2010 Yamaha YFM400 Big Bear 400 4X4 Owners Manual

Description

This Official 2010 Yamaha YFM400 Big Bear 400 4X4 Factory Owners Manual is the original factory owners manual that came with your 2010 Yamaha YFM400 Big Bear 400 4X4 ATV when it was new.

2010 Yamaha YFM400 Big Bear 400 4X4 Owners Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS

LOCATION OF THE WARNING AND
SPECIFICATION LABELS
SAFETY INFORMATION
DESCRIPTION
Left view
Right view
Controls and instruments
INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL
FUNCTIONS
Main switch
Indicator lights and warning light
Speedometer
Fuel gauge
Handlebar switches
Throttle lever
Speed limiter
Front brake lever
Brake pedal and rear brake lever
Parking brake
Shift pedal
Reverse knob “REV”
Recoil starter
Fuel tank cap
Fuel
Fuel cock
Starter (choke)
Seat
Storage compartment
Front carrier
Rear carrier
Adjusting the front and rear shock
absorber assemblies
Auxiliary DC jack
PRE-OPERATION CHECKS
Fuel
Engine oil
Final gear oil
Differential gear oil
Front and rear brakes
Throttle lever
Tires
Chassis fasteners
Instruments, lights and switches
OPERATION
Starting a cold engine
Starting a warm engine
Operating the reverse knob and driving in
reverse
Shifting
Engine break-in
Parking
Parking on a slope
Accessories and loading
RIDING YOUR ATV
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR ATV
RIDE WITH CARE AND GOOD
JUDGMENT
BE CAREFUL WHERE YOU RIDE
TURNING YOUR ATV
CLIMBING UPHILL
RIDING DOWNHILL
CROSSING A SLOPE
CROSSING THROUGH SHALLOW
WATER
RIDING OVER ROUGH TERRAIN
SLIDING AND SKIDDING
WHAT TO DO IF i
WHAT TO DO
PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND
ADJUSTMENT
Owner’s manual and tool kit
Periodic maintenance chart for the
emission control system
General maintenance and lubrication
chart
Checking the spark plug
Engine oil and oil filter element
Final gear oil
Differential gear oil
Cleaning the air filter element
Cleaning the spark arrester
Adjusting the carburetor
Adjusting the engine idling speed
Adjusting the throttle cable free play
Valve clearance
Adjusting the reverse lock release
cable
Brakes
Checking the front brake pads and rear
brake friction plates
Checking the brake fluid level
Changing the brake fluid
Checking the front brake lever free
play
Adjusting the brake pedal and rear
brake lever free play
Axle boots
Brake light switches
Adjusting the clutch free play
Checking and lubricating the cables
Checking and lubricating the front and
rear brake levers
Checking and lubricating the brake and
shift pedals
Checking the wheel hub bearings
Lubricating the drive shaft universal
joint
Checking the stabilizer bushes
Lubricating the rear knuckle pivots
Lubricating the steering shaft
Battery
Replacing a fuse
Replacing a headlight bulb
Adjusting a headlight beam
Replacing the tail/brake light bulb
Removing a wheel
Installing a wheel
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting chart
CLEANING AND STORAGE
Cleaning
Storage
SPECIFICATIONS
CONSUMER INFORMATION
Identification numbers
Noise regulation
Maintenance record
YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION,
USA ATV LIMITED WARRANTY
YAMAHA EXTENDED SERVICE
(YES)

2010 Yamaha YFM400 Big Bear 400 4X4 Owners Manual Index of Topics

A
Accessories and loading
Accessories, auxiliary jack
Air filter element, cleaning
Axle boots
B
Battery
Brake and shift pedals, checking and lubricating
Brake fluid, changing
Brake fluid level, checking
Brake lever free play, checking the front
Brake lever, front
Brake levers, checking and lubricating
Brake light switches
Brake pads and friction plates, checking
Brake pedal and brake lever free play (rear),
adjusting
Brake pedal and rear brake lever
Brakes
Brakes, front and rear
C
Cables, checking and lubricating
Carburetor, adjusting
Carrier, front
Carrier, rear
Chassis fasteners
Cleaning
Clutch free play, adjusting
D
Differential gear oil
Drive shaft universal joint, lubricating
E
Engine break-in
Engine, cold start
Engine idling speed
Engine oil
Engine oil and oil filter element
Engine, starting a warm
Engine stop switch
F
Final gear oil
Four-wheel-drive indicator light
Fuel
Fuel cock
Fuel gauge
Fuel tank cap
Fuses, replacing
H
Handlebar switches
Headlight beam, adjusting
Headlight bulb, replacing
I
Identification numbers
Indicator lights and warning light
Instruments, lights and switches
K
Key identification number
L
Label locations
Light switch
M
Main switch
Maintenance and lubrication chart
Maintenance chart, emission control system
Maintenance record
Model label
N
Neutral indicator light
Noise regulation
O
Oil temperature warning light
On-Command differential gear lock switch
On-Command four-wheel-drive switch
Override switch
Owner’s manual and tool kit
P
Parking
Parking brake
Parking on a slope
Part locations
R
Rear knuckle pivots, lubricating
Recoil starter
Reverse indicator light
Reverse knob
Reverse knob and driving in reverse
Reverse lock release cable, adjusting
Riding your ATV
S
Safety information
Seat
Shifting
Shift pedal
Shock absorber assemblies, adjusting the front and
rear
Spark arrester, cleaning
Spark plug, checking
Specifications
Speed limiter
Speedometer
Stabilizer bushes, checking
Starter (choke)
Start switch
Steering shaft, lubricating
Storage
Storage compartment
T
Tail/brake light bulb, replacing
Throttle cable free play, adjusting
Throttle lever
Tires
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting chart
V
Valve clearance
Vehicle Emission Control Information label
Vehicle identification number
W
Warranty, extended
Warranty, limited
Wheel hub bearings, checking
Wheel, installing
Wheel, removing