BMW F 800 R 6th (US) 2013 Owner's manual
Rider's Manual (US Model)
F 800 R
BMW Motorrad
The Ultimate
Riding Machine
Motorcycle/Dealer Data
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Vehicle identification number
Color number
Initial registration
License plate
Dealer Data
Contact in Service
Ms./Mr
Phone number
Dealer'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 highway 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 sta-
tus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 Displays . ... ... ... ... ... . 21
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 22
Meaning of symbols . . . . . . . . . 23
Warning and indicator
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Kilometers driven after
reaching the reserve
quantity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Ambient temperature. . . . . . . . 26
Tire inflation pressures . . . . . . 26
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
4 Operation . .. . .. .. .. .. .. . . 37
Steering and ignition
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Electronic immobilizer
(EWS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Stopwatch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 44
Emergency ON/OFF
switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Heated grips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
5 Riding .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . 53
Safety instructions .. . . . . . . . . 54
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Parking your motorcycle . . . . 60
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Fastening motorcycle for
transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
6 Technology in
detail .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . 65
Brake system with
BMW Motorrad ABS . . . . . . . . 66
Tire Pressure Control TPC/
RDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
7 Accessories . .. .. .. . .. .. . 71
General instructions . . . . . . . . . 72
Onboard sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Luggage .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
8 Maintenance . . . .. .. .. . .. 77
General instructions . . . . . . . . . 78
Onboard tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Wheel rims and tires . . . . . . . . 86
Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Front wheel stand . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Fairings and Panels . . . . . . . 101
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
9 Care ... . . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. 109
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Washing your vehicle . . . . . . 110
Cleaning sensitive vehicle
parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Storing motorcycle . . . . . . . . 112
Protective wax coating . . . . 112
Returning motorcycle to
use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
10 Technical data . . . .. . 113
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 114
Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 115
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 120
Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Wheels and tires . . . . . . . . . . 121
Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 122
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Dimensions .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Performance data . . . . . . . . . 126
11 Service . . .. . .. .. .. .. .. 127
Reporting safety
defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
BMW Motorrad Service . . . 129
BMW Motorrad Mobility
Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Maintenance proce-
dures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Confirmation of mainte-
nance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Confirmation of service . . . . 136
12 Appendix . .. .. .. .. . .. . 139
Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
13 Index .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 141
General instructions
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Notice concerning current status . . . . 7
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General instructions
Overview
1
We have placed great importance
on good orientation when using
6
this Rider's Manual. You'll find
special topics most quickly by
using the extensive index at the
end of the manual. Chapter 2
provides you with an overview of
your motorcycle. 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
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General instructions
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.
Special information on op-
erating 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 accessory or equipmentdependent information.
Tightening torque.
Technical data.
OE Optional equipment
BMW Motorrad optional
extras are already completely installed during
motorcycle production.
OA Optional accessory
BMW optional accessories can be purchased
and installed at your authorized BMW Motorrad
retailer.
Electronic immobilizer.
EWS
DWA
Anti-theft alarm.
ABS Anti-Lock Brake System.
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.
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General instructions
1
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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
2
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Overviews
2
10
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Overviews
General view, left side
1 Payload table (on steering-
head bearing at left)
2 Seat lock ( 51)
3 Engine oil fill location and
oil dipstick ( 79)
2
11
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Overviews
2
12
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Overviews
General view, right side
1 Fuel filler opening ( 61)
2 Adjusting spring preload
( 47)
3 Vehicle Identification
Number, type plate (on
steering-head bearing)
4 Brake-fluid reservoir, front
( 82)
5 Coolant level indicator (be-
hind side panel) ( 84)
6 Onboard socket ( 72)
7 Adjusting damping ( 48)
8 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 83)
2
13
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Overviews
Underneath seat
2
1 Tools for adjusting spring
14
z
Overviews
preload ( 47)
2 Standard tool kit ( 78)
3 Rider's Manual (US Model)
4 Storage space
with first-aid kit
Storing first-aid kit
5 Tire inflation pressure table
6 Storage space
with service toolkit
Storing service tool kit
( 78)
OA
OA
Under center fairing panel
1 Battery ( 105)
2 Storage space
with tire repair kit
Storing tire repair kit
OA
2
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Overviews
Multifunction switch,
2
left
16
1 Headlight high beam and
flasher ( 43)
2 – with onboard computer
(OE)
Select display in extended
area ( 40)
3 Hazard warning flashers
( 44)
4 Turn signals ( 43)
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Overviews
5 Horn
Multifunction switch, right
1 with heated handlebar
2 Starter button ( 56)
3 Emergency ON/OFF
OE
grips
Operating heated grips
( 45)
switch ( 44)
2
17
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Overviews
Instrument cluster
2
1 Warning and indicator
18
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Overviews
lights ( 24)
2 Speedometer
3 Setting the clock ( 39).
with onboard
computer
Operation of stopwatch
( 41)
4 Multifunction display
( 22)
5 Selecting display readings
( 40).
Resetting tripmeter
( 40).
OE
6 Photocell (for brightness
adjustment of instrument
lighting)
with anti-theft alarm
Anti-theft alarm system indicator lamp (see anti-theft
alarm system operating instructions)
with onboard
computer
Engine speed warning
( 58)
7 Tachometer
OE
OE
2
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Overviews
2
20
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Overviews
Displays
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Meaning of symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Warning and indicator lights. . . . . . . . . 24
Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Kilometers driven after reaching the
reserve quantity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Ambient temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Tire inflation pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
3
21
z
Displays
Multifunction display
3
1 Trip odometer ( 40)
2 Warning lamp for elec-
22
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Displays
tronic engine management
( 31)
3 with onboard
computer
Stopwatch ( 41)
4 Time ( 39)
5 with Tire Pressure Con-
trol (TPC/RDC)
Tire inflation pressures
( 26)
6 Coolant-temperature warn-
ing indicator ( 30)
7 Service is due ( 25)
8 Reading display range
( 40)
9 with onboard
computer
Symbols for illustrating display reading ( 23)
OE
OE
OE
10 – with onboard computer
(OE)
The horizontal bars
indicate the level of the
coolant temperature
11 – with onboard computer
(OE)
Gear indicator, "N" is
shown for Neutral
12 – with onboard computer
(OE)
Fuel level
The horizontal bars over
the filling station symbol
indicate the remaining fuel
quantity. The top cross
bar is shown enlarged and
is equal to a considerably
higher fuel level than the
other cross bars
13 – with onboard computer
(OE)
Reading display range
( 40)
14 A warning appears in the
reading display range
( 27)
Meaning of symbols
with onboard computer
Distance covered since the
fuel reached the reserve
level ( 25)
Average fuel consumption
Average speed
Current fuel consumption
Ambient temperature
( 26)
OE
3
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Displays
Warning and indicator
3
lights
24
1 Oil-pressure warning light
( 31)
2 ABS warning light ( 33)
3 Fuel-reserve warning light
( 30)
4 General warning light, in
conjunction with warning indicators in display
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Displays
( 27)
5 High-beam headlight indi-
cator light
6 Indicator light for right turn
indicator
7 Neutral indicator light
8 Indicator light for left turn
indicator
The ABS symbol can be
shown differently depend-
ing on the country.
Service display
If the time remaining until the
next service will elapse within
one month, the service date 1
appears briefly following the preride check. The month and year
are shown with two and four digits respectively separated by a
colon. In this example the display
means "March 2011".
If the vehicle covers high annual
mileages then shorter service intervals may be required. When
the odometer reading for the recalculated early service falls to
within 621 miles (1000 km), the
remaining miles (kilometers) 2
are counted down in 62-mile
(100 km) increments and briefly
displayed following the pre-ride
check.
When a service date
elapses without service, the
general warning lamp lights up in
yellow, appearing together with
the date and mileage (kilometer)
display. The "Service" message
is displayed continuously.
If the service display
appears more than a month
before the service date, the
stored date must be adjusted
in the instrument cluster. This
situation can occur if the battery
has been disconnected for a
longer time.
Consult a certified workshop,
preferably an authorized
BMW Motorrad retailer, for
setting of the date.
Kilometers driven after reaching the reserve quantity
with onboard computer
After the fuel reserve quan-
tity is reached, the number of kilometers driven since
that time are displayed. This
odometer is reset if the total fill-
OE
3
25
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Displays
ing quantity which results during
refueling is greater than the re-
3
serve quantity.
26
Ambient temperature
with onboard computer
When the motorcycle is
stopped, the engine heat
can falsify the measurement
of the ambient temperature. If
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Displays
the influence of the engine heat
becomes too great, -- is temporarily shown in the display.
If the ambient temperature drops
below 37 °F (3 °C), the temperature display flashes as a warning
of possible icing-up. The display
automatically switches from any
other mode to the temperature
reading when the temperature
drops below this threshold for
the first time.
OE
Tire inflation pressures
with Tire Pressure Control
(TPC/RDC)
The displayed tire inflation pressures refer to a tire temperature
of 68 °F (20 °C). The figure on
the left side 1 indicates the front
tire's inflation pressure, while
the figure on the right 2 shows
the inflation pressure in the rear
tire. Immediately after switching on the ignition, "-- --" is
displayed, as the transfer of the
inflation pressure values does not
begin until a speed of 19 mph
OE
(30 km/h) is exceeded for the first
time.
If the warning triangle 3 is
also shown, a warning display is concerned. Critical inflation pressure flashes.
The universal warning lamp lights
up in yellow when the critical figure is at the limit of the approved
tolerance range. If the monitored
tire inflation pressure is outside
the specified range the general
warning lamp will flash in red.
Additional information on the
BMW Motorrad Tire Pressure
Monitor is provided starting on
page ( 68).
Warning lamps
Warnings in multifunction
display
Warnings for which no separate
warning light is available, are indicated with the 'General' warning light 1 in conjunction with a
warning or a warning symbol in
the multifunction display. The
'General' warning light shows red
or yellow, depending on the urgency of the warning.
If the display in the value area 2
shows a warning, then this is
symbolized with the warning triangle 3. These warnings can be
displayed in alternation with the
odometers ( 40).
The 'General' warning light is
shown in accordance with the
most urgent warning.
The possible warnings are listed
on the next page.
3
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Displays
Overview of warning indicators
3
Warning and indicator
28
lamps
Lights up yellow + "EWS" is indi-
Lights up Fuel down to reserve ( 30)
Warning symbols in the
display
cated
Meaning
Electronic immobilizer is active ( 30)
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Displays
Lights up red Flashes
Lights up yellow Appears on the dis-
play
Flashes
Lights up yellow + "LAMP" is indi-
cated
"x.x °F" flashes
Lights up yellow + "DWA" is indi-
cated
Coolant temperature too high ( 30)
Engine in emergency-operation mode
( 31)
Engine oil pressure insufficient ( 31)
Bulb defective ( 31)
Outside temperature warning ( 32)
DWA Battery drained ( 32)
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