BMW F 800 GS 2017 Owner's Manual
Rider's Manual
F 800 GS
BMW Motorrad
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The Ultimate
Riding Machine
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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.
This record of the maintenance
work you have had performed on
your vehicle is a precondition for
generous treatment of goodwill
claims.
If the time comes to sell your
BMW, please remember to hand
over this Rider's Manual to the
new owner. It is an important
part of the vehicle.
Suggestions and criticism
If you have questions concerning your vehicle, 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
Indicator and warning
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 23
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 24
On-board computer
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Service-due indicator . . . . . . . . 34
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
4 Operation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 37
Ignition switch/steering
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Emergency off switch (kill
switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Hazard warning lights sys-
tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Stopwatch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Anti-lock brake system
(ABS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Automatic Stability Control
(ASC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Electronic Suspension Ad-
justment (ESA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 52
Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Helmet holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Rider's Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
5 Anti-theft alarm . .. .. .. .. 57
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Alarm function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Deactivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Registering additional re-
mote controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Synchronising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
6 Adjustment .. .. .. .. . .. .. . 67
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
7 Riding .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . 75
Safety instructions .. . . . . . . . . 76
Comply with checklist . . . . . . . 79
When changing the load
status: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Always before riding off: . . . . . 79
Every 3rd refuelling stop: . . . . 79
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Shifting gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Off-roading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Parking your motorcycle . . . . 87
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Secure motorcycle for trans-
portation .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
8 Engineering details . .. .. 91
General instructions . . . . . . . . . 92
Anti-lock brake system
(ABS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Automatic Stability Control
(ASC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
9 Maintenance . . . .. .. .. .. . 99
General instructions . . . . . . . 100
Toolkit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Service toolkit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Front-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 101
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Rims and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Light source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Trim panel compon-
ents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Diagnostic connector . . . . . . 133
Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
10 Accessories . . . .. .. .. 137
General instructions . . . . . . . 138
Power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Luggage .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Aluminium case . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Aluminium topcase . . . . . . . . 148
Auxiliary headlights . . . . . . . . 150
11 Care . . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. . 153
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . 154
Cleaning easily damaged
components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Protective wax coating . . . . 156
Laying up the motor-
cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Restoring motorcycle to
use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
12 Technical data . . .. .. 157
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 158
Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 159
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Final drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Chassis and
suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . 167
Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 169
Dimensions .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Riding specifications . . . . . . 171
13 Service . . .. .. .. . .. .. .. 173
BMW Motorrad Service . . . 174
BMW Motorrad Mobility
services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . 174
Maintenance schedule . . . . 177
Confirmation of mainten-
ance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Confirmation of service . . . . 192
14 Appendix . .. .. .. .. .. . . 195
Certificate for electronic
immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
15 Index . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 198
General instructions
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Actuality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1
5
z
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 repair work
on the vehicle is documented in
Chapter 13. This record of the
maintenance work you have had
performed on your vehicle is a
precondition for generous treatment of goodwill claims.
If you sell your BMW some day,
please also remember to hand
over the rider's manual; it is an
important element of your motorcycle.
z
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.
1
7
z
General instructions
1
8
z
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 . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2
9
z
General views
2
10
z
General views
General view, left side
1 Power socket ( 138)
2 Seat lock ( 52)
3 Oil filler neck and oil dip-
stick ( 102)
2
11
z
General views
2
12
z
General views
General view, right side
1 Fuel filler neck ( 88)
2 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 107)
3 Brake-fluid tank, front
( 106)
4 Vehicle identification num-
ber, type plate (on steering
head)
5 Coolant level indicator
(behind side trim panel)
( 109)
6 Adjuster, spring preload
( 71)
7 Adjustment of damping
characteristic ( 72)
2
13
z
General views
Underneath the seat
2
1 Stowage
14
z
General views
with first-aid kit
First-aid kit
2 Toolkit ( 100)
3 Tyre pressure table
4 Payload table
5 Rider's Manual ( 6)
6 Connector for encoding
plug
with Pro riding modes
Install the encoding plug.
( 51).
7 Diagnostic connector
( 133)
8 Tool for adjusting spring
preload ( 71)
OA
OE
Underneath the trim panel
1 Battery ( 129)
2 Air filter housing ( 120)
3 Socket for optional ac-
cessories
4 Fuse ( 133).
2
15
z
General views
Multifunction switch,
2
left
16
1 High-beam headlight and
headlight flasher ( 41)
2 Select display ( 42).
with on-board com-
OE
puter
Resetting the average values ( 44).
3 Hazard warning lights sys-
tem ( 41)
4 Auxiliary headlights
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General views
( 150)
5 Turn indicators ( 42)
6 Horn
7 ESA ( 48)
8 ABS ( 46)
ASC ( 47)
Multifunction switch, right
1 with heated handlebar
2 MODE button
3 Starter ( 80)
4 Emergency off switch (kill
OE
grips
Operating the heated
handlebar grips ( 52).
Setting riding mode
( 50).
switch) ( 40)
2
17
z
General views
Instrument panel
2
1 Indicator and warning lights
18
z
General views
( 22)
2 Speedometer
3 Pushbutton
Setting the clock ( 44).
with on-board com-
OE
puter
Operate stopwatch
( 45).
4 Multifunction display
- without optional
accessoriesOA(as
standard) ( 23)
- with optional accessoriesOA( 24)
5 Pushbutton
Select display ( 42).
Resetting trip distance recorder ( 43).
6 Photosensor (brightness
control)
with on-board com-
OE
puter
Activating the rpm redline
warning ( 84).
with alarm system
OE
(DWA)
DWA light-emitting diode
General information about
the anti-theft alarm (DWA)
( 58)
7 Engine speed display
2
19
z
General views
2
20
z
General views
Status indicators
Indicator and warning lights . . . . . . . . . 22
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
On-board computer display . . . . . . . . . 25
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Service-due indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
3
21
z
Status indicators
Indicator and warning
3
lights
22
1 with Automatic Stability
Control (ASC)
Deactivate ASC function
( 47).
2 Deactivate ABS function
( 46).
3 Fuel reserve ( 35)
Fuel gauge ( 29)
4 Turn indicators, right
5 with LED auxiliary head-
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Status indicators
6 Neutral
7 Malfunction indicator lamp
8 Turn indicators, left
9 High-beam headlight
10 General warning light
OA
lights
Operating auxiliary headlights ( 150).
( 31)
( 25)
OE
Multifunction display
without heated handlebar
OE
grips
without on-board computer
without Pro riding modes
without Electronic Suspension
Adjustment (ESA)
1 Indicator light for engine
electronics ( 30)
2 Clock ( 44)
3 Indicator light for coolant
temperature ( 29)
4 Service-due indicator
( 34)
5 Display area for values
Odometer ( 42)
Trip distance recorder
( 43)
6 Fuel gauge ( 35)
7 Riding modes ( 50)
8 Warning symbol ( 25)
9 Trip distance recorder
( 43)
OE
OE
OE
3
23
z
Status indicators
Multifunction display
3
with heated handlebar grips
with on-board computer
24
with Pro riding modes
with Electronic Suspension Adjustment (ESA)
1 Selected heating stage
( 52)
2 Stopwatch ( 45)
3 Displays for OE
ESA ( 49)
rpm redline warning
( 84)
4 On-board computer display
z
Status indicators
( 42)
Symbols ( 25)
5 Encoding plug ( 51)
6 Riding modes ( 50)
7 Gear indicator, displays "N"
in idle
OE
OE
OE
OE
On-board computer display
with on-board computer
Distance travelled after having tapped into the fuel re-
serve ( 35)
OE
Warnings
Mode of presentation
Warnings are indicated by the
corresponding warning lights.
3
25
Average consumption
Average speed
Current consumption
Ambient temperature
( 32)
Coolant temperature
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
yellow or red, depending on the
urgency of the warning.
In addition, the warning triangle 3
can also be displayed next to the
values area 2. These warnings
alternate with the odometers
( 42).
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
Telltale and warning
26
lights
lights up yellow + "EWS" appears
lights up Fuel down to reserve ( 29)
Warning symbols in the
display
on the display
Meaning
Electronic immobiliser active ( 29)
lights up red
lights up yellow appears on the
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Status indicators
lights up red Engine symbol
The malfunction
indicator lamp lights
up.
lights up yellow + "LAMP" appears
flashes. Coolant temperature too high ( 29)
display.
appears on the
display.
on the display
Engine in emergency-operation mode
( 30)
Engine warning ( 30)
Emissions warning ( 31)
Bulb defective ( 31)
Telltale and warning
lights
Warning symbols in the
display
"x.x °C" flashes
Meaning
Outside temperature warning ( 31)
3
27
flashes ABS self-diagnosis not completed
lights up
lights up
quick-flashes ASC intervention ( 33)
slow-flashes ASC self-diagnosis not completed
lights up
lights up
( 32)
ABS deactivated ( 32)
ABS fault ( 32)
( 33)
ASC deactivated ( 33)
ASC fault ( 33)
z
Status indicators
Telltale and warning
3
lights
28
z
Status indicators
lights up yellow + "DWA" appears
Warning symbols in the
display
on the display
Meaning
DWA battery flat ( 34)
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