BMW Motorrad F 750 GS Installation and maintenance manual

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

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pany stamp)

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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vehicle owner, such as via the
used ConnectedDrive Account.
Data privacy laws
In accordance with applicable
data privacy laws, vehicle users
have certain rights over the ve-
hicle manufacturer or company
that collects or processes per-
sonal data.
Vehicle users have the right to
obtain comprehensive information
without charge from the locations
that store the vehicle user's per-
sonal data.
These locations may be:
The vehicle manufacturer
Qualified service partners
Specialist workshops
Service providers
Vehicle users may request in-
formation about the type of per-
sonal data that is stored, the pur-
pose for which the data will be
used and the source of the data.
This information can only be ob-
tained by a registered owner or a
person with written proof autho-
rizing use of the vehicle.
The right to information also in-
cludes information related to data
transmitted to other companies
or locations.
The vehicle manufacturer's web-
site contains the appropriate pri-
vacy policy notices. The privacy
policy notices contain information
on the right to delete or correct
data. The vehicle manufacturer
also provides the manufacturer
contact information and the con-
tact information of the data secu-
rity officer.
The vehicle owner can have a
BMW Motorrad retailer or other
qualified service partner or spe-
cialist workshop read out the
data stored in the vehicle for a
fee if required.
The vehicle data is read out via
the power socket required by law
for on-board diagnosis (OBD) in
the vehicle.
Legal requirements for the
disclosure of data
The vehicle manufacture is re-
quired by the law applicable in
this context to provide authori-
ties with the data stored by the
manufacturer. Providing this data
within the scope required is on a
case-by-case basis, for instance
to clarify a criminal offense.
Government agencies are autho-
rized by the law applicable in this
context to read out the data from
the vehicle themselves in individ-
ual cases.
Operating data in the vehicle
Control units process data so
that the vehicle can run.
Examples of this include:
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Status messages from the ve-
hicle and its individual com-
ponents, such as wheel RPM,
wheel speed and deceleration
Environmental conditions, such
as temperature
The data is processed only in the
vehicle itself and is usually tem-
porary. The data is not stored
beyond the period in which the
vehicle is operating.
Electronic components such as
control units contain components
for storing technical information.
This may be information about
the vehicle's condition, compo-
nent load, events or faults stored
temporarily or permanently.
This information generally doc-
uments the condition of a com-
ponent, module, system or the
surrounding area; for example:
Operating conditions of system
components, such as fill levels
and tire pressure
Malfunctions and faults in key
system components, such as
lights and brakes
Vehicle responses in specific
riding situations, such as acti-
vation of dynamic riding sys-
tems
Information about events caus-
ing damage to the vehicle
The data is necessary for pro-
viding control unit functions. In
addition, it is used by the vehicle
manufacturer to detect and elim-
inate malfunctions as well as to
optimize vehicle functions.
The majority of this data is tem-
porary and is processed only
within the vehicle itself. Only a
small amount of event-driven
data is stored in the event data
recorder and fault memory.
When a vehicle is serviced,
such as for repairs, servicing
processes, warranty cases and
quality assurance measures, this
technical information can be read
out from the vehicle together
with the vehicle identification
number.
The information can be read out
by a BMW Motorrad retailer or
other qualified service partner or
specialist workshop. The power
socket required by law for on-
board diagnosis (OBD) in the ve-
hicle is used to read out the data.
The data is collected, processed
and used by the respective re-
tailer network locations. The data
documents the vehicle's tech-
nical states and helps with fault
finding, compliance with warranty
obligations and quality improve-
ments.
The manufacturer also has prod-
uct monitoring obligations arising
from product liability law. The
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vehicle manufacturer requires
technical data from the vehicle in
order to fulfill these obligations.
The data from the vehicle can
also be used to verify customer
warranty and guarantee claims.
The fault memory and event data
recorder in the vehicle can be
reset by a BMW Motorrad retailer
or other qualified service partner
or specialist workshop as part of
a repair or servicing.
Data input and data transfer
in the vehicle
General information
Depending on the equipment,
comfort settings and individual-
ized settings in the vehicle can
be saved and changed or reset
at any time.
Examples of this include:
Windshield position settings
Chassis and suspension adjust-
ment settings
It is possible to introduce data
into the vehicle entertainment
and communication system via a
smartphone, for instance.
Depending on the individual
equipment, this includes:
Multimedia data, such as music
for playback
Address book data for use in
conjunction with a communi-
cation system or integrated
navigation system
Entered navigation destinations
Data about the use of Inter-
net services. This data can be
stored locally in the vehicle or
is on a device connected to the
vehicle, such as a smartphone,
USB stick or MP3 player. If
this data is saved in the vehi-
cle, it can be deleted at any
time.
This data is transmitted to third
parties only upon personal re-
quest as part of the use of online
services. The data transmitted
depends on the selected settings
when using the services.
Integrating mobile end de-
vices
Depending on the equipment,
mobile end devices connected
to the vehicle, such as smart-
phones, are controlled using the
vehicle's operating elements.
This enables audio and visual
output from mobile end devices
through the multimedia system.
At the same time, certain infor-
mation is transmitted to the mo-
bile end device. This includes for
instance position data and other
general vehicle data, depending
on the type of integration, and
makes it possible to optimize
the use of selected apps, such
as those for navigation or audio
playback.
The way the data is processed
further is determined by the
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provider of the particular app
used. The range of possible
settings depends on the
particular app and the operating
system of the mobile end device.
Services
General information
If the vehicle has a mobile phone
connection, this connection
makes it possible to exchange
data between the vehicle and
other systems. The mobile
phone connection is made
possible through the vehicle's
transmitter and receiver or via
personally integrated mobile end
devices such as smartphones.
Online functions, as they are
called, are used over this mobile
phone connection. These
include online services and
apps provided by the vehicle
manufacturer or other providers.
Vehicle manufacturer ser-
vices
In the case of the vehicle manu-
facturer's online services, the par-
ticular functions are described at
the appropriate location, such as
in the Operating Instructions or
on manufacturer's website. The
relevant legal information on data
privacy is also provided there.
Personal data may be used in
order to provide online services.
The data is exchanged over a
secure connection, i.e. with the
vehicle manufacturer's IT sys-
tems which are intended for this
purpose.
Any collection, processing and
use of personal data that goes
beyond the provision of services
take place only as permitted by
law, on the basis of a contractual
agreement or as a result of con-
sent. It is also possible to have
the entire data connection acti-
vated or deactivated. This is not
the case for legally prescribed
functions.
Services of other providers
When using the online services
of other providers, these services
are subject to the responsibil-
ity and the data protection and
usage conditions of the respec-
tive provider. The vehicle manu-
facturer has no control over the
content exchanged via these ser-
vices. Information about the type,
scope and purpose of collecting
and using personal data as part
of third-party services can be ob-
tained from the particular service
provider.
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Overviews
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 connectiv-
ity................................... 22
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Overall view, left side
1Power socket ( 208)
2Seat lock ( 100)
3Adjusting the damping
( 135)
4Oil fill location and oil dip-
stick ( 172)
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General view, right side
1Spring preload setting
( 134)
2Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 177)
3Brake-fluid reservoir, front
( 176)
4Vehicle identification num-
ber, nameplate (on steering
head)
5Coolant level indicator (be-
hind the side trim panel)
( 180)
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Underneath the seat
1Rider's Manual (US Model)
( 6)
2Tool kit ( 170)
3Load capacity table
4Battery ( 198)
5Replace main fuse
( 201).
6Data link connector
( 203)
7Replace fuses ( 202).
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