BMW F 800 GS 2014 Owner's Manual
Rider's Manual
F 800 GS
BMW Motorrad
The Ultimate
Riding Machine
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.
01 41 8 565 501
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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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 . . . . . . . . 26
Ambient temperature. . . . . . . . 26
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
4 Operation . .. . .. .. .. .. .. . . 35
Ignition switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . 37
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Stopwatch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 42
Emergency off switch (kill
switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 43
BMW Motorrad ABS . . . . . . . . 44
BMW Motorrad ASC . . . . . . . . 45
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Electronic Suspension Ad-
justment ESA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Helmet holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Rider's Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
5 Anti-theft alarm
DWA . . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. 59
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Alarm function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Deactivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Registration of the remote
control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Synchronising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
6 Riding .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . 69
Safety instructions .. . . . . . . . . 70
Comply with checklist . . . . . . . 73
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Off-roading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Parking your motorcycle . . . . 80
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Secure motorcycle for trans-
portation .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
7 Engineering details . .. . . 85
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Brake system with
BMW Motorrad ABS . . . . . . . . 87
Electronic engine management with BMW Motorrad
ASC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
8 Accessories . .. .. .. . .. .. . 91
General instructions . . . . . . . . . 92
Power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Luggage .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Auxiliary headlights . . . . . . . . . . 93
Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Aluminium case . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Aluminium topcase . . . . . . . . 102
9 Maintenance . . . .. .. . .. 105
General instructions . . . . . . . 106
Toolkit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Rims and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Front-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 127
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Body panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
10 Care . . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. . 141
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . 142
Cleaning easily damaged
components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Laying up the motor-
cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Protective wax coating . . . . 144
Restoring motorcycle to
use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
11 Technical data . . . .. . 145
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 146
Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 147
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 153
Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . 154
Electrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Dimensions .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Riding specifications . . . . . . 159
12 Service . . .. . .. .. .. .. .. 161
BMW Motorrad Service . . . 162
BMW Motorrad Mobility
services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . 162
Maintenance schedule . . . . 165
Standard BMW service . . . . 166
Confirmation of mainten-
ance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Confirmation of service . . . . 172
13 Appendix . .. .. .. .. . .. . 175
Certificate for electronic
immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
14 Index . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 178
General instructions
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Actuality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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General instructions
Overview
1
Chapter 2 of this Rider's Manual
will provide you with an initial
6
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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General instructions
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.
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 instructions
1
8
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General instructions
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 . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2
9
z
General views
2
10
z
General views
General view, left side
1 Power socket ( 92)
2 Seat lock ( 55)
3 Engine-oil filler neck and
oil dipstick ( 107)
2
11
z
General views
2
12
z
General views
General view, right side
1 Fuel filler neck ( 81)
2 Adjuster, spring preload
( 50)
3 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 112)
4 Brake-fluid reservoir, front
( 111)
5 VIN, type plate (on
steering-head bearing)
6 Coolant level indicator (be-
hind side panel) ( 113)
7 Adjuster for damping char-
acteristic ( 51)
2
13
z
General views
Underneath the seat
2
1 Stowage
14
z
General views
with first-aid kit
Location of the first-aid kit
2 Standard tool kit ( 106)
3 Payload table
4 Table of tyre pressures
5 Helmet holder ( 56)
6 Rider's Manual (in rear of
vehicle)
with alarm system
OE
(DWA)
Rider's Manual (below control unit) ( 57)
7 Tool for adjusting spring
preload ( 50)
OA
Underneath the trim panel
1 Battery ( 137)
2 Air-filter housing ( 135)
2
15
z
General views
Multifunction switch,
2
left
16
1 High-beam headlight and
headlight flasher ( 41)
2 Select display ( 38).
with on-board com-
OE
puter
Resetting the average values ( 39).
3 Hazard warning flashers
( 42)
4 with LED auxiliary head-
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General views
5 Operation of the flashing
6 Horn
7 with Electronic
OA
lights
Operation of the auxiliary
headlights ( 93)
turn indicators ( 42)
Suspension Adjustment
OE
(ESA)
Operating ESA ( 52)
8 Operating the ABS
( 44)
with Automatic Stability
Control (ASC)
Operating ASC ( 45)
OE
2
17
z
General views
Multifunction switch,
2
right
18
1 with heated handlebar
2 with off-road mode ABS
3 Starter button ( 73)
4 Emergency off switch (kill
z
General views
OE
grips
Grip heating control
( 43)
and ASC
Off-road mode ( 47)
switch) ( 43)
OE
Instrument panel
1 Warning and telltale lights
( 24)
2 Speedometer
3 Setting clock ( 37).
with on-board com-
OE
puter
Operation of the stopwatch
( 39)
4 Multifunction display
( 22)
5 Select display ( 38).
Resetting tripmeter
( 39).
2
19
z
General views
6 Ambient-light brightness
2
20
z
General views
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 ( 77)
7 Rev. counter
Status indicators
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Meaning of symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Warning and telltale lights . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Fuel level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Service-due indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Ambient temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
3
21
z
Status indicators
Multifunction display
3
1 Warning for engine elec-
22
z
Status indicators
tronics ( 31)
2 with heated handlebar
3 with on-board com-
4 Time ( 37)
5 Warning for coolant tem-
6 Service due ( 26)
7 Value range of the odo-
8 Without indicator
OE
grips
Display showing chosen
level of grip heating
( 43)
OE
puter
Stopwatch ( 39)
perature ( 30)
meter ( 38)
with on-board com-
OE
puter
On-board computer readings ( 38)
Symbols of the on-board
computer ( 23)
9 Coolant temperature
display
10 Without indicator
with on-board com-
OE
puter
Gear indicator; "N" indicates neutral
11 Fuel level ( 25)
12 Setting riding mode
with off-road mode ABS
and ASC
Adjust off-road mode
( 47).
13 A warning appears where
the odometer reading is
shown ( 27)
14 A tripmeter reading is dis-
played ( 38)
OE
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
23
z
Status indicators
Warning and telltale
3
lights
24
1 ABS warning light ( 32)
2 with Automatic Stability
Control (ASC)
ASC warning light ( 33)
3 Warning light for fuel down
to reserve ( 25) ( 30)
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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Status indicators
indicators
7 with LED auxiliary head-
8 Telltale light for neutral
9 Telltale light for left turn
OA
lights
Telltale light for the auxiliary headlights ( 93)
indicators
OE
NOTICE
The ABS symbol might differ,
depending on the specifics of
national regulations.
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
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Status indicators
The odometer for the fuel re-
3
serve is reset when the amount
of fuel is greater than the reserve
26
volume.
is accompanied by the 'General' warning light showing yellow.
The word "Service" remains permanently visible.
Service-due indicator
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Status indicators
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
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.
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 ( 38).
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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Status indicators
Warnings, overview
3
Warning and telltale
28
lights
lights up yellow + "EWS" appears
lights up Fuel down to reserve ( 30)
Warning symbols in the
display
on the display
Meaning
Electronic immobiliser active ( 30)
lights up red
lights up yellow appears on the
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Status indicators
lights up yellow + "LAMP" appears
lights up yellow + "DWA" appears
flashes ABS self-diagnosis not completed
flashes Coolant temperature too high ( 30)
display
on the display
"x.x °C" flashes
on the display
Engine in emergency-operation mode
( 31)
Bulb defective ( 31)
Outside temperature warning ( 32)
DWA battery flat ( 32)
( 32)
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