INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
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EAUB1520
Neutral indicator light “ N”
This indica\for li\bh\f comes on when \fhe
\fransmission is in \fh\ae neu\fral posi\fion.
The elec\frical circui\f of \fhe neu\fral indi-
ca\for li\bh\f can be checked by \furnin\b
\fhe key \fo "ON". If \fhe indica\for li\bh\f
does no\f come on for a few seconds,
\fhen \bo off, have a Yamaha dealer
check \fhe elec\frical circui\f.
EAUB1530
High beam indicator light “ 1”
This indica\for li\bh\f comes on when \fhe
hi\bh beam of \fhe headli\bh\f is swi\fched
on. The elec\frical circui\f of \fhe hi\bh
beam indica\for li\bh\f can be checked
by \furnin\b \fhe key \fo "ON". If \fhe indi-
ca\for li\bh\f does no\f come on for a few
seconds, \fhen \bo off, have a Yamaha
dealer check \fhe elec\frical circui\f.
EAU11444
Coolant temperature warning
light “u”
This warnin\b li\bh\f comes on if \fhe en-
\bine overhea\fs. If \fhis occurs, s\fop \fhe
en\bine immedia\fely and allow \fhe en-
\bine \fo cool. The elec\frical circui\f of \fhe
warnin\b li\bh\f can be checked by \furn-
in\b \fhe key \fo "ON". The warnin\b li\bh\f
should come on for a few seconds, and \fhen \bo off. If \fhe warnin\b li\bh\f
does no\f come on ini\fially when \fhe
key is \furned \fo "ON", or if \fhe warnin\b
li\bh\f remains on, have a Yamaha deal-
er check \fhe elec\frical circui\f.
ECA10021
NOTICE
Do not continue to operate the en-
gine if it is overhea\4ting.
TIP
●For radia\for-fan-equipped vehi- cles, \fhe radia\for fan(s) au\foma\fi-
cally swi\fch on or off accordin\b \fo
\fhe coolan\f \fempera\fure in \fhe ra-
dia\for.
●If \fhe en\bine overhea\fs, see pa\be
7-41 for fur\fher ins\fruc\fions.
EAU11534
Engine trouble warning light “ U”
This warnin\b li\bh\f comes on or flashes
if a problem is de\fec\fed in \fhe elec\fri-
cal circui\f moni\forin\b \fhe en\bine. If \fhis
occurs, have a Yamaha dealer check
\fhe self-dia\bnosis sys\fem. (See pa\be
4-8 for an explana\fion of \fhe self-dia\b-
nosis device.) The elec\frical circui\f of
\fhe warnin\b li\bh\f can be checked by \furnin\b \fhe key \fo "ON". The warnin\b
li\bh\f should come on for a few seconds,
and \fhen \bo off. If \fhe warnin\b li\bh\f does
no\f come on ini\fially when \fhe key is
\furned \fo "ON", or if \fhe warnin\b li\bh\f re-
mains on, have a Yamaha dealer check
\fhe elec\frical circui\f.
EAU26876
Immobilizer system indicator
light “ ”
The elec\frical circui\f of \fhe indica\for
li\bh\f can be checked by \furnin\b \fhe
key \fo "ON". The indica\for li\bh\f should
come on for a few seconds, and \fhen
\bo off. If \fhe indica\for li\bh\f does no\f
come on ini\fially when \fhe key is
\furned \fo "ON", or if \fhe indica\for li\bh\f
remains on, have a Yamaha dealer
check \fhe elec\frical circui\f.
When \fhe key is \furned \fo "OFF" and
30 seconds have passed, \fhe indica\for
li\bh\f will s\far\f flashin\b indica\fin\b \fhe
immobilizer sys\fem is enabled. Af\fer
24 hours have passed, \fhe indica\for
li\bh\f will s\fop flashin\b, however \fhe im-
mobilizer sys\fem is s\fill en\aabled.
This model is also equipped wi\fh a
self-dia\bnosis device for \fhe immobi-
lizer sys\fem. (See pa\be 4-8 for an ex-
plana\fion of \fhe self-dia\bnosis device.)
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OPERATION AND IMPORTANT RIDING POINTS
3. Start the engine by pushing thestart switch.
TIP
\ff the engine fails to start\b release the
start switch\b wait a few seconds\b and
then try again. Each starting attempt
should be as short as possible to pre-
serve the battery. Do not crank the en-
gine more than 10 seconds on any one
attempt.
ECA11040
NOTICE
For max\fmum en\b\fne l\ffe, never ac-
celerate hard when the en\b\fne \fs
cold!
TIP
The engine is warm when it quickly re-
sponds to the thrott\cle.
EAU16671
Sh\fft\fn\b
1. Shift pedal
N. Neutral position
Shifting gears lets you control the
amount of engine power available for
star ting off\b accelerating\b climbing
hills\b etc.
The gear positions are shown in the il-
lustration.
TIP
To shift the transmission into the neu-
tral position\b press the shift pedal down
repeatedly until it reaches the end of its
travel\b and then slightly raise it.
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ECAB0070
NOTICE
The follow\fn\b warn\fn\b l\f\bhts and \fn-
d\fcator l\f\bhts should come on for a
few seconds, then \bo o\xff.
●Neutral \fnd\fcator l\f\b\xht
●Turn s\f\bnal \fnd\fcator l\f\bht\x
●H\f\bh beam \fnd\fcator l\f\b\xht
●En\b\fne trouble warn\fn\b l\f\bht
●Coolant temperature warn\fn\b
l\f\bht
●Immob\fl\fzer system \fnd\fcator
l\f\bht
If a warn\fn\b or \fnd\fcator l\f\bht does
not \bo off, see pa\be 4-3 for the cor-
respond\fn\b warn\fn\b and \fnd\fcator
l\f\bht c\frcu\ft check.
2. Shift the transmission into the neutral position.
TIP
When the transmission is in the neu-
tral position\b the neutral indicator light
should be on\b otherwise have a Yama-
ha dealer check the electrical circuit.
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PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT
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ECA10650
NOTICE
Take care not to damage the fol-
lowing parts:
●Headlight bulb Do not touch the glass part
of the headlight bulb to keep
it free from oil, otherwise the
transparency of the glass,
the luminosity of the bulb,
and the bulb life will be ad-
versely affected. Thoroughly
clean off any dirt and finger-
prints on the headlight bulb
using a cloth moistened with
alcohol or thinner.
●Headlight lens
Do not affix any type of tinted
film or stickers to the head-
light lens.
Do not use a headlight bulb
of a wattage higher than
specified. 4. Connect t\fe couple\b, and t\fen in-
stall t\fe \feadlig\ft bulb cove\b.
5. Have a Yama\fa deale\b adjust t\fe \feadlig\ft beam if nec\ essa\by.
EAU24204
Replacing a turn signal
light bulb
1. Sc\bew
2. Tu\bn signal lig\ft lens
3. Tu\bn signal lig\ft bulb
1. Remove t\fe tu\bn signal lig\ft lensby \bemoving t\fe sc\bew.
2. Remove t\fe bu\bnt-out bulb by pus\fing it in and tu\bning it coun-
te\bclockwise.
3. Inse\bt a new bulb into t\fe socket, pus\f it in, and t\fen tu\bn it clock-
wise until it stops.
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