maintenance YAMAHA TRACER 900 GT 2018 Owners Manual

Table of contentsSafety information ............................ 1-1
Description ....................................... 2-1
Left view ......................................... 2-1
Right view ....................................... 2-2
Controls and instruments ............... 2-3
Instrument an d control functions ... 3-1
Immobilizer system......................... 3-1
Main switch/steering lock............... 3-2
Handlebar switches ........................ 3-3
Indicator lights and warning lights............................................ 3-5
Cruise control system..................... 3-8
Display .......................................... 3-11
MENU screen ............................... 3-15
D-mode (drive mode).................... 3-25
Clutch lever .................................. 3-25
Shift pedal .................................... 3-26
Quick shift system ........................ 3-26
Brake lever.................................... 3-26
Brake pedal .................................. 3-27
ABS .............................................. 3-27
Traction control system ................ 3-28
Fuel tank cap ................................ 3-30
Fuel ............................................... 3-31
Fuel tank overflow hose ............... 3-33
Catalytic converter ....................... 3-33
Seats ............................................ 3-34
Adjusting the rider seat height...... 3-35
Helmet holder ............................... 3-37 Storage compartment ................... 3-38
Windshield ................................... 3-38
Adjusting the headlight beams ..... 3-38
Handlebar position ....................... 3-39
Adjusting the front fork ................. 3-39
Adjusting the shock absorber
assembly.................................... 3-41
Auxiliary DC jack ........................... 3-43
Auxiliary DC connector ................. 3-44
Sidestand ...................................... 3-44
Ignition circuit cut-off system ....... 3-45
For your safety – pre-operation
checks ............................................... 4-1
Operation an d important ri din g
points ................................................. 5-1
Starting the engine .......................... 5-1
Shifting ............................................ 5-2
Tips for reducing fuel consumption ................................ 5-3
Engine break-in ............................... 5-3
Parking ............................................ 5-4
Perio dic maintenance an d
a d justment ........................................ 6-1
Tool kit ............................................ 6-2
Periodic maintenance charts .......... 6-3
Periodic maintenance chart for the emission control system .............. 6-3 General maintenance and
lubrication chart .......................... 6-5
Removing and installing the panel............................................ 6-9
Checking the spark plugs ............. 6-10
Canister ........................................ 6-11
Engine oil ...................................... 6-11
Coolant ......................................... 6-13
Air filter element ............................ 6-15
Checking the engine idling speed ........................................ 6-15
Checking the throttle grip free play ............................................ 6-15
Valve clearance............................. 6-16
Tires .............................................. 6-16
Cast wheels .................................. 6-18
Adjusting the clutch lever free
play ............................................ 6-19
Checking the brake lever free play ............................................ 6-19
Brake light switches ..................... 6-20
Checking the front and rear brake pads ................................ 6-20
Checking the brake fluid level ...... 6-21
Changing the brake fluid .............. 6-22
Drive chain slack........................... 6-23
Cleaning and lubricating the drive chain ................................. 6-24
Checking and lubricating the
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Safety information
EAU1028C
Be a Responsible Owner
As the vehicle’s owner, you are re-
sponsible for the safe and proper oper-
ation of your motorcycle.
Motorcycles are single-track vehicles.
Their safe use and operation are de-
pendent upon the use of proper riding
techniques as well as the expertise of
the operator. Every operator should
know the following requirements be-
fore riding this motorcycle.
He or she should:  Obtain thorough instructions from
a competent source on all aspects
of motorcycle operation.
 Observe the warnings and mainte-
nance requirements in this Own-
er’s Manual.
 Obtain qualified training in safe
and proper riding techniques.
 Obtain professional technical ser-
vice as indicated in this Owner’s
Manual and/or when made neces-
sary by mechanical conditions. 
Never operate a motorcycle with-
out proper training or instruction.
Take a training course. Beginners
should receive training from a cer-
tified instructor. Contact an autho-
rized motorcycle dealer to find out
about the training courses nearest
you.
Safe Ri din g
Perform the pre-operation checks
each time you use the vehicle to make
sure it is in safe operating condition.
Failure to inspect or maintain the vehi-
cle properly increases the possibility of
an accident or equipment damage.
See page 4-1 for a list of pre-operation
checks.  This motorcycle is designed to
carry the operator and a passen-
ger.
 The failure of motorists to detect
and recognize motorcycles in traf-
fic is the predominating cause of
automobile/motorcycle accidents.
Many accidents have been
caused by an automobile driver
who did not see the motorcycle.
Making yourself conspicuous ap- pears to be very effective in reduc-
ing the chance of this type of
accident.
Therefore:
• Wear a brightly colored jacket.
• Use extra caution when you are approaching and passing
through intersections, since in-
tersections are the most likely
places for motorcycle accidents
to occur.
• Ride where other motorists can see you. Avoid riding in another
motorist’s blind spot.
• Never maintain a motorcycle without proper knowledge.
Contact an authorized motorcy-
cle dealer to inform you on ba-
sic motorcycle maintenance.
Certain maintenance can only
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gine oil warnin g“”
This icon comes on when the engine oil
level is low. Stop the vehicle and cor-
rect the engine oil level.
When the vehicle is turned on, this icon
will come on for a few seconds, and
then go off.
If a malfunction is detected, the oil level
warning icon will flash repeatedly.
Have a Yamaha dealer check the vehi-
cle.
NOTICE
ECA26400
Do not continue to operate the en-
g ine if the oil level is low.Fuel level warnin g“”
This icon comes on when approxi-
mately 2.6 L (0.69 US gal, 0.57 Imp.gal)
of fuel remains in the tank.
If a malfunction is detected, the fuel
level warning icon will flash repeatedly.
Have a Yamaha dealer check the vehi-
cle.
EAU84311
MENU screenThe MENU screen contains the follow-
ing setting modules. Select a module
to make related setting changes. Al-
though some settings can be changed
or reset via the main screen, the MENU
screen offers access to all display and
control settings. MENU access an
d operation
The following wheel switch operations
are common operations for accessing,
selecting, and moving within the
MENU screen and its modules.
Lon g push - press and hold the wheel
switch for one second to access the
MENU screen or exit MENU entirely.
Select - rotate the wheel switch up or
down to highlight the desired module
or setting item and then short push the
wheel switch (briefly press the wheel
switch inward) to confirm the selection.
Trian gle mark - certain setting
screens have an upward pointing trian-
gle mark item. Select the triangle mark
to exit that screen and move back one
screen (or long push the wheel switch
to exit MENU entirely).
Mo dule Description
View and reset three main-
tenance item intervals.
Set fuel consumption
units.
Set background color.
Turn the shift indicator
on/off and adjust tachom-
eter settings.
Set the multi-function dis-
play window items.
Adjust screen brightness.
12:
00
MENU
km/h
BrightnessDisplay SettingShift IndicatorWallpaperUnit
MaintenanceMaintenance
Maintenance
Unit
WallpaperShift IndicatorDisplay SettingBrightness
Set the low, middle, and
high settings to 10 tem-
perature levels.
Adjust the clock.
Return all settings to fac-
tory default settings.
Grip Warmer
Setting
ClockAll Reset
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TIP The MENU screen can be ac-
cessed by long pushing the wheel
switch, except when the grip
warmer display is selected or the
fuel tripmeter (F-TRIP) is dis-
played.
 Should vehicle motion be detect-
ed, the screen will automatically
exit MENU and change to the
main screen.“Maintenance”
This module allows you to record dis-
tance traveled between engine oil
changes (use the OIL item), and for two
other items of your choice (use INTER-
VAL 1 and INTERVAL 2).
To reset a maintenance item1. From the MENU screen, select
“Maintenance”. 2. Select the item you want to reset.
3. Long push the wheel switch to re-
set the item.
TIPMaintenance item names cannot be
changed.“Unit”
This module allows you to switch the
display between kilometers and miles.
When using kilometers, the fuel con-
sumption units can be changed be-
tween km/L or L/100km. When using
miles, MPG will be available.
To set the distance or fuel consump-tion units1. From the MENU screen, select“Unit”.
12:
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MENU
km/h
BrightnessDisplay SettingShift IndicatorWallpaperUnit
MaintenanceMaintenance
INTERVAL 2 OIL
INTERVAL 1
123456 km123456 km
123456 km
Maintenance
km/h
GPS
12 :
00
INTERVAL 2 OIL
INTERVAL 1
0 km
123456 km
123456 km
Maintenance
km/h
GPS
12 :
00
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2. Select the distance or consump-tion unit item you want to adjust.
TIPWhen “km” is selected, “km/L” or
“L/100km” can be set as the fuel con-
sumption units. To set the fuel con-
sumption units, proceed as follows. If
“mile” is selected, skip step 3.
3. Select the units you want to use.
4. Select the triangle symbol to exit.
“Wallpaper”
This module allows you to set the main
screen background color to black or
white for both the day and night set-
tings. A photo sensor equipped in the
instrument panel detects lighting con-
ditions and will automatically change
the display between its day and night
settings. The photo sensor also con-
trols a subtle automatic brightness ad-
justment function within both the day
and night modes to suit ambient light
conditions. To set the wallpaper
1. From the MENU screen, select
“Wallpaper”.
2. Select the mode you want to ad- just (select DAY for daytime dis-
play settings or NIGHT for
nighttime display settings).
12:
00
MENU
km/h
BrightnessDisplay SettingShift IndicatorWallpaperUnit
Maintenance
Unit
km/L or L/100km km or mile
km
km/L
Unit
km/h
GPS
12 :
00
km/L or L/100km km or mile
km
km/L
Unit
km/h
GPS
12 :
00
1. Photo sensor
1
12 :
00
MENU
km/h
BrightnessDisplay SettingShift IndicatorWallpaperUnit
MaintenanceWallpaper
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3. Select the background color (se- lect BLACK for a black back-
ground or WHITE for a white
background).
4. Select the triangle symbol to exit.
5. To set another background color, repeat from step 2 or select the tri-
angle symbol to exit this module. “Shift in
dicator”
The shift indicator module contains the
following items.
To make settin g chan ges
1. Select “Shift IND Setting”. 2. Select “IND Mode”.
3. Select “ON” to have the indicator
light steadily, “OFF” to turn the in-
dicator off, or “Flash” to have the
shift indicator flash when the indi-
cator start threshold has been
reached.
12:
00
Wallpaper
km/h
DAYNIGHT
STREET MODE (day)
WHITE
Wallpaper
km/h
GPS
12 :
00
BLACK
Display Description
Set the shift indicator pat-
tern to “ON”, “Flash”, or
“OFF” and adjust at what
r/min the indicator will
come on and go off.
Adjust the brightness of
the shift indicator.
Set the tachometer color
display to “ON” or “OFF”
and adjust at what r/min
the tachometer will be
green and orange.
Set the tachometer revolu-
tion peak hold indicator to
“ON” or “OFF”.Shift IND SettingShift IND
BrightnessTach IND SettingPeak Rev IND Setting
12:
00
MENU
km/h
BrightnessDisplay SettingShift IndicatorWallpaperUnit
MaintenanceShift Indicator
12 :
00
Shift Indicator
km/h
Tach IND SettingShift IND SettingPeak Rev IND SettingShift IND Brightness
1000 r/min
12 :
00
Shift IND Setting
IND Mode
IND Start
IND Stop ON
6000
r/min
12000
r/min
km/h
Shift Indicator
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2. DISPLAY-1, DISPLAY-2, DIS- PLAY-3 and DISPLAY-4 are dis-
played.
3. For example, let’s select DIS- PLAY-1. 1-1 and 1-2 are dis-
played.
4. Select 1-1. 5. Select the desired information dis-
play item with the wheel switch. A.TEMP: air temperature
 C.TEMP: coolant tempera-
ture
 TRIP-1: tripmeter 1
 TRIP-2: tripmeter 2
 ODO: odometer
 FUEL CON: the amount of
fuel consumed
 FUEL AVG: average fuel con-
sumption
 CRNT FUEL: current fuel con-
sumption
6. Select 1-2 to set the remaining DISPLAY-1 group item. 7. Select the triangle symbol to exit.
To set the other display groups,
repeat from step 3.
“Brig htness”
This module allows you to adjust the
general brightness level of the display
screen.
To set the brightness
1. From the MENU screen, select “Brightness”.
12:
00
MENU
km/h
BrightnessDisplay SettingShift IndicatorWallpaperUnit
MaintenanceDisplay SettingDISPLAY-1
1 - 1
A.TEMP
1 - 2
C.TEMP
Display Setting
km/h
GPS
12 :
00
DISPLAY-1
1 - 1
A.TEMP
1 - 2
C.TEMP
Display Setting
km/h
GPS
12 :
00
DISPLAY-1
1 - 1
A.TEMP
1 - 2
C.TEMP
Display Setting
km/h
GPS
12 :
00
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2. Select the desired brightness levelby rotating the wheel switch, and
then short push the wheel switch
to fix the setting.
“Grip Warmer Settin g”
This module allows you to set the low,
middle, and high settings to 10 tem-
perature levels. To set the grip warmer temperature
levels1. From the MENU screen, select
“Grip Warmer Setting”.
2. Select “LO”, “MIDDLE”, or “HIGH”.
3. Set the temperature level. 4. To set the temperature level for
another grip warmer setting, re-
peat from step 2 or select the tri-
angle symbol to exit this module.
“Clock”
This module allows you to set the
clock.
To set the clock
1. From the MENU screen, select “Clock”.
12:
00
MENU
km/h
BrightnessDisplay SettingShift IndicatorWallpaperUnit
MaintenanceBrightness
12 :
00
km/h
Brightness
2
12 :
00
MENU
km/h
All ResetClock
Grip Warmer Setting
BrightnessDisplay SettingShift IndicatorGrip Warmer Setting
HIGH LO
MIDDLE
Level 5Level 1
Level 10
km/h
GPS
12 :
00
Grip Warmer Setting
HIGH LO
MIDDLEkm/h
GPS
12 :
00
Level 5 Level 1
Level 10
Grip Warmer Setting
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3 When the traction control system has
been set to “OFF”, the “ ” indicator
light will come on.
The TCS display indicates the current
TCS setting. There are three settings.
TCS “OFF”
TCS “OFF” turns the traction control
system off.
TCS “1”
TCS “1” minimizes traction control
system assist.
TCS “2”
TCS “2” maximizes traction control as-
sist; wheel spin is most strongly con-
trolled.
TIP
When the vehicle is turned on,
traction control is turned on and
set to “1” or “2” (whichever was
last selected).
 Turn the traction control system
off to help free the rear wheel if the
vehicle gets stuck in mud, sand, or
other soft surfaces.
NOTICE
ECA16801
Use only the specifie d tires. (See
pa ge 6-16.) Usin g different size d
tires will prevent the traction control
system from controllin g tire rotation
accurately.Setting the traction control system
WARNING
EWA15441
Be sure to stop the vehicle before
makin g any settin g chan ges to the
traction control system. Chan gin g
settin gs while ri din g can d istract the
operator an d increase the risk of an
acci dent.TCS settings can be changed only
when the vehicle is stopped and the
throttle closed.
 Push the TCS switch “ ” to
change the TCS setting to TCS
“1” and push the TCS switch “ ”
to change the TCS setting to TCS
“2”.
 Push the TCS switch “ ” for two
seconds to turn the traction con-
trol system off. 
Push the TCS switch “ ” to turn
traction control back on (TCS will
return to the previous setting).
Resettin g the traction control sys-
tem
The traction control system will auto-
matically disable when:  the front wheel or rear wheel
comes off the ground while riding.
 excessive rear wheel spin is de-
tected while riding.
 either wheel is rotated with the key
turned to “ON” (such as when per-
forming maintenance).
If the traction control system is dis-
abled, both the “ ” indicator light and
the “ ” warning light will come on.
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EAU72972
Fuel tank overflow hoseBefore operating the vehicle:
 Check the overflow hose connec-
tion and for damage.
 Confirm the overflow hose is not
blocked and is routed through the
clamp.TIPSee page 6-11 for canister information.
EAU13434
Catalytic converterThis model is equipped with a catalytic
converter in the exhaust system.
WARNING
EWA10863
The exhaust system is hot after op-
eration. To prevent a fire hazar d or
b urns:
 Do not park the vehicle near
possi ble fire hazard s such as
g rass or other materials that
easily burn.
 Park the vehicle in a place
where ped estrians or chil dren
are not likely to touch the hot
exhaust system.
 Make sure that the exhaust sys-
tem has coole d down before
d oin g any maintenance work.
 Do not allow the en gine to i dle
more than a few minutes. Lon g
i d lin g can cause a b uild-up of
heat.
NOTICE
ECA10702
Use only unlea ded g asoline. The use
of lead ed g asoline will cause unre-
pairab le damag e to the catalytic
converter.
1. Fuel tank overflow hose
2. Clamp
21
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