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Shiftin
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Shifting gears lets you control the
amount of engine power available for
starting off, accelerating, climbing hills,
etc.
The gears can be shifted using either
the shift pedal or the hand shift lever.
Refer to page 3-25 for an explanation
of the YCC-S system, to page 3-26 for
the shift pedal operation, and to page
3-27 for the hand shift lever operation.
The gear positions are shown in the il-
lustration.
TIP
To shift the transmission into the
neutral position, press the shift
pedal down repeatedly, or push
the “ ” side of the hand shift lever
repeatedly until the neutral indica-
tor light comes on.
When shifting from neutral to 1st
gear, the engine speed must be
lower than approximately 1300
r/min and the sidestand must be
up.
Shifting up is impossible if the en-
gine speed is too low.
Shifting down is impossible if the
engine speed is too high.
To avoid damaging the YCC-S
clutch, the shift down indicator
light flashes when it is necessary
to downshift. If this occurs, down-
shift until the indicator light stops
flashing.
When the stop mode function is
activated, the transmission auto-
matically shifts down when com-
ing to a stop.
NOTICE
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Even with the transmission in the
neutral position,
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o not coast for
lon
g
perio
d
s of time with the en
g
ine
off, an
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d
o not tow the vehicle for
lon
g
d
istances. The transmission is
properly lu
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ricate
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only when the
en
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ine is runnin
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. Ina
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equate lu
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ri-
cation may
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ama
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e the transmis-
sion.
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Eco shift points
The recommended shift points during
acceleration and deceleration are
shown in the table below.
1. Shift pedal
2. Neutral position
1. Hand shift lever
2. Neutral position
1
2
N
1 2 3
4 5 6
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