Yamaha C3 2010 Owner's Manual page 25

the pilot lights of water heaters
and clothes dryers.
2. Do not overfi ll the fuel tank. Stop
fi lling when the fuel reaches the
bottom of the fi ller tube. Because
fuel expands when it heats up,
heat from the engine or the sun
can cause fuel to spill out of the
fuel tank.
3. W i p e u p a n y s p i l l e d f u e l i m -
mediately. NOTICE: Immedi-
ately wipe off spilled fuel with a
clean, dry, soft cloth, since fuel
may deteriorate painted sur-
faces or plastic parts.
4. Be sure to securely close the fuel
tank cap.
WARNING
Gasoline is poisonous and can
c a u s e i n j u r y o r d e a t h . H a n d l e
gasoline with care. Never siphon
gasoline by mouth. If you should
swallow some gasoline or inhale a
lot of gasoline vapor, or get some
gasoline in your eyes, see your
doctor immediately. If gasoline
spills on your skin, wash with soap
and water. If gasoline spills on your
INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
clothing, change your clothes.
Recommended fuel
UNLEADED GASOLINE ONLY
Fuel tank capacity:
4.5 L (1.19 US gal, 0.98 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 pis-
ton rings, as well as to the exhaust
system.
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Y o u r Y a m a h a e n g i n e h a s b e e n
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designed to use regular unleaded
gasoline with a pump octane number
[(R+M)/2] of 86 or higher, or a re-
search 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
will extend spark plug life and reduce
maintenance costs.
Gasohol
There are two types of gasohol: gaso-
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hol containing ethanol and that con-
taining methanol. Gasohol containing
ethanol can be used if the ethanol
content does not exceed 10% (E10).
Gasohol containing methanol is not
recommended by Yamaha because it
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can cause damage to the fuel system
or vehicle performance problems.
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