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other sources of ignition such as
the pilot lights of water heaters
and clothes dryers.
2. Do not overfill the fuel tank. 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:
Immediately
wipe off spilled fuel with a
clean, dry, soft cloth, since fuel
may deteriorate painted surfac-
es or plastic parts.
[ECA10071]
4. Be sure to securely close the fuel
tank cap.
EWA15151
WARNING
_
Gasoline is poisonous and can
cause injury or death. Handle gaso-
line with care. Never siphon gaso-
line by mouth. If you should
swallow some gasoline or inhale a
lot of gasoline vapor, or get some
gasoline in your eyes, see your
doctor immediately. If gasoline
spills on your skin, wash with soap
and water. If gasoline spills on your
clothing, change your clothes.
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EAUU0040
ECA11400
NOTICE
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Use only unleaded gasoline. The
use of leaded gasoline will cause
severe damage to internal engine
parts, such as the valves and pis-
ton rings, as well as to the exhaust
system.
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Gasohol fuel
Gasohol is mixture of unleaded gaso-
line and ethanol. Now in the gasohol it
had 90% gasoline and 10% for etha-
nol we call E10.
YAMAHA production can be use gas-
ohol [E10] Octane 91 or higher. How-
ever, When fill gasohol maybe some
effective to the starting efficiency in
the cold engine. So please you do fol-
low the engine starting in cold condi-
tion topic.
ECAU0010
NOTICE
Using gasohol may cause engine
trouble depending on the engine. If
gasohol is used and engine trouble
occurs, contact your Yamaha deal-
er as soon as possible.
Recommended fuel:
Regular unleaded gasoline only
Fuel tank capacity:
4.1 L (1.08 US gal) (0.90 Imp.gal)
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