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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) 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]

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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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