BMW F 800 GT 2012 Owner's Manual

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BMW Motorrad

The Ultimate

Riding Machine

Rider's Manual (US Model)

F 800GT

Motorcycle/Retailer Data

Motorcycle data

Model

Vehicle identification number

Color number

First registration

Registration number

Retailer Data

Contact in Service

Ms./Mr.

Phone number

Retailer's 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. Familiarize 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 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

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 Notice concerning current status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2 Overviews ................ 9

General view, left side . . . . . . . 11 General view, right side . . . . . 13 Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Under center fairing

panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Multifunction switch, left . . . . 16 Multifunction switch,

right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 18

3 Status indicators ....... 19

Warning and indicator

lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 21 Warning indicators . . . . . . . . . . 22 Onboard computer indica-

tor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Fuel level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Outside temperature . . . . . . . . 33 Tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . 34

4 Operation................ 35

Steering and ignition

lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Electronic immobilizer

(EWS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Stopwatch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 43

Emergency on/off switch (kill switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Heated grips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 BMW Motorrad ASC . . . . . . . . 44 Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Electronic suspension adjustment (ESA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Helmet holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

5 Riding .................... 53

Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 54 Checklists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Engine speed warning . . . . . . 59 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Parking your motorcycle . . . . 61 Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Securing motorcycle for transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

6 Technology in

detail ..................... 65

Brake system with

BMW Motorrad ABS . . . . . . . . 66 Engine management with

BMW Motorrad ASC . . . . . . . . 67 Tire pressure control

(RDC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

7 Maintenance ............ 71

General instructions . . . . . . . . . 72 Onboard tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Rims and tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Front wheel stand . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Rear-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Lamps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Fairings and Panels . . . . . . . . . 93 Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

8 Accessories ............. 99

General instructions . . . . . . . 100 Onboard sockets . . . . . . . . . . 100 Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

9 Care .................... 107

Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Washing your vehicle. . . . . . 108 Cleaning sensitive vehicle

parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Protective wax coating . . . . 110 Storing motorcycle . . . . . . . . 110 Returning motorcycle to

use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

10 Technical data ...... 111

Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 112 Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 113 Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 117 Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Wheels and tires . . . . . . . . . . 118 Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 119 Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Riding specifications . . . . . . 122

11 Service ............... 123

Reporting safety

defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 BMW Motorrad Service . . . 125 BMW Motorrad Mobility Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . 125 Confirmation of mainte-

nance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Confirmation of service . . . . 132

12 Index ................. 134

General instructions

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6 Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Notice concerning current status . . . . 7

5 instructionsGeneral

General instructions

Overview

We have placed great importance on good orientation when using this Rider's Manual. You'll find special topics most quickly by using the extensive index at the end of the manual. You can find a first overview of your motorcycle in Chapter 2. All maintenance and repair work carried out on your vehicle will be documented in Chapter 11. Proof of the maintenance work performed is a prerequisite for generous treatment of claims.

When the time comes to sell your BMW, remember to hand over this Rider's Manual; it is an important part of the motorcycle.

Abbreviations and symbols

Indicates warnings that must be complied - for

reasons of your safety and the safety of others, and to protect your motorcycle against damage.

Special information 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 ac-
	cessory or equipment-
	dependent information.
	Tightening torque.
	Technical data.
OE	Optional equipment
	BMW Motorrad optional
	extras are already com-
	pletely installed during
	motorcycle production.
OA	Optional accessory
	BMW optional acces-
	sories can be purchased
	and installed at your au-
	thorized BMW Motorrad
	retailer.
EWS	Electronic immobilizer.
DWA	Anti-theft alarm.

ABS Anti-Lock Brake System.

ASC Automatic Stability Con-

trol.

ESA Electronic suspension adjustment.

TPC/ Tire Pressure Control

RDC (TPC).

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 motorcycle comes with equipment not described here, you can find the descriptions in a separate manual.

Technical data

All dimensions, weights and outputs in this Rider's Manual refer to the Deutsches Institut für Normung e. V. (DIN) and comply with its tolerance regulations. Versions for individual countries may differ.

Notice concerning current status

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. In addition, BMW Motorrad cannot guarantee

the total absence of errors. We hope you will appreciate that no claims can be entertained on the basis of the data, illustrations or descriptions in this manual.

7 instructionsGeneral

General instructions

Overviews

General view, left side. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 General view, right side . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Under center fairing panel . . . . . . . . . . 15 Multifunction switch, left . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Multifunction switch, right . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

9 Overviews

Overviews

General view, left side

1Headlamp range adjustment (below instrument cluster) ( 50)

2Seat lock ( 51)

3Engine oil fill location and oil dipstick ( 72)

4Payload table (on steeringhead bearing at left)

Overviews

General view, right side

1Fuel filler cap ( 62)

2Brake-fluid reservoir, front ( 76)

3Vehicle identification number, type plate (on steering-head bearing)

4Coolant level indicator (behind side fairing) ( 78)

5Onboard socket ( 100)

6Adjusting spring preload ( 47)

7Brake-fluid reservoir, rear ( 77)

8Adjusting damping ( 48)

Overviews

Underneath seat

1Tools for adjusting spring preload ( 47)

2Standard tool kit ( 72)

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4Storage space

with first-aid kit OA Storing first-aid kit

5Helmet holder ( 52)

6Storage space

with service toolkitOA Storing service tool kit ( 72)

7 Tire inflation pressure table

Under center fairing			2
panel			2
1	Battery ( 95)	15
2	Storage space
	with tire repair kit OA
	Storing tire repair kit
		Overviews

Overviews

Multifunction switch, left

1Headlight high beam and flasher ( 42)

2Switching the indicators in the display ( 38)

3Hazard warning flashers ( 43)

4Turn indicators ( 42)

5Horn

6Not included in standard equipment

with Electronic Suspension Adjustment (ESA)OE

ESA ( 49)

7Not included in standard equipment

with Automatic Stability Control (ASC)OE

ASC ( 44)

Multifunction switch, right

1Starter ( 56)

2Emergency on/off switch (kill switch) ( 43)

3Not included in standard equipment

with heated handlebar gripsOE

Operate heated grips ( 44).

Overviews

Instrument cluster

1Warning and indicator lamps ( 20)

2Speedometer

3Function key

4Multifunction display ( 21)

5Function key

6Ambient light sensor (for instrument lighting control)

with anti-theft alarmOE Anti-theft alarm indicator lamp (see anti-theft alarm operating instructions)

with onboard computerOE

Engine speed warning ( 59)

7 Tachometer

Status indicators

Warning and indicator lamps . . . . . . . . 20 Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Warning indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Onboard computer indicator . . . . . . . . 32 Fuel level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Status indicators

Warning and indicator lamps

1ABS ( 30)

2Not included in standard equipment

	with Automatic Stability
	Control (ASC)OE
	ASC ( 31)
3	Fuel reserve ( 32)
	( 30)

4Universal warning lamp (appears together with warnings in display panel) ( 22)

5High-beam headlight

6Turn indicator, right

7Idle

8Turn indicator, left

Multifunction display

1Warning for electronic engine management ( 27)

2Not included in standard equipment

with heated handlebar gripsOE

Display of the selected heated grip level ( 44)

3Not included in standard equipment

with onboard computerOE Stopwatch ( 40)

4Time ( 38)

5Not included in standard equipment

with Tire Pressure Control (TPC/RDC)OE

Tire inflation pressure ( 34)

6Coolant-temperature warning indicator ( 26)

7Overdue service ( 33)

Status indicators

8Value area for indicators ( 38)

9Not included in standard equipment

with onboard computerOE

Symbols explaining the indicated value ( 32)

10Coolant temperature display

11Not included in standard equipment

with onboard computerOE

Gear indicator, "N" is shown for Neutral

12Fuel level ( 32)

13Not included in standard equipment

with onboard computerOE

Value area for indicator ( 38)

14Warning ( 22)

15Trip odometer ( 38)

Warning indicators

Display

Warnings are displayed with the corresponding warning lamps.

Warnings for which no separate warning lamp is available, are indicated using the 'General' warning lamp 1 in conjunction with

a warning or a warning symbol in the multifunction display. The universal warning lamp lights up in either yellow or red depending on the urgency of the warning.

Next to value area 2, warning triangle 3 can be indicated in addition. These warnings alternate with the odometers ( 38).

The universal warning lamp lights up for the most urgent warning.

The following page contains a list of potential warnings.

Overview of warning indicators
Warning and indicator	Warning symbols in the	Meaning
lamps	display

	"x.x °F" flashes	Outside temperature warning	( 26)

Lights up yellow	+ "EWS" is indi-	Electronic immobilizer is active	( 26)
	cated

Lights up red	Flashes	Coolant temperature too high	( 26)

Lights up yellow	appears on the dis-	Engine in emergency-operation mode
	play	( 27)

Lights up yellow	+ "LAMP" is indi-	Bulb defective ( 27)
	cated

Lights up yellow	+ "dWA" is indi-	DWABattery drained ( 27)
	cated

Lights up yellow	+ "x.x" flashes	Tire inflation pressure in limit area of
		permissible tolerance ( 28)

Flashes red	+ "x.x" flashes	Tire inflation pressure is outside ap-
		proved range ( 28)

Status indicators

Warning and indicator	Warning symbols in the	Meaning
lamps	display

Lights up yellow	+ "--" or "--	Sensor defective or system fault ( 29)
	--" is indicated

Lights up yellow	+ "RdC" is indi-	Battery of tire-inflation pressure sensor
	cated.	weak ( 29)

	+ "--" or "--	Transmission error ( 29)
	--" is indicated

Lights up		Fuel down to reserve ( 30)

Flashes		ABS self-diagnosis not completed
		( 30)

Lights up		ABS error ( 30)

Flashes rapidly		ASC intervention ( 31)

Flashes slowly		ASC self-diagnosis not completed
		( 31)

Warning and indicator	Warning symbols in the Meaning
lamps	display

Lights up	ASC switched off ( 31)

Lights up	ASC error ( 31)

Status indicators

Outside temperature warning

with onboard computerOE

"x.x °F" flashes. Possible cause:

The outside temperature measured at the vehicle is lower than 37 °F (3 °C).

The outside temperature

warning does not mean that there is no risk of black ice forming at measured temperatures above 37 °F (3 °C).

At low outside temperatures, black ice must especially be expected on bridges and in shady road areas.

Think well ahead when driving.

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.

Coolant temperature too high

General warning light shows red.

The temperature symbol flashes.

Driving with an overheated

engine can result in engine

damage.

Be sure to observe the measures listed below.

Possible cause:

Coolant level is too low.

Check coolant level ( 78). If coolant level is too low:

Have the coolant level refilled and the coolant system checked at a specialist service facility, preferably an authorized BMW Motorrad retailer.

Possible cause:

The coolant temperature is too high.

If possible, continue driving in the part-load range to cool down the engine.

Should the coolant temperature frequently be too high, have the coolant system checked as quickly as possible by a specialist service facility, preferably an authorized BMW Motorrad retailer.

Engine in emergencyoperation mode

General warning light shows yellow.

Engine symbol appears on the display.

The engine is in the emer- gency operating mode. Unusual engine response is a possi-

bility.

Adapt your style of riding accordingly. Avoid accelerating sharply and overtaking.

Possible cause:

The engine control unit has diagnosed a fault. In exceptional cases, the engine stops and can no longer be started. Otherwise, the engine runs in the emergency operating mode.

Continued driving is possible, however the accustomed engine performance may not be available.

Have the malfunction corrected as soon as possible at a specialist service facility, preferably an authorized BMW Motorrad retailer.

Bulb defective

General warning light shows yellow.

+ "LAMP" is indicated.

A defective bulb places

your safety at risk because it is easy for other users to not see the motorcycle.

Replace defective bulbs as soon as possible; always carry a complete set of spare bulbs if possible.

Possible cause:

Bulb defective.

Locate defective bulb with visual check.

Replacing low-beam and/or high-beam bulb ( 88).

Replacing parking light bulb ( 89).

Replacing brake light and tail light bulbs ( 91). Replacing front and rear turn signal bulbs ( 92).

DWABattery drained with anti-theft alarmOE

General warning light shows yellow.

+ "dWA" is indicated.

This error message is only displayed for a short time

following the pre-ride check.

Possible cause:

The anti-theft alarm system battery has no capacity. The operation of the anti-theft alarm system is no longer ensured with the vehicle battery disconnected.

Status indicators