Owner's Manual

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Table of Contents
270
Table of Contents
BASIC OPERATION & RIDING . . . . 103
Safe Riding Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
PWC Propulsion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Navigation Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Starting & Stopping the Engine . . . . . . . . 110
Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Starting Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Flooded Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
How to Stop the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Launching & Boarding Your PWC . . . . . 116
Launching from a Ramp . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Boarding from a Dock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Boarding in Shallow Water . . . . . . . . . . 118
Boarding in Deep Water . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Boarding with Passengers . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Your First Ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Turning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Off-Throttle Steering (OTS) . . . . . . . . . 126
Reverse Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Stopping/Docking/Beaching . . . . . . . . . . 129
Riding with Passengers or Cargo . . . . . . . 131
Towing a Water Skier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Post-Ride Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
SERVICING YOUR HONDA . . . . . . . .137
Before You Service Your Honda
The Importance of Maintenance . . . . . . . 140
Maintenance Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Important Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . 142
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Maintenance Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Service Preparations
Component Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Tool Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Owner’s Manual Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Seat Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Service Procedures
Fluids, Filters & Lubricants
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Engine Oil & Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174