BMW F 800 GS 2014 Owner's Manual
Rider's Manual (US Model)
F 800 GS
BMW Motorrad
The Ultimate
Riding Machine
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Vehicle identification number
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Phone number
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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.
Suggestions and complaints
If you have any questions concerning your motorcycle, your authorized BMW Motorrad retailer
is always happy to provide advice
and assistance.
We wish you many miles of safe
and enjoyable riding on your
BMW
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
get the most benefit from your
BMW's advanced 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.
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3 Displays . . ... .. .. .. . ... .. 21
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 22
Meaning of symbols. . . . . . . . . 23
Warning and indicator
lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Fuel level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Ambient temperature. . . . . . . . 26
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
4 Operation ... .. .. .. .. .. .. . 35
Ignition switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . 37
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Stopwatch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 42
Emergency on/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
ESA Electronic Suspension
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Helmet holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Rider's Manual (US
Model) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
5 Alarm system .... .. .. . .. 59
Overview .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Alarm function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Deactivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Logging on additional re-
mote controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
6 Riding .. .. .. .. .. . ... .. .. .. 69
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 70
Observe checklist . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Off-road riding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Parking your motorcycle . . . . 79
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Fastening motorcycle for
transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
7 Technology in
detail .. . ... .. .. .. .. . ... .. . 85
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Brake system with
BMW Motorrad ABS . . . . . . . . 86
Engine management with
BMW Motorrad ASC . . . . . . . . 88
8 Accessories . .. .. .. . ... .. 91
General instructions . . . . . . . . . 92
Onboard power sockets. . . . . 92
Luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Auxiliary headlight . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Aluminum case. . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Aluminum Topcase . . . . . . . 102
9 Maintenance . ... .. .. .. 105
General instructions . . . . . . . 106
Onboard tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Wheel rims and tires . . . . . . 114
Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Front wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 126
Lamps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Fairings and panels . . . . . . . 133
Air filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
10 Care . . ... .. .. .. .. . ... . 141
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Washing your motorcy-
cle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Cleaning sensitive motorcy-
cle parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Store motorcycle . . . . . . . . . . 144
Protective wax coating . . . . 144
Return 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
Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Wheels and tires . . . . . . . . . . 154
Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 156
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Performance data . . . . . . . . . 159
12 Service . ... .. .. .. .. .. . 161
Reporting safety
defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
BMW Motorrad Service .. . 163
BMW Motorrad Mobility
Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Maintenance proce-
dures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Maintenance schedule . . . . 167
Standard BMW Service . . . 168
Confirmation of mainte-
nance work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Confirmation of service. . . . 174
13 Appendix .... .. .. .. . .. 177
Certificate for Electronic
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
14 Index . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 180
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
1
Chapter 2 of this Rider's Manual will provide you with an ini-
6
tial overview of your motorcycle. All maintenance and repair
work carried out on your motorcycle will be documented in
chapter 11. Documentation confirming performance of scheduled
maintenance is a precondition
for generous handling of out-ofwarranty claims and goodwill warranty 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-
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General instructions
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 precautionary measures. Non-compliance
can cause damage to the vehicle or accessories and warranty
claims may be denied as a result.
NOTICE Special informa-
tion on operating and inspecting 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 information.
Indicates the end of accessory or equipmentdependent information.
Tightening torque.
Technical data.
OE Optional extra.
BMW Motorrad optional
extras are already completely installed during
motorcycle production.
OA Optional accessory.
BMW Motorrad optional accessories can
be purchased and installed at your authorized BMW Motorrad
retailer.
Electronic immobilizer.
EWS
DWA
Anti-theft alarm.
ABS Anti-Lock Brake System.
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
equipment (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 is equipped with
options or accessories not described in this Rider's Manual,
then this equipment is described
in a separate set of instructions.
Technical data
All dimensions, weights and outputs in the Rider's Manual refer
to the Deutsches Institut für Normung e. V. (DIN) and comply with
its tolerance regulations. Versions for individual countries may
differ.
Notice concerning current status
The high safety and quality standards of BMW motorcycles are
maintained by consistent, ongoing development efforts embracing their design, equipment
and accessories. For this reason, aspects of your motorcycle
may vary from the descriptions
in this Operating instructions. In
addition, BMW Motorrad cannot guarantee the total absence
of errors. We hope you will appreciate that no claims can be
recognized based on the data, illustrations or descriptions in this
manual.
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General instructions
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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 . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2
9
z
Overviews
2
10
z
Overviews
General view, left side
1 Onboard socket ( 92)
2 Seat lock ( 55)
3 Engine oil fill location and
oil dipstick ( 107)
2
11
z
Overviews
2
12
z
Overviews
General view, right side
1 Fuel filler opening ( 81)
2 Adjusting spring preload
( 50)
3 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 112)
4 Brake-fluid reservoir, front
( 111)
5 Vehicle identification
number, type plate (on
steering-head bearing)
6 Coolant level indicator (be-
hind side panel) ( 113)
7 Damping adjustment
( 51)
2
13
z
Overviews
Underneath seat
2
1 Storage space
14
z
Overviews
with first-aid kit
Storing first-aid kit
2 Standard tool kit ( 106)
3 Payload table
4 Tire inflation pressure table
5 Helmet holder ( 56)
6 Rider's Manual (in vehicle
rear)
with anti-theft alarm sys-
tem (DWA)
Rider's Manual (under the
control unit) ( 57)
7 Tools for adjusting spring
preload ( 50)
OA
OE
Under fairing
1 Battery ( 136)
2 Air filter housing ( 134)
2
15
z
Overviews
Multifunction switch,
2
left
16
1 High-beam headlight and
headlight flasher ( 41)
2 Selecting display readings
( 38).
with onboard
computer
Resetting average data
( 39).
3 Hazard warning flashers
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Overviews
( 42)
4 with additional LED
headlight
Operating auxiliary headlights ( 93)
5 Turn indicators ( 42)
6 Horn
7 with Electronic
Suspension Adjustment
(ESA)
ESA control ( 52)
OA
OE
OE
8 ABS operation ( 44)
with Automatic Stability
Control (ASC)
ASC control ( 45)
OE
2
17
z
Overviews
Multifunction switch,
2
right
18
1 with heated handlebar
2 with ABS and ASC
3 Starter button ( 73)
4 Emergency on/off switch
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Overviews
OE
grips
Heated grip ( 43)
Off-road mode ( 47)
(kill switch) ( 43)
OE
Instrument cluster
1 Warning and indicator
lamps ( 24)
2 Speedometer
3 Set the clock ( 37).
with onboard
computer
Operation of stopwatch
( 39)
4 Multifunction display
( 22)
5 Selecting display readings
( 38).
Reset tripmeter ( 39).
OE
2
19
z
Overviews
6 Ambient light sensor (for
2
20
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Overviews
brightness adjustment of
instrument lighting)
with anti-theft alarm sys-
tem (DWA)
Anti-theft alarm system indicator lamp (see anti-theft
alarm system operating instructions)
with onboard
computer
Engine speed warning
( 77)
7 Tachometer
OE
OE
Displays
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Meaning of symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Warning and indicator lamps . . . . . . . . 24
Fuel level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Ambient temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
3
21
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Displays
Multifunction display
3
1 Warning light for elec-
22
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Displays
tronic engine management
( 31)
2 with heated handlebar
3 with onboard
4 Time ( 37)
5 Coolant-temperature warn-
6 Service is due ( 26)
7 Reading display area of the
8 without display
OE
grips
Display of the selected
heated handlebar grip setting ( 43)
computer
Stopwatch ( 39)
ing indicator ( 30)
odometer ( 38)
with onboard
computer
Onboard computer displays ( 38)
Onboard computer symbols ( 23)
OE
OE
9 Coolant temperature
display
10 without display
with onboard
computer
Gear indicator, "N" appears
in neutral
11 Fuel level ( 25)
12 Setting riding mode
with ABS and ASC
Selecting off-road mode
( 47).
13 A warning appears in the
reading display area of the
odometer ( 27)
14 A trip odometer is dis-
played ( 38)
OE
OE
Meaning of symbols
with onboard computer
Mileage covered since
reaching the fuel reserve
( 25)
Average fuel consumption
Average speed
Current fuel consumption
Ambient temperature
( 26)
OE
3
23
z
Displays
Warning and indicator
3
lamps
24
1 ABS warning lamp ( 32)
2 with Automatic Stability
Control (ASC)
ASC warning lamp ( 33)
3 Fuel-reserve warning lamp
( 25) ( 30)
4 Universal warning lamp,
appears together with
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Displays
warnings in display panel
( 27)
5 Headlight high beam indi-
cator lamp
6 Indicator lamp for right turn
indicator
7 with additional LED
headlight
Telltale light for the auxiliary headlights ( 93)
8 Neutral indicator lamp
9 Indicator lamp for left turn
indicator
OA
OE
NOTICE
The ABS symbol can be shown
differently depending on the
country.
Fuel level
Due to the complex fuel tank geometry, 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
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.
OE
3
25
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Displays
The odometer for the fuel re-
3
serve is reset, if the fuel level is
greater than the reserve quantity
26
after refueling.
Service display
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Displays
If the time remaining until the
next service will elapse within
one month, the service date 1
appears briefly following the preride check. The month and year
are shown with two and four digits respectively separated by a
colon. In this example the display
means "June 2014".
If the vehicle covers high annual
mileages then shorter service intervals may be required. When
the odometer reading for the recalculated 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 instrument cluster. This situation can
occur if the battery has been disconnected for a longer time.
Consult a certified workshop,
preferably an authorized
BMW Motorrad retailer, for
setting of the date.
Ambient temperature
with onboard computer
Engine heat can lead to
spurious readings of ambient temperature when the motorcycle is stationary. When the
effects of engine heat on the
monitored temperature become
excessive the display responds
OE
by temporarily reverting to -- as
the display reading.
When ambient temperatures
drop below 37°F (3°C) the temperature display responds by
flashing a warning indicating possible ice formation on the road
surface. The display automatically switches from any other
mode to the temperature reading when the temperature drops
below this threshold for the first
time.
Warning lights
Display
Warnings are displayed with the
corresponding warning lamps.
Warnings for which no separate
warning lamp is available, are indicated using the 'General' warning 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 urgency of the warning.
If the display in the value area 2
shows a warning, then this is
symbolized with the warning triangle 3. These warnings can be
displayed in alternation with the
odometers ( 38).
The universal warning lamp lights
up for the most urgent warning.
The following page contains a list
of potential warnings.
3
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Displays
Overview of warning indicators
3
Warning and indicator
28
lamps
lights up yellow + "EWS" is indi-
lights up Fuel down to reserve ( 30)
Warning symbols in the
display panel
cated
Meaning
Electronic immobilizer is active ( 30)
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Displays
lights up red
lights up yellow appears on the
lights up yellow + "LAMP" is indi-
lights up yellow + "DWA" is indi-
flashes ABS self-diagnosis not completed
flashes Coolant temperature too high ( 30)
display
cated
"x.x °F" flashes
cated
Engine in emergency-operation mode
( 31)
Bulb defective ( 31)
Outside temperature warning ( 32)
DWA battery drained ( 32)
( 32)
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