Table of contents
General and important labels ........... 1
Identification numbers .................... 1
Primary Identification (PRI-ID)
number ........................................... 1
Craft Identification Number (CIN) ...... 1
Engine serial number ........................ 1
Model information ........................... 2
Builder’s plate .................................... 2
Important labels .............................. 3
Warning labels ................................... 4
Other labels ....................................... 8
Safety information ........................... 10
Limitations on who may operate
the watercraft ............................ 10
Cruising limitations ....................... 11
Operation requirements ............... 12
Recommended equipment ........... 14
Hazard information ....................... 15
Watercraft characteristics ............. 15
Safe boating rules ........................ 17
Enjoy your watercraft
responsibly ................................ 17
Features and functions ................... 19
Location of main components ...... 19
Operation of controls and other
functions .................................... 23
Seats ............................................... 23
Hood ................................................ 24
Fuel tank filler cap ........................... 24
Remote control transmitter .............. 24
Engine stop switch .......................... 25
Engine shut-off switch ..................... 25
Start switch ...................................... 26
Throttle lever ................................... 26
Cooling water pilot outlets ............... 27
Steering system ............................... 27
Telescopic steering system ............. 28
Shift lever ........................................ 28
Quick Shift Trim System (QSTS)
selector ........................................ 29
Reboarding grip ............................... 30Bow eye ........................................... 30
Stern eyes ....................................... 31
Yamaha Security System ................ 31
Dual analog meter unit .................... 33
Storage compartments .................... 37
Operation ......................................... 41
Fuel and oil .................................. 41
Fuel ................................................. 41
Engine oil ......................................... 42
Pre-operation checks ................... 43
Pre-operation check list ................... 43
Pre-operation check points .............. 45
Operation ..................................... 53
Engine break-in ............................... 53
Launching the watercraft ................. 53
Starting the engine .......................... 53
Stopping the engine ........................ 54
Shifting ............................................ 55
Leaving the watercraft ..................... 55
Operating your watercraft ............ 56
Getting to know your watercraft ....... 56
Learning to operate your
watercraft ..................................... 56
Riding with a passenger .................. 57
Starting the watercraft ..................... 57
Boarding and starting in deep
water ............................................ 58
Capsized watercraft ......................... 61
Turning the watercraft ..................... 62
Stopping the watercraft ................... 63
Beaching the watercraft ................... 64
Docking the watercraft ..................... 64
Reverse on waterways .................... 64
Operating in weeded areas ............. 64
Post-operation care ...................... 65
Transporting ................................. 66
Maintenance and care .................... 67
Storage ........................................ 67
Flushing the cooling system ............ 67
Lubrication ....................................... 68
Battery ............................................. 68
Cleaning the watercraft ................... 68
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Index
A
Air filter element ....................................... 72
B
Battery ................................................ 47, 68
Battery, checking...................................... 76
Battery, jumping ....................................... 84
Beaching the watercraft ........................... 64
Bilge ......................................................... 47
Boarding alone ......................................... 58
Boarding and starting from a dock ........... 58
Boarding and starting in deep water ........ 58
Boarding and starting in shallow water .... 57
Boarding with a passenger....................... 59
Bow down................................................. 30
Bow eye ................................................... 30
Bow up ..................................................... 30
Builder’s plate............................................. 2
C
Capsized watercraft ................................. 61
Check engine warning.............................. 37
Cleaning the watercraft ............................ 68
Cooling water pilot outlets .................. 27, 52
Craft Identification Number (CIN) ............... 1
Cruising limitations ................................... 11
D
Docking the watercraft ............................. 64
Dual analog meter unit ....................... 33, 52
E
Emergency procedures ............................ 83
Engine break-in ........................................ 53
Engine compartment ................................ 45
Engine oil ................................................. 42
Engine oil and oil filter .............................. 72
Engine oil level ......................................... 45
Engine overheat warning ......................... 36
Engine serial number ................................. 1
Engine shut-off cord (lanyard) .................. 51
Engine shut-off switch .............................. 25
Engine stop switch ................................... 25
Enjoy your watercraft responsibly ............ 17
F
Fire extinguisher....................................... 48
Flushing the cooling system ..................... 67
Front storage compartment ...................... 37
Fuel .......................................................... 41Fuel and oil............................................... 41
Fuel injection system ................................ 78
Fuel level .................................................. 45
Fuel level meter ........................................ 35
Fuel level warning .................................... 35
Fuel system, checking .............................. 72
Fuel tank .................................................. 72
Fuel tank filler cap .................................... 24
Fuses, replacing ....................................... 84
G
Getting to know your watercraft ............... 56
Glove compartment .................................. 38
H
Hazard information ................................... 15
Hood ......................................................... 24
Hour meter/voltmeter ............................... 34
Hull and deck ........................................... 45
I
Identification numbers ................................ 1
Information display ................................... 34
J
Jet intake .................................................. 51
Jet intake and impeller, cleaning .............. 83
Jet thrust nozzle angle, checking ............. 72
Jumper cables, connecting ...................... 84
L
Labels, important ........................................ 3
Labels, other .............................................. 8
Labels, warning .......................................... 4
Launching the watercraft .......................... 53
Learning to operate your watercraft ......... 56
Leaving the watercraft .............................. 55
Limitations on who may operate the
watercraft .............................................. 10
L-MODE (low-RPM mode) ....................... 32
Lubrication................................................ 68
Lubrication points ..................................... 75
M
Main components, location of .................. 19
Maintenance and adjustments ................. 69
Model information....................................... 2
O
Oil pressure warning ................................ 35
Operating in weeded areas ...................... 64
Operating your watercraft ......................... 56
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