2016 YAMAHA XVS1300A light

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EAU10686
LOCK
The steering is locked and all electrical
systems are off. The key can be re-
moved.
To lock the steering1. Turn the handlebars all the way to
the left.
2. With the key in the “OFF” position, push the key in and turn it to
“LOCK”.
3. Remove the key.
TIPIf the steering will not lock, try turning
the handlebars back to the right slight-
ly.To unlock the steering1. Insert the key.
2. With the key in the “LOCK” posi- tion, push the key in and turn it to
“OFF”.
EAU34342
(Parkin g)
The steering is locked, and the taillight,
license plate light and auxiliary light are
on. The hazard lights and turn signal lights can be turned on, but all other
electrical systems are off. The key can
be removed.
The steering must be locked before the
key can be turned to “ ”.
NOTICE
ECA11021
Do not use the parkin
g position for
an exten ded len gth of time, other-
wise the battery may d ischarge.
1. Push.
2. Turn.12
1. Push.
2. Turn.12
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EAU49398
In dicator lig hts and warning
lig hts
EAU11022
Turn si gnal in dicator li ght “ ”
This indicator light flashes when a turn
signal light is flashing.
EAU11061
Neutral in dicator li ght “ ”
This indicator light comes on when the
transmission is in the neutral position.
EAU11081
Hi gh beam in dicator li ght “ ”
This indicator light comes on when the
high beam of the headlight is switched
on.
EAU11256
Oil level warnin g lig ht “ ”
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 6-10), 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 the
vehicle.
EAU42746
Fuel level warning light “ ”
This warning light comes on when the
fuel level drops below approximately
3.7 L (0.98 US gal, 0.81 Imp.gal). When
this occurs, refuel as soon as possible.
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
refueling, have a Yamaha dealer check
the vehicle.
1. Neutral indicator light “ ”
2. Coolant temperature warning light “ ”
3. Engine trouble warning light “ ”
4. High beam indicator light “ ”
5. Turn signal indicator light “ ”
6. Oil level warning light “ ”
7. Fuel level warning light “ ”
8. Immobilizer system indicator light
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TIP The fuel level warning light may
not come on and go off at the ap-
propriate times if the vehicle is not
upright on a level surface.
 This model is equipped with a self-
diagnosis device for the fuel level
detection circuit. If a problem is
detected in the fuel level detection
circuit, the fuel level warning light
will flash repeatedly. If this occurs,
have a Yamaha dealer check the
vehicle.
EAU11447
Coolant temperature warnin g
li g ht “ ”
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”,
or if the warning light remains on, have
a Yamaha dealer check the electrical
circuit.
NOTICE
ECA10022
Do not continue to operate the en-
g
ine if it is overheatin g.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 page
6-37 for further instructions.
EAU42775
Engine trou ble warnin g lig ht “ ”
This warning light comes on if a prob-
lem is detected in the electrical circuit
monitoring the engine. If this occurs,
have a Yamaha dealer check the self-
diagnosis system. (See page 3-8 for an
explanation of the self-diagnosis de-
vice.) 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 electrical
circuit.
EAU38626
Immo
bilizer system in dicator li ght
When the key is turned to “OFF” and
30 seconds have passed, the indicator
light will start flashing indicating the im-
mobilizer system is enabled. After 24
hours have passed, the indicator light
will stop flashing, however the immobi-
lizer system is still enabled.
The electrical circuit of the indicator
light can be checked by turning the key
to “ON”. The indicator light should
come on for a few seconds, and then
go off.
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If the indicator light does not come on
initially when the key is turned to “ON”,
or if the indicator light remains on, have
a Yamaha dealer check the electrical
circuit.
The self-diagnosis device also detects
problems in the immobilizer system
circuits. (See page 3-8 for an explana-
tion of the self-diagnosis device.)
EAU4290B
Multi-function meter unit
WARNING
EWA12423
Be sure to stop the vehicle
before
makin g any settin g chan ges to the
multi-function meter unit. Chan gin g
settin gs while ri din g can distract the
operator an d increase the risk of an
acci dent.The multi-function meter unit is
equipped with the following:
 a speedometer
 an odometer
 two tripmeters
 a fuel reserve tripmeter 
a clock
 a self-diagnosis device
 a brightness control mode
TIPExcept when entering the brightness
control mode, turn the key to “ON” be-
fore using the “SELECT”
switch “ / ” and “RESET” switch.
1. Speedometer
2. Odometer/tripmeter/fuel reserve tripme-
ter/clock
1. “SELECT” switch “ / ”
2. “RESET” switch
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ometer
The speedometer shows the vehicle’s
traveling speed.
When the key is turned to “ON”, the
speedometer needle will sweep across
the speed range and then return to
zero in order to test the electrical cir-
cuit. O
dometer, tripmeters, fuel reserve
tripmeter an d clock
The odometer shows the total distance
traveled by the vehicle.
The tripmeters show the distance trav-
eled since they were last reset.
The fuel reserve tripmeter shows the
distance traveled on the fuel reserve.
The clock displays time in 12-hour for-
mat. To check the time when the clock
is not selected, push the “RESET”
switch and the clock will display for five
seconds.
TIP The odometer will lock at 999999. 
The tripmeters will reset and con-
tinue counting after 9999.9 is
reached.
Push the “ ” side of the “SELECT”
switch to switch the display between
the odometer “Odo”, tripmeters “Trip
1” and “Trip 2”, and the clock in the fol-
lowing order:
Odo → Trip 1 → Trip 2 → Clock → OdoTIPPush the “ ” side of the “SELECT”
switch to switch the display in the re-
verse order.If the fuel level warning light comes on
(see page 3-4), the display will auto-
matically change to fuel reserve trip-
meter “Trip F” and start counting the
distance traveled from that point. In
this case, push the “ ” side of the
“SELECT” switch to switch the display
between the various tripmeters, odom-
eter, and the clock in the following or-
der:
Trip F → Trip 1 → Trip 2 → Clock →
Odo → Trip F
1. Speedometer
1. Odometer/tripmeter/fuel reserve tripme-
ter/clock
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TIPPush the “ ” side of the “SELECT”
switch to switch the display in the re-
verse order.To reset a tripmeter, select it by push-
ing the “ ” or “ ” side of the “SE-
LECT” switch, and then push the
“RESET” switch for one second.
The fuel reserve tripmeter can be reset
manually, or after refueling and travel-
ing 5 km (3 mi), it will reset automatical-
ly and disappear from the display.
To set the clock1. Push the “ ” or “ ” side of the
“SELECT” switch to change the
display to the clock. 2. Push the “ ” side of the “SE-
LECT” switch and the “RESET”
switch for two seconds. The hour
digits will start flashing.
3. Push the “ ” or “ ” side of the “SELECT” switch to set the hours.
4. Push the “RESET” switch and the minute digits will start flashing.
5. Push the “ ” or “ ” side of the “SELECT” switch to set the minu-
tes.
6. Push the “RESET” switch and then release it to start the clock.
Self-d iagnosis device This model is equipped with a self-di-
agnosis device for various electrical
circuits.
If a problem is detected in any of those
circuits, the engine trouble warning
light will come on and the odome-
ter/tripmeter/clock display will indicate
an error code.
If the odometer/tripmeter/clock display
indicates any error codes, note the
code number, and then have a
Yamaha dealer check the vehicle.
The self-diagnosis device also detects
problems in the immobilizer system
circuits.
If a problem is detected in the immobi-
lizer system circuits, the immobilizer
system indicator light will flash and the
display will indicate an error code.
TIPIf the display indicates error code 52,
this could be caused by transponder
interference. If this error code appears,
try the following.1. Use the code re-registering key to
start the engine.
1. Clock
1. Error code display
2. Engine trouble warning light “ ”
3. Immobilizer system indicator light123
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Han dle bar switchesLeft Ri
ght
EAU12351
Pass switch “ ”
Press this switch to flash the headlight.
EAU12401
Dimmer switch “ / ”
Set this switch to “ ” for the high
beam and to “ ” for the low beam.
EAU12461
Turn si gnal 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 cen- ter position. To cancel the turn signal
lights, push the switch in after it has re-
turned to the center position.
EAU12501
Horn switch “ ”
Press this switch to sound the horn.
EAU12661
En
gine stop switch “ / ”
Set this switch to “ ” before starting
the engine. Set this switch to “ ” to
stop the engine in case of an emergen-
cy, such as when the vehicle overturns
or when the throttle cable is stuck.
EAU12713
Start switch “ ”
Push this switch to crank the engine
with the starter. See page 5-1 for start-
ing instructions prior to starting the en-
gine.
EAU41701
The engine trouble warning light will
come on when the key is turned to
“ON” and the start switch is pushed,
but this does not indicate a malfunc-
tion.
1. Pass switch “ ”
2. Dimmer switch “ / ”
3. Turn signal switch “ / ”
4. Horn switch “ ”
1. Engine stop switch “ / ”
2. Hazard switch “ ”
3. “SELECT” switch “ / ”
4. “RESET” switch
5. Start switch “ ”
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EAU12735
Hazar d switch “ ”
With the key in the “ON” or “ ” posi-
tion, use this switch to turn on the haz-
ard lights (simultaneous flashing of all
turn signal lights).
The hazard lights are used in case of an
emergency or to warn other drivers
when your vehicle is stopped where it
might be a traffic hazard.NOTICE
ECA10062
Do not use the hazard lights for an
exten ded len gth of time with the en-
g ine not runnin g, otherwise the bat-
tery may dischar ge.
EAU42525
“SELECT” switch “ / ”
This switch is used to perform selec-
tions in the odometer and tripmeters,
to set the clock and to set the bright-
ness control mode of the multi-func-
tion meter unit.
See “Multi-function meter unit” on
page 3-6 for detailed information.
EAU42536
“RESET” switch
This switch is used to reset the tripme-
ters, to set the clock and to set the
brightness control mode of the multi-
function meter unit.
See “Multi-function meter unit” on
page 3-6 for detailed information.
EAU12822
Clutch leverThe clutch lever is located on the left
side of the handlebar. To disengage
the clutch, pull the lever toward the
handlebar grip. To engage the clutch,
release the lever. The lever should be
pulled rapidly and released slowly for
smooth clutch operation.
The clutch lever is equipped with a
clutch switch, which is part of the igni-
tion circuit cut-off system. (See page
3-19.)1. Clutch lever
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