Maintenance73ing, consult your Yamaha dealer.3. Check the battery connections. Theyshould be clean, secure, and covered byan insulating cover. WARNING! Badconnections can produce shorting orarcing and cause an explosion.[EWM01910]EMU29333Connecting the batteryWARNINGEWM00570Mount the battery holder securely in adry, well-ventilated, vibration-free loca-tion in the boat. Install a fully charged bat-tery in the holder.NOTICEECM01123Reversal of the battery cables will dam-age the electrical parts.1. Make sure the main switch (on applica-ble models) is “ ” (off) before workingon the battery.2. Connect the red battery cable to thePOSITIVE (+) terminal first. Then con-nect the black battery cable to the NEG-ATIVE (-) terminal.3. The electrical contacts of the battery andcables must be clean and properly con-nected, or the battery will not start theengine.EMU29371Disconnecting the battery1. Turn off the battery cut-off switch (ifequipped) and main switch. NOTICE: Ifthey are left on, the electrical systemcan be damaged. [ECM01930]2. Disconnect the negative cable(s) fromthe negative (-) terminal. NOTICE: Al-ways disconnect all negative (-) ca-bles first to avoid a short circuit anddamage to the electrical system.[ECM01940]3. Disconnect the positive cable(s) and re-move the battery from the boat.4. Clean, maintain, and store the batteryaccording to the manufacturer’s instruc-tions.1. Red cable2. Black cable3. Battery
