2005 YAMAHA VERSITY 300 warning

IMPORTANT MANUAL INFORMATION
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Particularly important information is distinguished in this manual by the following notations:NOTE:

This manual should be considered a permanent part of this scooter and should remain with it even if the scooter is sub-
sequently sold.


Yamaha continually seeks advancements in product design and quality. Therefore, while this manual contains the most
current product information available at the time of printing, there may be minor discrepancies between your scooter andthis manual. If you have any questions concerning this manual, please consult your Yamaha dealer.WARNING
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PLEASE READ THIS MANUAL CAREFULLY AND COMPLETELY BEFORE OPERATING THIS SCOOTER.The Safety Alert Symbol means ATTENTION! BECOME ALERT! YOUR SAFETY IS
INVOLVED!
Failure to follow WARNING instructions could result in severe injury or death
to the
scooter operator, a bystander, or a person inspecting or repairing the scooter.
A CAUTION indicates special precautions that must be taken to avoid damage to
the scooter.
A NOTE provides key information to make procedures easier or clearer.
WARNING
CAUTION:
NOTE:

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SAFETY INFORMATION
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SCOOTERS ARE SINGLE TRACK
VEHICLES. THEIR SAFE USE AND
OPERATION ARE DEPENDENT
UPON THE USE OF PROPER RIDING
TECHNIQUES AS WELL AS THE EX-
PERTISE OF THE OPERATOR. EV-
ERY OPERATOR SHOULD KNOW
THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS
BEFORE RIDING THIS SCOOTER.
HE OR SHE SHOULD:

OBTAIN THOROUGH INSTRUC-
TIONS FROM A COMPETENT
SOURCE ON ALL ASPECTS OF
SCOOTER OPERATION.


OBSERVE THE WARNINGS AND
MAINTENANCE REQUIRE-
MENTS IN THE OWNER’S MAN-
UAL.


OBTAIN QUALIFIED TRAINING
IN SAFE AND PROPER RIDING
TECHNIQUES.


OBTAIN PROFESSIONAL TECH-
NICAL SERVICE AS INDICATED
BY THE OWNER’S MANUAL
AND/OR WHEN MADE NECES-
SARY BY MECHANICAL CONDI-
TIONS.Safe riding


Always make pre-operation
checks. Careful checks may help
prevent an accident.


This scooter is designed to carry
the operator and passenger.


The failure of motorists to detect
and recognize scooters in traffic is
the predominating cause of auto-
mobile/scooter accidents. Many
accidents have been caused by an
automobile driver who did not see
the scooter. Making yourself con-
spicuous appears to be very effec-
tive in reducing the chance of this
type of accident.
Therefore:
Wear a brightly colored jacket.
Use extra caution when ap-
proaching and passing through
intersections, since intersec-
tions are the most likely places
for scooter accidents to occur.
Ride where other motorists can
see you. Avoid riding in another
motorist’s blind spot.


Many accidents involve inexperi-
enced operators. In fact, many op-
erators who have been involved in
accidents do not even have a cur-
rent driver’s license.
Make sure that you are qualified
and that you only lend your
scooter to other qualified opera-
tors.
Know your skills and limits.
Staying within your limits may
help you to avoid an accident.
We recommend that you prac-
tice riding your scooter where
there is no traffic until you have
become thoroughly familiar with
the scooter and all of its con-
trols.


Many accidents have been caused
by error of the scooter operator. A
typical error made by the operator
is veering wide on a turn due to
EXCESSIVE SPEED or undercor-
nering (insufficient lean angle for
the speed).
Always obey the speed limit and
never travel faster than warrant-
ed by road and traffic conditions.

INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
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Main switch/steering lock The main switch/steering lock controls
the ignition and lighting systems, and is
used to lock the steering. The various
positions are described below.
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ON “”
All electrical circuits are supplied with
power; the meter lighting, taillight, li-
cense plate light and auxiliary lights
come on, and the engine can be start-
ed. The key cannot be removed.NOTE:The headlights come on automatically
when the engine is started and stay on
until the key is turned to “” or the sid-estand is moved down.
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OFF “”
All electrical systems are off. The key
can be removed.
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LOCK “”
The steering is locked, and all electrical
systems are off. The key can be re-
moved.
To lock the steering1. Turn the handlebars all the way to
the left.
2. Push the key in from the “” posi-
tion, and then turn it to “” while
still pushing it.
3. Remove the key.
To unlock the steeringPush the key in, and then turn it to “”
while still pushing it.
WARNING
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Never turn the key to “” or “”
while the vehicle is moving, other-
wise the electrical systems will be
switched off, which may result inloss of control or an accident. Make
sure that the vehicle is stopped be-
fore turning the key to “” or “”.
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INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
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Fuel gauge The fuel gauge indicates the amount of
fuel in the fuel tank. The needle moves
towards “E” (Empty) as the fuel level
decreases. When the remaining fuel in
the tank reaches approximately 1.9 L
(0.50 US gal) (0.42 Imp.gal), the fuel
level warning light will come on and the
multi-function display will automatically
change to the “Trip/fuel” mode. (See
page 3-4.) If this occurs, refuel as soon
as possible.NOTE:Do not allow the fuel tank to empty itselfcompletely.
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Battery voltage/coolant
temperature gauge When the key is turned to “”, this
gauge indicates the battery voltage lev-
el before the engine was stopped.NOTE:If the needle drops to the “9V” (low)
mark, have a Yamaha dealer check thebattery.
When the key is turned to “”, this
gauge indicates the coolant tempera-
ture. If the needle reaches the red
zone, stop the scooter and allow the
engine to cool. (See page 6-31.)
CAUTION:
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Do not operate the engine if it isoverheated.
1. Fuel gauge
2. Fuel level warning light
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1. High level
2. Low level
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1. Red zone
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INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
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Multi-function display The multi-function display is equipped
with the following:

an odometer (which shows the to-
tal distance traveled)


two tripmeters (which show the
distance traveled since they were
last set to zero, the time passed
since the tripmeters were set to ze-
ro, and the average speed traveled
during this time)


a fuel reserve tripmeter (which
shows the distance traveled since
the fuel level warning light came
on)


a clock


an ambient temperature display


an oil change indicator (which
comes on when the engine oil
should be changed)
NOTE:

For the UK, the distance traveled
is displayed in miles and the tem-
perature reading is displayed in °F.


For other countries, the distance
traveled is displayed in kilometers
and the temperature reading is dis-played in °C.
Odometer and tripmeter modes
Pushing the “MODE” button switches
the display between the odometer
mode “Total” and the tripmeter modes
“Trip” in the following order:
Total → Trip 1 → Trip 2 → Trip/fuel →
Total
NOTE:

The Trip/fuel odometer is only acti-
vated if the fuel level warning light
comes on.


The Trip 2 odometer is automati-
cally reset after turning the key to“” and two hours have passed.
Pushing the “SET” button when in the
tripmeter mode switches the display
between the different tripmeter func-
tions in the following order:
Trip 1 or Trip 2 → Time 1 or 2 → Aver-
age speed 1 or 2 → Trip 1 or Trip 2
1.“MODE” button
2. Multi-function display
3.“SET” button
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1. Total
2. Trip 1
3. Trip 2
4. Trip/Fuel
"Mode"
"Mode"
"Mode"
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If the fuel level warning light comes on
(See page 3-3.), the display will auto-
matically change to the fuel reserve
tripmeter mode “Trip/fuel” and start
counting the distance traveled from that
point. In that case, pushing the “MODE”
button switches the display between
the various tripmeter and odometer
modes in the following order:
Trip/Fuel → Trip 1 → Trip 2 → Total →
Trip/fuelTo reset a tripmeter, select it by push-
ing the “MODE” button, and then push
the “SET” button for at least one sec-
ond. If you do not reset the fuel reserve
tripmeter manually, it will reset itself au-
tomatically and the display will return to
the prior mode after refueling and trav-
eling 5 km (3 mi).
Clock mode
To set the clock:
1. When the display is in the “Total”
mode, push the “SET” button for at
least two seconds.
2. When the hour digits start flashing,
push the “SET” button to set the
hours.3. Push the “MODE” button, and the
minute digits will start flashing.
4. Push the “SET” button to set the
minutes.
5. Push the “MODE” button and then
release it to start the clock. The
display will return to the “Total”
mode.
1. Distance
2. Time
3. Average speed
"Set"
"Set""Set"
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INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
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3 Ambient temperature display
This display shows the ambient tem-
perature from –30 °C (–86 °F) to 50 °C
(122 °F).
The frost warning indicator “” auto-
matically comes on if the temperature is
lower than 3 °C (37.4 °F).Oil change indicator “OIL”
The engine oil should be changed
when this indicator comes on. The indi-
cator stays on until it is reset. After
changing the engine oil, reset the indi-
cator as follows.
1. While holding the “MODE” and
“SET” buttons pushed, turn the key
to “”.
2. Continue holding the “MODE” and
“SET” buttons pushed for two to
five seconds.
3. Release the buttons and the oil
change indicator will go off.
NOTE:

The oil change indicator will come
on at the initial 1000 km (600 mi)
and every 3000 km (4800 mi)
thereafter.


If the engine oil is changed before
the oil change indicator comes on
(i.e. before the periodic oil change
interval has been reached), the in-
dicator must be reset after the oil
change for the next periodic oil
change to be indicated at the cor-
rect time. After resetting, the indi-
cator will come on for two seconds.
If the indicator does not come on,repeat the procedure.
1. Frost warning indicator “”
2. Minus item
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1. Oil change indicator “OIL”
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INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
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Rear brake lever The rear brake lever is located on the
left handlebar grip. To apply the rear
brake, pull this lever toward the handle-
bar grip.
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Fuel tank cap To remove the fuel tank cap
1. Open the seat. (See page 3-11.)
2. Insert the key into the lock and turn
it 1/4 turn clockwise. The lock will
be released and the fuel tank cap
can be removed.
To install the fuel tank cap
1. Insert the fuel tank cap into the
tank opening with the marks on the
cap and tank aligned.
2. Turn the key counterclockwise to
the original position, and then re-
move it.
3. Close the seat.
NOTE:The fuel tank cap cannot be installed
unless the key is in the lock. In addition,
the key cannot be removed if the cap isnot properly installed and locked.
WARNING
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Make sure that the fuel tank cap is
properly closed and locked beforeriding.
1. Rear brake lever
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1. Fuel tank cap
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