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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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