BMW F 800 S 1st (US) 2006 Owner's manual
Rider's Manual (US Model)
F 800 S
BMW Motorrad
The Ultimate Riding
Machine
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
motorcycle's reliability and
safety, as well as its value.
If you have any questions
concerning your motorcycle,
your authorized BMW Motor-
rad retailer is always happy
to provide advice and assistance.
We wish you many miles of
safe and enjoyable riding
BMW Motorrad.
Table of Contents
You can also use the index at
the end of this Rider's Manual
to find a specific topic.
1 General instructions . . . 5
Overview . . ............... 6
Abbreviations and
symbols .. . ............... 6
Equipment ............... 7
Technical data ........... 7
Currentness of this
manual . . . . ............... 7
2 Overviews . . ........... 9
General view, left side . . . 11
General view, right
side..................... 13
Underneath seat . . . . . . . .. 14
Under battery
compartment cover . . . . . . 15
Left handlebar fitting . . . . . 16
Handlebar fitting, right . . . 17
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . 18
Headlight . .............. 19
3 Status indicators . . . . . 21
Multifunction display . . . . . 22
Warning and indicator
lights . . .. . .............. 23
Function indicators
(OE)..................... 24
General warning
indicators . .............. 24
ABS warning
indicators
OE
............. 28
4 Operation . . . .......... 31
Ignition switch and
steering lock . . .......... 32
Electronic immobilizer. . . . 33
Hazard warning
flashers . . . .............. 34
Odometer and
tripmeters . .............. 35
Clock . . . . . .............. 36
Engine speed warning . . . 36
Onboard computer
OE
.... 37
Emergency ON/OFF
switch . . . . .............. 42
OE
Heated hand grips
..... 43
Clutch . . . . .............. 43
Brakes . . . . .............. 44
Lights . . . .. .............. 44
Headlight . .............. 45
Turn indicators .......... 47
Front and rear seats . . . . . 48
Helmet holder . .......... 49
Mirrors . . . . .............. 50
Spring preload .......... 50
Shock absorbers . . . . . . . . 51
Tires . . . . . . .............. 51
5 Riding . . .............. 53
Safety instructions . . . . . . . 54
Checklist . . .............. 56
Starting . . . .............. 56
Running in .............. 59
Parking your
motorcycle .............. 59
Refueling . . .............. 61
General brake system . . . . 62
Brake system with BMW
Motorrad ABS
OE
......... 63
6 Accessories .......... 67
General instructions . . . . . 68
Onboard socket . . . . . . . . . 68
Luggage . . . . . . .......... 71
OA
Case
Topcase
................. 74
OA
.............. 76
7 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . 79
General instructions . . . . . 80
Supplemental toolkit set
(OA) . . . ................. 80
Engine oil . . . . . .......... 80
General brake system . . . . 82
Brake pads. . . . .......... 82
Brake fluid . . . . .......... 84
Coolant ................. 85
Clutch . ................. 87
Tires . . . ................. 87
Rims . . . ................. 88
Wheels. ................. 88
Front wheel stand . . . . . . . 94
Rear-wheel stand . . . . . . . . 95
Lamps . ................. 96
Jump-starting . ......... 103
Battery . ................ 104
8 Care . ................ 109
Care products . ......... 110
Washing your
motorcycle . . . . ......... 110
Cleaning sensitive
motorcycle parts . . ..... 111
Paint care . . . . . ......... 112
Protective wax
coating ................ 112
Storing motorcycle ..... 112
Returning motorcycle to
use .................... 112
9 Technical data . . ..... 115
Troubleshooting
chart . . . ................ 116
Threaded fasteners ..... 117
Engine . ................ 118
Riding specifications . . . . 121
Clutch . ................ 121
Transmission . . ......... 121
Rear-wheel drive . . ..... 122
Running gear . . ......... 122
Brakes . ................ 123
Wheels and tires . . . ..... 123
Electrical system . . ..... 124
Frame. . ................ 126
Dimensions . . . ......... 126
Weights ................ 127
10 Service . . . . ......... 129
BMW Motorrad
Service ................ 130
BMW Motorrad Service
Quality . ................ 130
BMW Motorrad Service
Card - On-the-spot
breakdown
assistance . . . .......... 131
BMW Motorrad Service
Network................ 131
Maintenance work . ..... 131
Maintenance
schedules . . . . . ......... 132
Confirmation of
maintenance work . ..... 133
Confirmation of
service . ................ 138
General instructions
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . 6
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Currentness of this manual . . . . . . . 7
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General instructions
Overview
1
Chapter 2 of this Rider's Manual will provide you with an
6
initial overview of your motorcycle.All maintenance and repair work carried out on your
motorcycle will be documented in Chapter 10. Proof of the
maintenance work performed
is a prerequisite for generous
treatment of claims.
Should you want to sell your
BMW one day, please also remember to turn over the Rider's Manual to the new owner;
it is an important part of your
motorcycle.
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General instructions
Abbreviations and symbols
Indicates warnings that
you must comply with for
reasons of your safety and the
safety of others, and to pro-
tect 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 accessory or
equipment-dependent
information.
Tightening torque.
Technical data.
OE Optional equipment
BMW equipment available only as a factory
installed option.
OA Optional accessories
BMW optional accessories can be purchased and installed
at your authorized
BMW Motorrad retailer.
Electronic immobilizer.
EWS
ABS Anti-Lock Brake Sys-
tem.
DWA Anti-theft alarm.
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 BMW is equipped with
options or accessories not
described in this Rider's Manual, then this equipment is
described in a separate operating manual.
Technical data
All dimensions, weights and
outputs in the Rider's Manual
refer to the Deutsche Institut
für Normung e. V. (DIN) and
comply with its tolerance regulations.Versions for individual
countries may differ.
Currentness of this manual
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
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General instructions
Overviews
General view, left side . . . . . . . . . 11
General view, right side . . . . . . . . 13
Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Under battery compartment
cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Left handlebar fitting . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Handlebar fitting, right . . . . . . . . . 17
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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Overviews
2
10
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Overviews
General view, left side
1 Headlight adjustment
(vertical) beneath instrument panel ( 46)
2 Seat lock ( 48)
3 Engine-oil fill location and
oil dipstick ( 80)
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Overviews
2
12
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Overviews
General view, right side
1 Filler neck, fuel tank
( 61)
2 Brake-fluid reservoir,
front ( 84)
3 Coolant level indicator
( 85)
4 Onboard socket ( 68)
5 Adjuster, spring preload,
rear ( 50)
6 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 85)
7 Adjusting rear damping
( 51)
2
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Overviews
Underneath seat
2
1 Table of tire pressures
2 Torx 25/Phillips screw-
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driver blade
3 Screwdriver handle
4 Rider's Manual (US Mod-
el)
5 Helmet holder ( 49)
6 Location of first-aid kit
(OA)
7 Supplemental toolkit set
(OA) ( 80)
Overviews
8 Tools for adjusting spring
preload ( 50)
Under battery compartment cover
1 Battery ( 104)
2 Location of flat tire set
(OA)
2
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Overviews
Left handlebar fitting
2
1 Onboard computer but-
16
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ton (OE) ( 38)
2 Pushbutton, horn
3 Button for left turn indi-
cator and hazard warning
flashers ( 47) ( 34)
4 Switch, high-beam head-
light and headlight flasher ( 45)
Overviews
Handlebar fitting, right
1 Emergency ON/OFF
switch ( 42)
2 Pushbutton, starter
( 56)
3 With OE Heated handle-
bar grips:
Heated hand grips
( 43)
4 Button for right turn indi-
cator and hazard warning
flashers ( 47) ( 34)
5 Off button for turn indica-
tors and hazard warning
flashers ( 48) ( 35)
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Overviews
Instrument cluster
2
1 Warning and indicator
18
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lights ( 24)
2 Speedometer
3 Operation of clock and
stopwatch (OE) ( 36)
( 40)
4 Multifunction display
( 22)
5 Operation of odome-
ter and stopwatch (OE)
( 35) ( 40)
Overviews
6 Anti-theft alarm indica-
tor light (OE), instrument
cluster lighting sensor
and engine-speed warning indicator
7 Tachometer
The instrument-cluster
lighting has automatic
day and night switchover.
Headlight
1 Low-beam headlight
2 High-beam headlight
3 Parking lights
2
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Overviews
2
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Overviews
Status indicators
Multifunction display. . . . . . . . . . . 22
Warning and indicator lights . . . 23
Function indicators (OE) . . . . . . . 24
General warning indicators. . . . . 24
ABS warning indicators
OE
...... 28
3
21
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Status indicators
Multifunction display
3
1 Area for warning symbols
22
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( 24)
2 Clock ( 36)
3 Display of odometer and
stopwatch (OE) ( 35)
( 40)
4 Area for displays of on-
board computer (OE)
( 38)
5 Coolant temperature dis-
play (OE) ( 24)
6 Gear indicator (OE)
( 24)
7 Fuel level display (OE)
Status indicators
( 24)
8 Operation of odome-
ter and stopwatch (OE)
( 35) ( 40)
9 Operation of clock and
stopwatch (OE) ( 36)
( 40)
Warning and indicator lights
1 Indicator light, right turn
indicator
2 Indicator light, neutral
3 Indicator light, left turn
indicator
4 Indicator light, high-beam
headlight
5 Warning light, general
6 Fuel-reserve warning
light
7 Engine oil-pressure
warning light
8 ABS warning light (OE)
3
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Status indicators
Function indicators
3
(OE)
24
Fuel capacity
The horizontal bars over
the gas pump symbol
indicate the remaining fuel
quantity.
The top, enlarged horizontal
bar is equivalent to approximately half the possible fuel
tank volume.The remaining
fuel tank volume is shown in
greater detail with the smaller
horizontal bars.
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Gear
Engaged gear is indicat-
ed.
If no gear is engaged, the
gear indicator displays N and
the 'neutral' indicator light
lights up.
Coolant temperature
The horizontal bars over
the temperature symbol
show the coolant temperature
level.
General warning indicators
Display
General warnings are displayed by means of information and symbols. In some
cases, an additional general
warning light lights up red or
yellow.The symbols appear in
the indicator light panel or in
the multifunction display.
Warnings are shown with
this symbol in the multifunction display.
A number of warnings may be
issued simultaneously.
Overview of warning indicators
Display Meaning
Lights up yellow Is displayed with
EWS
note
Appears
Electronic immobilizer is active
( 26)
Fuel down to reserve ( 26)
3
25
Lights up yellow Flashes
Flashes Engine oil pressure insufficient
Lights up yellow Is displayed with
Lights up yellow Is displayed with
note
note
LAMP
dWA
Engine electronics ( 26)
( 27)
Bulb defective ( 27)
Anti-theft alarm battery (OE) dead
( 28)
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Status indicators
Electronic immobilizer is
active
3
26
General warning light
lights up yellow.
Is displayed with note
EWS.
The key being used is not authorized for starting, or communication between the key
and engine electronics is disrupted.
Remove other vehicle keys
from the ignition key ring.
Use the reserve key.
Have the defective key re-
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placed, preferably by an
authorized BMW Motorrad
retailer.
Fuel down to reserve
Fuel reserve symbol appears.
A fuel shortage can lead
to misfiring and to the
engine dying unexpectedly.
Misfiring can damage the catalytic converter, and the engine dying unexpected can
lead to accidents.
Do not drive until the fuel tank
is completely empty.
The Tripmaster indicates
the probable residual operating range.
At the most, the fuel tank
still contains the reserve fuel
quantity.
Reserve fuel quantity
1.1 gal (4 l)
Refueling ( 61)
Engine electronics
General warning light
lights up yellow.
Engine electronics symbol flashes.
The engine is running
in emergency operating
mode. Engine power may be
reduced, and this can cause
hazardous situations, particularly if you attempt to overtake
other road users.
Adapt your style of riding to
the reduced level of engine
power.
The engine-electronics
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
by a specialized workshop,
preferably an authorized
BMW Motorrad retailer.
Engine oil pressure
insufficient
Engine oil pressure sym-
bol flashes.
The oil pressure in the lubricating oil circuit is too low.
The warning on insuf-
ficient engine oil pressure is no substitute for the
function of an oil-level indicator.The correct engine oil level
can only be checked on the
oil dipstick.
The cause of the warning on
insufficient engine oil pressure
can be an insufficient engine
oil level.
Checking engine oil level
( 80)
When oil level is too low:
Topping up engine oil
( 81)
If the warning on insufficient
engine oil pressure appears
despite a correct engine oil
level:
In addition to an insuf-
ficient engine oil level,
other problems in the engine
can lead to the warning on insufficient engine oil pressure.
Continuing to ride in these
cases can cause engine damage.
If this warning appears, do
not continue to ride even
though the engine oil level
might be correct.
Do not continue driving.
Have the malfunction corrected as soon as possible
by a specialized workshop,
preferably an authorized
BMW Motorrad retailer.
Bulb defective
General warning light
lights up yellow.
Is displayed with note
LAMP.
A defective bulb places
your safety at risk because it is easier for other
users to oversee you and
your motorcycle.
Replace defective bulbs as
soon as possible; always carry a complete set of spare
bulbs if possible.
Low-beam headlight, parking
light, tail light, brake light or
turn indicator bulb defective.
Locate defective bulb with
visual check.
Replacing high-beam/lowbeam bulb ( 97)
Replacing parking light bulb
( 99)
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Replacing brake light and
tail light bulbs ( 100)
3
Replacing front or rear turn
28
indicator bulbs ( 101)
Anti-theft alarm battery (OE)
dead
General warning light
lights up yellow.
Is displayed with note
dWA.
The anti-theft alarm battery
has no capacity.The operation
of the anti-theft alarm is no
longer ensured with the mo-
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torcycle battery disconnected.
Contact a specialized workshop, preferably an authorized BMW Motorrad retailer.
ABS warning
indicators
Display
ABS warnings are indi-
cated by the ABS warning light.The warning light can
light up continuously or flash.
OE
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