Jumping The Battery; Towing The Watercraft - Yamaha WaveRunner V1 2016 Owner's/Operator's Manual

(2) Remove any weeds or debris from
around the jet intake, drive shaft, impel-
ler, jet pump housing, and jet thrust noz-
zle.
If debris is difficult to remove, consult a
Yamaha dealer.
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Jumping the battery

If the watercraft battery has run down, the en-
gine can be started using a 12-volt booster
battery and jumper cables.
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Connecting the jumper cables
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WARNING
To avoid battery explosion and serious
damage to the electrical system:
Do not reverse the polarity of the jumper

cables when connecting to the batter-
ies.
Do not connect the negative (–) jumper

cable to the negative (–) terminal of the
watercraft battery.
Do not touch the positive (+) jumper ca-

ble to the negative (–) jumper cable.
(1) Connect the positive (+) jumper cable to
the positive (+) battery terminals of both
batteries.
(2) Connect one end of the negative (–)
jumper cable to the negative (–) battery
terminal of the booster battery.
Trouble recovery
(3) Connect the other end of the negative (–)
jumper cable to an engine hanger.
1 2
1 Negative (–) jumper cable
2 Booster battery
3 Positive (+) jumper cable
4 Engine hanger
(4) Start the engine, and then disconnect the
jumper cables by reversing the steps
above. (See page 31 for information on
starting the engine.)
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Towing the watercraft

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WARNING
The operator of the towing boat must

keep speed to a minimum and avoid
traffic or obstacles which could be a
hazard to the operator on the water-
craft.
The towline should be long enough so

that the watercraft will not collide with
the towing boat when slowing down.
If the watercraft becomes inoperative in the
water, it can be towed to shore.
To tow the watercraft:
Use a towline that is three times the com-
bined length of the towing boat and the wa-
tercraft.
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