Service light reset for your BMW F800GS
Here is how to reset the service light on your BMW F800GS.
Let’s reset the service light and the service intervals of your BMW F800GS or whatever other compatible BMW motorcycle you own.
The first step is obviously going to either the Appstore or Google play to download the “Motoscan” app, after installing the app is time to get the parts needed to have your BMW F800GS be able to communicate with your phone.
The only parts you need are a conversion cable to turn the BMW diagnostic port into OBD2 and the gizmo that turns the information from the OBD2 port into Bluetooth to send to your phone and back. OHP 10-pin OBD Adapter for BMW Motorcycles and OBDLink LX Bluetooth: Professional OBD-II Scan Tool for Android & Windows
Now you have everything you need to do the reset yourself and be able to reed and reset trouble codes, see live parameters from the bike, check the anti-lock brake system and many other options, but enough with the chit chat it is time to get our hands dirty and reset that service light.
Start by removing the seat and locating the diagnostic plug. The diagnostic plug is round, about 1 inch across and is located under the seat, forward towards the fuel tank. Pull it off the retaining clip and remove the cap to uncover the 10 pin plug.
It’s time now to plug in the adapter cable and plug the OBDlink LX into it, the power icon on the OBDlink LX will illuminate green and the Bluetooth icon will start blinking blue, now turn the ignition on but do not start the bike.
Get your phone and let’s connect it to the Bluetooth device, open your phone Bluetooth setting page and search for new devices and push and release the scan button on the OBDlink LX device, which is pretty much the only button on the device, at this point “OBDlink LX” should appear among the paired devices, when the “Bluetooth pairing request” message appears on your phone just push “OK”. The OBDlink LX is now paired with your phone, but you are not quite done yet, open the Motoscan app, go to settings, Communication, and select for communication type “Bluetooth” and under Bluetooth device select “OBDlink LX”. You are now all connected and ready to go.
Go back to the app intro window and do as follow:
F Series – K72 (F650GS, F800GS) – Instrument cluster (KOMBI)- a message will appear in green (Connected to diagnostic interface) – Service Reset.
You are now on the “Service Reset” page, on this page you will be able to see all the service information of your bike, actual milage of your bike, date, next service milage and date.
You can now set the current date, and reset the service reminder to whatever milage and date you want. EVEN IF THE APP SAYS “MILAGE” EVERYWHERE, THE NUMBERS ARE ACTUALLY IN “KILOMETERS KM” hence 6,000 miles is actually 10,000 KM, 12,000 miles = 20’000 KM and so on.
After you have set all the parameters to whatever you like, push all 3 “RESET”, one at the time obviously and you will see a message saying “reset ok” and the current service information changed to the new parameters. You might notice the the service light is still illuminated on the F800GS instrument cluster, that is because you are not done yet, you have reset the service intervals, let’s now reset the service light.
Go back to the “Instrument Cluster (KOMBI)” page, as you can see at the bottom of the page there is a “Coding” option, click on “Coding” and the next page contains a few more information about your bike like, consumption unit, Mpg USA or Kpl EUROPE, fuel quantity unit, clock mode, temperature unit etc. etc. Make sure everything looks right, I didn’t change anything, and finally push “PERFORM CODING”.
The F800GS instrument cluster will go off and come back on, the gauges will perform a self test swiping full scale, just like when you turn on the ignition and the SERVICE LIGHT will be gone, CONGRATULATIONS YOU ARE DONE!!!!
Turn off the bike, unplug the OBDlink LX, unplug the adapter cable, put the cap back on the diagnostic plug, secure the diagnostic plug in place, reinstall the seat and go enjoy your BMW F800GS.
THE DIAGNOSTIC PLUG ON THE NEWER MODELS MIGHT BE IN OBD2 FORMAT ALREADY, THAT MEANS, NO NEED FOR AN ADAPTER CABLE.
App needed:
Motoscan, check the app store or google play for your specific device app.
Tools needed:
The owner’s manual on your F800GS states “Both too little and too much engine oil can lead to engine damage. Always make sure that the oil level is correct“. You might say, “ so what is the problem? I check the level regularly” but do you know that BMW has a specific procedure to check the oil?
But let’s just jump into the meat of the matter, put the bike on the center stand or if you don’t have it use a motorcycle stand on the rear wheel, remove the skid plate and clean the area you are about to work on (drain plug,
While you are waiting for the oil to drain there are a few things you can do, the drain plug as a magnet on its center, this magnet collects all the metal shavings and particles that the engine produces, so it is time to wipe it clean, at the same time this is a good time to replace the crush washer on it as well. BMW recommends to use a new crush washer for every oil change ( they are not that expensive).
When the oil has stopped sipping out it is time to remove the 
Re-install the drain plug, torque it to 30ft/Lbs (40N-m), then, grab the new 
Torque specs and capacities:
Once you do that, position the bike on its side stand, unloaded, rotate the wheel to reach the chain sag point (lowest point on your chain) and mark it, with a marker or a piece of masking tape. Now get your measuring tape and by pushing up and down on your chain, make note of the distance between the lowest and the highest point. The gap needs to be between 
Get your breaker bar, your 24mm socket and loosen up the axle nut, now loosen the locknuts on both sides and via adjusting screws, on both sides, adjust the chain tension to specs. 
The 
That’s where the aftermarket industry fits in, but I digress, let’s see what is really essential to have.
This plate is great, it’s well thought, covers the important parts without adding too much weight, it’s about a quarter inch thick aluminum and the two channels on the bottom safeguard the attachment bolts while giving strength to the whole thing. Installation time was about 30 minutes, four bolts to remove the OEM plate and four plus two to install the Altrider one, construction and installation instructions are impeccable, just what you would expect from a solid manufacturer. So if you are looking for a great Skidplate that won’t break the bank, this is the one.
To be specific, the VPS hand guard kit. This kit includes 2 components, the aluminum frame/bracket and the plastic guards. The aluminum frame is well built and is a direct fit over bar ends, just remove the OEM bolt and replace it with the one provided, it takes a little fiddling to find the perfect position and they can be adjusted according to personal preference. The plastic guards screw into the bracket and provide just the right amount of protection, they come with a little spoiler that can be adjusted in 3 different positions or removed all together, so you can increase or decrease the protection from the elements you require. Installation time is about 1 hour, most of which is spent trying to find the perfect position. BONUS TIP: The top side of the inner clamps has about an 1/8 of an inch gap that I used to attach a crossbar made out of aluminum tubing, this bar can be used as a GPS mount or whatever else you want it to be.
In conclusion, the parts and accessories that I would like to add to the bike are almost an infinite list, but the very least you need to safe guard your precious baby off-road are those 3 main components. This point can be argued to oblivion and obviously this is just my opinion, but I’m not just saying it, I did it myself and so far is being working, so use this article to make an educated decision using my personal experience and let me know how it turn out.
The BMW F800GS is a remarkable machine and what makes it such a great adventure bike is it’s simplicity, if you have a decent tool kit you can repaire almost anything on the road, and the best part is that it will not void the warranty. That said I’m a firm believer that once you get back to civilization you should have the work checked by a professional especially if you are not sure of your mechanical skills or you messed around with a safety item, in the case of the rear wheel it is a good practice to check that the rear axle is torqued down to specs, watching the rear wheel overtake the front one while you are still on the saddle makes for a funny sight but a very bad day.
Since you have the wheel off the bike, there are a few little tasks you might want to take care of at this time, check for warped rotors, bent spokes or rims, make sure that the bearings are lubricated and spinn smoothly and that the seals are not cracked, this may take an extra 5 minutes but it will save you time in the long run.
As I said before, the BMW F800GS is a remarkable machine and what makes it such a great adventure bike is it’s simplicity, if you have a decent tool kit you can repaire almost anything on the road, and the best part is that it will not void the warranty. That said I’m a firm believer that once you get back to civilization you should have the work checked by a professional, especially if you are not sure of your mechanical skills or if you messed around with a safety item like the brake caliper, at the very least make sure that the axle and the caliper bolts are torqued down to spec.