Yamaha XV1700PCR Road Star Warrior Owner's Manual page 46

O PERATION AND IMPORTANT RIDING POINTS
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WARNING
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● Become thoroughly
with all operating controls and
their functions before riding.
Consult a Yamaha dealer re-
garding any control or function
that you do not thoroughly un-
derstand.
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Never start the engine or operate
it in a closed area for any length
of time. Exhaust fumes are poi-
sonous, and inhaling them can
cause loss of consciousness
and death within a short time. Al-
ways make sure that there is ad-
equate ventilation.
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Before starting out, make sure
that the sidestand is up. If the
sidestand is not raised com-
pletely, it could contact the
ground and distract the opera-
tor, resulting in a possible loss
of control.
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CAUTION:
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Make sure not to store personal
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items near the air cleaner in-
take, otherwise air intake will be
familiar
blocked and performance will
suffer.
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Make sure not to put anything
near the battery and its termi-
nals, otherwise electrical failure
and acid corrosion may result.
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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:
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1. Turn the key to "ON" and make
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The transmission is in the neutral
position.
The transmission is in gear with
the clutch lever pulled and the
sidestand up.
WARNING
Before starting the
check the function of the igni-
tion circuit cut-off system ac-
cording to the procedure
described on page 3-17.
Never ride with the sidestand
down.
sure that the engine stop switch is
set to " ".
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