BMW F 700 GS 2nd 2013 Owner's manual
Rider's Manual
F 700 GS
BMW Motorrad
The Ultimate
Riding Machine
Motorcycle data/dealership details
Motorcycle 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 motorcycle from
BMW and welcome you to the
community of BMW riders.
Familiarise yourself with your new
motorcycle so that you can ride it
safely and confidently in all traffic
situations.
Please read this Rider's Manual
carefully before starting to use
your new BMW motorcycle. 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.
If you have questions concerning
your motorcycle, your authorised
BMW Motorrad dealer will gladly
provide advice and assistance.
We hope that 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
You can also consult the index at
the end of this Rider's Manual if
you want to find a particular topic
or item of information.
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
(EWS) . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Seat . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 57
Helmet holder . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 58
Rider's Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
5 Riding .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . 61
Safety instructions . . . . . . .. . . 62
Checklist . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Starting. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . 64
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 67
Speed . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . 67
Off-roading . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 68
Brakes . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 69
Parking your motorcycle . . . . 70
Refuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Securing motorcycle for
transportation . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 73
6 Engineering details . .. . . 75
Brake system with
BMW Motorrad ABS . . . . .. . . 76
Electronic engine management with BMW Motorrad
ASC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 78
Tyre pressure monitoring
RDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 79
7 Accessories . .. .. .. . .. .. . 81
General instructions . . . . . . . . . 82
Power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Luggage . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . 83
Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Topcase. . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 86
8 Maintenance . . . .. .. .. . .. 91
General instructions . . . . . . . . . 92
Toolkit. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 92
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Clutch . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 99
Rims and tyres . . . .. . . . . . . . 100
Chain . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 101
Wheels . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 103
Front-wheel stand . . . . . .. . . 109
Bulbs . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Body panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 117
Jump starting . . . .. . . . . . . . . 118
Battery . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. 119
9 Care ... . . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. 123
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Washing motorcycle. . . . . . . 124
Cleaning easily damaged
components .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . 124
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Protective wax coating . . . . 126
Laying up motorcycle . . . . . 126
Restoring motorcycle to
use . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 126
10 Technical data . . .. . . 127
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 128
Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 129
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 131
Fuel . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. 132
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Clutch . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 134
Transmission . . .. . . . . . . . .. . 134
Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 135
Running gear . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Brakes . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 136
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . 136
Electrics . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 137
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Dimensions . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 139
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 140
Riding specifications . . . . . . 141
11 Service . . .. . .. .. .. .. .. 143
BMW Motorrad Service . . . 144
BMW Motorrad Mobility
services . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . 144
Maintenance work . . . . .. . . . 144
Confirmation of mainten-
ance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Confirmation of service . . . . 151
12 Appendix . .. .. .. .. . .. . 153
Certificate . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 154
13 Index .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 155
General instructions
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Actuality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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Overview
1
Chapter 2 of this Rider's Manual
will provide you with an initial
6
overview of your motorcycle. All
maintenance and repair work on
the motorcycle is documented in
Chapter 11. 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.
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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 extra
The motorcycles are assembled complete with
all the BMW Motorrad
optional extras originally
ordered.
OA Optional accessory
You can obtain optional
accessories through
your authorised
BMW Motorrad dealer;
optional accessories have
to be retrofitted to the
motorcycle.
Electronic immobiliser.
EWS
DWA
Anti-theft alarm (Diebstahlwarnanlage).
Anti-lock brake system.
ABS
ASC Automatic Stability Con-
trol.
ESA Electronic Suspension
Adjustment.
Tyre pressure monitoring
RDC
(ReifenDruck-Control).
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 ( 82)
2 Seat lock ( 57)
3 Engine-oil filler neck and
oil dipstick ( 93)
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General views
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General view, right side
1 Fuel filler neck ( 71)
2 Adjuster, spring preload
( 52)
3 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 98)
4 Brake-fluid reservoir, front
( 97)
5 VIN, type plate (on
steering-head bearing)
6 Coolant level indicator (be-
hind side panel) ( 98)
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 toolkit ( 92)
3 Payload table
4 Table of tyre pressures
5 Helmet holder ( 58)
6 Rider's Manual (in rear of
vehicle)
with anti-theft alarm
OE
(DWA)
Rider's Manual (below control unit) ( 59)
7 Tool for adjusting spring
preload ( 52)
OA
Underneath the trim panel
1 Battery ( 119)
2 Air-filter housing ( 117)
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Multifunction switch,
2
left
16
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 Suspen-
sion Adjustment (ESA)
Operating ESA ( 55)
7 Operating the ABS
( 48)
with Automatic Stability
Control (ASC)
Operating the ASC
( 49)
OE
OE
Multifunction switch, right
1 with heated handlebar
2 Starter button ( 64)
3 Emergency off switch (kill
OE
grips
Grip heating control
( 47)
switch) ( 47)
2
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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 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 ( 68)
7 Rev. counter
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2
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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 dis-
play
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
3
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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
The ABS symbol might differ, depending on the spe-
cifics 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.
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)
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 ( 79).
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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