Yamaha AR195 Owner's/Operator's Manual page 41

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F
5
3
7
6
8
1 Neutral position
2 TDE position
3 Forward position
4 Reverse position
5 Shift
6 Fully closed
7 Throttle
8 Fully open
TIP:
This boat is equipped with a "start-in-gear"
protection. The engine will not start unless the
lever is in the neutral position.
This boat uses a direct-drive propulsion sys-
tem. Therefore, jet thrust is always being pro-
duced while the engine is running. The
direction of the boat is controlled by the shift
gate, which directs the flow of the jet thrust as
follows:
Neutral
The shift gate is dropped down part way over
the jet thrust nozzle. The neutral position bal-
ances forward and reverse thrust to help keep
the boat from moving, although some move-
ment may occur.
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1
R
5
4
7
6
Control function operation
1
8
2
1 Shift gate
2 Jet thrust nozzle
Forward
When the remote control lever is initially
moved to the forward position and the boat is
operating at a slow speed, the shift gate is lift-
ed up slightly from the neutral position and jet
thrust is directed downward at an angle. This
function, which is called the thrust directional
enhancer (TDE), helps to provide good han-
dling response when the steering wheel is
turned, even though there is less thrust avail-
able at low engine speeds.
F 1
1 TDE position
When the remote control lever is moved far-
ther forward, the shift gate is lifted all the way
up. All jet thrust is to the rear, which moves
the boat forward.
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