Starting The Engine - Yamaha MT09 Owner's Manual

Operation and important riding points
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Starting the engine

In order for the ignition circuit cut-off
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system to enable starting, one of the
following conditions must be met:

The transmission is in the neutral
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position.

The transmission is in gear with
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the clutch lever pulled and the sid-
estand up. (See page 3-30.)
1. Turn the key to "ON" and set the
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start/engine stop switch to "
The following warning lights and
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indicator light should come on for a
few seconds, then go off.
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
Oil level warning light

Coolant temperature warning
light
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
Engine trouble warning light

Immobilizer system indicator
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light

Traction control system indica-
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tor light (for equipped models)
NOTICE
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If the above warning lights or indica-
tor light do not come on initially
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when the key is turned to "ON", or if
a warning or indicator light remains
on, see page 3-4 for the correspond-
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ing warning and indicator light cir-
cuit check.
For ABS models:
The ABS warning light should
come on when the key is turned to
"ON", and then go off after travel-
ing at a speed of 10 km/h (6 mi/h)
or higher.
NOTICE
".
If the ABS warning light does not
come on and then go off as ex-
plained above, see page 3-4 for the
warning light circuit check.
2. Shift the transmission into the neu-
tral position. The neutral indicator
light should come on. If not, ask a
Yamaha dealer to check the elec-
trical circuit.
3. Start the engine by pushing the
" " side of the start/engine stop
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switch.
If the engine fails to start, release
the start/engine stop switch, wait a
few seconds, and then try again.
Each starting attempt should be as
short as possible to preserve the
NOTICE
For maximum engine life, never ac-
celerate hard when the engine is
cold!
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battery. Do not crank the engine
more than 10 seconds on any one
attempt.
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