2018 YAMAHA YZF-R3 Owners Manual

Instrument and control functions
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The electrical circuit of the warning
light can be checked by turning the key
to “ ”. The warning light should come
on and remain on until the engine is
started.
If the warning light does not come on
initially when the key is turned to “ ”,
have a Yamaha dealer check the elec-
trical circuit.NOTICE
ECA21210
If the warning
light comes on when
the en gine is runnin g, stop the en-
g ine imme diately an d check oil level.
If the oil level is below the minimum
level, a dd sufficient oil of the recom-
men ded t y p e t o r a i s e i t u p t o t h e c o r -
rect level. If the oil pressure warnin g
li g ht remains on even if the oil level
is correct, imme diately turn the en-
g ine off an d have a Yamaha dealer
check the vehicle.
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If the warning light does not go off after
starting the engine, check the engine
oil level and add oil if necessary. (See
page 6-8.)
If the warning light remains on after
adding engine oil, have a Yamaha
dealer check the vehicle.
EAU78310En gine trou ble warnin g lig ht “ ”
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 “ ”. 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 “ ”,
or if the warning light remains on, have
a Yamaha dealer check the vehicle.
EAU51662ABS warnin
g lig ht “ ”
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 high-
er
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 3-14 for an expla-
nation of the ABS.)
WARNING
EWA16041
If the ABS warnin g li ght does not go
off after travelin g at a speed of 10
km/h (6 mi/h) or hi gher, or if the
warnin g lig ht comes on or flashes
while ri din g, the b rake system re-
verts to conventional brakin g. If ei-
ther of the a bove occurs, or if the
warnin g lig ht does not come on at
all, use extra caution to avoi d possi-
b le wheel lock durin g emer gency
ABS
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rakin g. Have a Yamaha dealer
check the brake system an d electri-
cal circuits as soon as possi ble.
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If the start switch is pushed while the
engine is running, the ABS warning
light will come on, but this is not a mal-
function.
EAU62470Shift timin g in dicator li ght
This indicator light can be set to come
on and go off at the desired engine
speeds and is used to inform the rider
when it is time to shift to the next high-
er gear. (See page 3-9 for a more de-
tailed explanation of this indicator light
and on how to set it.)
The electrical circuit of the indicator
light can be checked by turning the key
to “ ”. The indicator light should
come on for a few seconds, and then
go off.
If the indicator light does not come on
initially when the key is turned to “ ”,
or if the indicator light remains on, have
a Yamaha dealer check the electrical
circuit.
EAUN1470
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. Chang ing
settin gs while ri din g can d istract the
operator an d increase the risk of an
acci dent.
The multi-function meter unit is
equipped with the following:
 a speedometer
 a tachometer
 a clock
 a fuel meter
 a coolant temperature meter
 a transmission gear display
 a multi-function display
 a shift timing indicator light
1. “SEL” button
2. “RES” button
3. Tachometer
4. Fuel meter
5. Shift timing indicator light
6. Clock
7. Transmission gear display
8. Speedometer
9. Multi-function display
10.Coolant temperature meter
1091 3
246578
km/hkm/L
L/100kmMPH
mileMPG
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Speed
ometer
The speedometer shows the vehicle’s
traveling speed.
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For the UK: to switch the speedometer
and multi-function displays between
kilometers and miles, press the “SEL”
button for one second.
Tachometer
The tachometer allows the rider to
monitor the engine speed and keep it
within the ideal power range.
When the key is turned to “ ”, the ta-
chometer will sweep across the r/min
range and then return to zero r/min in
order to test the electrical circuit.
NOTICE
ECA10032
Do not operate the en gine in the ta-
chometer re d zone.
Re d zone: 12500 r/min an d a bove
Clock
The clock displays time in 12-hour for-
mat.
To set the clock
1. Turn the key to “ ”.
2. Push the “SEL” button and “RES”
button together for at least two
seconds.
3. When the hour digits start flash- ing, push the “RES” button to set
the hours.
4. Push the “SEL” button, and the minute digits will start flashing.
5. Push the “RES” button to set the minutes.
6. Push the “SEL” button and then release it to start the clock.
Fuel meter
1. Tachometer
2. Tachometer red zone
21
km/hkm/L
L/100kmMPH
mileMPG
1. Clock
1. Fuel meter
1
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3 The fuel meter indicates the amount of
fuel in the fuel tank.
When the key is turned to “ ”, the dis-
play segments of the fuel meter will
sweep once across the fuel level range
and then return to the current amount
in order to test the electrical circuit.
The display segments of the fuel meter
disappear from “F” (full) towards “E”
(empty) as the fuel level decreases.
When the last segment starts flashing,
refuel as soon as possible.
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If a problem is detected in the fuel me-
ter electrical circuit, the fuel meter will
flash repeatedly.
Coolant temperature meter
The coolant temperature meter indi-
cates the temperature of the coolant.
When the key is turned to “ ”, the dis-
play segments of the digital coolant
temperature meter will sweep once
across the temperature range and then
return to “C” in order to test the electri-
cal circuit.
If the last segment on the right flashes,
stop the vehicle, then stop the engine,
and let the engine cool. (See page
6-40.)
NOTICE
ECA10022
Do not continue to operate the en-
g
ine if it is overheatin g.
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The coolant temperature varies with
changes in the weather and engine
load.
Transmission gear display
This display shows the selected gear.
The neutral position is indicated by “ ”
and by the neutral indicator light.
Multi-function display
The multi-function display is equipped
with the following:  an odometer
1. Coolant temperature meter
1
1. Neutral indicator light “ ”
2. Transmission gear display
1. Multi-function display
12
MPH
km/h
km
1
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
two tripmeters
 a fuel reserve tripmeter
 an instantaneous fuel consump-
tion display
 an average fuel consumption dis-
play
 an oil change tripmeter
 an oil change indicator
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 since the fuel level
warning light came on.
For Europe:
Push the “SEL” button to switch the
display between the odometer mode
“ODO”, tripmeter modes “TRIP 1” and
“TRIP 2”, instantaneous fuel consump-
tion mode “L/100 km” or “km/L”, aver-
age fuel consumption mode “AVE_ _._
L/100 km” or “AVE_ _._ km/L” and oil
change tripmeter mode “OIL TRIP” in
the following order:
ODO → TRIP 1 → TRIP 2 → L/100 km
or km/L → AVE_ _._ L/100 km or AVE_
_._ km/L → OIL TRIP → ODO
If the left segment of the fuel meter
starts flashing, the display automati-
cally changes to the fuel reserve trip-
meter mode “TRIP F” and starts
counting the distance traveled from
that point. In that case, push the “SEL”
button to switch the display between
the various tripmeter, odometer, in- stantaneous fuel consumption and av-
erage fuel consumption modes in the
following order:
TRIP F
→ L/100 km or km/L → AVE_
_._ L/100 km or AVE_ _._ km/L → OIL
TRIP → ODO → TRIP 1 → TRIP 2 →
TRIP F
To reset a tripmeter, select it by push-
ing the “SEL” button, and then push
the “RES” button for at least one se-
cond.
If you do not reset the fuel reserve trip-
meter manually, it resets itself auto-
matically and the display returns to the
prior mode after refueling and traveling
5 km (3 mi).
For the UK:
Push the “SEL” button to switch the
display between the odometer mode
“ODO”, tripmeter modes “TRIP 1” and
“TRIP 2”, instantaneous fuel consump-
tion mode “MPG”, “L/100 km” or
“km/L”, average fuel consumption
mode “AVE_ _._ MPG”, “AVE_ _._
L/100 km” or “AVE_ _._ km/L” and oil
change tripmeter mode “OIL TRIP” in
the following order:
ODO → TRIP 1 → TRIP 2 → MPG,
L/100 km or km/L → AVE_ _._ MPG,
AVE_ _._ L/100 km or AVE_ _._ km/L →
OIL TRIP → ODO
If the left segment of the fuel meter
starts flashing, the display automati-
cally changes to the fuel reserve trip-
meter mode “TRIP F” and starts
counting the distance traveled from
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3 that point. In that case, push the “SEL”
button to switch the display between
the various tripmeter, odometer, in-
stantaneous fuel consumption and av-
erage fuel consumption modes in the
following order:
TRIP F
→ MPG, L/100 km or km/L →
AVE_ _._ MPG, AVE_ _._ L/100 km or
AVE_ _._ km/L → OIL TRIP → ODO →
TRIP 1 → TRIP 2 → TRIP F
To reset a tripmeter, select it by push-
ing the “SEL” button, and then push
the “RES” button for at least one se-
cond.
If you do not reset the fuel reserve trip-
meter manually, it resets itself auto-
matically and the display returns to the
prior mode after refueling and traveling
5 km (3 mi).
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 The odometer will lock at 999999.
 The tripmeters will reset and con-
tinue counting after 9999.9 is
reached.
Instantaneous fuel consumption
display
The instantaneous fuel consumption
display can be set to either “L/100 km”,
“km/L” or “MPG” (for the UK). 
“L/100 km”: The amount of fuel
necessary to travel 100 km under
the current riding conditions is
shown.
 “km/L”: The distance that can be
traveled on 1.0 L of fuel under the
current riding conditions is shown.
 “MPG” (for the UK): The distance
that can be traveled on 1.0 Imp.
gal of fuel under the current riding
conditions is shown.
To switch between the instantaneous
fuel consumption displays, push the
“SEL” button for one second.
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If traveling at speeds under 20 km/h
(12 mi/h), “_ _._” is displayed.
Avera ge fuel consumption display
The average fuel consumption display
can be set to either “AVE_ _._ L/100
km”, “AVE_ _._ km/L” or “AVE_ _._
MPG” (for the UK).
This display shows the average fuel
consumption since it was last reset.  “AVE_ _._ L/100 km”: The average
amount of fuel necessary to travel
100 km is shown.
 “AVE_ _._ km/L”: The average dis-
tance that can be traveled on 1.0 L
of fuel is shown.
1. Instantaneous fuel consumption display
MPH
km/h
km/L
11. Average fuel consumption display
MPH
km/h
km/L
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
“AVE_ _._ MPG” (for the UK): The
average distance that can be trav-
eled on 1.0 Imp. gal of fuel is
shown.
To switch between the average fuel
consumption displays, push the “SEL”
button for one second.
To reset the average fuel consumption
display, push the “RES” button for at
least one second.
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After resetting the average fuel con-
sumption display, “_ _._” is shown until
the vehicle has traveled 1 km (0.6 mi).
Oil chan ge tripmeter
The oil change tripmeter shows the
distance traveled since it was last reset
(i.e., since the last oil change).
The oil change indicator “OIL” will flash
at the initial 1000 km (600 mi), then at
5000 km (3000 mi) and every 5000 km
(3000 mi) thereafter to indicate that the
engine oil should be changed.
After changing the engine oil, reset the
oil change tripmeter and the oil change
indicator. To reset them both, select
the oil change tripmeter, and then push
the “RES” button for one second.
Then, while “OIL” and the oil change tripmeter are flashing, push the “RES”
button for three seconds. The oil chan-
ge indicator will be reset.
If the engine oil is changed before the
oil change indicator comes on (i.e., be-
fore the periodic oil change interval has
been reached), the oil change tripmeter
must be reset for the next periodic oil
change to be indicated at the correct
time.
Shift timin
g in dicator li ght
The shift timing indicator light has four
settings which can be adjusted.  Flashing pattern: this function al-
lows you to choose whether or not
the indicator light will come on and
whether it should flash or stay on
when activated.
 Activation point: this function al-
lows you to select the engine
speed at which the indicator light
is activated.
 Deactivation point: this function
allows you to select the engine
speed at which the indicator light
is deactivated.
 Brightness: this function allows
you to adjust the brightness of the
indicator light.
1. Oil change indicator “OIL”
2. Oil change tripmeter
MPH
km/h
km
21
1. Shift timing indicator light
2. Brightness level display
1
2
km/hMPH
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3 To adjust the shift timing indicator light
1. Turn the key to “ ”.
2. Push and hold the “SEL” button.
3. Turn the key to “ ”, and then re-
lease the “SEL” button after five
seconds. The shift timing indicator
light can now be adjusted.
To set the flashing pattern
1. Push the “RES” button to select one of the following flashing pat-
tern settings: On: the indicator light stays
on when activated. (This set-
ting is selected when the indi-
cator light stays on.)
 Flash: the indicator light
flashes when activated. (This
setting is selected when the
indicator light flashes four
times per second.)
 Off: the indicator light is deac-
tivated; in other words, it
does not come on or flash.
(This setting is selected when
the indicator light flashes
once every two seconds.)
2. Push the “SEL” button to confirm the selected flashing pattern. The
shift timing indicator light changes
to the activation point setting mo-
de.
The tachometer will show the current
setting r/min for the activation point
and deactivation point setting modes.
To set the shift activation point
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The shift timing indicator light activa-
tion point can be set between 7000
r/min and 13500 r/min. From 7000 r/min to 12000 r/min, the indicator light
can be set in increments of 500 r/min.
From 12000 r/min to 13500 r/min, the
indicator light can be set in increments
of 200 r/min.
1. Push the “RES” button to select
the desired engine speed for acti-
vating the indicator light.
2. Push the “SEL” button to confirm the selected engine speed. The
control mode changes to the de-
activation point setting mode.
To set the deactivation point
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 The shift timing indicator light de-
activation point can be set be-
tween 7000 r/min and 13500
r/min. From 7000 r/min to 12000
r/min, the indicator light can be set
in increments of 500 r/min. From
12000 r/min to 13500 r/min, the in-
dicator light can be set in incre-
ments of 200 r/min.
 Be sure to set the deactivation
point to a higher engine speed
than for the activation point, other-
wise the shift timing indicator light
will not come on.
1. Push the “RES” button to select
the desired engine speed for de-
activating the indicator light.
2. Push the “SEL” button to confirm the selected engine speed. The
control mode changes to the
brightness setting mode.
To adjust the brightness
1. Push the “RES” button to select the desired shift indicator light
brightness level.
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