Yamaha RX10RX User manual

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OWNER’SMANUAL
RX10RX
RX10RTRX
RX10MTX
RX10MTAX
RX10LTX
LIT-12628-02-63 8FP-28199-13

ESU10040
AWARNING
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containschemicalsknowntothe
StateofCaliforniatocausecancer,birth
defectsorotherreproductiveharm.
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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
©2007byYamahaMotorCorporation,
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
1. ReadtheOwner’sManualandalllabels
beforeoperatingthissnowmobile. Be-
comefamiliarwithalloftheoperating
controlsandtheirfunction.Consulta
Yamahadealeraboutanycontrolorfunc-
tionyoudonotunderstand.
2. Thissnowmobilewasnotmanufactured
foruseonpublicstreets,roads,or high-
ways. Suchuseisprohibitedbylaw,and
youcouldcollidewithanothervehicle.
3.Thissnowmobileisdesignedtocarrythe
OPERATORONLY.
Passengersareprohibited.Carryinga
passengercancauselossofcontrol.
ASafetyinformation
4. Donotoperatethesnowmobileafter
drinkingalcoholortakingdrugs.Your
abilitytooperatethesnowmobileisre-
ducedbytheinfluenceofalcoholor
drugs.
5.Forsafetyandpropercareofthesnow-
mobile,alwaysperformthepre-operation
checksonpage 31 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.
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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.
2
Operation
1. Donotruntheengineindoors,except
whenstartingtheenginetotransportthe
snowmobileinoroutofthebuilding.
Opentheoutsidedoors;exhaustfumes
aredangerous.
2. 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.
4. 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 is torelease
thethrottleandapplythebrakegently—
notsuddenly.
Maintenanceandstorage
1. Donotleavethesnowmobileonitsleft
sideforanextendedperiodoftime.Fuel
mayleakoutfromthefuelbreatherhose.
2. Modificationsmadetothesnowmobile
notapprovedbyYamaha,ortheremoval
oforiginalequipmentmayrenderyour
snowmobileunsafeforusethatmay
causeseverepersonalinjury.Modifica-
tionsmayalsomakethesnowmobileille-
gal touse.
3.Neverstorethesnowmobilewithfuelin
thefueltankinsidea buildingwhere igni-
tionsourcesarepresentsuchashotwa-
terandspaceheaters,anopenflame,
sparks,clothesdryers,andthelike.Allow
theenginetocooloffbeforestoringthe
snowmobileinanenclosedspace.
4. Alwaysrefertothe“STORAGE”section
onpage79ifthesnowmobileistobe
storedforanextendedperiod.
5.Maintainorreplacesafetyandinstruction
labels,asnecessary.
ASafetyinformation
3

ASafetyinformation
ESU10231 Locationoftheimportantlabels
Pleasereadthefollowinglabelscarefullybeforeoperatingthissnowmobile.
NOTE:
Maintainorreplacesafetyandinstructionlabels,asnecessary.
4

ASafetyinformation
5

ASafetyinformation
NOTE:
ThefollowingsuspensionadjustmentchartsareincludedwiththeOwner’sManual.
6

Description
ESU10260
1. Battery
2. Mainfuse
3.Airfilter
4. Oilfillercap
5.Fusebox
6.Coolantreservoir
7.Coolantrecoverytank
8.Strap(RX10MT/ RX10MTA)
9.Toolkit
10. Storagecompartment
11. Tail/brakelights
12. Rearcarrier(RX10MT/ RX10MTA)
13. Sliderailsuspension
14. Rearsuspensiondampingforceremotead-
justmentdial(RX10R/ RX10LT)
15. Drivetrack
16. V-beltholder
17. Idleadjustingscrew
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Description
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11 1618 2224 26 27
1. Brakelever
2. Parkingbrakelever
3.Gripwarmeradjustmentswitch
4. Headlightbeamswitch
5.Enginestopswitch
6.Thumbwarmeradjustmentswitch
7.Throttlelever
8.Mainswitch
9.Shiftlever(RX10R/ RX10RTR/ RX10MT/
RX10LT)
10. AuxiliaryDCjack
11. Tachometer
12. “MODE”button
13. “RESET”button
14. “SELECT”button
15. Fuelmeterandgrip/thumbwarmerlevelin-
dicator
16. Fuelmeterindicator
17. Self-diagnosiswarningindicator
18. Rearsuspensionindicator(notapplicable)
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19. Coolanttemperaturewarningindicator
20. Gripwarmerindicator
21. Fuellevelwarningindicator
22. Thumbwarmerindicator
23. Oillevelwarningindicator
24. Clock
25. Lowcoolanttemperatureindicatorlight
26. Highbeamindicatorlight
27. Warninglight
28. Speedometer
29. Odometer/tripmeter/barometer
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Description
NOTE:
•Thesnowmobileyouhavepurchasedmaydifferslightlyfromthoseshowninthefiguresof
thismanual.
•Designandspecificationsaresubjectedtochangewithoutnotice.
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Controlfunctions
ESU10281 Mainswitch
Themainswitchcontrolstheignitionand
lightingsystems.Thevariouspositionsare
describedbelow.
1. Off
2. On
3.Start
Off
Theignitioncircuitisswitchedoff.
Thekeycanberemovedonlyinthisposition.
On
Theignitioncircuitisswitchedon.
Start
Thestartingcircuitisswitchedon.
Thestartermotorcrankstheengine.
ECS00020
CAUTION:
Releasetheswitchimmediatelyafterthe
enginestarts.
NOTE:
Theheadlights,meterlighting,andtaillights
comeonaftertheengineisstarted.
ESU10310 Throttlelever
Oncetheengineisrunningcleanly,squeez-
ingthethrottleleverwillincreasetheengine
speedandcauseengagementofthedrive
system. Regulatethespeedofthesnowmo-
bilebyvaryingthethrottleposition.Because
thethrottleisspring-loaded,thesnowmobile
willdecelerate,andtheenginewillreturnto
idlewhenitisreleased.
1. Throttlelever
EWS00030
Checkthethrottle,brake,andsteeringfor
properoperationbeforestartingtheen-
gine. (Seepage31.)
ESU10321
Engineoverheatingprevention
system
Thismodelisequippedwitha system,which
preventsoverheatingwhentheengineis
idling.
Whentheenginehasbeenidlingfor3 min-
utesorlongerandthecoolanttemperature
hasrisenabove100°C(212°F),theengine
automaticallystopstopreventoverheating.
NOTE:
Theenginecanbestartedafteritstops.
ESU10343
Throttleoverridesystem
(T.O.R.S.)
EWS00040
•IftheT.O.R.S.isactivated,makesure
thatthecauseofthemalfunctionhas
beencorrectedandthattheenginecan
beoperatedwithouta problembefore
restartingtheengine.
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Controlfunctions
•Besuretousethespecifiedsparkplug
andsparkplugcap.Otherwise,the
T.O.R.S.willnotworkproperly.
Running
Ifthethrottlebodiesorthrottlecablemalfunc-
tionsduringoperation,theT.O.R.S.willoper-
atewhenthethrottleleverisreleased.
TheT.O.R.S.isdesignedtooverridethefuel
injectionandlimittheenginespeedtoless
thantheclutchengagementspeedifthethrot-
tlevalvesfailtoreturntotheidleposition
whenthethrottleleverisreleased.(Seepage
81fortheclutchengagementspeed.)
Throttle
switch
Throttle
position
sensor
Engine
Idling/
starting
Off
Closed
Run
Running
On
Open
Run
Trouble
Off
Open
T. O. R . S.
willoper-
ate.
Idling/ starting
1. Throttlepositionsensor(throttlevalve
closedposition)
2. Throttleswitch(off)
3.Throttlecable
1. Throttlepositionsensor(throttlevalveopen
position)
2. Throttleswitch(on)
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1. Throttlepositionsensor(throttlevalveopen
position)
2. Throttleswitch(off)
NOTE:
•WhentheT.O.R.S.isactivated,thewarn-
inglightandself-diagnosiswarningindica-
torwill flash, andthetwo-digitcode“84”will
flashintheclockdisplay.
•TheT.O.R.S.monitorstheconditionofthe
throttlepositionsensor,speedometeras-
sembly,andspeedsensor,andwilloperate
ifanyofthemonitoreditemsisdisconnect-
edorismalfunctioning.
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Controlfunctions
1. Warninglight “/jj\”
2. Self-diagnosiswarningindicator“CSi”
3.Two-digitcode“84”
ESU10361 Speedometerunit
Thespeedometerunitisequippedwiththe
following:
•a digitalspeedometer(whichshowsthe
ridingspeed)
•anodometer(whichshowsthetotaldis-
tancetraveled)
•twotripmeters(whichshowthedistance
traveledsincetheywerelastsettozero)
•a barometer(whichshowstheambient
barometricpressure)
•a clock
•warningindicators(whichshowself-diag-
nosis, coolanttemperature,fuellevel,and
oillevelwarnings)
•a fuelmeter(whichshowsthefuelremain-
inginthefueltank)
•a grip/thumbwarmerlevelindicator(which
showsthegripwarmerlevelorthethumb
warmerlevel)
•a displaybrightnesscontrolfunction
Aftertheengineisstarted,thetachometer
makesonesweep,andthelowcoolant tem-
peratureindicatorlight,thewarninglight,and
allsegmentsofthemeterdisplayturnonand
offonce.
1. Tachometer
2. Lowcoolanttemperatureindicatorlight
3.Warninglight“/K”
4. Meterdisplay
Thegripwarmerlevelisinitiallydisplayedfor
5seconds,thenthedisplayswitchestothe
fuelmeter.
Odometer,tripmeter,andbarometer
modes
Pushingthe“SELECT”buttonswitchesthe
displaybetweentheodometermode“ODO”,
tripmetermodes“TRIPA”and“TRIPB”,and
barometermode“BARO”.
1. “SELECT”button
Toresetatripmeter,pushthe“RESET”button
foratleast1 secondwhilethetripmeterisdis-
played.
NOTE:
•Toswitchthespeedometer,odometer,and
tripmeterdisplaysbetweenkilometersand
miles, selecttheodometermode“ODO”,
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andthenpushthe“SELECT”buttonforat
least10secondswhilethesnowmobileis
stopped.
•Toswitchthebarometerdisplaybetween
hectopascal“hPa”andinchesofmercury
“inHg”, selectthebarometermode“BARO”,
andthenpushthe“SELECT”buttonforat
least3 secondswhilethesnowmobileis
stopped.
Clock
Tosettheclock
1. Pushthe“SELECT”buttonand“RESET”
buttonsimultaneouslyuntilthehourdigits
startflashing.
1. “SELECT”button
2. “RESET”button
2. Pushthe“RESET”buttontochangethe
hoursetting,andthenpushthe“SE-
LECT” button. Theminutedigitswillstart
flashing.
Controlfunctions
3.Pushthe“RESET”buttontochangethe
minutesetting,andthenpushthe“SE-
LECT”button.Theclockstartswhenthe
“SELECT”buttonisreleased.
NOTE:
Theclockmustbesetagainwhenthebattery
isdisconnected.
Displaybrightnesscontrol
Thisfunctionallowsyoutoadjustthebright-
nessofthemeterdisplaytosuittheoutdoor
lightingconditions.
Toadjustthedisplaybrightness
1. Turnthemainswitchtotheoffposition.
2. Pushandholddownthe“SELECT”but-
ton.
1. “SELECT”button
2. “RESET”button
3.Displaybrightnesslevel
3.Turnthemainswitchtotheonposition,
and then, after5 seconds,releasethe
“SELECT”button.
4. Pushthe“RESET”buttontoselectthe
desireddisplaybrightness level, andthen
pushthe“SELECT”button.Thenormal
displayreturnswhenthe“SELECT”but-
tonisreleased.
NOTE:
Ifthemainswitchisturnedtotheoffposition
ortheengineisstartedbeforecompletingthe
procedure,thesettingisnotapplied.
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Controlfunctions
ESU10410
Highbeamindicatorlight “ ID ” NOTE:
ThehighbeamindicatorlightcomesonwhenWhilethelowcoolanttemperatureindicator
thehighbeamsoftheheadlightsareswitchedlightis on, theenginecontrolsystemprevents
on. (Seepage17forheadlightbeamswitchtheenginespeedfromrisingevenifthethrot-
operation.)tleleverispressed.
1. Highbeamindicatorlight“ EQ”
ESU10470
Lowcoolanttemperature indi-
catorlight“7s”
Thelowcoolanttemperatureindicatorlight
comesonwhenthecoolanttemperatureis
lowandinformstheriderthatthesnowmobile
mustbewarmedup.Aftertheengineisstart-
ed, warmitupuntiltheindicatorlightgoesoff.
1. Lowcoolanttemperatureindicatorlight
“7”
Thesnowmobilecanbeoperatednormallyaf-
tertheindicatorlightgoesoff.
ESU10421
Fuelmeterandgrip/thumb
warmerlevelindicator
Thefuelmeterandgrip/thumbwarmerlevel
indicatorhaveeightsegmentswhichshow
theamountoffuelremaininginthefueltank,
thegripwarmerlevel,orthethumbwarmer
level.
1. Fuelmeterandgrip/thumbwarmerlevelin-
dicator
Fuelmeter
Thedisplaysegmentsofthefuelmeterdisap-
peartowards“E”(Empty)asthefuellevelde-
creases.Whenonlyonesegmentisleftnear
“E”, thefuellevelwarningindicatorandthe
warninglightcomeon.
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