Catalytic Converter - Yamaha Majesty YP400Y Owner's Manual

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
your clothes.
Recommended fuel
UNLEADED GASOLINE ONLY
Fuel tank capacity:
14.0 L (3.70 US gal, 3.08 Imp.gal)
NOTICE
Use only unleaded gasoline. The use
of leaded gasoline will cause severe
damage to internal engine parts,
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 pump octane number
[(R+M)/2] of 86 or higher, or a research
octane number of 91 or higher. If
knocking (or pinging) occurs, use a
gasoline of a different brand or premi-
um unleaded fuel. Use of unleaded fuel
INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
will extend spark plug life and reduce
maintenance costs.
Gasohol
There are two types of gasohol: gaso-
hol containing ethanol and that contain-
ing methanol. Gasohol containing
ethanol can be used if the ethanol con-
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tent does not exceed 10% (E10). Gas-
ohol containing
recommended by Yamaha because it
can cause damage to the fuel system
or vehicle performance problems.
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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:
methanol is not
NOTICE
Use only unleaded gasoline. The use
of leaded gasoline will cause unre-
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WARNING
G
Do not park the vehicle near
possible fire hazards such as
grass or other materials that
easily burn.
G Park the motorcycle in a place
where pedestrians or children
are not likely to touch the hot
exhaust system.
G
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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