BMW F 800 GS 2012 Installation and maintenance manual

Rider's Manual
F 800 GS
BMW Motorrad
The Ultimate
Riding Machine
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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)
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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.
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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 ................... 7
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Currency ..................... 7
2 General views .. . . .. . . . . . . 9
General view, left side . . . . . . . 11
General view, right side . . . . . 13
Underneath the seat . . . . . . . . 14
Underneath the trim
panel........................ 15
Multifunction switch, left . . . . 16
Multifunction switch,
right......................... 17
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3 Status indicators . .. . . . . 21
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 22
Meaning of symbols . . . . . . . . . 23
Warning and telltale
lights ........................ 24
Fuel level.................... 25
Fuel reserve................. 25
Service-due indicator . . . . . . . . 25
Ambient temperature. . . . . . . . 26
Warnings.................... 26
4 Operation................ 35
Ignition switch/steering
lock ......................... 36
Electronic immobiliser
EWS ........................ 37
Clock........................ 37
Reading ..................... 38
Stopwatch................... 39
Lights ....................... 41
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 42
Emergency off switch (kill
switch) ...................... 43
Grip heating................. 43
BMW Motorrad ABS . . . . . . . . 44
BMW Motorrad ASC . . . . . . . . 45
Clutch....................... 46
Brakes ...................... 47
Mirrors ...................... 47
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Damping .................... 49
Electronic Suspension Ad-
justment ESA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Tyres........................ 51
Headlight.................... 52
Seat......................... 53
Helmet holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Rider's Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
5 Riding.................... 57
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 58
Checklist .................... 60
Starting...................... 61
Runningin .................. 63
Speed....................... 64
Off-roading.................. 65
Brakes ...................... 66
Parking your motorcycle . . . . 67
Refuelling ................... 67
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Securing motorcycle for
transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
6 Engineering details. . . . . 71
Brake system with BMW
Motorrad ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Electronic engine manage-
ment with BMW Motorrad
ASC......................... 74
7 Accessories .. . . . . . . .. . . . 77
General instructions . . . . . . . . . 78
Power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Luggage .................... 79
Auxiliary headlights . . . . . . . . . . 79
Cases ....................... 80
Topcase..................... 83
Aluminium cases . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Aluminium topcase . . . . . . . . . . 87
8 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . .. 91
General instructions . . . . . . . . . 92
Toolkit....................... 92
Engine oil ................... 93
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Coolant...................... 98
Clutch....................... 99
Rims and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Chain...................... 101
Wheels.................... 103
Front-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 111
Bulbs...................... 112
Body panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Air filter.................... 119
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Battery .................... 121
9 Care.................... 125
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Washing motorcycle. . . . . . . 126
Cleaning easily damaged
components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Paint care ................. 127
Protective wax coating . . . . 128
Laying up motorcycle . . . . . 128
Restoring motorcycle to
use........................ 128
10 Technical data . . . . . . 129
troubleshooting chart . . . . . . 130
Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 131
Engine .................... 133
Fuel....................... 134
Engine oil ................. 135
Clutch..................... 136
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 137
Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Brakes .................... 138
Wheels and tyres. . . . . . . . . . 138
Electrics................... 139
Frame..................... 141
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Weights ................... 142
Riding specifications . . . . . . 142
11 Service ............... 143
BMW Motorrad Service . . . 144
BMW Motorrad Mobility
services ................... 144
Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . 144
Confirmation of mainten-
ance work................. 146
Confirmation of service . . . . 151
12 Index ................. 153
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General instructions
General instructions
Overview ............................ 6
Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6
Equipment........................... 7
Technicaldata....................... 7
Currency............................. 7
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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 vehicle is documented in
Chapter 11. This record of the
maintenance work you have had
performed on your vehicle 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.
EWS Electronic immobiliser.
DWA Anti-theft alarm (Dieb-
stahlwarnanlage)
ABS Anti-lock brake system
ASC Automatic Stability Con-
trol.
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ESA Electronic Suspension
Adjustment
Electronic Suspension
Adjustment.
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-
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 views
General views
General view, left side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
General view, right side . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Underneath the seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Underneath the trim panel . . . . . . . . . . 15
Multifunction switch, left . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Multifunction switch, right . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Instrumentpanel.................... 18
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General view, left side
1Power socket ( 78)
2Seat lock ( 53)
3Engine-oil filler neck and
oil dipstick ( 93)
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General view, right side
1Fuel filler neck ( 67)
2Adjuster, spring preload
( 48)
3Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 97)
4Brake-fluid reservoir, front
( 96)
5VIN, type plate (on
steering-head bearing)
6Coolant level indicator (be-
hind side panel) ( 98)
7Adjuster for damping char-
acteristic ( 49)
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Underneath the seat
1Stowage
with first-aid kit OA
Location of the first-aid kit
2Standard toolkit ( 92)
3Payload table
4Table of tyre pressures
5Helmet holder ( 53)
6Rider's Manual (in rear of
vehicle)
with anti-theft alarmOE
Rider's Manual (below con-
trol unit) ( 54)
7Tool for adjusting spring
preload ( 48)
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Underneath the trim
panel
1Battery ( 121)
2Air-filter housing ( 119)
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Multifunction switch,
left
1High-beam headlight and
headlight flasher ( 41)
2Selecting readings ( 38).
with on-board com-
puterOE
Resetting average values
( 39).
3Hazard warning flashers
( 42)
4with LED auxiliary head-
lights OA
Operation of the auxiliary
headlights ( 79)
5Operation of the flashing
turn indicators ( 42)
6Horn
7with ESAOE
Operating ESA ( 50)
8Operating the ABS
( 44)
with ASCOE
Operating ASC ( 45)
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Multifunction switch,
right
1with heated handlebar
gripsOE
Grip heating control
( 43)
2Starter button ( 61)
3Emergency off switch (kill
switch) ( 43)
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Instrument panel
1Warning and telltale lights
( 24)
2Speedometer
3Setting clock ( 37).
with on-board com-
puterOE
Operation of the stopwatch
( 39)
4Multifunction display
( 22)
5Selecting readings ( 38).
Resetting tripmeter
( 39).
6Ambient-light brightness
sensor (for adapting the
brightness of the instru-
ment lighting)
with anti-theft alarmOE
Anti-theft alarm telltale light
(see the instructions for
use for the anti-theft alarm)
with on-board com-
puterOE
Redline warning ( 64)
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