BMW Motorrad F 750 GS Installation and maintenance manual

Rider's Manual (US Model)
F 750 GS
BMW Motorrad

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Welcome to BMW
We are pleased that you have
chosen a BMW Motorrad vehicle
and welcome you to the family of
BMW riders. Familiarize yourself
with your new vehicle so that you
can ride safely and confidently in
all traffic situations.
About these Operating
Instructions
Read these Operating Instruc-
tions before starting your new
BMW. It contains important notes
about operating the vehicle that
will enable you to make full use
of the technical advantages of
your BMW.
You will also obtain maintenance
and care instructions, which are
beneficial to operating and road
safety and help retain the value
of your vehicle as much as possi-
ble.
Documentation confirming per-
formance of maintenance work is
a precondition for generous han-
dling of out-of-warranty claims
and goodwill warranty treatment.
If you should decide to sell your
BMW one day, please remember
to hand over these Operating
Instructions as well. They are an
important part of your vehicle.
Suggestions and criticism
Should you have any questions
about your vehicle, your autho-
rized BMW Motorrad retailer is
always happy to provide you with
advice and assistance.
We wish you many miles of safe
and enjoyable riding with 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 sta-
tus ........................... 8
Additional sources of informa-
tion........................... 8
Certificates and operating per-
mits .......................... 8
Data memory................. 8
2 Overviews ............... 13
Overall view, left side . . . . . . . . 15
General view, right side . . . . . 17
Underneath the seat . . . . . . . . 18
Multifunction switch, left . . . . 19
Multifunction switch,
right......................... 20
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Instrument cluster with con-
nectivity ..................... 22
3 Displays ................. 23
Overview of displays . . . . . . . . 24
Indicator lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Overview of displays with
connectivity ................. 43
Indicator lights with connec-
tivity......................... 47
4 Operation................ 71
Ignition steering lock . . . . . . . . 72
Ignition with Key-
less Ride .................... 73
EWS Electronic immobi-
lizer ......................... 76
Emergency on/off switch (kill
switch) ...................... 77
Lights ....................... 78
Hazard warning flasher . . . . . . 79
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 81
SETUP...................... 83
Time and date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
General settings on the mul-
tifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Antilock Braking System
(ABS)........................ 87
Traction control (ASC/
DTC)........................ 89
Electronic chassis and
suspension adjustment (D-
ESA) ........................ 91
Riding mode ................ 94
Cruise-control system . . . . . . . 96
Tire pressure control
(TPC/RDC).................. 98
Heatedgrips ................ 99
Seat....................... 100
Operating Instructions . . . . . 101
5 TFT display . .. .. .. .. .. 103
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Principle................... 105
Pure Ride view . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
General settings . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Bluetooth.................. 114
My vehicle ................ 117
On-board computer . . . . . . . 120
Navigation................. 120
Media ..................... 122

Phone..................... 123
Display software
version .................... 124
Display license informa-
tion........................ 124
6 Alarm system . . . . . . . . . 125
Overview.................. 126
Activation ................. 126
Alarm function. . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Deactivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
7 Setting................. 131
Mirrors .................... 132
Headlight.................. 132
Clutch..................... 133
Brakes .................... 134
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Damping .................. 135
8 Riding.................. 137
Safety information . . . . . . . . . 138
Observe checklist . . . . . . . . . 141
If there is a change in the
load status: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Before every journey:. . . . . . 141
At every third refueling
stop: ...................... 141
Starting.................... 141
Runningin ................ 145
Shifting gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Off-road riding . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Brakes .................... 148
Parking your motorcy-
cle......................... 149
Refueling.................. 150
Securing motorcycle for
transport .................. 155
9 Technology in de-
tail...................... 157
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Antilock Braking System
(ABS)...................... 158
Traction control (ASC/
DTC)...................... 160
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Tire pressure control
(TPC/RDC)................ 164
Gear Shift Assistant . . . . . . . 166
10 Maintenance . . ... ... . 169
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Tool kit.................... 170
Service tool set . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Front wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 171
Engine oil ................. 172
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Clutch..................... 178
Coolant.................... 180
Tires ...................... 181
Wheel rims and tires . . . . . . 182
Wheels.................... 183
Air filter.................... 192
Light sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Fairings and panels . . . . . . . 196
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Battery .................... 198
Fuses ..................... 201
Data link connector . . . . . . . 203
Chain...................... 203
11 Accessories .. . . . . . . . 207
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Onboard power outlets . . . . 208
Case ...................... 209
Topcase................... 212

Navigation system . . . . . . . . . 216
12 Care .................. 223
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Washing your motorcy-
cle......................... 224
Cleaning sensitive motorcy-
cle parts................... 225
Paint care ................. 226
Protective wax coating . . . . 226
Store motorcycle . . . . . . . . . . 226
Return motorcycle to
use........................ 227
13 Technical data . . . . . . 229
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 230
Screw connections . . . . . . . . 233
Fuel....................... 235
Engine oil ................. 235
Engine .................... 236
Clutch..................... 237
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 238
Frame..................... 238
Chassis.................... 238
Brakes .................... 239
Wheels and tires . . . . . . . . . . 240
Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 242
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Weights ................... 245
Performance data . . . . . . . . . 246
14 Service ............... 247
Reporting safety
defects.................... 248
BMW Motorrad Service . . . 249
BMW Motorrad Service
History .................... 249
BMW Motorrad Mobility
Services................... 250
Maintenance proce-
dures...................... 250
Maintenance schedule . . . . 253
Maintenance confirma-
tions....................... 254
Service confirmations . . . . . 268
15 Appendix. .. .. .. .. .. .. 271
Certificate for electronic
immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Certificate for Key-
less Ride .................. 274
Certificate for tire pressure
control .................... 276
Certificate for TFT instru-
ment cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
16 Index ................. 280

General instructions
Overview ............................ 6
Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6
Equipment........................... 7
Technicaldata....................... 7
Notice concerning current status . . . . 8
Additional sources of information . . . . 8
Certificates and operating permits . . . 8
Datamemory ........................ 8
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Overview
Chapter 2 of these Operating In-
structions will provide you with an
initial overview of your motorcy-
cle. All performed maintenance
and repair tasks are documented
in Chapter 14. Documentation of
the maintenance work performed
is a prerequisite for generous
treatment of claims.
When the time comes to sell
your BMW, please remember
to hand over these Operating In-
structions; they are 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 in-
structions and precaution-
ary measures. Non-compliance
can cause damage to the vehi-
cle or accessories and warranty
claims may be denied as a result.
NOTICE Special informa-
tion 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 informa-
tion.
Indicates the end of ac-
cessory or equipment-
dependent information.
Tightening torque.
Technical data.
NV National-market version.
OE Optional equipment.
BMW Motorrad optional
equipment is already
completely installed dur-
ing motorcycle produc-
tion.
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OA Optional accessories.
BMW Motorrad
optional accessories
can be purchased
and retrofitted at
your authorized
BMW Motorrad retailer.
ABS Anti-Lock Brake System.
ASC Automatic Stability Con-
trol.
EWS Electronic immobilizer.
D-
ESA
Electronic chassis and
suspension adjustment.
DTC Dynamic Traction Con-
trol (optional equipment
only in combination with
Pro riding modes).
DWA Anti-theft alarm.
TPC/
RDC
Tire Pressure Control
(TPC/RDC).
Equipment
When you ordered your
BMW motorcycle, you chose
various custom equipment items.
These Operating Instructions
describesoptional 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 features
equipment that is not described
here, you can find these features
described in a separate manual.
Technical data
All dimensions, weights and per-
formance data contained in these
Operating Instructions refer to
the German DIN standards and
comply with their tolerance spec-
ifications.
The technical data and speci-
fications in these Operating In-
structions serve as points of
reference. The vehicle-specific
data may vary, for instance due
to the selected optional equip-
ment, national-market version or
country-specific measuring pro-
cedures. Detailed values can be
obtained from the registration
documents and the signs on the
vehicle or from your authorized
BMW Motorrad retailer or other
qualified service partner or spe-
cialist workshop. The information
on the vehicle documents always
takes precedence over the in-
formation in these Operating In-
structions.
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Notice concerning
current status
The high safety and quality stan-
dards of BMW motorcycles are
maintained by consistent, on-
going development efforts em-
bracing their design, equipment
and accessories. For this reason,
some aspects of your motorcycle
may vary from the descriptions
in these Operating Instructions.
In addition, BMW Motorrad can-
not guarantee the total absence
of errors. We hope you will ap-
preciate that no claims can be
recognized based on the data, il-
lustrations or descriptions in this
manual.
Additional sources of
information
BMW Motorrad retailers
Your BMW Motorrad retailer is
always happy to answer any of
your questions.
Internet
The Operating Instructions for
your motorcycle, the operating
and installation instructions for
optional accessories and gen-
eral BMW Motorrad informa-
tion related to the technology
or other features are available
at www.bmw-motorrad.com/
service.
Certificates and
operating permits
The certificates for the vehicle
and the official operating per-
mits for possible accessories
are available at www.bmw-
motorrad.com/certification.
Data memory
General information
Control units are installed in the
vehicle. Control units process
data received from vehicle sen-
sors, self-generated data or data
exchanged between control units,
for example. Some control units
are required for safe vehicle op-
eration or provide riding assis-
tance, such as rider assistance
systems. Control units also make
comfort and infotainment func-
tions possible.
Information about the stored or
exchanged data can be obtained
from the vehicle manufacturer,
such as in the form of a separate
booklet.
Personal references
Every vehicle is marked with a
unique vehicle identification num-
ber. Depending on the country,
the vehicle owner can be iden-
tified using the vehicle identifi-
cation number and license plate
and with the help of the relevant
authorities. There are also other
ways to trace data obtained from
the vehicle back to the rider or
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