lock YAMAHA XSR 900 2016 Owners Manual

Table of contentsSafety information............................ 1-1
Description ........................................ 2-1
Left view .......................................... 2-1
Right view ........................................ 2-2
Controls and instrument s................. 2-3
Instrument and co ntrol functions.... 3-1
Immobilizer system ....... ................... 3-1
Main switch/steering lock................. 3-2
Indicator lights and warning lights ... 3-4
Multi-function meter unit .................. 3-6
D-mode (drive mode)..................... 3-13
Handlebar switches ....................... 3-14
Clutch lever.................................... 3-16
Shift pedal....... ............................. .. 3-16
Brake lever .................................... 3-16
Brake pedal ................................... 3-17
ABS ............................................... 3-17
Traction control system ................. 3-18
Fuel tank cap ................................. 3-20
Fuel................................................ 3-20
Fuel tank breather hose and overflow hose ............................. 3-22
Catalytic converter ......................... 3-22
Seat ............................................... 3-23
Storage compartment .................... 3-23
Adjusting the front fork................... 3-24
Adjusting the shock absorber assembly .................................... 3-25
Luggage strap holders ................... 3-27 Sidestand ...................................... 3-27
Ignition circuit cut-
off system ......... 3-28
Auxiliary DC connector.................. 3-30
For your safety – pre-operation
checks ............................................... 4-1
Operation and important riding
points ................................................. 5-1
Starting the engine .......................... 5-1
Shifting ............................................ 5-2
Tips for reducing fuel consumption ................................ 5-4
Engine break-in ............................... 5-4
Parking ............................................ 5-5
Periodic maintenance and
adjustment ........................................ 6-1
Owner’s tool kit................................ 6-2
Periodic maintenance chart for the
emission control system .............. 6-3
General maintenance and lubrication chart ........................... 6-4
Checking the spark plugs ................ 6-8
Canister ........................................... 6-9
Engine oil and oil filter cartridge ...... 6-9
Coolant .......................................... 6-12
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 cables ......................................... 6-25
Checking and lubricating the
throttle grip and cable ................. 6-25
Checking and lubricating the brake and shift pedals ................ 6-26
Checking and lubricating the brake and clutch levers .............. 6-26
Checking and lubricating the sidestand .................................... 6-27
Lubricating the swingarm pivots .... 6-27
Checking the front fork................... 6-28
Checking the steering .................... 6-28
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1. Clutch lever (page 3-16)
2. Left handlebar switches (page 3-14)
3. Main switch/steering lock (page 3-2)
4. Multi-function meter unit (page 3-6)
5. Front brake fluid reservoir (page 6-21)
6. Right handlebar switches (page 3-14)
7. Throttle grip (page 6-15)
8. Brake lever (page 3-16)
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ference.
EAU10474
Main switch/steering lockThe main switch/steering lock controls
the ignition and lighting systems, and is
used to lock the steering. The various
positions are described below.TIPBe sure to use the standard key (black
bow) for regular use of the vehicle. To
minimize the risk of losing the code
re-registering key (red bow), keep it in a
safe place and only use it for codere-registering.
EAU38531
ON
All electrical circuits are supplied with
power; the meter lighting, taillight, li- cense plate light and auxiliary light
come on, and the engine can be start-
ed. The key cannot be removed.
TIPThe headlight comes on automatically
when the engine is started and stays on
until the key is turned to “OFF”, even ifthe engine stalls.
EAU10662
OFF
All electrical syst
ems are off. The key
can be removed.
WARNING
EWA10062
Never turn the key to “OFF” or
“LOCK” while the vehicle is moving.
Otherwise the electrical systems will
be switched off, which may result inloss of control or an accident.
EAU1068A
LOCK
The steering is locked and all electrical
systems are off. The key can be re-
moved.
P
ON
OFF
LOCK
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1. Turn the handlebars all the way to
the left.
2. With the key in the “OFF” position, push the key in and turn it to
“LOCK”.
3. Remove the key.TIPIf the steering will not lock, try turningthe handlebars back to the right slightly. To unlock the steering
From the “LOCK” position, push the
key and turn it to “OFF”.
EAU59680
(Parking)
The hazard lights and turn signal lights
can be turned on, but all other electrical
systems are off. The key can be re-
moved.
The steering must be locked before the
key can be turned to “ ”.NOTICE
ECA20760
Using the hazard or turn signal
lights for an extended length of time
may cause the battery to discharge.
1. Push.
2. Turn.12
1. Push.
2. Turn.12
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Indicator lights and warning
lights
EAU11032
Turn signal indicator lights “ ” and
“”
Each indicator light will flash when its corresponding turn signal lights are
flashing.
EAU11061
Neutral indicator light “ ”
This indicator light comes on when the
transmission is in the neutral position.
EAU11081
High beam indicator light “ ”
This indicator light comes on when the
high beam of the headlight is switched
on.
EAU11256
Oil level warning light “ ”
This warning light comes on if the en-
gine oil level is low.
The electrical circuit of the warning light
can be checked by turning the key to
“ON”. The warning light should come
on for a few seconds and then go off.
If the warning light does not come on
initially when the key is turned to “ON”,
or if the warning light remains on after
confirming that the oil level is correct
(see page 6-9), have a Yamaha dealer
check the vehicle.
TIP
Even if the oil level is sufficient, the
warning light may flicker when rid-
ing on a slope or during sudden
acceleration or deceleration, but
this is not a malfunction.

This model is equipped with a
self-diagnosis device for the oil
level detection circuit. If a problem
is detected in the oil level detection
circuit, the oil level warning light
will flash repeatedly. If this occurs,
have a Yamaha dealer check thevehicle.
EAU11447
Coolant temperature warning light
“”
This warning light comes on if the en-
gine overheats. If this occurs, stop the
engine immediately and allow the en-
gine to cool.
The electrical circuit of the warning light
can be checked by turning the key to
“ON”. The warning light should come
on for a few seconds, and then go off.
If the warning light does not come on
initially when the key is turned to “ON”,
1. Traction control system indicator light
“”
2. Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) warning light “ ”
3. Engine trouble warning light “ ”
4. Coolant temperature warning light “ ”
5. Oil level warning light “ ”
6. Left turn signal indicator light “ ”
7. Neutral indicator light “ ”
8. High beam indicator light “ ”
9. Right turn signal indicator light “ ”
10.Immobilizer system indicator light “ ”
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ABS
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a Yamaha dealer check the electrical
circuit.
NOTICE
ECA10022
Do not continue to operate the en-gine if it is overheating.TIP
For radiator-fan-equipped vehi-
cles, the radiator fan(s) automati-
cally switch on or off according to
the coolant temperature in the ra-
diator.
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If the engine overheats, see page6-39 for further instructions.
EAU73171
Engine trouble warning light “ ”
This warning light comes on if a prob-
lem is detected in the engine or other
vehicle control system. If this occurs,
have a Yamaha dealer check the
on-board diagnostic system.
The electrical circuit of the warning light
can be checked by turning the key to
“ON”. The warning light should come
on for a few seconds, and then go off. If the warning light does not come on
initially when the key is turned to “ON”,
or if the warning light remains on, have
a Yamaha dealer check the vehicle.
EAU69890
ABS warning light “ ”
In normal operation, the ABS warning
light comes on when the key is turned
to “ON”, and goes off after traveling at a
speed of 10 km/h (6 mi/h) or higher.
If the ABS warning light:
does not come on when the key is
turned to “ON”
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comes on or flashes while riding
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does not go off after traveling at a
speed of 10 km/h (6 mi/h) or higher
The ABS may not work correctly. If any
of the above occurs, have a Yamaha
dealer check the system as soon as
possible. (See page 3-17 for an expla-
nation of the ABS.)WARNING
EWA16041
If the ABS warning light does not go
off after traveling at a speed of 10
km/h (6 mi/h) or higher, or if the
warning light comes on or flashes
while riding, the brake system re- verts to conventional braking. If ei-
ther of the above occurs, or if the
warning light does not come on at
all, use extra caution to avoid possi-
ble wheel lock during emergency
braking. Have a Yamaha dealer
check the brake system and electri-
cal circuits as soon as possible.
EAU73270
Traction control system indicator
light “ ”
In normal operation, this indicator light
flashes when traction control has en-
gaged.
If the traction control system (page
3-18) becomes disabled while riding,
this indicator light and the engine trou-
ble warning light will come on.
The electrical circuit of this indicator
light can be checked by turning the key
to “ON”. The light should come on for a
few seconds, and then go off.
If the light does not come on initially
when the key is turned to “ON”, or if the
light remains on, have a Yamaha deal-
er check the electrical circuit.
ABS
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WARNING
EWA12423
Be sure to stop the vehicle before
making any setting changes to the
multi-function meter unit. Changing
settings while riding can distract the
operator and increase the risk of anaccident.
The multi-function meter unit is
equipped with the following:
a speedometer
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a tachometer
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a fuel meter
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an eco indicator
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a transmission gear display
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a drive mode display
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a traction control system display
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a multi-function display
TIP
Except when switching to the
brightness control mode or to dis-
play the clock, turn the key to “ON”
before using the bottom and top
set buttons.
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For the UK: To switch the speed-
ometer and multi-function display
between kilometers and miles, set
the multi-function display to the
odometer mode or a tripmeter
mode, and then press the bottomset button for three seconds.
Speedometer The speedometer shows the vehicle’s
traveling speed.
Tachometer
The tachometer allows the rider to
monitor the engine speed and keep it
within the ideal power range.
NOTICE
ECA10032
Do not operate the engine in the ta-
chometer red zone.Red zone: 11250 r/min and above
1. Top set button
2. Bottom set button
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1. Speedometer
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1. Tachometer
2. Tachometer red zone1 2
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This display indicates which drive
mode has been selected: “STD”, “A” or
“B”. For more details on the modes and
on how to select them, see pages 3-13
and 3-15.
TCS display
This display indicates which traction
control system setting has been select-
ed: “1”, “2” or “OFF”. For more details
on the TCS settings and on how to se-
lect them, see page 3-18.Multi-function display
The multi-function display is equipped
with the following:
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an odometer
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two tripmeters
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a fuel reserve tripmeter
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an instantaneous fuel consump-
tion display
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an average fuel consumption dis-
play
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a coolant temperature display
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an air temperature display
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a clock
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a brightness level display
The odometer “ODO” shows the total
distance the vehicle has traveled.
1. Drive mode display
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1. TCS display
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1. Multi-function display
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The tripmeters “TRIP” show the dis-
tance traveled since they were last re-
set.
TIP
The odometer will lock at 999999.
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The tripmeters will reset and con-
tinue counting after 9999.9 isreached.
Push the bottom set button to switch
the display between odometer “ODO”,
tripmeters “TRIP 1” and “TRIP 2”, in-
stantaneous fuel consumption “km/L”
or “L/100 km”, average fuel consump-
tion “AVE_ _._ km/L” or “AVE_ _._
L/100 km”, coolant temperature “_ _
 C”, ambient temperature “Air_ _ C”,
and clock “_ _:_ _” in the following or-
der:
ODO  TRIP 1  TRIP 2  km/L or
L/100 km  AVE_ _._ km/L or AVE_
_._ L/100 km  _ _ C  Air_ _ C 
Clock _ _ :_ _  ODO
For the UK:
Push the bottom set button to switch
the display between odometer “ODO”,
tripmeters “TRIP 1” and “TRIP 2”, in- stantaneous fuel consumption “km/L”,
“L/100 km” or “MPG”, average fuel con-
sumption “AVE_ _._ km/L”, “AVE_ _._
L/100 km” or “AVE_ _._ MPG”, coolant
temperature “_ _ 
C”, and ambient tem-
perature, and “Air_ _ C”, and clock “_
_:_ _” in the following order:
ODO  TRIP 1  TRIP 2  km/L,
L/100 km or MPG  AVE_ _._ km/L,
AVE_ _._ L/100 km or AVE_ _._ MPG
 _ _ C  Air_ _ C  Clock _ _ :_ _
 ODO
TIP
Push the top set button to switch
the display in the reverse order.
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The fuel reserve tripmeter comeson automatically.
If the last segment and frame of the fuel
meter start flashing, the display auto-
matically changes to fuel reserve trip-
meter “TRIP F” and starts counting the
distance traveled from that point. In this
case, push the bottom set button to
switch the display in the following order:
TRIP F  km/L or L/100 km  AVE_ _._ km/L or AVE_ _._ L/100 km
 _ _
 C  Air_ _ C  Clock _ _ :_ _ 
ODO  TRIP 1  TRIP 2  TRIP F
For the UK:
TRIP F  km/L, L/100 km or MPG 
AVE_ _._ km/L, AVE_ _._ L/100 km or
AVE_ _._ MPG  _ _ C  Air_ _ C
 Clock _ _ :_ _  ODO  TRIP 1 
TRIP 2  TRIP F
To reset a tripmeter, push the top set
button for one second.
If you do not reset the fuel reserve trip-
meter manually, after refueling and
traveling 5 km (3 mi) it resets automati-
cally and disappears from the display.
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ments.
If the message “HI” flashes, stop the
vehicle, then stop the engine and let it
cool. (See page 6-39.)
TIP
When the coolant temperature is
below 40
C, “Lo” will be displayed.
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The coolant temperature varies
with changes in the weather andengine load.
Air temperature
This display shows the air temperature
from –9 C to 99 C in 1  C increments.
The temperature displayed may vary
from the actual ambient temperature.
TIP
When the air temperature is below
–9 C, “Lo” will be displayed.

The accuracy of the temperature
reading may be affected when rid-
ing slowly (under 20 km/h [12
mi/h]) or when stopped at trafficsignals, railroad crossings, etc.
Clock
The clock displays time in 12-hour for-
mat. Even when the key is not in the
“ON” position, the clock can be viewed
for 10 seconds by pushing the bottom
set button. To set the clock
1. Turn the key to “ON”.
2. Switch the display to the clock.
3. Push the bottom set button and top
set button together for two sec-
onds and the hour digits will start
flashing.
4. Push the top set button to set the hours.
5. Push the bottom set button and the minute digits will start flashing.
6. Push the top set button to set the minutes.
7. Push the bottom set button to con- firm settings and start the clock.TIPWhen setting the hours and minutes,
push the top set button briefly to in-
crease the increment value one by one,
or push and hold the button to increasethe increment value continuously.
1. Air temperature display
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1. Clock
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