Yamaha FZ-09 2013, Owner'S Manual

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INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
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Fuel
Make sure there is sufficient gasoline in
the tank.
WARNING
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Gasoline an d g asoline vapors are
extremely flamma b le. To avoi d fires
an d explosions an d to re d uce the
risk of injury when refuelin g , follow
these instructions.
1. Before refueling, turn off the en-
gine and be sure that no one is sit-
ting on the vehicle. Never refuel
while smoking, or while in the vi-
cinity of sparks, open flames, or
other sources of ignition such as
the pilot lights of water heaters
and clothes dryers.
2. Do not overfill the fuel tank. When
refueling, be sure to insert the
pump nozzle into the fuel tank filler
hole. Stop filling when the fuel
reaches the bottom of the filler
tube. Because fuel expands when
it heats up, heat from the engine or
the sun can cause fuel to spill out
of the fuel tank.
3. Wipe up any spilled fuel immedi-
ately. NOTICE: Imme d iately
wipe off spille d fuel with a clean,
d ry, soft cloth, since fuel may
d eteriorate painte d surfaces or
plastic parts.
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4. Be sure to securely close the fuel
tank cap.
WARNING
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Gasoline is poisonous an d can
cause injury or d eath. Han d le g aso-
line with care. Never siphon g asoline
b y mouth. If you shoul d swallow
some g asoline or inhale a lot of g as-
oline vapor, or g et some g asoline in
your eyes, see your d octor imme d i-
ately. If g asoline spills on your skin,
wash with soap an d water. If g aso-
line spills on your clothin g , chan g e
your clothes.
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NOTICE
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Use only unlea d e d g asoline. The use
of lea d e d g asoline will cause severe
d ama g e to internal en g ine parts,
such as the valves an d piston rin g s,
as well as to the exhaust system.
Your Yamaha engine has been de-
signed to use premium unleaded gas-
oline with a pump octane number
[(R+M)/2] of 91 or higher, or a research
octane number of 95 or higher. If
knocking (or pinging) occurs, use a
1. Fuel tank filler tube
2. Maximum fuel level
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Recommen d e d fuel:
Premium unleaded gasoline (Gaso-
hol (E10) acceptable)
Fuel tank capacity:
14.0 L (3.70 US gal, 3.08 Imp.gal)
Fuel reserve amount:
2.8 L (0.74 US gal, 0.62 Imp.gal)