Yamaha 2012 Grizzly 300 Service Manual page 271

CHECKING THE BULBS AND BULB SOCKETS
a
c
d
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CHECKING THE BULBS AND BULB
SOCKETS
Check each bulb and bulb socket for damage
or wear, proper connections, and also for con-
tinuity between the terminals.
Damage/wear
socket or both.
Improperly connected
No continuity
socket or both.
TYPES OF BULBS
The bulbs used on this scooter are shown in
b
the illustration on the left.
• Bulbs
and usually use a bulb holder that must be
detached before removing the bulb. The
majority of these types of bulbs can be
removed from their respective socket by
turning them counterclockwise.
• Bulbs
lights and can be removed from the socket
by pushing and turning the bulb counterclockwise.
• Bulbs
cator lights and can be removed from their
respective socket by carefully pulling them out.
e
CHECKING THE CONDITION OF THE BULBS
The following procedure applies to all of the
bulbs.
1. Remove:
bulb
•
WARNING
Since the headlight bulb gets extremely hot, check
flammable products and your hands away from
the bulb until it has cooled down.
NOTICE
• Be sure to hold the socket firmly when removing
the bulb. Never pull the lead, otherwise it may
be pulled out of the terminal in the coupler.
• Avoid touching the glass part of the head
light bulb to keep it free from oil, otherwise
the transparency of the glass, the life of the
bulb, and the luminous flux will be adversely
affected. If the head light bulb gets soiled, tho-
roughly clean it with a cloth moistened with
alcohol or lacquer thinner.
9-4
ELEC
→
Repair or replace the bulb,bulb
→
Properly connect.
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Repair or replace the bulb,bulb
a and b are used for the headlights
c is used for turn signal and tail/brake
d and e are used for meter and indi-
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