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

(2) Attach the engine shut-off cord (lanyard)
to your left wrist, and then attach the clip
to the engine shut-off switch. (See page
30 for information on operating the en-
gine shut-off switch.) WARNING! Check
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Launching the watercraft that the engine shut-off cord (lanyard)
When launching the watercraft, make sure is attached correctly. If the engine
that there are no obstacles around you. shut-off cord (lanyard) is not attached
If the watercraft is launched from a trailer, correctly, it may not pull free when the
someone should make sure that waves do operator falls off, allowing the water-
not push the watercraft into the trailer.

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