2007 YAMAHA VX CRUISER gas tank size

Table of contents
General and important labels ........... 1
Identification numbers .................... 1
Primary Identification (PRI-ID)
number ........................................... 1
Hull Identification Number (HIN) ........ 1
Engine serial number ........................ 1
Model information
(for Europe only) ......................... 2
Builder’s plate .................................... 2
Emission control information
(for Canada only) ........................ 3
Approval label of emission control
certificate ........................................ 3
Manufactured date label .................... 4
Important labels .............................. 5
Warning labels ................................... 6
Other labels ....................................... 9
Safety information ........................... 12
Limitations on who may operate
the watercraft ............................ 12
Cruising limitations ....................... 13
Operation requirements ............... 14
Recommended equipment ........... 16
Hazard information ....................... 17
Watercraft characteristics ............. 17
Water-skiing ................................. 19
Safe boating rules ........................ 20
Enjoy your watercraft
responsibly ................................ 21
Features and functions ................... 22
Location of main components ...... 22
Operation of controls and other
functions .................................... 26
Seat ................................................. 26
Hood ................................................ 26
Fuel tank filler cap ........................... 27
Remote control transmitter
(for VX Deluxe/VX Cruiser) .......... 27
Engine stop switch .......................... 28
Engine shut-off switch ..................... 28
Start switch ...................................... 29Throttle lever ................................... 29
Cooling water pilot outlet ................. 29
Steering system ............................... 30
Shift lever
(for VX Deluxe/VX Cruiser) .......... 30
Handgrip .......................................... 31
Bow eye ........................................... 31
Stern eyes ....................................... 31
Yamaha Engine Management
System (YEMS) ........................... 32
Yamaha Security System and
low-RPM mode
(for VX Deluxe/VX Cruiser) .......... 32
Multifunction information center ...... 34
Storage compartments .................... 38
Operation ......................................... 41
Fuel and oil .................................. 41
Gasoline .......................................... 41
Engine oil ......................................... 42
Filling the fuel tank .......................... 42
Pre-operation checks ................... 43
Pre-operation check list ................... 43
Pre-operation check points .............. 45
Operation ..................................... 51
Engine break-in ............................... 51
Launching the watercraft ................. 52
Starting the engine .......................... 52
Stopping the engine ........................ 54
Leaving the watercraft ..................... 54
Operating your watercraft ............ 54
Getting to know your watercraft ....... 54
Learning to operate your
watercraft ..................................... 54
Riding with passengers ................... 55
Starting the watercraft ..................... 56
Boarding and starting in deep
water ............................................ 57
Capsized watercraft ......................... 60
Turning the watercraft ..................... 61
Stopping the watercraft ................... 62
Beaching the watercraft ................... 63
Docking the watercraft ..................... 63
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Index
A
Air filter element ....................................... 74
Approval label of emission control
certificate ................................................ 3
B
Battery ................................................ 47, 68
Battery, checking...................................... 77
Battery, jumping ....................................... 83
Beaching the watercraft ........................... 63
Bilge ......................................................... 46
Boarding alone ......................................... 57
Boarding and starting from a dock ........... 57
Boarding and starting in deep water ........ 57
Boarding and starting in shallow water .... 56
Boarding with passengers ........................ 58
Bow eye ................................................... 31
Builder’s plate............................................. 2
C
Capsized watercraft ................................. 60
Check engine warning indicator ............... 37
Cleaning the watercraft ............................ 68
Cooling water pilot outlet .................... 29, 50
Cruising limitations ................................... 13
D
Docking the watercraft ............................. 63
E
Emergency procedures ............................ 82
Emission control information
(for Canada only) .................................... 3
Engine break-in ........................................ 51
Engine compartment ................................ 45
Engine oil ................................................. 42
Engine oil and oil filter .............................. 73
Engine oil level ......................................... 45
Engine overheat warning indicator ........... 36
Engine serial number ................................. 1
Engine shut-off cord ................................. 50
Engine shut-off switch .............................. 28
Engine stop switch ................................... 28
Enjoy your watercraft responsibly ............ 21
F
Filling the fuel tank ................................... 42
Fire extinguisher....................................... 48
Flushing the cooling system ..................... 66
Front storage compartment ...................... 38Fuel and oil............................................... 41
Fuel injection system ................................ 78
Fuel level .................................................. 45
Fuel level meter ........................................ 34
Fuel level warning indicator ...................... 35
Fuel system .............................................. 67
Fuel system, checking .............................. 73
Fuel tank .................................................. 73
Fuel tank filler cap .................................... 27
Fuses, replacing ....................................... 84
G
Gasohol .................................................... 41
Gasoline ................................................... 41
Getting to know your watercraft ............... 54
Glove compartment .................................. 39
H
Handgrip ................................................... 31
Hazard information ................................... 17
Hood ......................................................... 26
Hour meter/voltmeter ............................... 35
Hull and deck ........................................... 45
Hull Identification Number (HIN)................. 1
I
Identification numbers ................................ 1
Important labels .......................................... 5
J
Jet intake .................................................. 49
Jet intake and impeller, cleaning .............. 82
Jet thrust nozzle angle, checking ............. 74
Jumper cables, connecting ...................... 83
L
Labels, other .............................................. 9
Labels, warning .......................................... 6
Launching the watercraft .......................... 52
Learning to operate your watercraft ......... 54
Leaving the watercraft .............................. 54
Limitations on who may operate the
watercraft .............................................. 12
“L-MODE” indicator light
(for VX Deluxe/VX Cruiser) ................... 38
Lubrication................................................ 67
Lubrication points ..................................... 76
M
Main components, location of .................. 22
Maintenance and adjustments ................. 69
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