2015 Kawasaki Jet Ski Ultra 310X SE Owners Manual - Page 118

jOPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 117 WARNING Maintaining hold of the handlebar during a fall may cause you strike the watercraft, resulting in injury. To avoid injury during a fall, release your grip on the handlebar. from the rear of the craft. Push the lan• Reboard yard key under the stop button, and push the start button to start the engine. Righting the Capsized Watercraft If the watercraft should capsize, the engine is stopped by the lanyard key being pulled off the stop button by the operator. Use the following procedure immediately to right the craft. NOTICE To prevent severe engine damage, immediately stop the engine if the craft capsizes. If it continues running whilst capsized, water can enter the throttle body and engine, locking the engine and causing severe and immediate damage to internal engine parts. Do not operate the watercraft with water in the engine. Do not try to start the engine until it is completely empty of water; internal engine parts could be severely and immediately damaged. If water gets into the engine, follow the procedure described in the After Submerging section. to the rear corner of the capsized craft. • Swim down on the port side of the craft with one • Push hand and reach across the hull and grasp the rear j WARNING This watercraft will not self-right if capsized, leaving the operator and passengers stranded. To avoid being stranded in the case of capsizing, be sure you know the proper righting procedure. sure the engine is stopped. If it is not • Make stopped, immediately pull the lanyard key off the of the deck with the other, as though trying to pull yourself up onto the bottom of the hull. stop button or push the stop button to stop the engine.