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Operation

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Riding position Starting the engine on water
Operator riding position EWJ01531
The operator should grip the handlebars firm- WARNING
ly with both hands and sit astride the seat Do not apply throttle when anyone is at the
with both feet on the floor of the footwell. rear of the watercraft. Turn the engine off
or keep it at idle. Water and debris exiting
the jet thrust nozzle can cause severe in-
jury.

To start the engine:
(1) If the lock mode is selected for the
Yamaha Security System setting, select
the unlock mode. (See page 31 for
Yamaha Security System setting proce-
dures.)
(2) Move the watercraft to an area that is
Passenger riding position
free from weeds and debris, and has a
The passenger(s) should hold on firmly, either
water depth of at least 60 cm (2 ft) from
to the person in front of them or to the hand-
the bottom of the watercraft. NOTICE:
grip provided, and sit astride the seat with
Never run the engine in water that is
their feet on the floor of the footwell. Never al-
less than 60 cm (2 ft) deep from the
low a passenger to ride in front of the opera-
bottom of the watercraft, otherwise
tor. (See page 17 for information on the riding
pebbles or sand could be sucked into
position when pulling a wakeboarder or wa-
the jet intake, causing impeller dam-
ter-skier.)
age and engine overheating. [ECJ00473]

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Launching the watercraft (3) Attach the engine shut-off cord (lanyard)
When launching the watercraft, make sure to your left wrist, and then attach the clip
that there are no obstacles around you. to the engine shut-off switch. (See page
If the watercraft is launched from a trailer, 32 for information on operating the en-
someone should make sure that waves do gine shut-off switch.) WARNING! Check
not push the watercraft into the trailer. that the engine shut-off cord (lanyard)

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