Sidestand; Ignition Circuit Cut-Off System - Yamaha YZF-R15A Owner's Manual

INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS

Sidestand

The sidestand is located on the left
side of the frame. Raise the sidestand
or lower it with your foot while holding
the vehicle upright.
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The built-in sidestand switch is part of
the ignition circuit cut-off system, which
cuts the ignition in certain situations.
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(See page 4-11 for an explanation of
the ignition circuit cut-off system.)
WARNING
The vehicle must not be ridden with
the sidestand down, or if the side-
stand cannot be properly moved up
(or does not stay up), otherwise the
sidestand could contact the ground
and distract the operator, resulting
in a possible loss of control.
Yamaha's ignition circuit cut-off
system has been designed to assist
the operator in fulfilling the respon-
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sibility of raising the sidestand be-
fore staring off. Therefore, check
this system regularly as described
below and have a Yamaha dealer re-
pair it if it does not function proper-
ly.
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Ignition circuit cut-off system

The ignition circuit cut-off system (com-
prising the sidestand switch, clutch
switch and neutral switch) has the fol-
lowing functions.
• It prevents starting when the trans-
• It prevents starting when the trans-
• It cuts the running engine when the
Periodically check the operation of the
ignition circuit cut-off system according
to the following procedure.
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mission is in gear and the side-
stand is up, but the clutch lever is not
pulled.
mission is in gear and the clutch le-
ver is pulled, but the sidestand is
still down.
transmission is in gear and the sid-
estand is moved down.
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