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Pre-operation checks

222XE / 222XD

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1 Maximum level mark
2 Minimum level mark 1 Positive (+) battery terminal: Red lead
2 Negative (–) battery terminal: Black lead
Battery check 3 EPS ground lead (black)
Make sure that the battery terminals are not
Bilge water check
damaged and that the battery leads are con-
Make sure that no bilge water has collected in
nected properly. WARNING! The battery
the engine compartment. If bilge water has
must always be fully charged and in good
collected in the engine compartment drain it.
condition. Loss of battery power may
(See page 153 for information on draining the
leave you stranded. Never operate the
bilge water.)
boat if the start battery does not have suf-
ficient power to start the engines or if it
Drain plug check
shows any other signs of decreased pow-
Loosen the drain plug and remove them, and
er.
then make sure that the plug and the O-ring
Except for 222XE / 222XD
on the hull drain plug are not damaged and
1 that there is no foreign material on the
1 threads or the O-ring on the hull drain plug.
NOTICE: Before installing the drain plug,
clean the drain plug threads and the O-
ring on the hull drain plug to remove any
2 2 foreign materials, such as dirt or sand.
Otherwise, the drain plug could be dam-
aged, allowing water to enter the engine
compartment. Make sure that the drain
plug is tightened securely before launch-
1 Positive (+) battery terminal: Red lead
ing the boat. Otherwise, water may flood
2 Negative (–) battery terminal: Black lead
the boat and cause it to submerge.
Securely install the drain plug by tightening it
until it stop.

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