BMW F 800 R 2017 Owner's Manual

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Rider's Manual (US Model)

F 800R

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 Underneath the center fair-

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

right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

3 Displays ................. 21

Indicator and warning

lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 23 Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 24 Onboard computer

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Fuel gage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

4 Operation................ 41

Steering and ignition

lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Emergency on/off switch (kill switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Hazard warning lights sys-

tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Stopwatch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Automatic Stability Control (ASC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Electronic suspension adjustment (ESA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 53 Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Passenger seat cover . . . . . . . 54

5 Alarm system ........... 57

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Alarm function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Deactivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Logging on additional re-

mote controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

6 Setting ................... 67

Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

7 Riding .................... 73

Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Observe checklist . . . . . . . . . . . 76 If there is a change in the

load status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Always before riding off . . . . . 76 At every third refueling

stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Shifting gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Parking your motorcycle . . . . 82 Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Secure motorcycle for transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

8 Technology in

detail ..................... 87

General instructions . . . . . . . . . 88 Antilock Brake System

(ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Automatic Stability Control (ASC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Tire pressure control

(RDC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

9 Maintenance ............ 93

General instructions . . . . . . . . . 94 Tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Service tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Front wheel stand . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Bulb mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Rims and tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Light sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Fairings and panels . . . . . . . 121 Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Diagnostic connector . . . . . . 130

10 Accessories ......... 131

General instructions . . . . . . . 132 Power socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Sport Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Touring Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

11 Care .................. 143

Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Washing your motorcy-

cle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Cleaning sensitive motorcy-

cle parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Paint preservation . . . . . . . . . 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 154 Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Wheels and tires . . . . . . . . . . 155 Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 156 Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Performance data . . . . . . . . . 159

13 Service ............... 161

Reporting safety

defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 BMW Motorrad Service . . . 163 BMW Motorrad Mobility Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Maintenance proce-

dures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Maintenance schedule . . . . 167 Confirmation of mainte-

nance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Confirmation of service . . . . 182

14 Appendix............. 185

Certificate for Electronic Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Certificate for Tire Pressure Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

15 Index ................. 189

General instructions

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

5 instructionsGeneral

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.

NOTICE Special information on operating and in-

specting 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.

National-market version. National-

market version

OE	Optional extra.
	BMW Motorrad optional
	extras are already com-
	pletely installed during
	motorcycle production.
OA	Optional accessory.
	BMW Motorrad op-
	tional accessories can
	be purchased and in-
	stalled at your autho-
	rized BMW Motorrad
	retailer.
EWS	Electronic immobilizer.
DWA	Anti-theft alarm.
ABS	Anti-Lock Brake System.
ASC	Automatic Stability Con-
	trol.
TPC	Tire Pressure Control
	(TPC).

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

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 outstanding levels of safety and quality furnished by every BMW motorcycle are the result of ongoing advanced development focusing on continuous improvement in design and engineering as well as 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

7 instructionsGeneral

General instructions

claims can be entertained on the basis of the data, illustrations or descriptions in this manual.

Overviews

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

Underneath the center fairing

panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Multifunction switch, left . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Multifunction switch, right . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

9 Overviews

Overviews

General view, left side

1Payload table (on steering head at left)

2Seat lock ( 54)

3Oil fill location and oil dipstick ( 96)

Overviews

Overviews

General view, right side

1Fuel filler opening ( 84)

2Brake-fluid reservoir, rear ( 102)

3Brake-fluid reservoir, front ( 101)

4Vehicle identification number, type plate (on steering head)

5Coolant level indicator (behind side panel) ( 104)

6with power socketOE Power socket ( 132)

7without Electronic Suspension Adjustment (ESA)OE

Adjusting spring preload at rear wheel ( 70).

8without Electronic Suspension Adjustment (ESA)OE

Adjusting damping on rear wheel ( 71).

Overviews

Underneath seat

1Tools for adjusting spring preload ( 70)

2Tool kit ( 94)

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4Diagnostic connector ( 130)

5Storage

with first-aid kit OA Storing first-aid kit

6 Storage

with service tool setOA Storing service tool kit

( 94)

Underneath the center fairing panel

1Battery ( 125)

2Storage

with tire repair kit OA Storage space for tire repair set

3Fuse ( 129).

4Connector for optional accessories

Overviews

Multifunction switch, left

1High-beam headlight and headlight flasher ( 44)

2INFO button

	Selecting display readings
	( 46).
	with onboard
	computerOE
	Resetting average data
	( 47).
3	Hazard warning lights sys-
	tem ( 45)
4	Turn indicators ( 45)
5	Horn
6	with Electronic
	Suspension Adjustment
	(ESA)OE

Viewing current setting ( 51).

7with Automatic Stability Control (ASC)OE

Switching the ASC function off ( 50).

Multifunction switch, right

1with heated gripsOE Operating heated grips ( 53).

2MODE button Setting riding mode ( 52).

3Starter ( 77)

4Emergency on/off switch (kill switch) ( 44)

Overviews

Instrument panel

1Indicator and warning lights ( 22)

2Speedometer

3Button

Set clock ( 48).

with onboard computerOE

Operating stopwatch ( 49).

4Multifunction display

-without optional equipmentOE (standard) ( 23)

-with optional equipmentOE ( 24)

5Button

Selecting display readings ( 46).

Resetting the trip odometer ( 47).

6Photo sensor (brightness control)

with onboard computerOE

Activating the engine speed warner ( 81).

with anti-theft alarm system (DWA)OE

DWA LED

General information on DWA ( 58)

7 Tachometer

Overviews

Displays

Indicator and warning lights . . . . . . . . . 22 Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Onboard computer display . . . . . . . . . . 25 Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Fuel gage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Displays

Indicator and warning lights

1with Automatic Stability Control (ASC)OE

Switching the ASC function off ( 50).

2ABS

3Fuel reserve ( 38) Fuel gage ( 29)

4Turn indicator, right

5Neutral position (idling)

6Turn indicator, left

7High-beam headlamp

8General warning light ( 25)

Multifunction display

without heated gripsOE without onboard computerOE without riding modes ProOE without Electronic Suspension Adjustment (ESA)OE

1Warning light for electronic engine management ( 30)

2Clock ( 48)

3Coolant-temperature warning indicator ( 29)

4Service display ( 37)

5Indication range for values Odometer ( 46)

Trip odometer ( 47)

6Fuel gage ( 38)

7Riding modes ( 52)

8Warning symbol ( 25)

9Trip odometer ( 47)

Displays

Multifunction display

with heated gripsOE

with onboard computerOE with riding modes ProOE

with Electronic Suspension Adjustment (ESA)OE

1Set heating stage of the heated grips ( 53)

2Stopwatch ( 48)

3Displays for OE ESA ( 51)

Engine speed warner ( 81)

4Onboard computer display ( 46)

Symbols ( 25)

5Riding modes ( 52)

6Gear indicator, "N" indicates 'neutral'

Onboard computer display

with onboard computerOE

Mileage covered since reaching the fuel reserve

( 38)

Average fuel consumption

Average speed

Current fuel consumption

Ambient temperature ( 32)

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 appear in alternation with the odometers ( 46).

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

You will find an overview of the potential warnings on the following pages.

Displays

Overview of warning indicators
Indicator and warning	Warning symbols in the	Meaning
lights	display panel

lights up yellow	+ "EWS" is indi-	Electronic immobilizer is active		( 29)
	cated

lights up		Fuel down to reserve ( 29)

lights up red	flashes	Coolant temperature too high		( 29)

lights up yellow	appears on the	Engine in emergency-operation mode
	display	( 30)

lights up red	The engine symbol	Engine warning	( 30)
	is displayed

lights up yellow	+ "LAMP" is indi-	Bulb defective	( 31)
	cated

	"x.x °F" flashes	Outside temperature warning		( 31)

flashes		ABS self-diagnosis not completed
		( 32)

Indicator and warning	Warning symbols in the	Meaning
lights	display panel

lights up		ABS error ( 33)

flashes rapidly		ASC intervention ( 33)

flashes slowly		ASC self-diagnosis not completed
		( 33)

lights up		ASC switched off ( 33)

lights up		ASC error ( 33)

lights up yellow	+ "DWA" is indi-	DWA battery drained ( 34)
	cated

lights up yellow	+ "x.x" flashes	Tire inflation pressure is at limit of ap-
		proved range ( 34)

flashes red	+ "x.x" flashes	Tire inflation pressure is outside ap-
		proved range ( 34)

Displays

Indicator and warning	Warning symbols in the	Meaning
lights	display panel

lights up yellow	+ "--" or	Sensor defective or system error
	"-- --" is	( 35)
	displayed

lights up yellow	+ "RdC" is dis-	Battery of tire-inflation pressure sensor
	played	weak ( 36)

	+ "--" or	Transmission error ( 36)
	"-- --" is
	displayed

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