2001 YAMAHA XL 1200 Owners Manual

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Label location .......................................... 1-2
Launching the watercraft ....................... 3-16
Learning to operate your watercraft ...... 3-20
Leaving the watercraft ........................... 3-19
Limitations on who may operate the
watercraft ................................................ 1-8
Location of main components ................. 2-1
Lubrication............................................... 4-3
Lubrication points .................................. 4-15
M
Maintenance and adjustments ................ 4-6
Multifunction meter ....................... 2-20, 3-13
O
Oil filter .................................................. 4-11
Oil tank .................................................. 4-11
Oil tank filler cap...................................... 2-8
Oil warning indicator.............................. 2-28
Operating your watercraft...................... 3-20
Operation .............................................. 3-14
Operation of controls and other
functions .................................................. 2-5
Operation requirements ........................ 1-10
Other labels ............................................. 1-7
Owner’s/Operator’s Manual and tool
kit............................................................. 4-7
P
PADLOC initial setting........................... 2-21
PADLOC (Programmable digital locking
ignition).................................................. 2-21
Periodic maintenance chart..................... 4-8
Post-operation checks........................... 3-33
Pre-operation check list........................... 3-5
Pre-operation check points ..................... 3-6
Pre-operation checks .............................. 3-5
Primary Identification (PRI-ID) number ... 1-1
Q
Quick Shift Trim System (QSTS)
selector.................................................. 2-15
R
Rear seat................................................. 2-5
Replacing the fuse ................................ 4-22
Reverse on waterways .......................... 3-32Riding watercraft with passengers ........ 3-21
Rough water operation .......................... 3-32
S
Safe boating rules ................................. 1-15
Safety information ................................... 1-8
Seat storage compartment .................... 2-31
Selecting “PADLOC” mode ................... 2-22
Shift lever .............................................. 2-14
Shift lever and reverse gate.................. 3-11
Specifications ........................................ 4-23
Speedometer......................................... 2-24
Starting and boarding in shallow
water ..................................................... 3-23
Starting from a dock .............................. 3-23
Starting the engine ................................ 3-16
Starting the watercraft ........................... 3-22
Start switch............................................ 2-11
Steering system ...........................2-12, 3-10
Stopping the engine .............................. 3-19
Stopping the watercraft ......................... 3-30
Storage.................................................... 4-1
Storage compartments .......................... 2-30
Submerged watercraft ............................. 5-8
Switches ................................................ 3-13
T
Tachometer ........................................... 2-23
Throttle .................................................. 3-10
Throttle lever ......................................... 2-11
Tilt lever ................................................. 2-13
Towing the watercraft .............................. 5-7
Transporting .......................................... 3-35
Tripmeter ............................................... 2-27
Trip timer ............................................... 2-26
Troubleshooting ...................................... 5-1
Troubleshooting chart ............................. 5-1
Turning the watercraft ........................... 3-28
W
Warning labels ........................................ 1-3
Watercraft characteristics ...................... 1-13
Water separator ...................................... 3-7
Water-skiing .......................................... 1-14

Printed in USA
December 2000—1.8 × 1 CR
F0V-F8199-70(XA1200A-Z)
Printed on recycled paper
YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD.