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Instrument operation

maneuver to a safe location, and check for NOTICE
water discharge at the cooling water pilot
outlets. There are cooling water pilot outlets If the cause of overheating cannot be
on the starboard side of the hull. Check that found and corrected, take special precau-
water comes out of the outlets while the en- tions to avoid major engine damage while
gines are running, particularly while applying you return to shore.
throttle. If you do not see any water at the Single engine overheating — Shut off the
outlets, cooling water may not be circulating overheating engine and use the properly
in the engines. running engine to return to shore. Operate
at no-wake speed (8 km/h, 5 mph) to pre-
vent water from flooding the non-operat-
ing engine through the water intake. See
page 64 for information on the no-wake
mode.
Both engines overheating — If getting a
tow from another vessel is not possible,
operate both engines just slightly above
2
1 idle while you return to shore. If you can be
towed, refer to “Towing the boat” on page
226.
1 Cooling water pilot outlet (port engine)
2 Cooling water pilot outlet (starboard engine)
Battery voltage warning
TIP: If “Battery” appears on the multi-function dis-
If the cooling water passages in the engines play and the buzzer will sound, check the
are dry, it will take about 20 seconds for wa- battery connections. If the battery connec-
ter to reach the pilot outlets after starting. tions are clean and tight and the warning in-
dication continues, have a Yamaha Boat
If water is not circulating, something may be Dealer check the charging system.
clogging the intake grates. Refer to “Jet
pump clean-out procedure” on page 214. Communication error warning
If a generic error is detected, a warning will
appear on the multi-function display and the
buzzer will sound. If this occurs, reduce the
engine speed, return to shore, and have a
Yamaha Boat Dealer check the boat.

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