2010 YAMAHA RHINO 700 jump start

General maintenance and lubrication
chart ................................................... 8-8
Hood ................................................... 8-17
Console .............................................. 8-21
Engine oil and oil filter cartridge ......... 8-25
Front differential gear oil..................... 8-41
Rear differential gear oil ..................... 8-47
Coolant ............................................... 8-53
Axle boots........................................... 8-57
Spark plug inspection ......................... 8-59
Cleaning the air filter element............. 8-65
V-belt cooling duct check hose and
V-belt case drain plug ...................... 8-77
Cleaning the spark arrester ................ 8-81
Valve clearance .................................. 8-83
Brakes ................................................ 8-85
Checking the front and rear brake
pads ................................................. 8-87
Checking the parking brake pads ....... 8-89
Checking the brake fluid level ............ 8-91
Brake fluid replacement...................... 8-95
Checking the brake pedal................... 8-95
Parking brake lever free play
adjustment........................................ 8-97
Brake light switch ............................... 8-99
Cable inspection and lubrication ........ 8-99Brake pedal and accelerator pedal
lubrication ...................................... 8-101
Rear knuckle upper and lower pivot
lubrication ...................................... 8-101
Steering shaft lubrication ................. 8-105
Wheel removal ................................. 8-105
Tire replacement .............................. 8-107
Wheel installation ............................. 8-109
Battery.............................................. 8-113
Jump-starting ................................... 8-123
Fuse replacement ............................ 8-129
Replacing a headlight bulb............... 8-135
Headlight beam adjustment ............. 8-141
Tail/brake light bulb replacement ..... 8-143
Troubleshooting ............................... 8-149
Troubleshooting charts .................... 8-153
CLEANING AND STORAGE ................... 9-1
A. Cleaning .......................................... 9-1
B. Storage ............................................ 9-7
SPECIFICATIONS................................. 10-1
CONSUMER INFORMATION ............... 11-1
Identification number records............. 11-1
91011
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Jump-starting
Jump-starting the vehicle should be avoided.
The battery should be removed and charged in-
stead.
WARNING
To avoid battery explosion and/or serious
damage to the electrical system:

Do not connect the negative lead of the
jumper cable to the negative terminal of
the battery


Do not touch the positive lead of the jump-
er cable to the negative lead.


Do not reverse the polarity of the jumper
cables when connecting to the batteries.
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1. Câble de démarrage positif
1. Cable auxiliar positivo
1
1. Jumper cable negative lead
2. Starter motor installation bolt
1. Câble de démarrage négatif
2. Vis de montage du démarreur
1. Cable auxiliar negativo
2. Perno de sujeción del motor de arranque
1
2
However, if the vehicle must be jump-started, pro-
ceed as follows.
1. Turn the key to “” (off).
2. Open the hood. (See pages 8-17–8-19 for
hood opening and closing procedures.)
3. Remove the battery compartment cover.
(See pages 8-113–8-121 for battery compart-
ment cover removal and installation proce-
dures.)
4. Remove the console. (See pages 8-21–8-23
for console removal and installation proce-
dures.)
5. Using a charged 12-volt battery, connect the
positive lead of the jumper cable to the posi-
tive terminal of the battery in the vehicle and
the other end of the positive lead to the posi-
tive terminal of the charged battery.
6. Connect the negative lead of the jumper ca-
ble to the negative terminal of the charged
battery and the other end of the negative lead
to the starter motor installation bolt.
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7. Start the engine. (Refer to “Starting the en-
gine” on pages 6-7–6-9.)
8. After the engine starts, disconnect the nega-
tive lead of the jumper cable from the starter
motor installation bolt and charged battery,
and then disconnect the positive lead of the
jumper cable from the charged battery and
the battery in the vehicle.
9. Reinstall the console.
10. Reinstall the battery compartment cover.
11. Close the hood.
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