Fuel Gauge; Fuel Reserve - BMW F800GT Rider's Manual

is accompanied by the 'gener-
3
al' warning light showing yellow.
The word "Service" remains per-
38
manently visible.
NOTICE
If the service-due indicator ap-
pears more than a month before
the service date, the date saved
in the instrument cluster must
be adjusted. This situation can
occur if the battery was discon-
nected for a prolonged period of
time.
If you want to have the date
z
set consult a specialist work-
shop, preferably an authorised
BMW Motorrad dealer.

Fuel gauge

Due to the complex shape of the
fuel tank, it is impossible to de-
termine the fuel level when the
tank is approaching capacity. For
this reason, the fill-level indicator
only displays the bottom half of
the filling capacity in detail.
The tip 2 indicates that the fuel
tank is over half full.
If the fuel gauge drops below
1/2
the mark 1, the fuel tank is
only half full. From then on, the
fill-level will be displayed more
precisely.
The fuel reserve indicator light
switches on upon tapping into
the fuel reserve.

Fuel reserve

The fuel quantity in the fuel tank
upon activation of the fuel re-
serve indicator light depends on
the driving dynamics: the more
the fuel moves around within the
fuel tank (as a result of frequently
changing cornering angles, fre-
quent braking and accelerating),
the harder it is to determine the
fuel quantity. However, the fuel
tank will contain at minimum the
fuel reserve stated on the inside
of the rear cover.
The distance travelled after
activation of the fuel re-
serve indicator light is displayed.
The distance that can still be
travelled using the reserve quant-
ity depends on the style of riding
(usage) and the amount of fuel
remaining at the time the light
came on (see explanation above).
After a refuelling stop, the dis-
tance counter for reserve fuel is