2002 Yamaha Motorsports VK 540 lll Owners Manual - Page 6

ESU00003 CONTENTS YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, U.S.A. SNOWMOBILE LIMITED WARRANTY ...1-1 YAMAHA EXTENDED SERVICE (Y.E.S.) ...1-4 LOCATION OF THE IMPORTANT LABELS ...2-1 SAFETY INFORMATION ...3-1 DESCRIPTION ...4-1 CONTROL FUNCTIONS ...5-1 MAIN SWITCH ...5-1 STARTER LEVER (CHOKE) ...5-1 THROTTLE LEVER ...5-2 THROTTLE OVERRIDE SYSTEM (T.O.R.S.) ...5-2 ENGINE STOP SWITCH ...5-3 BRAKE LEVER ...5-3 PARKING BRAKE BUTTON ...5-4 DRIVE SELECT LEVER (SHIFT LEVER) ...5-4 HEADLIGHT BEAM SWITCH ...5-5 HEADLIGHT ADJUSTING KNOB ...5-5 GRIP AND THUMB WARMER SWITCH ...5-5 TRIP ODOMETER RESET KNOB ...5-5 SHROUD LATCH ...5-6 V-BELT GUARD ...5-6 ENGINE ROOM PLATES ...5-7 LUGGAGE BOX ...5-7 REAR CARRIER ...5-7 TOW HITCH ...5-7 PRE-OPERATION CHECKS ...6-1 FUEL ...6-1 ENGINE OIL ...6-2 THROTTLE LEVER ...6-2 MANUAL STARTER ...6-2 THROTTLE OVERRIDE SYSTEM (T.O.R.S.) CHECK ...6-3 BRAKE ...6-4 V-BELT ...6-4 DRIVE V-BELT GUARD ...6-5 DRIVE TRACK ...6-5 SLIDE RUNNERS ...6-5 SKI/SKI RUNNER ...6-6 STEERING SYSTEM ...6-6 LIGHTS ...6-6 BATTERY ...6-6 FITTINGS/FASTENERS ...6-6 SERVICE TOOLS AND SPARE PARTS ...6-7 OPERATION ...7-1 STARTING THE ENGINE ...7-1 EMERGENCY ENGINE STARTING ...7-2 BREAK-IN ...7-2 RIDING YOUR SNOWMOBILE ...7-3 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR SNOWMOBILE ...7-3 LEARNING TO RIDE YOUR SNOWMOBILE ...7-3 TO START OUT AND ACCELERATE ...7-4 BRAKING ...7-4 TURNING ...7-4 RIDING UPHILL ...7-5 RIDING DOWNHILL ...7-6 CROSSING A SLOPE (SIDE HILL) ...7-6 ICE OR ICY SURFACE ...7-7 HARD-PACKED SNOW ...7-7 OPERATION ON SURFACES OTHER THAN SNOW OR ICE ...7-7 MAXIMIZING DRIVE TRACK LIFE ...7-8 DRIVING ...7-9 STOPPING THE ENGINE ...7-10 TRANSPORTING ...7-11