Yamaha Star XVS11W Owner's Manual

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PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND MINOR REPAIR6-306EAU23380BatteryThe battery is located behind panel A.(See page 6-8.)This model is equipped with a sealed-type (MF) battery, which does not re-quire any maintenance. There is noneed to check the electrolyte or to adddistilled water.CAUTION:ECA10620Never attempt to remove the batterycell seals, as this would permanent-ly damage the battery.WARNINGEWA10760 Electrolyte is poisonous anddangerous since it contains sul-furic acid, which causes severeburns. Avoid any contact withskin, eyes or clothing and al-ways shield your eyes whenworking near batteries. In caseof contact, administer the fol-lowing FIRST AID.• EXTERNAL: Flush with plentyof water.• INTERNAL: Drink large quan-tities of water or milk and im-mediately call a physician.• EYES: Flush with water for 15minutes and seek promptmedical attention. Batteries produce explosive hy-drogen gas. Therefore, keepsparks, flames, cigarettes, etc.,away from the battery and pro-vide sufficient ventilation whencharging it in an enclosedspace. KEEP THIS AND ALL BATTER-IES OUT OF THE REACH OFCHILDREN.To charge the batteryHave a Yamaha dealer charge the bat-tery as soon as possible if it seems tohave discharged. Keep in mind that thebattery tends to discharge more quicklyif the vehicle is equipped with optionalelectrical accessories.To store the battery1. If the vehicle will not be used formore than one month, remove thebattery, fully charge it, and thenplace it in a cool, dry place.2. If the battery will be stored for morethan two months, check it at leastonce a month and fully charge it ifnecessary.3. Fully charge the battery before in-stallation.4. After installation, make sure thatthe battery leads are properly con-nected to the battery terminals.1. Positive battery terminal2. Negative battery terminalU3B811E0.book Page 30 Friday, March 10, 2006 3:27 PM