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4. Turn the starter (choke) on and
completely close the throttle. (See
page 3-10 for starter (choke) oper-
ation.)
5. Start the engine by pushing the
start switch.
NOTE:
If the engine fails to start, release the
start switch, wait a few seconds, and
then try again. Each starting attempt
should be as short as possible to pre-
serve the battery. Do not crank the en-
gine more than 10 seconds on any one
attempt.
OPERATION AND IMPORTANT RIDING POINTS
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CAUTION:
The oil level warning light should
come on when the key is turned to
"ON", and then go off after two to
three seconds. If the oil level warn-
ing light flickers or remains on after
starting, immediately
stop the en-
gine, and then check the engine oil
level and the vehicle for oil leakage.
If necessary,
add engine oil, and
then check the warning light again.
If the warning light does not come
on when turning the key to "ON", or
if it does not go off after starting the
engine
with
sufficient
engine
oil,
have a Yamaha
dealer check the
electrical circuit.
6. After starting the engine, move the
starter (choke) lever back halfway.
5-2
ECA00055
CAUTION:
For
maximum
engine
life, always
warm the engine up before starting
off. Never accelerate hard when the
engine is cold!
7. When the engine is warm, turn the
starter (choke) off.
NOTE:
The engine is warm when it responds
normally to the throttle with the starter
(choke) turned off. To avoid the possi-
bility of excessive exhaust emissions,
never leave the starter (choke) on long-
er than necessary. The time necessary
for starter (choke) use depends upon
the ambient
temperature.
Tempera-
tures above 10 °C (50 °F) require about
7 seconds of starter (choke) use and
temperatures below 10 °C (50 °F) re-
quire about 35 seconds with the starter
(choke) turned on, then about 2.5 min-
utes with the starter (choke) in the half-
way position.
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