . . 49
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Electronic Suspension Ad-
justment ESA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Helmet holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Rider's Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
5 Anti-theft alarm
DWA . . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. 61
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Alarm function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Deactivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Registration of the remote
control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Synchronising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
6 Riding .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . 71
Safety instructions .. . . . . . . . . 72
Comply with checklist . . . . . . . 75
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Off-roading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Parking your motorcycle . . . . 82
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Securing motorcycle for
transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
7 Engineering details . .. . . 87
Brake system with
BMW Motorrad ABS . . . . . . . . 88
Electronic engine manage­ment with BMW Motorrad
ASC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Tyre pressure monitoring
RDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
8 Accessories . .. .. .. . .. .. . 93
General instructions . . . . . . . . . 94
Power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Luggage .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
9 Maintenance . . . .. .. . .. 103
General instructions . . . . . . . 104
Toolkit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Rims and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Front-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 123
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Body panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
10 Care . . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. . 137
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . 138
Cleaning easily damaged
components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Laying up the motor-
cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Protective wax coating . . . . 140
Restoring 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
Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . 151
Electrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Dimensions .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Riding specifications . . . . . . 155
12 Service . . .. . .. .. .. .. .. 157
BMW Motorrad Service . . . 158 BMW Motorrad Mobility
services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . 158
Maintenance schedule . . . . 161
Standard BMW service . . . . 162
Confirmation of mainten-
ance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Confirmation of service . . . . 168
13 Appendix . .. .. .. .. . .. . 171
Certificate for electronic
immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Certificate for tyre pressure monitoring (Reifendruck-
Control, RDC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
14 Index . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 175

General instructions

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Actuality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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Overview

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Chapter 2 of this Rider's Manual will provide you with an initial
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overview of your motorcycle. All maintenance and servicing work on the vehicle is documented in Chapter 11. This record of the maintenance work you have had performed on your vehicle 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.
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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 haz­ard. 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 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.
ESA Electronic Suspension
Adjustment.
Tyre pressure monitor-
RDC
ing.

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.
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General views

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
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General view, left side

1 Power socket ( 94) 2 Seat lock ( 58) 3 Engine-oil filler neck and
oil dipstick ( 105)
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General view, right side

1 Fuel filler neck ( 83) 2 Adjuster, spring preload
( 52)
3 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 110)
4 Brake-fluid reservoir, front
( 109)
5 VIN, type plate (on
steering-head bearing)
6 Coolant level indicator (be-
hind side panel) ( 111)
7 Adjuster for damping char-
acteristic ( 53)
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Underneath the seat

2
1 Stowage
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with first-aid kit
Location of the first-aid kit
2 Standard tool kit ( 104) 3 Payload table 4 Table of tyre pressures 5 Helmet holder ( 58) 6 Rider's Manual (in rear of
vehicle)
with alarm system
OE
(DWA) Rider's Manual (below con­trol unit) ( 59)
7 Tool for adjusting spring
preload ( 52)
OA

Underneath the trim panel

1 Battery ( 133) 2 Air-filter housing ( 131)
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Multifunction switch,
2
left
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1 High-beam headlight and
headlight flasher ( 45)
2 Select display ( 42).
with on-board com-
OE
puter Resetting the average val­ues ( 43).
3 Hazard warning flashers
( 46)
4 Operation of the flashing
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turn indicators ( 46)
5 Horn 6 with Electronic
Suspension Adjustment
OE
(ESA) Operating ESA ( 55)
7 Operating the ABS
( 48)
with Automatic Stability
Control (ASC) Operating the ASC ( 49)
OE

Multifunction switch, right

1 with heated handlebar
2 Starter button ( 76) 3 Emergency off switch (kill
OE
grips Grip heating control ( 47)
switch) ( 47)
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Instrument panel

2
1 Warning and telltale lights
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( 24)
2 Speedometer 3 Setting clock ( 41).
with on-board com-
OE
puter Operation of the stopwatch ( 43)
4 Multifunction display
( 22)
5 Select display ( 42).
Resetting tripmeter ( 43).
6 Ambient-light brightness
sensor (for adapting the brightness of the instru­ment lighting)
with alarm system
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 ( 79)
7 Rev. counter
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Status indicators

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Meaning of symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Warning and telltale lights . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Fuel level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Service-due indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Ambient temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Tyre pressures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
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Multifunction display

3
1 Warning for engine elec-
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tronics ( 33)
2 with heated handlebar
3 with on-board com-
4 Time ( 41) 5 with tyre pressure monit-
6 Warning for coolant tem-
7 Service due ( 25) 8 Values area ( 42) 9 with on-board com-
OE
grips Display showing chosen level of grip heating ( 47)
OE
puter Stopwatch ( 43)
oring (RDC) Tyre pressures ( 26)
perature ( 32)
OE
puter Symbols explaining the readings shown in the val­ues area ( 23)
OE
10 Coolant temperature
display
11 – with on-board computer
(OE) Gear indicator; "N" indic­ates neutral
12 Fuel level ( 25) 13 – with on-board computer
(OE) Values area ( 42)
14 a warning is shown in the
values area ( 27)
15 Trip meter ( 42)

Meaning of symbols

with on-board computer
Distance travelled after fuel down to reserve ( 25)
Average consumption
Average speed
Current consumption
Ambient temperature ( 26)
OE
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Warning and telltale
3
lights
24
1 ABS warning light ( 34) 2 with Automatic Stability
Control (ASC) ASC warning light ( 35)
3 Warning light for fuel down
to reserve ( 25) ( 32)
4 General warning light, in
combination with warnings in the display ( 27)
5 High-beam headlight tell-
tale light
6 Telltale light for right turn
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indicators
7 Telltale light for neutral 8 Telltale light for left turn
indicators
NOTICE
The ABS symbol might differ, depending on the specifics of national regulations.
OE

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 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”.
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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 odo-
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meter 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.
NOTICE
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
OE
of the engine's heat becomes ex­cessive, -- 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)
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.
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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.
The detailed description of BMW Motorrad RDC starts on page ( 91).

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.
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A reading in values area 2 that constitutes a warning is accompanied by warning triangle 3. These warnings can alternate with the odometer readings ( 42).
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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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