Yamaha 60D Owner's Manual

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Operation28to a secure place on your clothing, oryour arm or leg while operating. Do not attach the lanyard to clothingthat could tear loose. Do not route thelanyard where it could become entan-gled, preventing it from functioning. Avoid accidentally pulling the lanyardduring normal operation. Loss of en-gine power means the loss of moststeering control. Also, without enginepower, the boat could slow rapidly. Thiscould cause people and objects in theboat to be thrown forward.3. Turn the main switch to “ ” (on).4. Turn the main switch to “ ” (start),and hold it for a maximum of 5 seconds.5. Immediately after the engine starts, re-lease the main switch and allow it to re-turn to “ ” (on).CAUTION:ECM00191 Never turn the main switch to “ ”(start) while the engine is running. Do not keep the starter motor turningfor more than 5 seconds. If the startermotor is turned continuously for morethan 5 seconds, the battery will bequickly discharged, thus making it im-possible to start the engine. The startercan also be damaged. If the engine willnot start after 5 seconds of cranking,return the main switch to “ ” (on), wait10 seconds, then crank the engineagain.NOTE: When the engine is cold, it needs to bewarmed up. For further information, seepage 28. If the engine is warm and fails to start,open the throttle slightly and try to start theengine again. If the engine still fails tostart, see page 55.EMU27670Warming up engineEMU27702Electric start and prime start models1. After starting the engine, allow it to idlefor 3 minutes to warm up. Failure to doso will shorten engine life.2. Check for a steady flow of water from thecooling water pilot hole.CAUTION:ECM00511A continuous flow of water from the cool-ing water pilot hole shows that the waterpump is pumping water through the cool-ing passages. If water is not flowing outof the hole at all times while the engine is