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Safety information

EJU42415 ther direction, although some movement
Watercraft characteristics
may occur.
 Jet thrust turns the watercraft. Releasing
the throttle lever completely produces only 1
minimum thrust. If you are traveling at
speeds above trolling, you will have rapidly
decreasing ability to steer without throttle.
This model is equipped with the Yamaha
Engine Management System (YEMS) that
includes an off-throttle steering (OTS) sys-
tem. It will activate at planing speeds
should you attempt to steer the watercraft
after releasing the throttle lever. The OTS 1 “N” (Neutral position)
system assists in turning by continuing to
 To avoid rear-end collisions while operat-
supply some thrust while the watercraft is
ing the watercraft, check behind you be-
decelerating, but you can turn more sharp-
fore using the RiDE lever to slow down or
ly if you apply throttle while turning the han-
stop the watercraft. Make sure that there
dlebars.
are no obstacles or people behind you be-
The OTS system does not function below
fore shifting into reverse.
planing speeds or when the engine is off.
 Keep away from the intake grate while the
Once the engine slows down, the water-
engine is on. Items such as long hair, loose
craft will no longer turn in response to han-
clothing, or PFD straps can become entan-
dlebar input until you apply throttle again or
gled in moving parts, resulting in severe in-
you reach trolling speed.
jury or drowning.
Practice turning in an open area without
 Never insert any object into the jet thrust
obstacles until you have a good feel for this
nozzle while the engine is running. Severe
maneuver.
injury or death could result from coming in
 This watercraft is water-jet propelled. The
contact with the rotating parts of the jet
jet pump is directly connected to the en-
pump.
gine. This means that jet thrust will produce
some movement whenever the engine is
running and the “F” (forward) or “R” (re-
verse) shift indicator is displayed. When the
“N” (neutral) shift indicator is displayed, the
forward and reverse thrust are balanced to 2
help keep the watercraft from moving in ei-
1
1 Intake grate
2 Jet thrust nozzle

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