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INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
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Fuel
Make sure that there is sufficient fuel in
the tank. Fill the fuel tank to the bottom
of the filler tube as shown.
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WARNING
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Do not overfill the fuel tank, oth-
erwise it may overflow when the
fuel warms up and expands.
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Avoid spilling fuel on the hot
engine.
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CAUTION:
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Immediately wipe off spilled fuel
with a clean, dry, soft cloth, since
fuel may deteriorate painted surfac-
es or plastic parts.
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CAUTION:
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Use only unleaded gasoline. The
use of leaded gasoline will cause se-
vere damage to the engine internal
parts such as valves, piston rings,
exhaust system, etc.
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Your Yamaha engine has been de-
signed to use regular unleaded gaso-
line with a pump octane number
[(R+M)/2] of 86 or higher, or a research
octane number of 91 or higher. If
knocking (or pinging) occurs, use a
gasoline of a different brand or premi-
um unleaded fuel. Use of unleaded fuel
will extend spark plug life and reduce
maintenance costs.
Gasohol
There are two types of gasohol: gaso-
hol containing ethanol and that contain-
ing methanol. Gasohol containing
ethanol can be used if the ethanol con-
tent does not exceed 10%. Gasohol
containing methanol is not recom-
mended by Yamaha because it can
cause damage to the fuel system or ve-
hicle performance problems.
1. Fuel tank filler tube
2. Fuel level
Recommended fuel:
UNLEADED GASOLINE ONLY
Fuel tank capacity:
Total amount:
5.3 US gal (4.4 Imp gal, 20 L)
Reserve amount:
0.9 US gal (0.8 Imp gal, 3.5 L)