G 650 GS Sertao 2nd 2011
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BMW Motorrad
Rider's Manual
G 650 GS Sertão
The Ultimate
Riding Machine
Motorcycle data/dealership details
Motorcycle data
Model
Vehicle identification number
Colour code
Date of first registration
Registration number
Dealership details
Person to contact in Service department
Ms/Mr
Phone number
Dealership address/phone number (com-
pany stamp)
Welcome to BMW
We congratulate you on your
choice of a motorcycle from
BMW and welcome you to the
community of BMW riders.
Familiarise 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 questions concerning
your motorcycle, your authorised
BMW Motorrad dealer will gladly
provide advice and assistance.
We hope that you will enjoy rid-
ing your BMW and that all your
journeys will be pleasant and
safe.
BMW Motorrad.
01 41 8 535 041
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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Currency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2 General views ............ 9
General view, left side . . . . . . . 11
General view, right side . . . . . 13
Underneath the seat . . . . . . . . 14
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Multifunction switch, left . . . . 16
Multifunction switch,
right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Extra switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3 Status indicators . . . . . . . 19
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 20
Warning and telltale
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Kilometres travelled after fuel
down to reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Ignition switch/steering
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Lights .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 31
Emergency off switch (kill
switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Grip heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
BMW Motorrad ABS . . . . . . . . 33
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
5 Riding .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 42
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Off-roading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Parking your motorcycle . . . . 49
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Securing motorcycle for
transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
6 Engineering details..... 53
Brake system with BMW
Motorrad ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
7 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
General instructions . . . . . . . . . 58
Power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
8 Maintenance . .. .. .. .. . . . 65
General instructions . . . . . . . . . 66
Toolkit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Rims and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
BMW Motorrad front-wheel
stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Jump starting .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Body panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
9 Care .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . 97
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Washing motorcycle. . . . . . . . . 98
Cleaning easily damaged
components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Protective wax coating . . . . 100
Laying up motorcycle .. . . . 100
Restoring motorcycle to
use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
10 Technical data . . . . . . 101
troubleshooting chart. . . . . . 102
Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 103
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 108
Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Wheels and tyres. . . . . . . . . . 109
Electrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Riding specifications . . . . . . 113
11 Service . .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 115
BMW Motorrad Service . . . 116
BMW Motorrad Mobility
services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Maintenance work. . . . . . . . . 116
Confirmation of mainten-
ance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Confirmation of service . . . . 123
12 Index ................. 125
General instructions
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Currency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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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 on
the motorcycle is documented in
Chapter 11. This record of the
maintenance work you have had
performed on your motorcycle is
a precondition for generous treat-
ment of goodwill claims.
When the time comes to sell
your BMW, please remember
to hand over this Rider's Manual;
it is an important part of the mo-
torcycle.
Abbreviations and
symbols
Indicates warnings that you
must comply with for reas-
ons of your safety and the safety
of others, and to protect your
motorcycle against damage.
Specific instructions on
how to operate, control, ad-
just or look after items of equip-
ment on the motorcycle.
Indicates the end of an
item of information.
Instruction.
Result of an activity.
Reference to a page with
more detailed informa-
tion.
Indicates the end of a
passage relating to spe-
cific accessories or items
of equipment.
Tightening torque.
Item of technical data.
OE Optional extra
The motorcycles are as-
sembled complete with
all the BMW optional ex-
tras originally ordered.
OA Optional accessory
You can obtain optional
accessories through your
authorised BMW Motor-
rad dealer; optional ac-
cessories have to be
retrofitted to the motor-
cycle.
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 extras (OE) offered by
BMW and selected optional ac-
cessories (OA). This explains why
the manual may also contain de-
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General instructions
scriptions of equipment which
you have not ordered. Please
note, too, that your motorcycle
might not be exactly as illus-
trated in this manual on account
of country-specific differences.
If your BMW was supplied with
equipment not described in
this Rider's Manual, you will
find these features described in
separate manuals.
Technical data
All dimensions, weights and
power ratings stated in the
Rider's Manual are quoted to the
standards and comply with the
tolerance requirements of the
Deutsches Institut für Normung
e.V. (DIN). Versions for individual
countries may differ.
Currency
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.
Nor can BMW Motorrad entirely
rule out errors and omissions.
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
General views
General view, left side. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
General view, right side . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Underneath the seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Multifunction switch, left . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Multifunction switch, right . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Extra switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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General views
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General views
General view, left side
1 Battery (underneath centre
trim panel) ( 90)
2 Engine-oil filler neck and
oil dipstick ( 66)
3 Seat release (in stowage
compartment) ( 38)
4 Power socket ( 58)
5 Coolant level indicator (be-
hind side panel) ( 71)
2
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General views
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General views
General view, right side
1 Fuel filler neck ( 50)
2 Brake-fluid reservoir, front
( 70)
3 Type plate (on right frame
tube)
VIN (on steering-head
bearing, right)
4 Air filter (underneath side
panel) ( 87)
5 Adjuster, spring preload
( 35)
6 Adjuster for damping char-
acteristic ( 36)
7 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 71)
8 Label, chain tension (on
rear wheel swinging arm)
2
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z
General views
Underneath the seat
1 Battery connection point
2 Fuse box ( 81)
3 Toolkit ( 66)
4 Payload table
Tray for Rider's Manual
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General views
Instrument panel
1 Multifunction display
( 20)
2 Redline warning ( 47)
3 Speedometer
4 Warning and telltale lights
( 21)
5 Anti-theft alarm status LED
(see the instructions for
use for the anti-theft alarm)
6 Operation of the clock
( 29)
Control for the odometer
( 30)
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General views
Multifunction switch,
left
1 Headlight flasher
2 with BMW Motorrad
ABS
OE
Operating the ABS
( 33)
3 Switch for turn indicators
( 31)
4 Horn
5 High-beam headlight
( 31)
2
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z
General views
Multifunction switch,
right
1 Emergency off switch (kill
switch) ( 32)
2 Starter button ( 44)
2
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z
General views
Extra switch
1 Hazard warning flashers
( 31)
2 with heated handlebar
grips
OE
Grip heating ( 32)
2
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z
General views
Status indicators
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Warning and telltale lights . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Kilometres travelled after fuel down
to reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
3
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Status indicators
Multifunction display
1 Symbol for kilometres trav-
elled after fuel down to
reserve ( 22)
2 Symbol for trip meter (Trip
1 or Trip 2) ( 30)
3 Readout area for tripmeter
and kilometres travelled
after fuel down to reserve
4 Redline marker for engine
rpm
5 Rev. counter
6 Clock
7 Symbol for setting time
( 29)
8 Total distance travelled
3
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Status indicators
Warning and telltale
lights
1 Telltale light for turn indic-
ators
2 Warning light for fuel down
to reserve ( 24)
3 Telltale light for neutral
4 with BMW Motorrad
ABS
OE
ABS warning light ( 24)
5 Coolant warning light
( 24)
6 High-beam headlight tell-
tale light
3
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Status indicators
Kilometres travelled
after fuel down to
reserve
The reading shows the kilo-
metres travelled since the
fuel level dropped to reserve.
This counter is reset and the
reading disappears as soon as
refuelling brings the total quantity
of fuel in the tank back above the
reserve level.
You can call up the trip meter
readings and the clock setting at
any time.
Warnings
Mode of presentation
Warnings are indicated by the
corresponding warning lights.
The possible warnings are listed
on the next page.
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Status indicators
Warnings, overview
Warning light Status indicators Meaning
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 fault ( 25)
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Status indicators
Fuel down to reserve
Warning light for fuel down
to reserve shows.
Lack of fuel can result in
the engine misfiring and
cutting out unexpectedly. Mis-
firing can damage the catalytic
converter; a hazardous situation
can result if the engine cuts out
unexpectedly.
Do not run the fuel tank dry.
Possible cause:
The fuel tank contains no more
than the reserve quantity of fuel.
Reserve fuel
approx. 4 l
Refuel ( 50).
Coolant temperature too
high
Warning light for coolant
temperature shows.
Continuing to ride when the
engine is overheated could
result in engine damage.
Compliance with the information
set out below is essential.
Possible cause:
Coolant level too low.
Check the coolant level ( 71).
If the coolant level is too low:
Topping up coolant ( 72).
Possible cause:
Radiator fan defective.
If the radiator fan does not start
even though the coolant-temper-
ature warning light shows:
Have the fault rectified as
quickly as possible by a
specialist workshop, preferably
an authorised BMW Motorrad
dealer.
Possible cause:
Insufficient cooling.
If possible, ride in the part-load
range to cool down the engine.
In traffic jams, switch off the
engine, but leave the ignition
switched on so that the radi-
ator fan continues to operate.
If the coolant temperature is
frequently too high, have the
fault rectified as soon as pos-
sible by a specialist workshop,
preferably an authorised BMW
Motorrad dealer.
ABS self-diagnosis not
completed
with BMW Motorrad ABS
OE
ABS warning light flashes.
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Status indicators
Possible cause:
The ABS function is not
available, because self-
diagnosis did not complete. The
motorcycle has to move forward
a few metres for the wheel
sensors to be tested.
Pull away slowly. Bear in mind
that the ABS function is not
available until self-diagnosis has
completed.
ABS deactivated
with BMW Motorrad ABS
OE
ABS warning light shows.
Possible cause:
The rider has switched off the
ABS system.
Activate the ABS function.
ABS fault
with BMW Motorrad ABS
OE
ABS warning light shows.
Possible cause:
The ABS control unit has detec-
ted a fault. The ABS function is
not available.
You can continue to ride. Bear
in mind that the ABS function
is not available. Bear in mind
the more detailed information
on situations that can lead to
an ABS fault ( 55).
Have the fault rectified as
quickly as possible by a
specialist workshop, preferably
an authorised BMW Motorrad
dealer.
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Status indicators
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Status indicators
Operation
Ignition switch/steering lock . . . . . . . . . 28
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Turn indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Hazard warning flashers. . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Emergency off switch (kill
switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Grip heating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
BMW Motorrad ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
4
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Operation
Ignition switch/steering
lock
Keys
You receive two master keys and
one emergency key. The emer-
gency key is small and light so
that it can always be kept in a
wallet or purse, for example. It
is designed for occasional use,
for example when no master key
is available; it is not intended for
constant use.
Ignition switch/steering lock, tank
filler cap lock and seat lock are all
operated with the same key.
with Vario cases
OA
with topcase
OA
If you wish you can arrange to
have the cases and the top-
case fitted with locks that can
be opened with this key as well.
Consult a specialist workshop,
preferably an authorised BMW
Motorrad dealer.
Switching on ignition
Turn the key to position 1.
Parking light, low-beam head-
light and all function circuits
switched on.
Engine can be started.
Pre-ride check is performed.
( 45)
with BMW Motorrad ABS
OE
ABS self-diagnosis is
performed. ( 46)
Switch off the ignition
Turn the key to position 2.
Lights switched off.
Handlebars not locked.
Key can be removed.
Engaging steering lock
with parking lights
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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Operation
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