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Trouble recovery

tery or fuel vapors, which could cause in 5 seconds, release the
an explosion. “START/STOP” button and try again
after 15 seconds. Continuous crank-
If the boat battery runs down, the engines
ing for more than 5 seconds will dis-
can be started in an emergency using a 12-
charge the battery and the engines
volt booster battery and jumper cables.
will not start. The starter motors may
To connect the jumper cables:
also be damaged if they are engaged
(1) Connect the positive (+) terminal of the
continuously for more than 5 seconds.
dead battery to the positive (+) terminal
of the booster battery with the positive
(+) jumper cable.
(2) Connect one end of the negative (–)
jumper cable to the negative (–) terminal
of the booster battery.
(3) Connect the other end of the negative (–)
jumper cable to an engine hanger.
NOTICE: Be sure all connections are
secure and correct before attempting
to start the engines. Any wrong con-
nection may damage the electrical
system.
1 2

3
4
5

1 Negative (–) jumper cable
2 Positive (+) jumper cable
3 Engine hanger
4 Booster battery
5 Start battery

(4) Start the engines, and then disconnect
the jumper cables by reversing the above
steps. NOTICE: Do not push the
“START/STOP” button for more than 5
seconds. If the engine does not start

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