Starting And Warming Up A Cold Engine - Yamaha VIRAGO XV250P Owner's Manual

OPERATION AND IMPORTANT RIDING POINTS
Starting and warming up a
cold engine
In order for the ignition circuit cut-off
system to enable starting, one of the
following conditions must be met:
The transmission is in the neutral
position.
The transmission is in gear with
the clutch lever pulled and the
sidestand up.
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WARNING
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Before starting
check the function of the igni-
tion circuit cut-off system ac-
cording to
described on page 3-12.
Never ride with the sidestand
down.
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1. Turn the fuel cock lever to "ON".
EW000054 2. Turn the key to "ON" and make
sure that the engine stop switch is
the engine,
set to "RUN".
3. Shift the transmission into the neu-
tral position.
the procedure
NOTE:
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When the transmission is in the neutral
position, the neutral indicator light
should be on, otherwise have a
Yamaha dealer check the electrical
circuit.
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4. Turn the starter (choke) on and
5. Start the engine by pushing the
NOTE:
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If the engine fails to start, release the
start switch, wait a few seconds, and
then try again. Each starting attempt
should be as short as possible to pre-
serve the battery. Do not crank the en-
gine more than 10 seconds on any one
attempt.
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completely close the throttle. (See
page 3-7 for starter (choke)
operation.)
start switch.