Fuel - Yamaha TDM900 Owner's Manual

INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS

Fuel

Make sure there is sufficient gasoline in
the tank.
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WARNING
Gasoline and gasoline vapors are
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extremely flammable. To avoid fires
and explosions and to reduce the
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risk of injury when refueling, follow
these instructions.
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1. Before refueling, turn off the en-
gine and be sure that no one is sit-
ting on the vehicle. Never refuel
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while smoking, or while in the vi-
cinity of sparks, open flames, or
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other sources of ignition such as
the pilot lights of water heaters and
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clothes dryers.
2. Do not overfill the fuel tank. Stop
filling when the fuel reaches the
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bottom of the filler tube. Because
fuel expands when it heats up,
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heat from the engine or the sun
can cause fuel to spill out of the
fuel tank.
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1. Fuel tank filler tube
2. Fuel level
3. Wipe up any spilled fuel immedi-
ately. NOTICE: Immediately wipe
off spilled fuel with a clean, dry,
soft cloth, since fuel may deteri-
orate painted surfaces or plastic
parts.
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4. Be sure to securely close the fuel
tank cap.
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 gas-
oline vapor, or get some gasoline in
your eyes, see your doctor immedi-
ately. If gasoline spills on your skin,
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wash with soap and water. If gaso-
line spills on your clothing, change
your clothes.
NOTICE
Use only unleaded gasoline. The use
of leaded gasoline will cause severe
damage to internal engine parts,
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such as the valves and piston rings,
as well as to the exhaust system.
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
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Recommended fuel:
REGULAR UNLEADED GASOLINE
ONLY
Fuel tank capacity:
20.0 L (5.28 US gal, 4.40 Imp.gal)
Fuel reserve amount:
3.5 L (0.92 US gal, 0.77 Imp.gal)
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