BMW G 650 GS 2014 Owner's Manual

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BMW G 650 GS 2014 Owner's Manual

BMW Motorrad

The Ultimate

Riding Machine

Rider's Manual (US Model)

G 650GS

Motorcycle/Dealer Data

Motorcycle data

Model

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

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 vehicle's reliability and safety, as well as its value.

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Notice concerning current status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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

General view, left side . . . . . . . 11 General view, right side . . . . . 13 Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Multifunction switch, left . . . . 16 Multifunction switch,

right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Auxiliary switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

3 Displays ................. 19

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 20 Warning and indicator

lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Distance covered since the

fuel reached the reserve

level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

4 Operation................ 27

Steering and ignition

lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Turn indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 31 Emergency-off switch (kill switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 32 BMW Motorrad ABS . . . . . . . . 33 Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Storage compartment . . . . . . . 40

5 Riding .................... 41

Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 42 Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Off-road riding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Parking your motorcycle . . . . 50 Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Fuel specifications . . . . . . . . . . 51 Securing motorcycle for transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

6 Technology in

detail ..................... 55

Brake system with

BMW Motorrad ABS . . . . . . . . 56

7 Accessories ............. 59

General instructions . . . . . . . . . 60 Onboard sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

8 Maintenance ............ 67

General instructions . . . . . . . . . 68 Onboard toolkit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 BMW Motorrad front wheel stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Fairings and panels . . . . . . . . . 96

9 Care .................... 101

Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Washing your motorcy-

cle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Cleaning sensitive motorcy-

cle parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Storing the motorcycle . . . . 104 Protective wax coating . . . . 104 Returning motorcycle to

use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

10 Technical data ...... 105

Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 106 Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 107 Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 112 Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Wheels and tires . . . . . . . . . . 113 Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 114 Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Performance data . . . . . . . . . 118

11 Service ............... 119

Reporting safety

defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 BMW Motorrad Service . . . 121 BMW Motorrad Mobility Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Maintenance proce-

dures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Confirmation of mainte-

nance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Confirmation of service . . . . 128

12 Index ................. 130

General instructions

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

1

5 instructionsGeneral

1

6

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 11. 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

Indicates warnings that are

imperative to observe for

your own safety and the safety

of others, and to protect your product 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 equipmentdependent information.

Tightening torque.

 

Technical data.

OE

Optional extra.

 

BMW Motorrad optional

 

extras are already com-

 

pletely installed during

 

motorcycle production.

OA

Optional accessory.

 

BMW Motorrad optional

 

accessories can be

 

purchased and installed

 

at your authorized

 

BMW Motorrad retailer.

ABS

Anti-Lock Brake System.

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 man-

ual 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 separate operating instructions.

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 high safety and quality standards of BMW motorcycles are maintained by consistent, ongoing development efforts embracing their design, equipment and accessories. For this reason, some aspects of your motorcycle may vary from the descriptions in this Rider's Manual. In addition, BMW Motorrad cannot guarantee the total absence of errors. We hope you will appreciate that no claims can be recognized based on the data, illustrations or descriptions in this manual.

1

7 instructionsGeneral

1

8

General instructions

Overviews

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

2

9 Overviews

2

10

Overviews

General view, left side

1Battery (under center fairing panel) ( 93)

2Engine oil fill location and oil dipstick ( 68)

3Seat release (in storage compartment) ( 38)

4Tire inflation pressure table (on rear wheel swinging arm)

5Onboard socket ( 60)

6Coolant level indicator (behind side panel) ( 74)

2

11

Overviews

2

12

Overviews

General view, right side

1Fuel filler opening ( 50)

2Brake-fluid reservoir, front ( 72)

3Type plate (on right frame tube)

Vehicle Identification Number (on right steering-head bearing)

4Air filter (under fairing side panel) ( 90)

5Adjusting spring preload ( 35)

6Adjusting damping ( 36)

7Brake-fluid reservoir, rear ( 73)

8Chain tension label (on rear wheel swinging arm)

2

13

Overviews

2

14

Overviews

Underneath seat

1Fuse box ( 84)

2Onboard toolkit ( 68)

3Payload table

Storage tray for Rider's Manual

Instrument cluster

1Multifunction display ( 20)

2Engine speed warning ( 48)

3Speedometer

4Warning and indicator lamps ( 21)

5Anti-theft alarm system status LED (refer to operating instructions for alarm system)

6Operating clock ( 29) Operating odometer

( 30)

2

15

Overviews

2

16

Overviews

Multifunction switch, left

1Headlight flasher

2ABS operation ( 33)

3Turn indicator switch ( 31)

4Horn

5High-beam headlight ( 31)

Multifunction switch,

 

2

right

1

Emergency-off switch (kill

17

 

switch) ( 32)

 

 

2

Starter button ( 44)

 

 

 

 

Overviews

2

18

Overviews

Auxiliary switch

1Hazard warning flashers ( 31)

2with heated handlebar gripsOE

Heated handlebar grips ( 32)

Displays

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Warning and indicator lamps . . . . . . . . 21

Distance covered since the fuel

reached the reserve level . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

3

19

Displays

3

20

Displays

Multifunction display

1Symbol for mileage covered since fuel reached reserve level ( 22)

2Symbol for tripmeter (Trip 1 or Trip 2) ( 30)

3Display sector for trip odometer and mileage covered since fuel reached reserve level

4RPM limit

5Tachometer

6Clock

7Symbol for setting clock ( 29)

8Total distance

Warning and indicator lamps

1Turn signal indicator lamp

2Fuel-reserve warning lamp ( 24)

3Neutral indicator lamp

4ABS warning lamp ( 24)

5Coolant warning lamp ( 24)

6Headlight high beam indicator lamp

3

21

Displays

3

22

Displays

Distance covered since the fuel reached the reserve level

Once the fuel level falls to the reserve sector the distance covered since operation in

the reserve range started appears in the display. This odometer

is reset and no longer appears as soon as the tank is refuled to a level higher than the reserve level.

The trip odometer and the clock setting can still be accessed.

Warning lamps

Display

Warnings are displayed with the corresponding warning lamp. The following page contains a list of potential warnings.

Overview of warning indicators

Warning and indicator

Warning symbols in the Meaning

lamps

display panel

 

 

Lights up

Fuel down to reserve ( 24)

 

 

Lights up

Coolant temperature too high ( 24)

 

 

Flashes

ABS self-diagnosis not completed

 

( 24)

 

 

Lights up

ABS deactivated ( 25)

 

 

Lights up

ABS error ( 25)

 

 

3

23

Displays

3

24

Displays

Fuel down to reserve

Fuel-reserve warning light lights up.

A fuel shortage can cause irregular engine operation or engine shut-off (accident haz-

ard) and the catalytic converter can be damaged.

Do not drive to the extent that the fuel tank is completely empty.

Possible cause:

At the most, the fuel tank still contains the reserve fuel quantity.

Reserve fuel quantity

Approx. 1.1 gal (Approx. 4 l)

Refueling ( 50).

Coolant temperature too high

Coolant-temperature warning light lights up.

Driving with an overheated engine can result in engine

damage.

Be sure to observe the measures listed below.

Possible cause:

Coolant level too low.

Checking coolant level ( 74). If coolant level is too low:

Topping up coolant ( 74).

Possible cause:

Radiator fan defective.

If the radiator fan fails to run with the coolant-temperature warning light switched on:

Have the malfunction corrected as soon as possible at an authorized service facility,

preferably an authorized BMW Motorrad Dealer.

Possible cause:

Cooling is insufficient.

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

In traffic jams, switch off the engine, but keep the ignition switched on so that the radiator fan continues to operate.

Should the coolant temperature frequently be too high, have the fault rectified as quickly

as possible by an authorized workshop, preferably an authorized BMW Motorrad retailer.

ABS self-diagnosis not completed

ABS warning light flashes.

Possible cause:

The ABS function is not available, because the self-diagno- sis has not been completed. To check the wheel sensors, the motorcycle must be driven a few yards.

Ride off slowly. It must be noted that the ABS function is not available until the self-

diagnosis has been completed.

ABS deactivated

ABS warning light lights up.

Possible cause:

The ABS system has been deactivated by the driver.

Switch on the ABS function.

ABS error

Possible cause:

The ABS control unit has detected an error. The ABS function is not available.

It remains possible to continue riding. It must be noted that the ABS function is not available. Observe additional information on conditions that can lead to an ABS error ( 57).

Have the malfunction corrected as soon as possible at an authorized service facility, preferably an authorized

BMW Motorrad Dealer.

3

25

Displays

ABS warning light lights up.

3

26

Displays

Operation

Steering and ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Turn indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Hazard warning flashers. . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Emergency-off switch (kill

switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Heated handlebar grips . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 BMW Motorrad ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

4

Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

27

Operation

4

28

Operation

Steering and ignition lock

Keys

Two main keys and one emergency key are provided with the vehicle. The emergency key features a light, compact design, allowing it to be carried in a wallet, etc. This key is intended for use when no main key is immediately available, and is not suitable for continuous use.

The steering and ignition lock, tank lock and seat lock are operated with the same key.

with Vario caseOA with TopcaseOA

The cases and the topcase can also be ordered with locks for the same key on request. Please contact an authorized workshop for this purpose, preferably an authorized BMW Motorrad retailer.

Switch on ignition

 

Switch off ignition

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turn key to position 1.

Parking lights, low-beam headlight and all function circuits are switched on.

Engine can be started.

Pre-Ride-Check in progress. ( 46)

ABS self-diagnosis in progress. ( 46)

Turn key to position 2.

Light is switched off.

Handlebars are not locked. Key can now be removed.

Locking steering lock with parking light

If the motorcycle is on the side stand, the surface

of the ground will determine whether it is better to turn the handlebars to the left or right. However, the motorcycle is more stable on a level surface with the handlebars turned to the left than

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