- Sea-Doo 2009 Jet Ski Operator's Guide

OPERATING I NSTRUCTIONS
duce speed and avoid s ha r p turns.
Avoid choppy w a ter conditions when
carrying a passenger.
NO TICE
Combustion engine needs
air to operate; consequently this
watercraft can not be totally
watertight. Any maneuvers such as
figure eights etc., tha t cause th e
upper deck to be under water may
causesevereengineproblems
due to water ingestion . Refer to
SPECIAL PROCEDURES and
LIMITED WARRANTY contained in
this guide.
Off-Power Assisted Steering
System (O.P.A.S.)
The Off-Power Assisted Steeri ng
(O.P.A.S.) system uses a dual side
vanes de sign th at assi sts th e wa ter-
craft steerin g in d ec eleration, to redi-
rect w atercraft path w hen ste ering is
turned after throttle has been released
or engine sto pped.
The si de v a nes on the rea r sides of the
hull, turn as the steering is turned to
assist the wa tercraft turning. A t first,
carefully ex periment turning wi th this
system.
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TYP ICAL
1. Side vanes turn following steering
movement
Mo d el s wit h S lid in g S ide Vanes
(O.P.A.S. System)
When engine is running at approx i-
mately 75% or more RPM, th e side
vanes are automa t ically raised to up-
per position since they are not requi red
at that vehicle speed ra nge.
Between 30% a nd 75% engine RP M,
side vanes are gradually raised from
lower position to upper position.
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1. Side vane in upper position
When throttle is rel ea se d and engine
RPM drops, the side vanes are a uto-
matically lowered thus assis ting steer-
ing control.
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1. Side vane in lower position
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