Kawasaki Jet Ski Ultra LX 2017 Owner's manual

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ENGLISH

Watercraft

Owner's Manual

Original instructions

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Read This First!

Congratulations on purchasing a new Kawasaki

JET SKI watercraft.

Your safety and the safety of other people is very

important. The operator of the JET SKI watercraft is

responsible for operating it safely.

This Owner’s Manual explains how to operate the

JET SKI watercraft properly to protect you and other

people from injury.

The first part of this manual,

and the instructions under " DANGER" and

" WARNING" in the main text are particularly

important for ensuring safety. Please read them

carefully and be sure to follow the warni ngs and

instructions.

Safety alert symbols

These safety symbols alert the user to a possible

human risk.

Be sure to follow all safety instructions that follow

these symbols to avoid accidents that could result in

personal injury or death.

Precautionary statements

These warnings indicate situations that could result

in death or serious injury of the rider or other per-

sons involved, or damage to the watercraft, and in-

structions on how to avoid them. The following

symbols are used to indicate the seriousness of the

danger.

DANGER

DANGER indicates a hazardous situation

which, if not avoide d, will result in death or

serious injury.

WARNING

WARNING indicates a hazardous situation

which, if not avoided, could result in death or

serious injury.

NOTICE

NOTICE is used to address practices not re-

lated to personal injury.

NOTE

○

NOTE indicates information that may help or

guide you in the operation or service of the ve-

hicle.

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About This Manual

Please keep this Owner's Manual for future refer-

ence. If you resell or transfer your JET SKI water-

craft, be sure to provide this manual with the

product.

Keep this Owner's Manual aboard yo ur JET SKI

watercraft in a waterproof bag at all times so that

you can refer to it whenever necessary.

The information in this Owner's Manual may not

completely match the actual product due to changes

in the specifications.

Design Category

This watercraft belongs to # Category C and is de-

signed to operate in wi nds up to Beaufort force 6

and the associated wave heights (significant wave

height up to 2 m, see Note 1 below). Such condi-

tions may also be encountered in exposed inland

waters, in estuaries, and in coastal waters in moder-

ate weather conditions.

Note 1

The significant wave height is the mean height of

the highest one-third of the waves, which corre-

sponds to the wave height estimated by an experi-

enced observer. Some waves will be double this

height.

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is a trademark of Kawa-

saki Heavy Industr ies, Ltd. registered in U.S.A.,

Japan, Austria, Benelux, Sweden, Denmark,

Switzerland, France, Canada, Finland, Norway,

Greece, Italy, U.K., Portugal, Thailand, and Tai-

wan.

KAWASAKI JET SKI is a trademark of Kawasa-

ki Heavy Industries, Ltd. registered in Australia.

be reproduced without our prior written permission.

Industries, Ltd.

Mar. 1, 2017. (1)

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Quick Reference Guide

This Quick Reference Guide will assist you in

finding the information you're looking for.

A Table of Contents is included after the Foreword.

SAFETY INFORMATION

PREVENT MAJOR DAMAGE

GENERAL INFORMATION

PRE-RIDE CHECK

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

TRANSPORTING AND STORAGE

MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENTS

IN AN EMERGENCY

APPENDIX

MAINTENANCE RECORD

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SAFETY INFORMATION .............................. 11

Read Owner’s Manual Thor oughly before

Operation .......................................................

11

Wear PFD, Protective Clothing and Gear ........ 11

Personal Flotation Device (PFD) ................... 11

Wet Suit Bottoms or Other Protective

Clothing ......................................................

12

Other Protective Gear ................................... 12

Know Boating Laws .......................................... 13

Occupants and Load Limit ............................... 13

Attach Engine Shut-Off Cord (Lanyard) ........... 14

Ride within Your Limits ..................................... 14

Do not Jump Wakes or Waves ......................... 15

Never Ride after Consuming Drugs or Alcohol 15

Do not Apply Throttle when Anyone is Behind . 16

Keep Away from Intake Grate .......................... 16

Avoid Collision .................................................. 17

Ventilate Engine Compartment ........................ 18

Keep Your Watercraft in Safe Condition ........... 19

Pre-Ride Check ............................................. 19

Regular Maintenance / Modific ation .............. 19

Never Operate after Dark ................................. 20

Follow Rules ..................................................... 20

Label Location .................................................. 22

PREVENT MAJOR DAMAGE ............................ 29

Tilting the Watercraft ........................................ 29

Righting Capsized Watercraft .......................... 30

Shallow Water .................................................. 30

Wave Jumping .................................................. 31

After daily riding ................................................ 31

Jet Pump and Seals Periodic Maintenance ..... 32

GENERAL INFORMATION ................................ 33

Parts Location .................................................. 33

Multifunction Meter ........................................... 35

Speedometer ................................................. 37

Tachometer .................................................... 37

Multifunction Displays ................................... 37

Fuel Level Gauge/“FUEL” Character/Red

Warning Indicator Light ......................... .....

41

Engine Oil Indicator/“OILP” Character/Red

Warning Indicator Light ......................... .....

42

Engine Cooling Water Temperature

Indicator/“HEAt” character/Red Warning

Indicator Light .............................................

42

Low Battery Voltage Indicator/“bAt”