BMW F 800 GS 3rd 2013 Owner's manual
Rider's Manual
F 800 GS
BMW Motorrad
The Ultimate
Riding Machine
Motorcycle data/dealership details
Motorcycle data
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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 motorcycle from
BMW and welcome you to the
community of BMW riders.
Familiarise yourself with your new
motorcycle so that you can ride it
safely and confidently in all traffic
situations.
Please read this Rider's Manual
carefully before starting to use
your new BMW motorcycle. 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.
If you have questions concerning
your motorcycle, your authorised
BMW Motorrad dealer will gladly
provide advice and assistance.
We hope that 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
You can also consult the index at
the end of this Rider's Manual if
you want to find a particular topic
or item of information.
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/steering
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 36
Electronic immobiliser
(EWS) . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. 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 Riding .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . 59
Safety instructions . . . . . . .. . . 60
Checklist . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Starting. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . 63
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 65
Speed . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . 66
Off-roading . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 67
Brakes . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 68
Parking your motorcycle . . . . 69
Refuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Securing motorcycle for
transportation . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 71
6 Engineering details . .. . . 73
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 74
Brake system with
BMW Motorrad ABS . . . . .. . . 75
Electronic engine management with BMW Motorrad
ASC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 77
7 Accessories . .. .. .. . .. .. . 79
General instructions . . . . . . . . . 80
Power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Luggage . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . 81
Auxiliary headlights . . . . . . . . . . 81
Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Topcase. . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 85
Aluminium case . . . . .. . . . . . . . 87
Aluminium topcase . . . . . . .. . . 89
8 Maintenance . . . .. .. .. . .. 93
General instructions . . . . . . . . . 94
Toolkit. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 94
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Clutch . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 101
Rims and tyres . . . .. . . . . . . . 102
Chain . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 103
Wheels . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 105
Front-wheel stand . . . . . .. . . 113
Bulbs . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Body panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 121
Jump starting . . . .. . . . . . . . . 122
Battery . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. 123
9 Care ... . . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. 127
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Washing motorcycle. . . . . . . 128
Cleaning easily damaged
components .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . 128
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Protective wax coating . . . . 130
Laying up motorcycle . . . . . 130
Restoring motorcycle to
use . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 130
10 Technical data . . .. . . 131
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 132
Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 133
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 135
Fuel . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. 136
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Clutch . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 138
Transmission . . .. . . . . . . . .. . 138
Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 139
Running gear . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Brakes . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 140
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . 140
Electrics . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 141
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Dimensions . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 143
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 144
Riding specifications . . . . . . 144
11 Service . . .. . .. .. .. .. .. 145
BMW Motorrad Service . . . 146
BMW Motorrad Mobility
services . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . 146
Maintenance work . . . . .. . . . 146
Confirmation of mainten-
ance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Confirmation of service . . . . 153
12 Appendix . .. .. .. .. . .. . 155
Certificate . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 156
13 Index .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 157
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 motorcycle is documented in
Chapter 11. This record of the
maintenance work you have had
performed on your motorcycle 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.
z
General instructions
Abbreviations and symbols
Indicates warnings that you
must comply with for reasons of your safety and the safety
of others, and to protect your
product against damage.
Specific instructions on
how to operate, control, adjust or look after items of equipment on the motorcycle.
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 extra
The motorcycles are assembled complete with
all the BMW Motorrad
optional extras originally
ordered.
OA Optional accessory
You can obtain optional
accessories through
your authorised
BMW Motorrad dealer;
optional accessories have
to be retrofitted to the
motorcycle.
Electronic immobiliser.
EWS
DWA
Anti-theft alarm.
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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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 . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2
9
z
General views
2
10
z
General views
General view, left side
1 Power socket ( 80)
2 Seat lock ( 55)
3 Engine-oil filler neck and
oil dipstick ( 95)
2
11
z
General views
2
12
z
General views
General view, right side
1 Fuel filler neck ( 70)
2 Adjuster, spring preload
( 50)
3 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 100)
4 Brake-fluid reservoir, front
( 99)
5 VIN, type plate (on
steering-head bearing)
6 Coolant level indicator (be-
hind side panel) ( 100)
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 toolkit ( 94)
3 Payload table
4 Table of tyre pressures
5 Helmet holder ( 56)
6 Rider's Manual (in rear of
vehicle)
with anti-theft alarm
OE
(DWA)
Rider's Manual (below control unit) ( 57)
7 Tool for adjusting spring
preload ( 50)
OA
Underneath the trim panel
1 Battery ( 123)
2 Air-filter housing ( 121)
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-
z
General views
5 Operation of the flashing
6 Horn
7 with Electronic Suspen-
OA
lights
Operation of the auxiliary
headlights ( 81)
turn indicators ( 42)
sion Adjustment (ESA)
Operating ESA ( 52)
OE
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 ( 63)
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 anti-theft alarm
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 ( 66)
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 dis-
play
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
z
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 ( 81)
indicators
OE
The ABS symbol might differ, depending on the spe-
cifics 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
3
25
z
Status indicators
The odometer for the fuel re-
3
serve is reset when the amount
of fuel is greater than the reserve
26
volume.
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
is accompanied by the 'General' warning light showing yellow.
The word "Service" remains permanently visible.
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
of the engine's heat becomes ex-
OE
cessive, -- 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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z
Status indicators
Warnings, overview
3
Warning and telltale
28
lights
Lights up yellow + "EWS" appears
Lights up Fuel down to reserve ( 30)
Warning symbols on
the display
on the display
Meaning
Electronic immobiliser active ( 30)
Lights up red Flashes
Lights up yellow Appears on the dis-
z
Status indicators
Lights up yellow + "LAMP" appears
Lights up yellow
Flashes
play
on the display
"x.x °C" flashes
+ "dWA" appears
on the display
Coolant temperature too high ( 30)
Engine in emergency-operation mode
( 31)
Bulb defective ( 31)
Outside temperature warning ( 31)
DWA battery flat ( 32)
ABS self-diagnosis not completed
( 32)
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