Jumping The Battery; Replacing The Fuses - Yamaha 2012 WaveRunner VX Sport 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
G
cables when connecting to the batteries.
Do not connect the negative (–) jumper
G
cable to the negative (–) terminal of the
watercraft battery.
Do not touch the positive (+) jumper ca-
G
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.
2 3
1
4
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 27 for information on
starting the engine.)
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Replacing the fuses

If a fuse is blown, replace it with the proper
fuse.
1
1 Good fuse
2 Blown fuse
To replace a fuse:
(1) Remove the seat. (See page 39 for seat
removal and installation procedures.)
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