To restart a warm engine, follow the procedure for “Warm Engine Starting”.
NOTICE
If the engine does not start within 5 seconds, wait 10 seconds before trying to start the engine again to recover battery voltage.
Extended fast idling and revving the engine can damage the engine and the exhaust system.
Snapping the throttle or fast idling for more than about 5 minutes may cause exhaust pipe discolouration.
This vehicle does not have a start inhibitor. Pull the clutch lever all the way in when pressing the start button.
The vehicle can move when pressing the start button if the transmission is in gear and the clutch lever is not pulled.
3WARNING
Pressing the start button when the transmission is in gear and the clutch lever is not pulled in can cause the vehicle to move suddenly, which can cause serious injury or death.
Always pull the clutch lever in when pressing the start button.
Cold Engine Starting
Shift the transmission to neutral.
If the temperature is 10 °C (50 °F) or below, pull the fast idle knob fully up.
With the throttle completely closed, pull the clutch lever all the way in and press the start button.
About a minute after the engine starts, push the fast idle knob back all the way to fully off. If idling is unstable, open the throttle slightly.
Warm Engine Starting
Shift the transmission into neutral.
With the throttle completely closed, pull the clutch lever all the way in and press the start button.
Starting the engine excessively charged with fuel by throttle blipping or other reasons
Shift the transmission into neutral.
With the throttle fully opened, pull the clutch lever and press the start button for 5 seconds to discharge excessive fuel from the engine.
With the throttle completely closed, pull the clutch lever all the way in and press the start button.
If Engine Will Not Start
When starting the engine, the PGM-FI malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) (amber) will stay on for 2 seconds, then go off. Then, the engine mode indicator (blue) indicates the current engine mode for 0.8 seconds, then goes off. If the PGM-FI malfunction indicator lamp (MIL)/engine mode indicator does not come on or go off when it should, have your dealer check it for problems.