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Rider's Manual (US Model)
F 800GS
Motorcycle/Retailer Data
Motorcycle Data
Model
Vehicle identification number
Color number
Initial registration
License plate
Retailer Data
Contact in Service
Ms./Mr.
Phone number
Retailer's address/phone number (company stamp)
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
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 status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 adjustment (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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5 instructionsGeneral
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General instructions
Overview
Chapter 2 of this Rider's Manual will provide you with an initial 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-of-
warranty 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 motorcycle.
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 instructions and precautionary measures. Non-compliance
can cause damage to the vehicle or accessories and warranty claims may be denied as a result.
Result of an activity.
Reference to a page with more detailed information.
Indicates the end of accessory or equipmentdependent information.
Tightening torque.
Technical data.
NOTICE Special informa- |
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Optional extra. |
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motorcycle production. |
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OA |
Optional accessory. |
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retailer. |
EWS |
Electronic immobilizer. |
DWA |
Anti-theft alarm. |
ABS |
Anti-Lock Brake System. |
ASC |
Automatic Stability Con- |
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trol. |
ESA |
Electronic Suspension |
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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
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
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Overviews
General view, left side
1Power socket (
130)
2Seat lock (
50)
3Oil fill location and oil dipstick (
94)
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Overviews
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12
Overviews
General view, right side
1Fuel filler opening (
81)
2Brake-fluid reservoir, rear (
99)
3Brake-fluid reservoir, front (
98)
4Vehicle identification number, type plate (on steering head)
5Coolant level indicator (behind side fairing) (
101)
6Adjusting spring preload (
67)
7Damping adjustment (
68)
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Overviews
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14
Overviews
Underneath seat
1 Storage
with first-aid kit OA First-aid kit
2Tool kit (
92)
3Tyre inflation pressure table
4Load capacity table
5Rider's Manual (US Model) (
6)
6Connector for coding plug with Pro riding modesOE
Install coding plug (
48).
7Diagnostic connector (
125)
8Tools for adjusting spring preload ( 67)
Under fairing
1Battery (
121)
2Air cleaner housing (
112)
3Connector for optional accessories
4Fuse (
124)
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Overviews
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Overviews
Multifunction switch, left
1High-beam headlight and headlight flasher (
39)
2Selecting display readings (
40).
with onboard computerOE
Resetting average data (
42).
3Hazard warning lights system (
39)
4Additional headlight
(
142)
5Turn indicators (
40)
6Horn
7ESA (
46)
8ABS (
44) ASC (
45)
Multifunction switch, right
1with heated handlebar gripsOE
Operating heated grips (
49).
2MODE button Setting riding mode (
47).
3Starter (
73)
4Emergency on/off switch (kill switch) (
38)
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Overviews
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Overviews
Instrument cluster
1Indicator and warning lights (
22)
2Speedometer
3Button
Set clock (
42).
with onboard computerOE
Operating stopwatch (
43).
4Multifunction display
-without optional equipment OE (standard) (
23)
-with optional equipment OE (
24)
5Button
Selecting display readings (
40).
Resetting trip odometer (
41).
6Photo sensor (brightness control)
with onboard computerOE
Activating the engine speed warner (
77).
with anti-theft alarm system (DWA)OE
DWA LED
General information on DWA (
54)
7 Tachometer
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Overviews
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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
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Displays
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Displays
Indicator and warning lights
1with Automatic Stability Control (ASC)OE
Deactivate ASC function (
45).
2Switch off ABS function (
44).
3Fuel reserve (
34) Fuel gage (
28)
4Turn indicator, right
5with additional LED headlightOA
Operating auxiliary headlight (
142).
6Neutral position (idling)
7Turn indicator, left
8High-beam headlamp
9General warning light (
25)
Multifunction display
without heated handlebar gripsOE
without onboard computerOE without Pro riding modesOE without Electronic Suspension Adjustment (ESA)OE
1Warning light for electronic engine management (
29)
2Clock (
42)
3Coolant-temperature warning indicator (
28)
4Service display (
33)
5Indication range for values Odometer (
40) Tripmeter (
41)
6Fuel gage (
33)
7Riding modes (
47)
8Warning symbol (
25)
9Tripmeter (
41)
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Displays
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Displays
Multifunction display
with heated handlebar gripsOE with onboard computerOE with Pro riding modesOE
with Electronic Suspension Adjustment (ESA)OE
1Set heating stage (
49)
2Stopwatch (
43)
3Displays for OE ESA (
46)
Engine speed warner (
77)
4Onboard computer display (
40)
Symbols (
25)
5Coding plug (
48)
6Riding modes (
47)
7Gear indicator, "N" indicates 'neutral'
Onboard computer display
with onboard computerOE
Mileage covered since reaching the fuel reserve
(
34)
Average fuel consumption
Average speed
Current fuel consumption
Outside temperature (
30)
Coolant temperature
Warning lights
Displays
Warnings are displayed with appropriate warning lights.
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.
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+ "EWS" is indi- |
Electronic immobilizer is active |
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The engine symbol |
Engine warning |
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lights up yellow |
+ "LAMP" is indi- |
Bulb defective |
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Outside temperature warning |
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ABS deactivated |
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ABS error ( 31) |
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ASC intervention |
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ASC self-diagnosis not completed |
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ASC deactivated |
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ASC error ( 32) |
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+ "DWA" is indi- |
DWA battery drained ( 32) |
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Displays
Electronic immobilizer is active
General warning light shows yellow.
+ "EWS" is indicated.
Possible cause:
The key being used is not authorized 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 re-
placed, 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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