BMW F 800 GS Adventure 1st 2013 Owner's manual
Rider's Manual
F 800 GS Adventure
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
Warning and telltale
lights . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 24
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 25
On-board computer dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . 32
Fuel level . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 32
Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 32
Service-due indicator .. . . . . . . 33
Ambient temperature. . . . . . . . 33
4 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 35
Ignition switch/steering
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 36
Electronic immobiliser
(EWS) . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 37
Clock . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 37
Reading . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . 38
Stopwatch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 40
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 41
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 43
Emergency off switch (kill
switch) . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Heated handlebar grips . . .. . 44
BMW Motorrad ABS . . . . .. . . 45
BMW Motorrad ASC . . . . . . . . 46
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Clutch . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 49
Brakes . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . 50
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 51
Damping . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Electronic Suspension Ad-
justment ESA . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 53
Tyres . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 54
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 55
Seat . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Helmet holder . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 56
5 Riding .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . 59
Safety instructions . . . . . .. . . . 60
Checklist . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 62
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 62
Running in . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. 64
Speed . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 65
Off-roading . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 66
Brakes . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Parking your motorcycle . . . . 68
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Fuel grade . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 70
Securing motorcycle for
transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
6 Engineering details . . . . . 73
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Brake system with
BMW Motorrad ABS . . . . .. . . 75
Electronic engine management with BMW Motorrad
ASC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 77
7 Maintenance . . . . . . ...... 79
General instructions . . . . . . . . . 80
Toolkit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 80
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 81
Brake system . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 83
Coolant. . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 86
Clutch . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 87
Rims and tyres . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 88
Chain . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 89
Wheels . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Front-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Bulbs . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Body panels . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 106
Air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 107
Jump-start . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . 108
Battery . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 109
8 Accessories . .. .. .. . . . . 113
General instructions . . . . . . . 114
Power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Luggage . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Aluminium case . . . . .. . . . . . 115
Aluminium topcase . . . . . . . . 118
9 Care ........ .. .. .. .. .. .. 121
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Washing motorcycle. . . . . . . 122
Cleaning easily damaged
components .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 123
Protective wax coating . . . . 124
Laying up motorcycle . . . . . 124
Restoring motorcycle to
use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 124
10 Technical data . . . . . . 125
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 126
Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 127
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Fuel . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 130
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 131
Clutch . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Transmission . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 132
Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 133
Running gear . .. . . . . . .. . . . . 133
Brakes . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 134
Wheels and tyres . . . .. . . . . . 134
Electrics . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . 137
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 138
Riding specifications . . . . . . 138
11 Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
BMW Motorrad Service . . . 140
BMW Motorrad Mobility
services . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Maintenance work . . . .. . . . . 140
Confirmation of mainten-
ance work . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. 142
Confirmation of service . . . . 147
12 Index .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 149
General instructions
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Actuality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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General instructions
Overview
1
An important aspect of this
Rider's Manual is that it can
6
be used for quick and easy
reference. Consulting the
extensive index at the end of
this Rider's Manual is the fastest
way to find information on a
particular topic or item. Chapter
2, for example, will provide you
with an initial overview as an
introduction to your motorcycle.
All maintenance and servicing
work on the motorcycle is
documented in Chapter 11. This
record of the maintenance work
you have had performed on your
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General instructions
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.
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 (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 illus-
trated in this manual on account
of country-specific differences.
If your motorcycle contains
equipment that has not been
described, its description can be
found in a separate manual.
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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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
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General views
2
10
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General views
General view, left side
1 Power socket ( 114)
2 Seat lock ( 56)
3 Engine-oil filler neck and
oil dipstick ( 81)
2
11
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General views
2
12
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General views
General view, right side
1 Tank filler cap ( 69)
2 Adjuster, spring preload
( 51)
3 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 85)
4 Brake-fluid reservoir, front
( 84)
5 VIN, type plate (on
steering-head bearing)
6 Coolant level indicator (be-
hind side panel) ( 86)
7 Adjuster for damping char-
acteristic ( 52)
2
13
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General views
Underneath the seat
2
1 Stowage
14
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General views
with first-aid kit
Location of the first-aid kit
2 Standard toolkit ( 80)
3 Rider's Manual
4 Payload table
5 Table of tyre pressures
6 Helmet holder ( 56)
7 Tool for adjusting spring
preload ( 51)
OA
Underneath the trim panel
1 Battery ( 109)
2 Air-filter housing ( 107)
2
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General views
Multifunction switch,
2
left
16
1 High-beam headlight and
headlight flasher ( 42)
2 Select display ( 38).
with on-board com-
OE
puter
Reset the average values
( 39).
3 Hazard warning flashers
( 43)
4 No standard equipment
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with LED auxiliary head-
OE
lights
Auxiliary headlights ( 42)
5 Turn indicators ( 43)
6 Horn
7 No standard equipment
with Electronic Suspen-
sion Adjustment (ESA)
ESA ( 53)
OE
8 ABS ( 45)
with Automatic Stability
Control (ASC)
ASC ( 46)
OE
2
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Multifunction switch,
2
right
18
1 No standard equipment
with heated handlebar
OE
grips
Heated handlebar grips
( 44).
2 No standard equipment
with off-road mode ABS
and ASC
Off-road mode ( 47)
3 Starter ( 62)
4 Emergency off switch (kill
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switch) ( 44)
OE
Instrument panel
1 Warning and telltale lights
( 22)
2 Speedometer
3 Set clock ( 37).
with on-board com-
OE
puter
Operation of the stopwatch
( 40)
4 Multifunction display
( 24)
5 Select display ( 38).
Reset tripmeter ( 39).
6 Ambient-light brightness
sensor (for controlling 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 ( 65)
2
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General views
7 Rev. counter
2
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General views
Status indicators
Warning and telltale lights . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
On-board computer display . . . . . . . . . 32
Fuel level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Service-due indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Ambient temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
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Status indicators
Warning and telltale
3
lights
22
1 ABS ( 30)
2 No standard equipment
with Automatic Stability
Control (ASC)
ASC ( 31)
3 Fuel reserve ( 32)
( 28)
4 General warning light (in
combination with warnings
in the display) ( 25)
5 High-beam headlight
6 Flashing turn indicators,
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right
7 No standard equipment
with LED auxiliary head-
OE
lights
Auxiliary headlights ( 42)
8 Idle
9 Flashing turn indicators,
left
OE
The ABS symbol might differ, depending on the spe-
cifics of national regulations.
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Status indicators
Multifunction display
3
1 Warning for engine elec-
24
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Status indicators
tronics ( 29)
2 No standard equipment
with heated handlebar
OE
grips
Display showing chosen
level of grip heating
( 44)
3 No standard equipment
with on-board com-
OE
puter
Stopwatch ( 40)
4 Time ( 37)
5 Warning for coolant tem-
perature ( 28)
6 Service due ( 33)
7 Value range of the odo-
meter ( 38)
8 No standard equipment
with on-board com-
OE
puter
On-board computer readings ( 38)
Symbols of the on-board
computer ( 32)
9 Coolant temperature dis-
play
10 No standard equipment
with on-board com-
OE
puter
Gear indicator; "N" indicates neutral
11 Fuel level ( 32)
12 No standard equipment
with off-road mode ABS
and ASC
Setting riding mode
( 47)
13 A warning appears where
the odometer reading is
shown ( 25)
14 A tripmeter reading is dis-
played ( 38)
OE
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
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
appear in alternation 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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Status indicators
Warnings, overview
3
Warning and telltale
26
lights
lights up yellow + "EWS" appears
lights up Fuel down to reserve ( 28)
Warning symbols on
the display
on the display
Meaning
Electronic immobiliser active ( 28)
lights up red
lights up yellow Appears on the dis-
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lights up yellow + "LAMP" appears
lights up yellow
flashes ABS self-diagnosis not completed
flashes Coolant temperature too high ( 28)
play
on the display
"x.x °C" flashes
+ "dWA" appears
on the display
Engine in emergency-operation mode
( 29)
Bulb defective ( 29)
Outside temperature warning ( 29)
DWA battery flat ( 30)
( 30)
Warning and telltale
lights
lights up
Warning symbols on
the display
Meaning
ABS deactivated ( 30)
3
27
lights up
quick-flashes ASC intervention ( 31)
slow-flashes ASC self-diagnosis not completed
lights up
lights up
ABS fault ( 30)
( 31)
ASC deactivated ( 31)
ASC fault ( 31)
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Electronic immobiliser
3
active
28
z
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General warning light shows
yellow.
+ "EWS" appears on the
display.
Possible cause:
The key being used is not au-
thorised for starting, or communication between key and engine
electronics is disrupted.
Remove all other vehicle keys
from the same ring as the ignition key.
Use the reserve key.
Have the fault rectified as
quickly as possible by a
specialist workshop, preferably
an authorised BMW Motorrad
dealer.
Fuel down to reserve
Warning light for fuel down
to reserve shows.
A shortage of fuel can res-
ult in misfires. This can
cause the engine to switch off
unexpectedly (risk of accident)
and damage the catalytic converter.
Do not run the fuel tank dry.
Possible cause:
The fuel tank contains no more
than the reserve quantity of fuel.
Reserve fuel
min 2.7 l
Refuel ( 69).
Coolant temperature too
high
General warning light shows
red.
The temperature symbol
flashes.
Riding when the engine is
overheated could result in
engine damage.
Compliance with the information
set out below is essential.
Possible cause:
If the coolant level is too low.
Check coolant level ( 86).
If the coolant level is too low:
Top up coolant ( 87).
Have the coolant system
checked by a specialist
workshop, preferably an
authorised BMW Motorrad
dealer.
Possible cause:
The coolant temperature is too
high.
If possible, ride in the part-load
range to cool down the engine.
If the coolant temperature is often too high, have the cooling
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