2015 YAMAHA VMAX display

TABLE OF CONTENTSSAFETY INFORMATION.................. 1-1
DESCRIPTION .................................. 2-1
Left view ......................................... 2-1
Right view ....................................... 2-2
Controls and instruments ............... 2-3
INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL
FUNCTIONS ...................................... 3-1
Immobilizer system......................... 3-1
Main switch/steering lock............... 3-2
Indicator lights and warning lights............................................ 3-4
Speedometer unit ........................... 3-7
Multi-function display ..................... 3-8
Handlebar switches ...................... 3-17
Clutch lever .................................. 3-19
Shift pedal .................................... 3-19
Brake lever.................................... 3-20
Brake pedal .................................. 3-20
ABS .............................................. 3-21
Fuel tank cap ................................ 3-22
Fuel ............................................... 3-23
Fuel tank breather hose and
overflow hose ............................ 3-24
Catalytic converters...................... 3-24
Seats ............................................ 3-25
Adjusting the front fork ................. 3-27
Adjusting the shock absorber
assembly ................................... 3-29
Luggage strap holders ................. 3-31 EXUP system ................................ 3-31
Sidestand ...................................... 3-31
Ignition circuit cut-off system ....... 3-32
FOR YOUR SAFETY –
PRE-OPERATION CHECKS ............. 4-1
OPERATION AND IMPORTANT
RIDING POINTS ................................ 5-1
Starting the engine .......................... 5-1
Shifting ............................................ 5-2
Tips for reducing fuel consumption ................................ 5-3
Engine break-in ............................... 5-3
Parking ............................................ 5-4
PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND
ADJUSTMENT ................................... 6-1
Owner’s tool kits ............................. 6-2
Periodic maintenance chart for the emission control system .............. 6-3
General maintenance and lubrication chart ........................... 6-4
Removing and installing the cowling and panels ...................... 6-8
Checking the spark plugs ............. 6-10
Engine oil and oil filter cartridge.... 6-11
Final gear oil .................................. 6-14
Coolant.......................................... 6-16
Air filter element ............................ 6-19 Checking the engine idling
speed ........................................ 6-20
Checking the throttle grip free play ............................................ 6-20
Valve clearance............................. 6-20
Tires .............................................. 6-21
Cast wheels .................................. 6-23
Clutch lever................................... 6-23
Checking the brake lever free
play ............................................ 6-24
Brake light switches ..................... 6-24
Checking the front and rear brake
pads .......................................... 6-25
Checking the brake fluid level ...... 6-25
Changing the brake and clutch
fluids .......................................... 6-27
Checking and lubricating the
cables ........................................ 6-27
Checking and lubricating the throttle grip and cable ............... 6-27
Checking and lubricating the brake and shift pedals............... 6-28
Checking and lubricating the
brake and clutch levers ............. 6-28
Checking and lubricating the sidestand................................... 6-29
Lubricating the swingarm pivots......................................... 6-29
Checking the front fork ................. 6-30
Checking the steering................... 6-30
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DESCRIPTION
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1. Clutch lever (page 3-19)
2. Left handlebar switches (page 3-17)
3. Clutch fluid reservoir (page 6-25)
4. Speedometer unit (page 3-7)
5. Shift timing indicator light (page 3-6)
6. Front brake fluid reservoir (page 6-25)
7. Right handlebar switches (page 3-17)
8. Brake lever (page 3-20) 9. Throttle grip (page 6-20)
10.Multi-function display (page 3-8)
11.Main switch/steering lock (page 3-2)
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Shift timin
g in dicator li ght
See page 3-10 for an explanation and
settings for this indicator light.
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Multi-function display
WARNING
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Be sure to stop the vehicle before
makin g any settin g chan ges to the
multi-function display. Chan gin g
settin gs while ri din g can distract the
operator an d increase the risk of an
acci dent.A “SELECT” button and a “RESET”
button are located on the handlebar
holder. These buttons allow you to
control or change the settings in the
multi-function display. The multi-function display is set to the
Normal mode every time the key is
turned to “ON”.
Normal mo
de
The following functions are available in
the Normal mode:  an odometer
 a clock
 two tripmeters (which show the
distance traveled since they were
last set to zero)
 a fuel reserve tripmeter (which
shows the distance traveled since
the fuel level warning light came
on)
 a fuel meter1. Multi-function display
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1. “SELECT” button
2. “RESET” button
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a transmission gear indicator
 a coolant temperature meter
 a self-diagnosis device
TIPFor the UK only:
The speedometer and odometer/trip-
meter displays can be switched be-
tween kilometers and miles. To switch
the speedometer and odometer/trip-
meter displays, press “SELECT” for at
least two seconds.
TripmetersTurn the key to “ON”. Push “SELECT”
to switch the display between the trip-
meters “TRIP-1” and “TRIP-2” in the
following order:
TRIP-1 → TRIP-2 → TRIP-1
When the fuel amount in the fuel tank
decreases to 3.9 L (1.03 US gal,
0.86 Imp.gal), the fuel level warning
light comes on, and the tripmeter auto-
matically changes to the fuel reserve
tripmeter “TRIP-F” and starts counting
the distance traveled from that point. In
that case, push “SELECT” to switch
the display between the various trip-
meters in the following order:
TRIP-F → TRIP-1 → TRIP-2 → TRIP-F
If you continue to ride the vehicle after
the fuel reserve tripmeter “TRIP-F” ap-
pears, the fuel meter and fuel level
warning indicator “ ” start flashing.
To reset a tripmeter, select it by push-
ing “SELECT”, and then push “RESET”
for at least one second. If you do not
reset the fuel reserve tripmeter manu-
ally, it resets itself automatically and
the display returns to the prior meter
after refueling and traveling 5 km (3 mi). Fuel meter
The fuel meter indicates the amount of
fuel in the fuel tank. The fuel level dis-
played decreases towards “E” (Empty)
as the fuel tank level decreases. When
the fuel amount in the fuel tank de-
creases to 3.9 L (1.03 US gal,
0.86 Imp.gal), the fuel level warning
light comes on. If this occurs, refuel as
soon as possible.
If you continue to ride the vehicle after
the fuel reserve tripmeter “TRIP-F” ap-
pears, the fuel meter and fuel level
warning indicator “ ” start flashing.
Transmission gear indicatorThis indicator shows the selected gear.
The neutral position is indicated
by “ ” and by the neutral indicator
light.
Coolant temperature meterWith the key in the “ON” position, the
coolant temperature meter indicates
the temperature of the coolant. The
coolant temperature varies with
changes in the weather and engine
load. If the coolant temperature warn-
ing light comes on, and the top seg-
1. Odometer
2. Clock
3. Tripmeter/fuel reserve tripmeter
4. Coolant temperature warning indicator “ ”
5. Coolant temperature meter
6. Transmission gear indicator
7. Fuel level warning indicator “ ”
8. Fuel meter
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ment and the coolant temperature
warning indicator flash, stop the vehi-
cle and let the engine cool. (See page
6-43.)
NOTICE
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Do not continue to operate the en-
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ine if it is overheatin g.Select mo de
The various functions of this multi-
function display are adjusted in the Se-
lect mode.TIP The transmission must be in neu-
tral to change settings in this
mode.
 Shifting the transmission into gear
saves all settings made, then can-
cels the Select mode and displays
the Normal mode in all screens.
 Depending on the screen, pushing
“RESET” saves settings or can-
cels the Select mode to display
the Normal mode.Push and hold “SELECT” and “RE-
SET” for at least three seconds to enter
the Select mode. The following items can be set/adjust-
ed in this mode:
 brightness
 shift timing indicator light
 clock
 stopwatch
 countdown clock
 system status
 maintenance counters
TIPTo return to the Normal mode, push
“SELECT” to scroll to “ ”, then push
“RESET”.Adjusting the brightnessThis function allows you to adjust the
brightness of the tachometer panel
and speedometer (“Meter panel”), the
tachometer needle (“Needle”), and the
multi-function display (“Display”) to
suit the outside lighting conditions.
1. Push “SELECT” to highlight “Brightness”. 2. Push “RESET”, then push “SE-
LECT” to scroll through the func-
tions and to highlight an item.
3. Push “RESET”; the brightness lev- el segments for the selected item
starts flashing.
4. Push “SELECT” to highlight the desired brightness level.
5. Push “RESET” to set the bright- ness level.
6. Push “SELECT” to scroll to “ ”, then push “RESET” to return to
the previous menu.
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TIPThe shift timing indicator light can be
set to activate between 3000 r/min and
10500 r/min and deactivate between
3500 r/min and 11000 r/min in incre-
ments of 500 r/min.To set all gears to the same r/min:1. Push “SELECT” to highlight “All”.
2. Push “RESET”; “On” is displayed.
3. Push “RESET” and the r/min digits start flashing.
4. Push “SELECT” to highlight the engine speed at which the shift
timing indicator light is activated. 5. Push “RESET” to set the selected
engine speed. “Off” is highlighted
and the r/min digits start flashing.
6. Push “SELECT” to highlight the engine speed at which the shift
timing indicator light is deactivat-
ed.
7. Push “RESET” to set the selected engine speed.
8. Push “RESET” again to return to the previous menu.
To set individual gear r/min: 1. Push “SELECT” to highlight gears from “1st” through “5th”, then
push “RESET”.
2. Push “RESET” and the r/min digits for the highlighted gear start flash-
ing, then perform steps 4–8 under
“To set all gears to the same
r/min:” in order to set the r/min for
the individual gears.
TIPAfter setting r/min for individual gears,
if “All” is chosen, all previously set
r/min for individual gears return to the
default settings of 9000 (activation)
and 11000 (deactivation).3. Push “SELECT” to scroll to “ ”,then push “RESET” to return to
the previous menu.
Setting the shift timing indicator lightbrightnessThis function allows you to adjust the
brightness of the shift timing indicator
light. 1. Push “SELECT” to highlight “Brightness”.
2. Push “RESET” and the brightness level segments start flashing.
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33. Push “SELECT” to highlight the
desired brightness level.
4. Push “RESET” to set the selected brightness level.
5. Push “RESET” to return to the pre- vious menu.
6. Push “SELECT” to scroll to “ ”, then push “RESET”. This allows
you to select another item in the
menu.
Setting the clock
1. Push “SELECT” to highlight “Dis- play”.
2. Push “RESET”; the following screen is displayed.
3. Push “RESET” and the hour digits start flashing.
4. Push “SELECT” to increment the hours. 5. Push “RESET”, and the minute
digits start flashing.
6. Push “SELECT” to increment the minutes.
7. Push “RESET” to start the clock.
8. Push “RESET” again to return to the previous menu.
Resetting all the brightness and shift
timing indicator light functionsThis resets all settings made to the
brightness and shift timing indicator
light functions. 1. Push “SELECT” to highlight “Dis- play”.
2. Push “RESET”.
3. Push “SELECT” to highlight “All reset”.
4. Push “RESET”, then push “SE- LECT” to highlight “Yes”. 5. Push “RESET” to reset the bright-
ness and shift timing light indica-
tor values to the factory setting.
The display returns to the Normal
mode.
TIPTo perform further multi-function dis-
play settings, enter the Select mode
again by pushing and holding “SE-
LECT” and “RESET” for at least three
seconds.Using the stopwatchThe stopwatch can be activated as fol-
lows.1. Push “SELECT” to highlight “Stopwatch”.
2. Push “RESET”.
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3. Push “SELECT” to highlight
“Stopwatch”.
4. Push “RESET”. The multi-function display chang-
es to the Normal mode and the
stopwatch is displayed in place of
the clock.
5. Push “SELECT” to start the stop- watch.
6. Push the start switch “ ” or “SE- LECT” to stop the stopwatch.
7. Push “RESET” to reset the stop- watch.
TIPIf neither “SELECT” nor “RESET”
are pushed for one minute, the
screen automatically changes to
the Normal mode. 
Pushing “RESET” for at least two
seconds changes the screen to
the Normal mode.
 To perform further multi-function
display settings, enter the Select
mode again by pushing and hold-
ing “SELECT” and “RESET” for at
least three seconds.
Using the countdown clockThe countdown clock can be activated
as follows.
1. Push “SELECT” to highlight “Stopwatch”.
2. Push “RESET”.
3. Push “SELECT” to highlight “Countdown”.
4. Push “RESET”. The multi-function display changes to the Normal
mode, the stopwatch is displayed
in place of the clock, and the
transmission gear indicator
changes to the countdown clock. 5. Push “SELECT” or shift into gear
and the countdown clock starts
counting down from “5”. Simulta-
neously, the shift timing indicator
light flashes according to the
number displayed (i.e., when “5” is
displayed, the indicator light flash-
es five times, when “4” is dis-
played, the indicator light flashes
four times, etc.). The stopwatch
starts counting when the count-
down clock finishes counting.
6. Push the start switch “ ” or “SE- LECT” to stop the countdown
clock.
7. Push “RESET” to reset the count- down clock and stopwatch.
8. Repeat steps 5–7, or push “RE-
SET” again for at least two sec-
onds to enter the Normal mode.
TIPTo perform further multi-function dis-
play settings, be sure the transmis-
sion is in neutral, then enter the Select
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