remove seats YAMAHA YZF-R6 2008 Owners Manual

INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
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Catalytic converters This vehicle is equipped with catalytic
converters in the exhaust system.
WARNING
EWA10860
The exhaust system is hot after op-
eration. Make sure that the exhaust
system has cooled down before do-ing any maintenance work.CAUTION:
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The following precautions must be
observed to prevent a fire hazard or
other damages.

Use only unleaded gasoline.
The use of leaded gasoline will
cause unrepairable damage to
the catalytic converter.


Never park the vehicle near pos-
sible fire hazards such as grass
or other materials that easily
burn.


Do not allow the engine to idletoo long.
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Seats Rider seat
To remove the rider seatPull back the rear of the rider seat as
shown, remove the bolts, and then pull
the seat off.
To install the rider seatInsert the projection on the front of the
rider seat into the seat holder as
shown, place the seat in the original po-
sition, and then install the bolts.Passenger seat
To remove the passenger seat
1. Insert the key into the seat lock,
and then turn it clockwise.
1. Bolt
1. Projection
2. Seat holder
1. Passenger seat lock
2. Unlock.
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32. While holding the key in that posi-
tion, lift the front of the passenger
seat and pull it forward.
To install the passenger seat
1. Insert the projections on the pas-
senger seat into the seat holders
as shown, and then push the front
of the seat down to lock it in place.
2. Remove the key.NOTE:Make sure that the seats are properlysecured before riding.
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Helmet holding cable A helmet holding cable is provided in
the owner’s tool kit to secure two hel-
mets to the helmet cable holder
equipped on the bottom of the passen-
ger seat.
To secure a helmet with the helmet
holding cable
1. Remove the passenger seat. (See
page 3-19.)
2. Clip the middle snap hook of the
cable onto the cable holder.3. Pass one of the other snap hooks
of the cable through the helmet
strap buckle, and then clip the
snap hook onto the cable holder as
shown.
4. Install the passenger seat.
1. Projection
2. Seat holder
1. Helmet holding cable
2. Helmet cable holder
3. Middle snap hook
1. Helmet holding cable
2. Helmet
1. Helmet holding cable
2. Helmet
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