Yamaha RX10RX User manual

©YAMAHA

OWNER’SMANUAL

RX10RX

RX10RTRX

RX10MTX

RX10MTAX

RX10LTX

LIT-12628-02-63 8FP-28199-13

ESU10040

AWARNING

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AAHA LIT-CALIF-65-01

Introduction

ESU10120

Congratulationsonyourpurchaseofa

Yamahasnowmobile.Thismodelistheresult

ofYamaha’svastexperienceintheproduc-

tionoffinesportingandtouringsnowmobiles.

Itrepresentsthehighdegreeofcraftsmanship

andreliabilitythathavemadeYamahaa

lead-

erinthesefields.

Thismanualwillgiveyouanunderstandingof

theoperation,inspection,andbasicmainte-

nanceofthissnowmobile.Ifyouhaveany

questionsconcerningtheoperationormain-

tenanceofyoursnowmobile,pleaseconsulta

Yamaha

dealer.

Tomaintainthehighqualityandperformance

ofthissnowmobile,itisimportantthatyouand

yourYamahadealerpaycloseattentiontothe

recommendedmaintenanceschedulesand

operatinginstructionscontainedwithinthis

manual.

RX10RX

RX10RTRX

RX10MTX

RX10MTAX

RX10LTX

OWNER’SMANUAL

U.S.A.

1stEdition,March2007

Allrightsreserved.

Anyreprintingorunauthorizeduse

withoutthewrittenpermissionof

YamahaMotorCorporation,

U.S.A.

isexpresslyprohibited.

PrintedinJapan.

P/NLIT-12628-02-63

Importantmanualinformation

ESU10150EWS00020

EWS00010

PLEASEREADANDUNDERSTANDTHIS

MANUALCOMPLETELYBEFOREOPER-

ATINGTHESNOWMOBILE.

FailuretofollowWARNINGinstructions

couldresultinsevereinjuryordeathtothe

snowmobileoperator,a bystander,ora

personinspectingorrepairingthesnow-

mobile.

ECS00010

CAUTION:

ACAUTIONindicatesspecialprecautions

thatmustbetakentoavoiddamagetothe

snowmobile.

NOTE:

ANOTEprovideskeyinformationtomake

procedureseasierorclearer.

NOTE:

•Yamahacontinuallyseeksadvancements

inproductdesignandquality.Therefore,

whilethismanualcontainsthemostcurrent

productinformationavailableatthetimeof

printing,

theremaybeminordiscrepancies

betweenyoursnowmobileandthismanual.

Ifthereisanyquestionconcerningthis

manual,

pleaseconsulta Yamahadealer.

•Thismanualshouldbeconsidereda per-

manentpartofthissnowmobileandshould

remainwiththesnowmobilewhenresold.

Particularlyimportantinformationisdistin-

guishedinthismanualbythefollowingnota-

tions.

/f\TheSafetyAlertSymbolmeansATTEN-

TION!

BECOMEALERT!YOURSAFETYIS

INVOLVED!

Contents

Safetyinformation1

Locationoftheimportantlabels4

Description7

Controlfunctions10

Mainswitch10

Throttlelever10

Engineoverheating

preventionsystem10

Throttleoverridesystem

(T.O.R.S.)10

Speedometerunit12

Highbeamindicatorlight14

Lowcoolanttemperature

indicatorlight14

Fuelmeterandgrip/

thumbwarmerlevelindicator....14

Fuellevelwarningindicator16

Oillevelwarningindicator16

Coolanttemperaturewarning

indicator16

Self-diagnosisdevice16

Enginestopswitch17

Headlightbeamswitch

“LIGHTS”17

Grip/thumbwarmer

adjustmentswitch17

AuxiliaryDCjack18

Brakelever18

Parkingbrakelever19

Shiftlever(RX10R/ RX10RTR/

RX10MT/ RX10LT)20

Rearsuspensiondampingforce

remoteadjustmentdial

(RX10R/ RX10LT)20

Shroudandcovers21

Driveguard21

V-beltholders22

Storagecompartment22

Rearcarrier

(RX10MT/ RX10MTA)22

Fuel22

Suspension23

Pre-operationchecks31

Pre-operationchecklist31

Operation33

Startingtheengine33

Break-in33

Ridingyoursnowmobile34

Maximizingdrivetracklife37

Strap(RX10MT/ RX10MTA)38

Driving38

Stoppingtheengine40

Transporting40

Periodicmaintenance41

Periodicmaintenancechartfor

theemissioncontrolsystem41

Generalmaintenanceand

lubricationchart43

Toolkit45

Removingandinstalling

theshroudandcovers45

Checkingthesparkplugs 47

Adjustingtheengine

idlingspeed48

Adjustingthethrottlecable

freeplay48

Checkingthethrottle

overridesystem(T.O.R.S.)50

Checkingtheairfilter50

High-altitudesettings 52

Valveclearance52

Engineoilandoilfiltercartridge...52

Coolingsystem56

V-belt57

Drivechainhousing60

Brakeandparkingbrake62

Skisandskirunners64

Steeringsystem65

Drivetrackandsliderunners65

Contents

High-profilepatterndrivetrack68

Lubrication68

Replacinga headlightbulb69

Adjustingtheheadlightbeams71

Fittingsandfasteners71

Battery71

Replacinga fuse71

Troubleshooting75

Storage79

Specifications81

Consumerinformation83

Identificationnumberrecords83

YAMAHAMOTOR

CORPORATION,

U.S.A.

SNOWMOBILELIMITED

WARRANTY84

YAMAHAEXTENDEDSERVICE

(Y.E.S.)87

ESU10180

Whenyourideyoursnowmobile,youmust

knowandusethefollowingforyoursafety.

Severeinjuryordeathmayresultifyouignore

anyofthefollowing.

Beforeoperating

ReadtheOwner’sManualandalllabels

beforeoperatingthissnowmobile. Be-

comefamiliarwithalloftheoperating

controlsandtheirfunction.Consulta

Yamahadealeraboutanycontrolorfunc-

tionyoudonotunderstand.

Thissnowmobilewasnotmanufactured

foruseonpublicstreets,roads,or

high-

ways.

Suchuseisprohibitedbylaw,and

youcouldcollidewithanothervehicle.

3.Thissnowmobileisdesignedtocarrythe

OPERATORONLY.

Passengersareprohibited.Carryinga

passengercancauselossofcontrol.

ASafetyinformation

Donotoperatethesnowmobileafter

drinkingalcoholortakingdrugs.Your

abilitytooperatethesnowmobileisre-

ducedbytheinfluenceofalcoholor

drugs.

5.Forsafetyandpropercareofthesnow-

mobile,alwaysperformthepre-operation

checksonpage

beforestartingtheen-

gine.

Checkthe

throttle,

brake,

andsteer-

ingforproperoperationeverytimebefore

startingtheengine.Makesurethatthe

throttlelevermovesfreelyanditreturns

tothehomepositionwhenitisreleased.

6.Applytheparkingbrakebeforestarting

theengine.Neverdrivethesnowmobile

withtheparkingbrakeapplied.Thismay

overheatthebrakediscandreducebrak-

ingability.

7.Donotallowanyonetostandbehindthe

snowmobilewhenstarting,inspecting,or

adjustingthesnowmobile. A broken

track,trackfittings,ordebristhrownby

thetrackcouldbedangeroustotheoper-

atororbystanders.

8.Handlefuelwithcare;itisHIGHLY

FLAMMABLE.

•Neveraddfuelwhentheengineis

run-

ningorhot.Allowtheenginetocoolfor

severalminutesafterrunning.

•Useanapprovedfuelcontainer.

ASafetyinformation

•Fillthefueltankoutdoorswithextreme

care.

Neverremovethefuelcapin-

doors.

Neverfillthefueltankindoors.

•Neverrefuelwhilesmokingorinthevi-

cinityofanopenflame.

•Makesurethatthefueltankcapis

closedsecurelyafterrefueling.Wipe

upanyspilledfuelimmediately.

9.Ifyouswallowsomegasoline,inhalea lot

ofgasolinevapor,orgetsomegasoline

intoyoureyes,seeyourdoctorimmedi-

ately.Ifanygasolinespillsonyourskinor

clothing,

immediatelywashyourskinwith

soapandwater,andchangeyour

clothes.

10.

Wearprotectiveclothing.Wearanap-

provedhelmet,anda faceshieldor

gog-

gles.

Also,weara goodquality

snowmobilesuit,boots,anda pairof

glovesormittensthatwillpermituseof

yourthumbsandfingersforoperationof

thecontrols.

Operation

Donotruntheengineindoors,except

whenstartingtheenginetotransportthe

snowmobileinoroutofthebuilding.

Opentheoutsidedoors;exhaustfumes

aredangerous.

Becarefulwhereyouride.Theremaybe

obstacleshiddenbeneaththesnow.Stay

onestablishedtrailstominimizeyourex-

posuretohazards.Rideslowlyand

cau-

tiouslywhenyourideoffofestablished

trails.

Hittinga rockorstump,orrunning

intowirescouldcauseanaccidentand

injury.

3.Thissnowmobileisnotdesignedforuse

onsurfacesotherthansnoworice.Use

ondirt,sand,grass,rocks,orbarepave-

mentmaycauselossofcontrolandmay

damagethesnowmobile.

Avoidoperatingonglareice,oronsnow

whichhasa lotofdirtorsandmixedin.

Operationundersuchconditionswill

damageorresultinrapidwearofski

run-

ners,

drivetrack,sliderunners,anddrive

sprockets.

5.Alwaysridewithothersnowmobilers

whengoingona

ride.

Youmayneedhelp

ifyourunoutof

fuel,

haveanaccident,or

damageyoursnowmobile.

6.Manysurfacessuchasiceand

hard-

packedsnowrequiremuchlongerstop-

pingdistances.Bealert,planaheadand

begindeceleratingearly.Thebestbrak-

ingmethodonmostsurfaces

torelease

thethrottleandapplythebrakegently—

notsuddenly.

Maintenanceandstorage

Donotleavethesnowmobileonitsleft

sideforanextendedperiodoftime.Fuel

mayleakoutfromthefuelbreatherhose.

Modificationsmadetothesnowmobile

notapprovedbyYamaha,ortheremoval

oforiginalequipmentmayrenderyour

snowmobileunsafeforusethatmay

causeseverepersonalinjury.Modifica-

tionsmayalsomakethesnowmobileille-

gal

touse.

3.Neverstorethesnowmobilewithfuelin

thefueltankinsidea buildingwhere

igni-

tionsourcesarepresentsuchashotwa-

terandspaceheaters,anopenflame,

sparks,clothesdryers,andthelike.Allow

theenginetocooloffbeforestoringthe

snowmobileinanenclosedspace.

Alwaysrefertothe“STORAGE”section

onpage79ifthesnowmobileistobe

storedforanextendedperiod.

5.Maintainorreplacesafetyandinstruction

labels,asnecessary.

ASafetyinformation

ESU10231 Locationoftheimportantlabels

Pleasereadthefollowinglabelscarefullybeforeoperatingthissnowmobile.

NOTE:

Maintainorreplacesafetyandinstructionlabels,asnecessary.

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