2016 YAMAHA XSR 900 coolant temperature

Instrument and control functions
3-4
1
234
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
EAU49398
Indicator lights and warning
lights
EAU11032
Turn signal indicator lights “ ” and
“”
Each indicator light will flash when its corresponding turn signal lights are
flashing.
EAU11061
Neutral indicator light “ ”
This indicator light comes on when the
transmission is in the neutral position.
EAU11081
High beam indicator light “ ”
This indicator light comes on when the
high beam of the headlight is switched
on.
EAU11256
Oil level warning light “ ”
This warning light comes on if the en-
gine oil level is low.
The electrical circuit of the warning light
can be checked by turning the key to
“ON”. The warning light should come
on for a few seconds and then go off.
If the warning light does not come on
initially when the key is turned to “ON”,
or if the warning light remains on after
confirming that the oil level is correct
(see page 6-9), have a Yamaha dealer
check the vehicle.
TIP
Even if the oil level is sufficient, the
warning light may flicker when rid-
ing on a slope or during sudden
acceleration or deceleration, but
this is not a malfunction.

This model is equipped with a
self-diagnosis device for the oil
level detection circuit. If a problem
is detected in the oil level detection
circuit, the oil level warning light
will flash repeatedly. If this occurs,
have a Yamaha dealer check thevehicle.
EAU11447
Coolant temperature warning light
“”
This warning light comes on if the en-
gine overheats. If this occurs, stop the
engine immediately and allow the en-
gine to cool.
The electrical circuit of the warning light
can be checked by turning the key to
“ON”. The warning light should come
on for a few seconds, and then go off.
If the warning light does not come on
initially when the key is turned to “ON”,
1. Traction control system indicator light
“”
2. Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) warning light “ ”
3. Engine trouble warning light “ ”
4. Coolant temperature warning light “ ”
5. Oil level warning light “ ”
6. Left turn signal indicator light “ ”
7. Neutral indicator light “ ”
8. High beam indicator light “ ”
9. Right turn signal indicator light “ ”
10.Immobilizer system indicator light “ ”
2
13
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
ABS
B90-9-E0_1.book 4 ページ ２０１５年１２月１５日　火曜日　午後８時５分

Instrument and control functions
3-5
1
23
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12 or if the warning light remains on, have
a Yamaha dealer check the electrical
circuit.
NOTICE
ECA10022
Do not continue to operate the en-gine if it is overheating.TIP
For radiator-fan-equipped vehi-
cles, the radiator fan(s) automati-
cally switch on or off according to
the coolant temperature in the ra-
diator.

If the engine overheats, see page6-39 for further instructions.
EAU73171
Engine trouble warning light “ ”
This warning light comes on if a prob-
lem is detected in the engine or other
vehicle control system. If this occurs,
have a Yamaha dealer check the
on-board diagnostic system.
The electrical circuit of the warning light
can be checked by turning the key to
“ON”. The warning light should come
on for a few seconds, and then go off. If the warning light does not come on
initially when the key is turned to “ON”,
or if the warning light remains on, have
a Yamaha dealer check the vehicle.
EAU69890
ABS warning light “ ”
In normal operation, the ABS warning
light comes on when the key is turned
to “ON”, and goes off after traveling at a
speed of 10 km/h (6 mi/h) or higher.
If the ABS warning light:
does not come on when the key is
turned to “ON”

comes on or flashes while riding

does not go off after traveling at a
speed of 10 km/h (6 mi/h) or higher
The ABS may not work correctly. If any
of the above occurs, have a Yamaha
dealer check the system as soon as
possible. (See page 3-17 for an expla-
nation of the ABS.)WARNING
EWA16041
If the ABS warning light does not go
off after traveling at a speed of 10
km/h (6 mi/h) or higher, or if the
warning light comes on or flashes
while riding, the brake system re- verts to conventional braking. If ei-
ther of the above occurs, or if the
warning light does not come on at
all, use extra caution to avoid possi-
ble wheel lock during emergency
braking. Have a Yamaha dealer
check the brake system and electri-
cal circuits as soon as possible.
EAU73270
Traction control system indicator
light “ ”
In normal operation, this indicator light
flashes when traction control has en-
gaged.
If the traction control system (page
3-18) becomes disabled while riding,
this indicator light and the engine trou-
ble warning light will come on.
The electrical circuit of this indicator
light can be checked by turning the key
to “ON”. The light should come on for a
few seconds, and then go off.
If the light does not come on initially
when the key is turned to “ON”, or if the
light remains on, have a Yamaha deal-
er check the electrical circuit.
ABS
B90-9-E0_1.book 5 ページ ２０１５年１２月１５日　火曜日　午後８時５分

Instrument and control functions
3-9
1
23
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12 Drive mode display
This display indicates which drive
mode has been selected: “STD”, “A” or
“B”. For more details on the modes and
on how to select them, see pages 3-13
and 3-15.
TCS display
This display indicates which traction
control system setting has been select-
ed: “1”, “2” or “OFF”. For more details
on the TCS settings and on how to se-
lect them, see page 3-18.Multi-function display
The multi-function display is equipped
with the following:

an odometer

two tripmeters

a fuel reserve tripmeter

an instantaneous fuel consump-
tion display

an average fuel consumption dis-
play

a coolant temperature display

an air temperature display

a clock

a brightness level display
The odometer “ODO” shows the total
distance the vehicle has traveled.
1. Drive mode display
1
1. TCS display
1
1. Multi-function display
1
B90-9-E0_1.book 9 ページ ２０１５年１２月１５日　火曜日　午後８時５分

Instrument and control functions
3-10
1
234
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
The tripmeters “TRIP” show the dis-
tance traveled since they were last re-
set.
TIP
The odometer will lock at 999999.

The tripmeters will reset and con-
tinue counting after 9999.9 isreached.
Push the bottom set button to switch
the display between odometer “ODO”,
tripmeters “TRIP 1” and “TRIP 2”, in-
stantaneous fuel consumption “km/L”
or “L/100 km”, average fuel consump-
tion “AVE_ _._ km/L” or “AVE_ _._
L/100 km”, coolant temperature “_ _
 C”, ambient temperature “Air_ _ C”,
and clock “_ _:_ _” in the following or-
der:
ODO  TRIP 1  TRIP 2  km/L or
L/100 km  AVE_ _._ km/L or AVE_
_._ L/100 km  _ _ C  Air_ _ C 
Clock _ _ :_ _  ODO
For the UK:
Push the bottom set button to switch
the display between odometer “ODO”,
tripmeters “TRIP 1” and “TRIP 2”, in- stantaneous fuel consumption “km/L”,
“L/100 km” or “MPG”, average fuel con-
sumption “AVE_ _._ km/L”, “AVE_ _._
L/100 km” or “AVE_ _._ MPG”, coolant
temperature “_ _ 
C”, and ambient tem-
perature, and “Air_ _ C”, and clock “_
_:_ _” in the following order:
ODO  TRIP 1  TRIP 2  km/L,
L/100 km or MPG  AVE_ _._ km/L,
AVE_ _._ L/100 km or AVE_ _._ MPG
 _ _ C  Air_ _ C  Clock _ _ :_ _
 ODO
TIP
Push the top set button to switch
the display in the reverse order.

The fuel reserve tripmeter comeson automatically.
If the last segment and frame of the fuel
meter start flashing, the display auto-
matically changes to fuel reserve trip-
meter “TRIP F” and starts counting the
distance traveled from that point. In this
case, push the bottom set button to
switch the display in the following order:
TRIP F  km/L or L/100 km  AVE_ _._ km/L or AVE_ _._ L/100 km
 _ _
 C  Air_ _ C  Clock _ _ :_ _ 
ODO  TRIP 1  TRIP 2  TRIP F
For the UK:
TRIP F  km/L, L/100 km or MPG 
AVE_ _._ km/L, AVE_ _._ L/100 km or
AVE_ _._ MPG  _ _ C  Air_ _ C
 Clock _ _ :_ _  ODO  TRIP 1 
TRIP 2  TRIP F
To reset a tripmeter, push the top set
button for one second.
If you do not reset the fuel reserve trip-
meter manually, after refueling and
traveling 5 km (3 mi) it resets automati-
cally and disappears from the display.
B90-9-E0_1.book 10 ページ ２０１５年１２月１５日　火曜日　午後８時５分

Instrument and control functions
3-11
1
23
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12 Instantaneous fuel consumption
The instantaneous fuel consumption
display can be set to either “km/L” or
“L/100 km”; or for the UK, to “MPG” as
well.

“km/L”: The distance that can be
traveled on 1.0 L of fuel under cur-
rent riding conditions.

“L/100 km”: The amount of fuel
necessary to travel 100 km under
current riding conditions.

“MPG”: The distance that can be
traveled on 1.0 Imp.gal of fuel un-
der current riding conditions.
To switch the instantaneous fuel con-
sumption display settings, push the
bottom set button for two seconds.
TIPIf traveling at speeds under 20 km/h (12mi/h), “_ _._” is displayed.
Average fuel consumption
This display shows the average fuel
consumption since it was last reset.
The average fuel consumption display
can be set to either “AVE_ _._ km/L” or
“AVE_ _._ L/100 km”, or for the UK, to
“AVE_ _._ MPG” as well.
“AVE_ _._ km/L”: The average dis-
tance that can be traveled on 1.0 L
of fuel.

“AVE_ _._ L/100 km”: The average
amount of fuel necessary to travel
100 km.

“AVE_ _._ MPG”: The average
distance that can be traveled on
1.0 Imp.gal of fuel.
To switch the average fuel consump-
tion display settings, push the bottom
set button for two seconds.
To reset the average fuel consumption,
push the top set button for one second.
TIPAfter resetting the average fuel con-
sumption, “_ _._” will be shown until thevehicle has traveled 1 km (0.6 mi).
Coolant temperature
This display shows the coolant temper-
ature from 40 C to 116 C in 1  C incre-
1. Instantaneous fuel consumption display
1
1. Average fuel consumption display
1
1. Coolant temperature display
1
B90-9-E0_1.book 11 ページ ２０１５年１２月１５日　火曜日　午後８時５分

Instrument and control functions
3-12
1
234
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
ments.
If the message “HI” flashes, stop the
vehicle, then stop the engine and let it
cool. (See page 6-39.)
TIP
When the coolant temperature is
below 40
C, “Lo” will be displayed.

The coolant temperature varies
with changes in the weather andengine load.
Air temperature
This display shows the air temperature
from –9 C to 99 C in 1  C increments.
The temperature displayed may vary
from the actual ambient temperature.
TIP
When the air temperature is below
–9 C, “Lo” will be displayed.

The accuracy of the temperature
reading may be affected when rid-
ing slowly (under 20 km/h [12
mi/h]) or when stopped at trafficsignals, railroad crossings, etc.
Clock
The clock displays time in 12-hour for-
mat. Even when the key is not in the
“ON” position, the clock can be viewed
for 10 seconds by pushing the bottom
set button. To set the clock
1. Turn the key to “ON”.
2. Switch the display to the clock.
3. Push the bottom set button and top
set button together for two sec-
onds and the hour digits will start
flashing.
4. Push the top set button to set the hours.
5. Push the bottom set button and the minute digits will start flashing.
6. Push the top set button to set the minutes.
7. Push the bottom set button to con- firm settings and start the clock.TIPWhen setting the hours and minutes,
push the top set button briefly to in-
crease the increment value one by one,
or push and hold the button to increasethe increment value continuously.
1. Air temperature display
1
1. Clock
1
B90-9-E0_1.book 12 ページ ２０１５年１２月１５日　火曜日　午後８時５分

5-1
1
2
3
456
7
8
9
10
11
12
Operation and important riding points
EAU15952
Read the Owner’s Manual carefully to
become familiar with all controls. If
there is a control or function you do not
understand, ask your Yamaha dealer.
WARNING
EWA10272
Failure to familiarize yourself with
the controls can lead to loss of con-
trol, which could cause an accidentor injury.
EAUM3631
TIPThis model is equipped with:
a lean angle sensor to stop the en-
gine in case of a turnover. In this
case, the engine trouble warning
light will come on, but this is not a
malfunction. Turn the key to “OFF”
and then to “ON” to turn off the
warning light. Failing to do so will
prevent the engine from starting
even though the engine will crank
when pushing the start switch.

an engine auto-stop system. The
engine stops automatically if left
idling for 20 minutes. If the engine
stops, simply push the start switchto restart the engine.
EAU73430
Starting the engineIn order for the ignition circuit cut-off
system to enable starting, one of the
following conditions must be met:
The transmission is in the neutral
position.

The transmission is in gear with
the clutch lever pulled and the sid-
estand up.
See page 3-28 for more informa-
tion.
1. Turn the key to “ON” and make sure that the start/engine stop
switch is set to “ ”.
The following warning lights and
indicator light should come on for a
few seconds, then go off.
Oil level warning light

Coolant temperature warning
light

Engine trouble warning light

Immobilizer system indicator
light
NOTICE
ECA17671
If the above warning lights or indica-
tor light do not come on initially
when the key is turned to “ON”, or if
B90-9-E0_1.book 1 ページ ２０１５年１２月１５日　火曜日　午後８時５分

Periodic maintenance and adjustment6-12
1
2
3
4
567
8
9
10
11
12
EAU20071
CoolantThe coolant level should be checked
before each ride. In addition, the cool-
ant must be changed at the intervals
specified in the periodic maintenance
and lubrication chart.
EAU20095
To check the coolant level 1. Place the vehicle on a level sur- face and hold it in an upright posi-
tion.TIP
The coolant level must be checked
on a cold engine since the level
varies with engine temperature.

Make sure that the vehicle is posi-
tioned straight up when checking
the coolant level. A slight tilt to theside can result in a false reading.
2. Check the coolant level in the cool- ant reservoir.
TIPThe coolant should be between theminimum and maximum level marks. 3. If the coolant is at or below the
minimum level mark, remove the
reservoir cap. WARNING! Re-
move only the coolant reservoir
cap. Never attempt to remove
the radiator cap when the en-
gine is hot.
[EWA15162]
4. Add coolant to the maximum level mark, and then install the reservoir
cap. NOTICE: If coolant is not
available, use distilled water or
soft tap water instead. Do not
use hard water or salt water
since it is harmful to the engine.
If water has been used instead
of coolant, replace it with cool-
ant as soon as possible, other-
wise the cooling system will not
be protected against frost and
corrosion. If water has been
added to the coolant, have a
Yamaha dealer check the anti-
freeze content of the coolant as
soon as possible, otherwise the
1. Coolant reservoir
2. Maximum level mark
3. Minimum level mark
21
3
1. Coolant reservoir cap
1
B90-9-E0_1.book 12 ページ ２０１５年１２月１５日　火曜日　午後８時５分