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                            Operation

                            EJU40212                              EJU36346
                            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) VX Deluxe / VX Cruiser /  VX Limited:  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.)
                            Passenger riding position
                                                                  (2) Move the  watercraft to an  area  that is
                            The passenger(s) should hold on firmly, either
                                                                     free from weeds and debris, and has a
                            to the person in front of them or to the hand-
                                                                     water depth of at least 60 cm (2 ft) from
                            grip provided, and sit astride the seat with
                                                                     the bottom of the watercraft. NOTICE:
                            their feet on the floor of the footwell. Never al-
                                                                     Never run the engine in water that is
                            low a passenger to ride in front of the opera-
                                                                     less than 60 cm (2 ft) deep from the
                            tor. (See page 17 for information on the riding
                                                                     bottom  of the watercraft, otherwise
                            position when pulling a wakeboarder or wa-
                                                                     pebbles or sand could be sucked into
                            ter-skier.)
                                                                     the jet intake, causing impeller dam-
                                                                     age and engine overheating. [ECJ00473]

                            EJU32803
                            Launching the watercraft
                            When launching the watercraft,  make  sure  (3) Attach the engine shut-off cord (lanyard)
                            that there are no obstacles around you.  to your left wrist, and then attach the clip
                            If the  watercraft is launched from a  trailer,  to the engine shut-off switch. (See page
                            someone should  make sure that waves do  32 for information on operating the en-
                            not push the watercraft into the trailer.  gine shut-off switch.) WARNING! Check

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