OPERATION AND IMPORTANT RIDING POINTS5-25a warning or indicator light remainson, see page 3-4 for the correspond-ing warning and indicator light cir-cuit check.For ABS models:The ABS warning light shouldcome on when the main switch isturned to “ON” and then go off aftertraveling at a speed of 10 km/h (6mi/h) or higher.NOTICEECA17680If the ABS warning light does notcome on and then go off as ex-plained above, see page 3-4 for theindicator light circuit check.2. Shift the transmission into the neu-tral position. The neutral indicatorlight should come on. If not, ask aYamaha dealer to check the elec-trical circuit.3. Start the engine by pushing thestart switch.If the engine fails to start, releasethe start switch, wait a few sec-onds, and then try again. Eachstarting attempt should be as shortas possible to preserve the bat-tery. Do not crank the engine morethan 10 seconds on any one at-tempt.NOTICEECA11042For maximum engine life, never ac-celerate hard when the engine iscold!EAU16671ShiftingShifting gears lets you control theamount of engine power available forstarting off, accelerating, climbing hills,etc.The gear positions are shown in the il-lustration.TIPTo shift the transmission into the neu-tral position, press the shift pedal downrepeatedly until it reaches the end of itstravel, and then slightly raise it.1. Shift pedal2. Neutral position1N2345612U39PE2E0.book Page 2 Thursday, November 8, 2012 9:24 AM
