INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS3-173brand. Use of unleaded fuel will extendspark plug life and reduce mainte-nance costs.GasoholThere are two types of gasohol: gaso-hol containing ethanol and that con-taining methanol. Gasohol containingethanol can be used if the ethanol con-tent does not exceed 10% (E10). Gas-ohol containing methanol is notrecommended by Yamaha because itcan cause damage to the fuel systemor vehicle performance problems.EAU13434Catalytic converterThis model is equipped with a catalyticconverter in the exhaust system.WARNINGEWA10863The exhaust system is hot after op-eration. To prevent a fire hazard orburns: Do not park the vehicle nearpossible fire hazards such asgrass or other materials thateasily burn. Park the vehicle in a placewhere pedestrians or childrenare not likely to touch the hotexhaust system. Make sure that the exhaust sys-tem has cooled down beforedoing any maintenance work. Do not allow the engine to idlemore than a few minutes. Longidling can cause a build-up ofheat.NOTICEECA10702Use only unleaded gasoline. The useof leaded gasoline will cause unre-pairable damage to the catalyticconverter.
