BMW F 800 GS 2017 Owner's Manual
Rider's Manual (US Model)
F 800 GS
BMW Motorrad
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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.
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 motorcycle's
reliability and safety, as well as its
value.
Documentation confirming performance of scheduled maintenance is a precondition for generous handling of out-of-warranty
claims and goodwill warranty
treatment.
Should you want to sell your
BMW one day, please also remember to turn over the Ride's
Manual to the new owner. it is
an important part of your motorcycle.
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
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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3 Displays . . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. 21
Indicator and warning
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 23
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 24
Onboard computer
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Fuel gage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
4 Operation . .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. 35
Steering and ignition
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Emergency on/off switch (kill
switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Hazard warning lights sys-
tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Stopwatch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Antilock Brake System
(ABS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Automatic Stability Control
(ASC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Electronic suspension ad-
justment (ESA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 49
Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Helmet holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Rider's Manual (US
Model) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
5 Alarm system .. . .. .. . .. . 53
Overview .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Alarm function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Deactivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Logging on additional re-
mote controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
6 Setting .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. 63
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
7 Riding .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . 69
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Observe checklist . . . . . . . . . . . 73
If there is a change in the
loading condition: . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Before every journey: . . . . . . . . 73
At every third refueling
stop: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Shifting gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Off-road riding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Parking your motorcycle . . . . 80
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Fastening motorcycle for
transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
8 Technology in
detail .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . 85
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Antilock Brake System
(ABS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Automatic Stability Control
(ASC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
9 Maintenance . . . .. .. .. . .. 91
General instructions . . . . . . . . . 92
Tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Service tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Front wheel stand . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Wheel rims and tyres. . . . . . 102
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Air filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Light sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Fairings and panels . . . . . . . 119
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Diagnostic connector. . . . . . 125
Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
10 Accessories . . .. .. .. . 129
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Onboard power
sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Aluminum case. . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Aluminum Topcase . . . . . . . 140
Additional headlight . . . . . . . 142
11 Care . . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. . 143
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Washing your motorcy-
cle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Cleaning sensitive motorcy-
cle parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Protective wax coating . . . . 146
Store motorcycle . . . . . . . . . . 146
Return motorcycle to
use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
12 Technical data . .. .. . 147
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 148
Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 149
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 154
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . 157
Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 159
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Performance data . . . . . . . . . 161
13 Service . . .. .. . .. .. .. .. 163
BMW Motorrad Service . . . 164
BMW Motorrad Mobility
Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Maintenance proce-
dures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Maintenance schedule . . . . 167
Confirmation of mainte-
nance work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Confirmation of service . . . . 182
14 Appendix . .. .. .. .. . .. . 185
Certificate for Electronic
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
15 Index . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 188
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
13. 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-
z
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 performance data contained this
Rider's Manual refer to the German DIN standards and comply
with their tolerance specifications.
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
1
8
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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 . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2
9
z
Overviews
2
10
z
Overviews
General view, left side
1 Power socket ( 130)
2 Seat lock ( 50)
3 Oil fill location and oil dip-
stick ( 94)
2
11
z
Overviews
2
12
z
Overviews
General view, right side
1 Fuel filler opening ( 81)
2 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 99)
3 Brake-fluid reservoir, front
( 98)
4 Vehicle identification num-
ber, type plate (on steering
head)
5 Coolant level indicator (be-
hind side fairing) ( 101)
6 Adjusting spring preload
( 67)
7 Damping adjustment
( 68)
2
13
z
Overviews
Underneath seat
2
1 Storage
14
z
Overviews
with first-aid kit
First-aid kit
2 Tool kit ( 92)
3 Tyre inflation pressure ta-
ble
4 Load capacity table
5 Rider's Manual (US Model)
( 6)
6 Connector for coding plug
with Pro riding modes
Install coding plug ( 48).
7 Diagnostic connector
( 125)
8 Tools for adjusting spring
preload ( 67)
OA
OE
Under fairing
1 Battery ( 121)
2 Air cleaner housing
( 112)
3 Connector for optional ac-
cessories
4 Fuse ( 124)
2
15
z
Overviews
Multifunction switch,
2
left
16
1 High-beam headlight and
headlight flasher ( 39)
2 Selecting display readings
( 40).
with onboard
computer
Resetting average data
( 42).
3 Hazard warning lights sys-
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Overviews
tem ( 39)
4 Additional headlight
( 142)
5 Turn indicators ( 40)
6 Horn
7 ESA ( 46)
8 ABS ( 44)
ASC ( 45)
OE
Multifunction switch, right
1 with heated handlebar
2 MODE button
3 Starter ( 73)
4 Emergency on/off switch
OE
grips
Operating heated grips
( 49).
Setting riding mode
( 47).
(kill switch) ( 38)
2
17
z
Overviews
Instrument cluster
2
1 Indicator and warning lights
18
z
Overviews
( 22)
2 Speedometer
3 Button
Set clock ( 42).
with onboard
computer
Operating stopwatch
( 43).
4 Multifunction display
- without optional
equipmentOE(standard)
( 23)
- with optional equipmentOE( 24)
5 Button
Selecting display readings
( 40).
Resetting trip odometer
( 41).
OE
6 Photo sensor (brightness
control)
with onboard
computer
Activating the engine
speed warner ( 77).
with anti-theft alarm system (DWA)
DWA LED
General information on
DWA ( 54)
7 Tachometer
OE
OE
2
19
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Overviews
2
20
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Overviews
Displays
Indicator and warning lights . . . . . . . . . 22
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Onboard computer display . . . . . . . . . . 25
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Fuel gage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
3
21
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Displays
Indicator and warning
3
lights
22
1 with Automatic Stability
Control (ASC)
Deactivate ASC function
( 45).
2 Switch off ABS function
( 44).
3 Fuel reserve ( 34)
Fuel gage ( 28)
4 Turn indicator, right
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Displays
5 with additional LED
headlight
Operating auxiliary headlight ( 142).
6 Neutral position (idling)
7 Turn indicator, left
8 High-beam headlamp
9 General warning light
( 25)
OE
OA
Multifunction display
without heated handlebar
OE
grips
without onboard computer
without Pro riding modes
without Electronic Suspension
Adjustment (ESA)
1 Warning light for elec-
tronic engine management
( 29)
2 Clock ( 42)
3 Coolant-temperature warn-
ing indicator ( 28)
4 Service display ( 33)
5 Indication range for values
Odometer ( 40)
Tripmeter ( 41)
6 Fuel gage ( 33)
7 Riding modes ( 47)
8 Warning symbol ( 25)
9 Tripmeter ( 41)
OE
OE
OE
3
23
z
Displays
Multifunction display
3
with heated handlebar grips
with onboard computer
24
with Pro riding modes
with Electronic Suspension Adjustment (ESA)
1 Set heating stage ( 49)
2 Stopwatch ( 43)
3 Displays for OE
z
Displays
ESA ( 46)
Engine speed warner
( 77)
4 Onboard computer display
( 40)
Symbols ( 25)
5 Coding plug ( 48)
6 Riding modes ( 47)
7 Gear indicator, "N" indi-
cates 'neutral'
OE
OE
OE
OE
Onboard computer display
with onboard computer
Mileage covered since
reaching the fuel reserve
( 34)
OE
Warning lights
Displays
Warnings are displayed with appropriate warning lights.
3
25
Average fuel consumption
Average speed
Current fuel consumption
Outside temperature
( 30)
Coolant temperature
Warnings for which no separate
warning lamp is available are indicated by the 'universal' warning lamp 1 in conjunction with a
warning notice or a warning symbol in the multifunction display.
The universal warning light lights
up in either yellow or red depending on the urgency of the
warning.
Adjacent to the numerical data
display 2 a warning triangle 3
may also appear. These warnings alternate with the odometers
( 40).
The universal warning light lights
up for the most urgent warning.
The following page contains a list
of potential warnings.
z
Displays
Overview of warning indicators
3
Indicator and warning
26
lights
lights up yellow + "EWS" is indi-
lights up Fuel down to reserve ( 28)
Warning symbols in the
display panel
cated
Meaning
Electronic immobilizer is active ( 28)
z
Displays
lights up red
lights up yellow appears on the
lights up red The engine symbol
lights up yellow + "LAMP" is indi-
flashes ABS self-diagnosis not completed
flashes Coolant temperature too high ( 28)
display
is displayed
cated
"x.x °C" flashes
Engine in emergency-operation mode
( 29)
Engine warning ( 29)
Bulb defective ( 30)
Outside temperature warning ( 30)
( 31)
Indicator and warning
lights
lights up
Warning symbols in the
display panel
Meaning
ABS deactivated ( 31)
3
27
lights up
flashes rapidly ASC intervention ( 31)
flashes slowly ASC self-diagnosis not completed
lights up
lights up
lights up yellow + "DWA" is indi-
cated
ABS error ( 31)
( 32)
ASC deactivated ( 32)
ASC error ( 32)
DWA battery drained ( 32)
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Displays
Electronic immobilizer is
3
active
28
z
Displays
General warning light shows
yellow.
+ "EWS" is indicated.
Possible cause:
The key being used is not autho-
rized for starting, or communication between the key and engine
electronics is disrupted.
Remove other motorcycle keys
from the ignition key ring.
Use the reserve key.
Have the defective key replaced, preferably by an authorized BMW Motorrad retailer.
Fuel down to reserve
Fuel-reserve warning light
lights up.
WARNING
Rough engine running or
switching off of the engine
due to a fuel shortage
Accident hazard, damage to catalytic converter
Do not drive to the extent that
the fuel tank is completely
empty.
Possible cause:
At the most, the fuel tank still
contains the reserve fuel quantity.
Reserve fuel quantity
min 2.9 quarts (min 2.7 l)
Refueling procedure ( 81).
Coolant temperature too
high
General warning light shows
red.
The temperature symbol
flashes.
ATTENTION
Riding with overheated engine
Engine damage
Be sure to observe the measures listed below.
Possible cause:
Coolant level is too low.
Checking coolant level
( 101).
If coolant level is too low:
Topping up coolant ( 102).
Possible cause:
The coolant temperature is too
high.
If possible, continue driving
in the part-load range to cool
down the engine.
In traffic jams, switch off the
engine, but keep the ignition
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