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Watercraft operation

EJU40014 reverse, and the “R” (reverse) shift indi-
Watercraft operation functions
cator will be displayed.
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Shift system 1
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 Make sure that there are no obstacles or
people behind you before shifting into
reverse.
 Do not touch the reverse gate while the
RiDE lever is being operated, otherwise
you could be pinched.
1 RiDE lever
 If the RiDE lever and throttle lever are
being operated at the same time, do not
release only the RiDE lever. Otherwise,
the watercraft could accelerate more 1
quickly than expected, which may lead
to an accident.
The RiDE lever and throttle lever can be oper-
ated to change the forward or rearward
2
movement of the watercraft only when the
engine is running. When the RiDE lever is
squeezed, the reverse gate lowers and de- 1 Reverse gate
flects the water jet being discharged from the 2 Reverse position
jet thrust nozzle so that the watercraft moves
in reverse or is in neutral. When the throttle le-
ver is squeezed, the reverse gate rises and
the watercraft moves forward.
TIP
 This model is equipped with a function MPH
RPM
which limits the engine speed in reverse. x1000
 When the engine is started, the reverse
10 FAST
gate automatically moves to the neutral po- 12.7 V MPH ACCEL
sition.
1
To shift into reverse: 1 “R” (Reverse position)
(1) Release the throttle lever. To shift into neutral from reverse:
(2) Squeeze the RiDE lever. The reverse Release the RiDE lever. The reverse gate will
gate will lower, the engine speed will in- automatically return to the neutral position
crease, the watercraft will start moving in

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