2009 YAMAHA XMAX 250 Owners Manual

●Keep other immobilizer system
keys away from the main
switch as they may cause sig-
nal interference.EAU10471
Main switch/steering lock
The main switch/steering lock con-
trols the ignition and lighting systems,
and is used to lock the steering.
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Be sure to use the standard key
(black bow) for regular use of the
vehicle. To minimize the risk of losing
the code re-registering key (red bow),
keep it in a safe place and only use it
for code re-registering.
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ON
All electrical circuits are supplied with
power; the meter lighting, taillight,
license plate light and auxiliary lightscome on, and the engine can be star-
ted. The key cannot be removed.
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The headlights come on automatically
when the engine is started and stay
on until the key is turned to “OFF” or
the sidestand is moved down.
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OFF
All electrical systems are off. The key
can be removed.
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WARNING
Never turn the key to “OFF” or
“LOCK” while the vehicle is
moving. Otherwise the electrical
systems will be switched off, which
may result in loss of control or an
accident.
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LOCK
The steering is locked, and all electri-
cal systems are off. The key can be
removed.
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To lock the steering
1. Push.
2. Turn.
1. Turn the handlebars all the way to
the left.
2. Push the key in from the “OFF”
position, and then turn it to
“LOCK” while still pushing it.
3. Remove the key.T
o unlock the steering
1. Push.
2. Turn.
Push the key in, and then turn it to
“OFF” while still pushing it.
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Indicator and warning lights
1. Fuel level warning light “ ”
2. High beam indicator light “ ”
3. Left turn signal indicator light “ ”
4. Immobilizer system indicator light “ ”
5. Right turn signal indicator light “ ”
6. Engine trouble warning light “ ”
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Turn signal indicator lights “ ”
and “ ”
The corresponding indicator light flas-
hes when the turn signal switch is
pushed to the left or right.
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High beam indicator light “ ”
This indicator light comes on when
the high beam of the headlight is swit-
ched on.
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Fuel level warning light “ ”
This warning light comes on when the
fuel level drops below approximately
2 L (0.53 US gal) (0.44 Imp.gal). When
this occurs, refuel as soon as possi-
ble.
The electrical circuit of the warning
light can be checked by turning the
key to “ON”.
If the warning light does not come on
for a few seconds, then go off, have a
Yamaha dealer check the electrical
circuit.
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Engine trouble warning light “ ”
This warning light flashes or stays on
if an electrical circuit monitoring the
engine is not working correctly. If this
occurs, have a Yamaha dealer check
the self-diagnosis system.
The electrical circuit of the warning
light can be checked by turning the
key to “ON”. If the warning light does
not come on for a few seconds, then
go off, have a Yamaha dealer check
the electrical circuit.
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Immobilizer system indicator light
“”
The electrical circuit of the indicator
light can be checked by turning the
key to “ON”.
If the indicator light does not come on
for a few seconds, then go off, have a
Yamaha dealer check the electrical
circuit.
When the key is turned to “OFF” and
30 seconds have passed, the indica-
tor light will start flashing indicating
the immobilizer system is enabled.
After 24 hours have passed, the indi-
cator light will stop flashing, however
the immobilizer system is still ena-
bled.
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This model is also equipped with a
self-diagnosis device for the immobi-
lizer system. If the immobilizer system
is not working correctly, the indicator
light will start flashing a pattern when
the key is turned to “ON”. When this
occurs, have a Yamaha dealer check
the self-diagnosis system. However, if
the indicator light slowly flashes fivetimes, and then quickly flashes two
times repeatedly, this error could be
caused by signal interference. If this
occurs, try the following.
1. Use the code re-registering key
to start the engine.
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Make sure there are no other immobi-
lizer keys close to the main switch,
and do not keep more than one
immobilizer key on the same key ring!
Immobilizer system keys may cause
signal interference, which may pre-
vent the engine from starting.
2. If the engine starts, turn it off, and
try starting the engine with the
standard keys.
3. If one or both of the standard
keys do not start the engine, take
the vehicle, the code re-registe-
ring key and both standard keys
to a Yamaha dealer and have the
standard keys re-registered.
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Speedometer
1. Speedometer
UK ONLY
1. Speedometer
The speedometer shows the riding
speed.
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Fuel gauge
1. Fuel gauge
2. Fuel level warning light
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
2 L (0.53 US gal) (0.44 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 3-6). If this occurs,
refuel as soon as possible.
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Do not allow the fuel tank to empty
itself completely.
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Coolant temperature gauge
1. Coolant temperature gauge red zone
2. Coolant temperature gauge
With the key in the “ON” position, the
coolant temperature gauge indicates
the temperature of the coolant. The
coolant temperature varies with chan-
ges in the weather and engine load. If
the needle reaches or enters the red
zone, stop the vehicle and let the
engine cool. (See page 6-33).
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NOTICE
Do not continue to operate the
engine if it is overheating.
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Multi-function display
1. “MODE” button
2. Multi-function display
3. “SET” button
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WARNING
Be sure to stop the vehicle before
making any setting changes to the
multi-function display. Changing
settings while riding can distract
the operator and increase the risk
of an accident.
The multi-function display is equip-
ped with the following:
●an odometer (which shows the
total distance traveled)
●two tripmeters (which show the
distance traveled since they werelast set to zero, the time passed
since the tripmeters were set to
zero, and the average speed tra-
veled during this time)
●a fuel reserve tripmeter (which
shows the distance traveled sin-
ce 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)
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●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 kilome-
ters and the temperature reading
is displayed 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
1. Total
2. Trip 1
3. Trip 2
4. Trip/Fuel
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●The Trip/fuel odometer is only
activated if the fuel level warning
light comes on.
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 Ave-
rage speed 1 or 2 Trip 1 or Trip 2
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1. Distance
2. Time
3. Average speed
If the fuel level warning light comes on
(See page 3-5). , 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 pus-
hing the “MODE” button, and then
push the “SET” button for at least one
second. If you do not reset the fuel
reserve tripmeter manually, it will
reset itself automatically and the dis-
play will return to the prior mode after
refueling and traveling 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 flas-
hing, push the “SET” button to
set the hours.3. Push the “MODE” button, and
the minute digits will start flas-
hing.
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.
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Ambient temperature display
1. Frost warning indicator “ ”
2. Minus item
3. Temperature
This display shows the ambient tem-
perature from -30 °C ( -86 °F) to 50 °C
(122 °F).
The frost warning indicator “ ”
automatically comes on if the tempe-
rature is lower than 3 °C (37.4 °F).Oil change indicator “OIL”
1. Oil change indicator “OIL”
The engine oil should be changed
when this indicator comes on. The
indicator 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 “ ON
”.
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.
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●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 befo-
re the oil change indicator comes
on (i.e. before the periodic oil
change interval has been rea-
ched), the indicator must be reset
after the oil change for the next
periodic oil change to be indica-
ted at the correct time. After
resetting, the indicator will come
on for two seconds. If the indica-
tor does not come on, repeat the
procedure.

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Anti-theft alarm (optional)
This model can be equipped with an
optional anti-theft alarm by a Yamaha
dealer. Contact a Yamaha dealer for
more information.
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Handlebar switches
Left
1. Dimmer “ / ”/Pass “ ” switch
2. Turn signal switch “ / ”
3. Horn switch “ ”
Right
1. Start switch “ ”
2. Hazard switch “ ”
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Dimmer switch “ / ”
Set this switch to “ ” for the high
beam and to “ ” for the low beam.
With the headlight on low beam,
press this switch downwards to flash
the headlight.
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Turn signal switch “ / ”
To signal a right-hand turn, push this
switch to “ ”. To signal a left-hand
turn, push this switch to “ ”. When
released, the switch returns to the
center position. To cancel the turn
signal lights, push the switch in after it
has returned to the center position.
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Horn switch “ ”
Press this switch to sound the horn.
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Start switch “ ”
With the sidestand up, push this
switch while applying the front or rear
brake to crank the engine with the
starter. See page 5-1 for starting ins-
tructions prior to starting the engine.
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