Starting Engine - Yamaha F100D Owner's Manual

Operation
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Starting engine

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Electric start / prime start models
1. Place the gear shift lever in neutral.
NOTE:
The start-in-gear protection device prevents
the engine from starting except when in neu-
tral.
2. Attach the engine stop switch lanyard to
a secure place on your clothing, or your
arm or leg. Then install the lock plate on
the other end of the lanyard into the en-
gine stop switch.
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WARNING
Attach the engine stop switch lanyard to
G
a secure place on your clothing, or your
arm or leg while operating.
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Do not attach the lanyard to clothing
G
that could tear loose. Do not route the
lanyard where it could become entan-
gled, preventing it from functioning.
Avoid accidentally pulling the lanyard
G
during normal operation. Loss of engine
power means the loss of most steering
control. Also, without engine power, the
boat could slow rapidly. This could
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cause people and objects in the boat to
be thrown forward.
3. Place the throttle grip in the "
(start) position. After the engine starts, re-
turn the throttle to the fully closed posi-
tion.
4. Turn the main switch to "
and hold it for a maximum of 5 seconds.
"
" (start),