Yamaha F225 Owner's Manual

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Operation59Be sure there are no swimmers in the wa-ter near you.EMU41790Start-up checksPlace the control lever in neutral and turn themain switch to “ ” (on). Make sure that noalert-indicator comes on. If the buzzersounds and the water separator-alert indica-tor blinks, consult your Yamaha dealer im-mediately.EMU41901Procedure for starting engineWARNINGEWM01840 Failure to attached engine shut-off cordcould result in a runaway boat if opera-tor is ejected. Attach the engine shut-off cord to a secure place on your cloth-ing, or your arm or leg while operating.Do not attach the cord to clothing thatcould tear loose. Do not route the cordwhere it could become entangled, pre-venting it from functioning. Avoid accidentally pulling the cord dur-ing normal operation. Loss of enginepower means the loss of most steeringcontrol. Also, without engine power,the boat could slow rapidly. This couldcause people and objects in the boat tobe thrown forward.1. Place the control lever in neutral.TIP:The start-in-gear protection device preventsthe engine from starting except when in neu-tral.2. Attach the engine shut-off cord to a se-cure place on your clothing, or your armor leg. Then install the clip on the otherend of the cord into the engine shut-offswitch.3. Turn the main switch to “ ” (on) tomake sure that the digital electronic con-trol-active indicator lights. The enginecan not be started when the digital elec-tronic control-alert indicator lights.4. Turn the main switch to “ ” (start),and hold it for a maximum of 5 seconds.NOTICE: Never turn the main switchto “ ” (start) while the engine isrunning. Do not keep the starter mo-tor turning for more than 5 seconds. Ifthe starter motor is turned continu-ZMU05829NZMU07167ONOFFZMU07217