Catalytic Converter - Yamaha STAR XVS950 Owner's Manual

INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
your eyes, see your doctor immedi-
ately. If gasoline spills on your skin,
wash with soap and water. If gaso-
line spills on your clothing, change
1 your clothes.
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Recommended fuel:
REGULAR UNLEADED GASOLINE
ONLY
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Fuel tank capacity:
17.0 L (4.49 US gal, 3.74 Imp.gal)
Fuel reserve amount (when the fuel
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level warning symbol comes on):
3.0 L (0.79 US gal, 0.66 Imp.gal)
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NOTICE
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Use only unleaded gasoline. The use
of leaded gasoline will cause severe
8 damage to internal engine parts,
such as the valves and piston rings,
as well as to the exhaust system.
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Your Yamaha engine has been de-
signed to use regular unleaded gaso-
line with a research octane number of
91 or higher. If knocking (or pinging) oc-
curs, use a gasoline of a different brand
or premium unleaded fuel. Use of un-
leaded fuel will extend spark plug life
and reduce maintenance costs.
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Catalytic converter

This model is equipped with a catalytic
converter in the exhaust system.
The exhaust system is hot after op-
eration. To prevent a fire hazard or
burns:
NOTICE
Use only unleaded gasoline. The use
of leaded gasoline will cause unre-
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WARNING
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Do not park the vehicle near
possible fire hazards such as
grass or other materials that
easily burn.
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Park the vehicle in a place
where pedestrians or children
are not likely to touch the hot
exhaust system.
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Make sure that the exhaust sys-
tem has cooled down before do-
ing any maintenance work.
G Do not allow the engine to idle
more than a few minutes. Long
idling can cause a build-up of
heat.
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