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Control function operation

Reverse
The shift gates are dropped all the way down
over the jet thrust nozzles. Jet thrust is redi- 1
rected toward the bow of the boat, which
moves the boat backward. 1 2
2

1 Running mode and single lever mode
2 DRiVE X mode (275SDX)

Steering
Your boat can be steered by turning the
steering wheel the same direction you wish to
travel, to the right or left. When the steering
wheel is turned, the angle of the jet thrust 1 1
nozzles at the rear of the craft is changed, 2
and the change in direction of the jet thrust
nozzles changes the direction of the boat ac- 1 Jet thrust nozzle
cordingly. 2 Articulating keel (275SE)
275SE: In addition, the direction of the artic-
ulating keel changes according to the move- Since the strength of the jet thrust determines
ment of the jet thrust nozzles. the speed and direction of a turn, the throttle
275SDX: When the DRiVE X mode is activat- must always be opened above idle when at-
ed, the turning range of the steering wheel is tempting a turn, except at trolling speed.
approximately half the range of when the op- Because boats steer from the stern, the stern
erator is using the remote control levers (run- of the boat swings out in the opposite direc-
ning mode or single lever mode). Although tion of your turn. If you turn to starboard, for
the turning range of the steering wheel example, the stern of the boat will swing to
changes depending on the operation mode, the left. Keep this in mind when navigating
the movement of the jet thrust nozzles is ad- near a person in the water, such as a down
justed automatically so that the full range of wakeboarder or water-skier, or an obstacle,
motion for the nozzles matches the turning such as a dock.
range regardless of the selected mode. (See
page 52 for information on each operation
mode.)

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