Operation29ning, overheating and serious damagecould occur. Stop the engine and checkwhether the cooling water inlet on thelower case or the cooling water pilot holeis blocked. Consult your Yamaha dealer ifthe problem cannot be located and cor-rected.EMU27740ShiftingWARNINGEWM00180Before shifting, make sure there are noswimmers or obstacles in the water nearyou.CAUTION:ECM00220To change the boat direction or shiftingposition from forward to reverse or vice-versa, first close the throttle so that theengine idles (or runs at low speeds).EMU27763Forward (tiller handle and remotecontrol models)Tiller control models1. Place the throttle grip in the fully closedposition.2. Move the gear shift lever quickly andfirmly from neutral to forward.Remote control models1. Pull up the neutral interlock trigger (ifequipped) and move the remote controllever quickly and firmly from neutral toforward.EMU27784Reverse (automatic reverse lock andpower trim and tilt models)WARNINGEWM00190When operating in reverse, go slowly. Donot open the throttle more than half. Oth-erwise the boat could become unstable,which could result in loss of control andan accident.Tiller control models1. Place the throttle grip in the fully closedposition.2. Move the gear shift lever quickly andfirmly from neutral to reverse.Remote control models1. Pull up the neutral interlock trigger (ifequipped) and move the remote controllever quickly and firmly from neutral toreverse.ZMU03391
