2022 YAMAHA VX CRUISER HO check engine

Important manual information
EJU30193
To the owner/operator
Thank you for choosing a Yamaha watercraft.
This owner’s/operator’s manual contains in-
formation you will need for proper operation,
maintenance, and care. If you have any ques-
tions about the operation or maintenance of
your watercraft, please consult a Yamaha
dealer.
This manual is not a course on boating safety
or seamanship. If this is your first watercraft,
or if you are changing to a type of watercraft
you are not familiar with, for your own com-
fort and safety, please ensure that you obtain
proper training or practice before operating
the watercraft by yourself. In addition, a
Yamaha dealer or boating organization will be pleased to recommend local sea schools, or
competent instructors.
In this manual, information of particular im-
portance is distinguished in the following
ways:
This is the safety alert symbol. It is used
to alert you to potential personal injury haz-
ards. Obey all safety messages that follow
this symbol to avoid possible injury or death.
EWJ00072
A WARNING indicates a hazardous situa-
tion which, if not avoided, could result in
death or serious injury.
ECJ00092
A NOTICE indicates special precautions
that must be taken to avoid damage to the
watercraft or other property.
TIP
A TIP provides key information to make pro-
cedures easier or clearer.
EJU45451
Engine data recording
This model’s ECM stores certain engine data
to assist in the diagnosis of malfunctions and
for research, statistical analysis and develop-
ment purposes.
Although the sensors and recorded data will
vary by model, the main data points are:
Engine status and engine performance
data
This data will be uploaded only when a spe-
cial Yamaha diagnostic tool is attached to the
engine, such as when maintenance checks or
service procedures are performed. Engine
data uploaded will be handled appropriately
according to the following Privacy Policy.
Privacy Policy
Yamaha will not disclose this data to a third party except in the following cases. In addi-
tion, Yamaha may provide engine data to a
contractor in order to outsource services re-
lated to the handling of the engine data. Even
in this case, Yamaha will require the contrac-
tor to properly handle the engine data we
provided and Yamaha will appropriately
manage the data.
With the consent of the boat owner
Where obligated by law
For use by Yamaha in litigation
For general Yamaha-conducted research
purposes when the data is not related to an
individual engine or owner
https://www.yamaha-motor.eu/eu/
en/privacy/privacy-policy/
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Table of contents
Operation and handling
requirements ................................... 54Fuel requirements ......................... 54
Fuel................................................... 54
Engine oil requirements ................ 56
Engine oil .......................................... 56
Draining the bilge water ................ 58
Draining the bilge water on land ...... 58
Draining the bilge water on water .... 58
Transporting on a trailer ................ 59
First-time operation ........................ 60 Engine break-in ............................. 60
Pre-operation checks ..................... 61
Pre-operation checklist .................... 61
Pre-operation check points........... 63
Pre-launch checks ........................... 63
Post-launch checks ......................... 68
Operation ......................................... 70 Operating your watercraft ............. 70
Getting to know your watercraft ...... 70
Learning to operate your
watercraft ...................................... 70
Riding position ................................. 71
Launching the watercraft ................. 71
Starting the engine on water ............ 71
Stopping the engine ......................... 72
Leaving the watercraft...................... 72
Operating the watercraft .................. 72
Turning the watercraft ...................... 73
Stopping the watercraft ................... 74
Operating the watercraft in reverse or neutral ...................................... 75
Boarding the watercraft ................... 76
Starting off........................................ 78
Capsized watercraft ......................... 79
Beaching and docking the watercraft ...................................... 80
Operating in weeded areas .............. 80
After removing the watercraft from
the water ....................................... 81
Care and storage ............................ 82Post-operation care ...................... 82
Flushing the cooling water
passages....................................... 82
Cleaning the watercraft .................... 83
Battery care ...................................... 83
Long-term storage ........................ 85
Cleaning ........................................... 85
Lubrication ....................................... 85
Rustproofing ..................................... 86
Maintenance .................................... 87 Maintenance ................................. 87
Removing and installing the engine
cover ............................................. 87
Periodic maintenance chart ............. 89
Engine oil and oil filter ...................... 91
Specifications .................................. 92 Specifications ............................... 92
Trouble recovery ............................. 94 Troubleshooting ............................ 94
Troubleshooting chart ...................... 94
Emergency procedures ................ 97
Cleaning the jet intake and
impeller ......................................... 97
Raising the reverse gate .................. 98
Jumping the battery ......................... 98
Towing the watercraft....................... 99
Submerged watercraft ..................... 99
Index............................................... 101
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Safety information
12
in certain kinds of accidents and that it
could injure you in others.
A helmet is designed to provide some head
protection. Although helmets cannot pro-
tect against all foreseeable impacts, a hel-
met might reduce your injuries in a collision
with a boat or other obstacle.
A helmet may have potential safety haz-
ards, as well. Falling into the water could
risk the chance of the helmet catching wa-
ter, commonly known as “bucketing”, and
the resulting strain on your neck could
cause choking, severe and permanent
neck injuries, or death. A helmet could also
increase the risk of an accident if it reduces
your vision or hearing, or if it distracts you
or increases your fatigue.
How should you decide if a helmet’s poten-
tial safety benefits outweigh its potential
risks for you? Consider your particular rid-
ing conditions. Consider factors such as
your riding environment and your riding
style and ability. Also consider the likeli-
hood of traffic congestion, and the water
surface conditions.
If you decide to wear a helmet based upon
your riding circumstances, choose one
carefully. Look for a helmet designed for
personal watercraft use, if possible. If you
will be engaging in closed-course competi-
tion, follow the helmet requirements of the
sanctioning organization.
Never operate the watercraft after consum-
ing alcohol or taking other drugs.
For reasons of safety and proper care of
the watercraft, always perform the pre-op-
eration checks listed on page 61 before op-
erating the watercraft.
The operator should grip the handlebars
firmly with both hands and the passengers
should hold on firmly, either to the person in front of them or to the handgrip provid-
ed.
The operator and passengers should al-
ways keep their feet on the floor of the foot-
well when the watercraft is in motion.
Lifting your feet increases the chances of
losing your balance,
or hitting objects out-
side the watercraft with your feet. Do not
give a ride to children if their feet cannot
reach the floor of the footwell.
Never allow a passenger to ride in front of
the operator.
Always consult your doctor on whether it is
safe for you to ride this watercraft if you are
pregnant or in poor health.
Do not attempt to modify this watercraft.
Modifications to your watercraft may re-
duce safety and reliability, and render the
watercraft unsafe or illegal for use.
Attach the engine shut-off cord (lanyard) to
y o u r l ef t w r is t an d k ee p i t fr e e f r o m t h e h an -
dlebars so that the engine stops if you, the
operator, fall off. After riding, remove the
engine shut-off cord (lanyard) from the wa-
tercraft to avoid accidental starting or un-
authorized use by children or others.
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Safety information
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To avoid rear-end collisions while operat-
ing the watercraft, check behind you be-
fore using the RiDE lever to slow down or
stop the watercraft. Make sure that there
are no obstacles or people behind you be-
fore shifting into reverse.
Keep away from the intake grate while the
engine is on. Items such as long hair, loose
clothing, or PFD straps can become entan-
gled in moving parts, resulting in severe in-
jury or drowning.
Never insert any object into the jet thrust
nozzle while the engine is running. Severe
injury or death could result from coming in
contact with the rotating parts of the jet
pump.
Stop the engine and remove the clip from
the engine shut-off switch before removingany debris or weeds, which may have col-
lected around the jet intake.
1
“N” (Neutral position)
1 Intake grate
2 Jet thrust nozzle
14.3V
km/h
RPM
1
1
2
1 Clip
2 Engine shut-off switch
1
2
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Control function operation
27
There is a cooling water pilot outlet on the
port (left) side of the watercraft. To check for
proper operation of the cooling system, make
sure that water is being discharged from the
cooling water pilot outlet. If water is not being
discharged from the outlet, stop the engine
and check the jet intake for clogging. (See
page 97 for information on the jet intake.)
TIP
It will take about 60 seconds for the water
to reach the outlet after the engine is start-
ed.
Water discharge may not be constant
when the engine is running at idling speed.
If this occurs, apply a little throttle to make
sure that water discharges properly.
EJU40323Water separator
The water separator prevents water from en-
tering the fuel tank by collecting any water
that has entered the fuel tank breather hose if
the watercraft was capsized.
If water has collected in the water separator,
drain it by loosening the drain screw.
To drain water from the water separator:
(1) Place a drain pan or dry cloth under thewater separator.
(2) Gradually loosen the drain screw to drain the water. Catch the draining water in the
drain pan or soak it up with the dry cloth
so that it does not spill into the engine
compartment. If any water spills into the
watercraft, be sure to wipe it up with a
dry cloth.
(3) Securely tighten the drain screw until it stops.
1Cooling water pilot outlet
1
1Water separator
2 Drain screw
2 1
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Watercraft operation
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EJU45930Cruise assist
The cruise assist is a function for maintaining
a desired engine speed within a fixed range
while operating the watercraft. Once the
cruise assist is activated, the set engine
speed can be increased or decreased. How-
ever, the adjustment is limited to a maximum
of five increments above or below the initial
cruise assist setting.
TIP
The cruise assist can only be set between en-
gine speeds of approximately 3000 r/min and
approximately 7000 r/min.
Activating and deactivating the cruise as-
sist
Activation of the cruise assist can be con-
firmed by the cruise assist indicator on the
multifunction information center.
To activate the cruise assist:
(1) Operate the throttle lever until the de-sired engine speed is reached.
(2) When the engine speed reaches the de- sired cruise assist setting, push the
“CRUISE/NO WAKE” switch. Once the
beeper sounds three times and the
cruise assist indicator is displayed, the
cruise assist is activated. (3) When the cruise assist is activated, slow-
ly squeeze the throttle lever to keep it
squeezed further than the position at
which the cruise assist was set.
TIP
Check the multifunction information center to
make sure that the cruise assist is activated
before squeezing the throttle lever to the full
throttle position. If the cruise assist is not ac-
tivated, the engine will respond normally to
the throttle operation.
(4) Once the cruise assist is activated, pushthe upper side of the “SPEED ADJUST”
switch to increase the set engine speed
or the lower side of the “SPEED AD-
JUST” switch to decrease the set engine
speed. The engine speed can be
changed in the range of the cruise assist
levels –5 to +5.
1Cruise assist indicator
2 Cruise assist level
14.3V
RPM
Cruise Assist +4
km/h
21
1“CRUISE/NO WAKE” switch
1
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Instrument operation
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center display. (See page 24 for Yamaha Se-
curity System setting procedures.)
EJU46400Warning function
The multifunction information center can indi-
cate the following warnings.
Fuel level warning
Battery voltage warning
Check engine warning
Engine overheat warning
Oil pressure warning
Other warnings (communication errors, ex-
ceeding the maintenance intervals, and so
on)
To stop the buzzer when a malfunction is ac-
tivated, correct the cause of the problem and
start the engine again, or push the “OK” but-
ton of the touchpad control.
Fuel level warning
If the amount of remaining fuel is low, the low-
est fuel level segment blinks orange, “Low
Fuel” is displayed on the display, and the
buzzer sounds intermittently. If the fuel level warning is activated, refill the
fuel tank as soon as possible. (See page 54
for information on filling the fuel tank.)
Battery voltage warning
If the battery voltage is less than 12 volts or
more than 18 volts when the engine is not
running, the voltage display of the voltmeter
blinks.
If the battery voltage warning is activated,
have the watercraft serviced by a Yamaha
dealer as soon as possible.
Check engine warning “ ”
If a sensor malfunction or a short circuit is
detected, “ ” is shown in the warning bar,
and the buzzer sounds intermittently.
If the check engine warning is activated, im-
mediately reduce the engine speed, return to
1
“OK” button
1
14.3V
km/h
RPM
Low
Fuel
10.8V
km/h
RPM
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Instrument operation
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shore, and have a Yamaha dealer check the
engine.
TIP
Push the “OK” button of the touchpad control
to display a description of the warning in the
center display.
Engine overheat warning “ ”
If the engine temperature rises
significantly, “ ” and “ ” are shown in the
warning bar, and the buzzer sounds continu-
ously.
If the engine overheat warning is activated,
immediately reduce the engine speed, return
to shore, and then make sure that water is
being discharged from the port (left) cooling
water pilot outlet while the engine is running.
If there is no discharge of water, stop the en-
gine, and then check the jet intake for clog-
ging. (See page 97 for information on the jet
intake.) NOTICE: If you cannot locate and
correct the cause of the overheating, con-
sult a Yamaha dealer. Continuing to oper-
ate at higher speeds could result in severe
engine damage.
[ECJ00042]
TIP
While the engine overheat warning is acti-
vated, the maximum engine speed is limit-
ed.
Push the “OK” button of the touchpad con-
trol to display a description of the warning
in the center display.
Oil pressure warning “ ”
If the oil pressure drops significantly, “ ”
and “ ” are shown in the warning bar, and
the buzzer sounds intermittently.
If the oil pressure warning is activated, imme-
diately reduce the engine speed, return to
shore, and then check the engine oil level.
(See page 56 for information on checking the
engine oil level.) If the oil level is sufficient,
have a Yamaha dealer check the watercraft.
TIP
While the oil pressure warning is activated,
the maximum engine speed is limited.
Push the “OK” button of the touchpad con-
trol to display a description of the warning
in the center display.
Other warnings (communication errors,
exceeding the maintenance intervals, and
so on) “ ”
If any other malfunction is detected or if the
engine has been operated for more than 50
hours since the last maintenance, the warn-
ing bar is shown instead of the tachometer
value display, “ ” is shown, and the buzz-
er sounds intermittently.
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