2009 YAMAHA GRIZZLY 450 Owners Manual

INDEX
AAccessories and loading ................................................ 6-6
Accessories, auxiliary jack ........................................... 4-23
Air filter element, cleaning ............................................ 8-31
Axle boots .................................................................... 8-46BBattery .......................................................................... 8-50
Brake fluid, changing ................................................... 8-41
Brake fluid level, checking ........................................... 8-40
Brake lever free play, checking the front ...................... 8-41
Brake lever, front .......................................................... 4-12
Brake levers, checking and lubricating ........................ 8-48
Brake light switches ..................................................... 8-47
Brake pads and friction plates, checking ..................... 8-39
Brake pedal and brake lever free play (rear) and
brake pedal position, adjusting and checking ............ 8-42
Brake pedal and rear brake lever ................................. 4-13
Brake pedal, checking and lubricating ......................... 8-48
Brakes, front and rear .................................................... 5-4CCables, checking and lubricating ................................. 8-48
Carburetor, adjusting ................................................... 8-36
Carrier, front ................................................................. 4-21
Carrier, rear .................................................................. 4-21
Chassis fasteners .......................................................... 5-7
Cleaning ......................................................................... 9-1
Coolant .................................................................. 5-3, 8-27
Coolant temperature warning light ................................. 4-2
DDifferential gear lock indicator light ................................ 4-3
Differential gear oil ................................................ 5-3, 8-25
Drive select lever ......................................................... 4-14
Drive select lever and driving in reverse ........................ 6-3
Drive select lever safety system cable, adjusting ........ 8-39
Drive shaft universal joint, lubricating .......................... 8-49EEngine break-in .............................................................. 6-5
Engine, cold start ........................................................... 6-1
Engine idling speed ..................................................... 8-36
Engine oil ....................................................................... 5-3
Engine oil and oil filter cartridge ................................... 8-17
Engine, starting a warm ................................................. 6-3
Engine stop switch ......................................................... 4-6FFinal gear oil ......................................................... 5-3, 8-22
Four-wheel-drive/differential gear lock indicator ............ 4-3
Fuel ....................................................................... 4-15, 5-3
Fuel cock ..................................................................... 4-16
Fuel gauge ..................................................................... 4-5
Fuel tank cap ............................................................... 4-14
Fuses, replacing .......................................................... 8-52HHandlebar switches ....................................................... 4-5
Headlight beam, adjusting ........................................... 8-56
Headlight bulb, replacing ............................................. 8-54
High-range indicator light ............................................... 4-3
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Horn switch .................................................................... 4-6IIdentification numbers .................................................. 11-1
Indicator lights and warning light .................................... 4-2
Instruments, lights and switches .................................... 5-7KKey identification number ............................................. 11-1LLabel locations ............................................................... 2-1
Light switch .................................................................... 4-6
Low-range indicator light ................................................ 4-3MMain switch .................................................................... 4-1
Maintenance and lubrication chart ................................. 8-5
Maintenance chart, emission control system ................. 8-3
Model label ................................................................... 11-2
Multifunction display ....................................................... 4-4NNeutral indicator light ..................................................... 4-2OOn-Command differential gear lock switch .................... 4-8
On-Command four-wheel-drive switch ........................... 4-7
Override switch .............................................................. 4-6
Owner’s manual and tool kit ........................................... 8-1PPanels, removing and installing ..................................... 8-9
Park indicator light .......................................................... 4-3
Parking ........................................................................... 6-6
Parking on a slope ......................................................... 6-6
Part locations ................................................................. 3-1
Pre-operation check list .................................................. 5-1
RRear knuckle pivots, lubricating ................................... 8-50
Recoil starter ................................................................ 4-14
Reverse indicator light .................................................... 4-2
Riding your ATV ............................................................. 7-1SSafety information .......................................................... 1-1
Seat .............................................................................. 4-18
Shock absorber assemblies, adjusting the front and
rear ............................................................................ 4-21
Spark arrester, cleaning ............................................... 8-34
Spark plug, checking .................................................... 8-14
Specifications ............................................................... 10-1
Speed limiter ................................................................ 4-12
Stabilizer bushes, checking .......................................... 8-49
Starter (choke) ............................................................. 4-17
Start switch ..................................................................... 4-6
Steering shaft, lubricating ............................................. 8-50
Storage ........................................................................... 9-2
Storage compartments ................................................. 4-19TTail/brake light bulb, replacing ..................................... 8-56
Throttle cable free play, adjusting ................................ 8-38
Throttle lever ......................................................... 4-11, 5-4
Tire pressure, measuring ............................................... 5-6
Tires ............................................................................... 5-5
Tire wear limit ................................................................. 5-7
Troubleshooting ........................................................... 8-60
Troubleshooting charts ................................................. 8-61VValve clearance ............................................................ 8-38
V-belt case drain plug .................................................. 8-36
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V-belt cooling duct check hose .................................... 8-35
Vehicle identification number ....................................... 11-1WWheel hub bearings, checking ..................................... 8-49
Wheel, installing ........................................................... 8-58
Wheel, removing .......................................................... 8-58
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YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD.
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2008.06-0.9×1 CR
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