Jump-Starting - Yamaha YXZ1000R Owner's Manual

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Jump-starting

Jump-starting the vehicle should be avoided.
The battery should be removed and charged
instead.
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WARNING
To avoid battery explosion and/or serious
damage to the electrical system:
 Do not connect the negative lead of the
jumper cable to the negative terminal of
the battery.
 Do not touch the positive lead of the
jumper cable to the negative lead.
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 Do not reverse the polarity of the jumper
cables when connecting to the batteries.
However, if the vehicle must be jump-started,
proceed as follows.
1. Turn the key to "
2. Remove panel A. (See page 8-11.)
3. Remove the passenger seat cushion.
(See page 4-26.)
" (off).
4. Using a charged 12-volt battery, connect
the positive lead of the jumper cable to
the positive terminal of the battery in the
YXZ1000R and the other end of the pos-
itive lead to the positive terminal of the
charged battery.
1. Jumper cable positive lead
5. Connect the negative lead of the jumper
cable to the negative terminal of the
charged battery and the other end of the
negative lead to an unpainted metal sur-
face of the passenger seat frame near the
center console in the YXZ1000R.
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