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1 CMYCMMYCYCMYK219 000 364219 000 364 CAOPERATOR S GUIDE, 3D-RFI / ENGLISHGUIDE DU CONDUCTEUR, 3D-RFI / ANGLAISFAIT AU / MADE IN CANADAU/ , Vehicle andMaintenance InformationOperator s Guide20053 DTM RFITM TRADEMARKS OF BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC. OR ITS AFFILIATES. TRADEMARK OF BOMBARDIER INC. USED UNDER LICENSE. 2004 BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. PRINTED IN Operator s Guide utilizes the following symbols to emphasize particular in-formation: The Safety Alert Symbol indicates a potential personal injury hazard. WARNINGI ndicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if notavoided, could result in serious injury or :Denotes an instruction which, if not followed, could severelydamage vehicle supplementary information needed to fully complete an instruction. WARNINGFor your safety, understand and follow all the safety precautions and instruc-tions contained in this Operator s Guide, the Safety Videocassette and theon-product labels.

2 Failure to do so can result in SEVERE INJURY OR this Operator s Guide in a waterproof bag with the vehicle at all Operator s Guide and the Safety Videocassette should remain with the ve-hicle at the time of sSpray-Nine is a trademark of KorkaySystem LtdGTX is a trademark of Castrol Ltd. Used underlicenseThe following is a non-exhaustive list of trademarks that are the property ofBombardier Recreational Products Inc. or its affiliates:XP-STMM ineral Injection OilGTITMSea-Doo LKTMXP-STMS ynthetic 2 stroke Sea-Doo Synthetic GreaseRotaxTM4 TECTMDESSTMRFITM3 DTMSea-Doo in Canada. (smo2005-001 en SH) Trademarks of Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. or its affiliates. 2005 Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. and BRP US Inc. All rights reserved.* Trademark of Bombardier Inc. used under Operator's Guide has been pre-pared to acquaint the owner/operatorwith this personal watercraft and itsvarious controls, maintenance andsafe riding instructions.

3 It is indis-pensable for the proper use of theproduct and should be kept in a wa-terproof bag with the watercraft at sure you read and understandthe content of the Operator's any questions pertaining to thewarranty and its application, consultthe WARRANTY section in this guide,and/or an authorized Sea-Doo USA, products are distributed byBRP US Inc. In Canada, products aredistributed by Bombardier Recreation-al Products Inc. (collectively BRP ).The information and components/sys-tem descriptions contained in thisguide are correct at the time of writ-ing. BRP however, maintains a policyof continuous improvement of itsproducts without imposing upon itselfany obligation to install them on prod-ucts previously of its ongoing commitmentto product quality and innovation, BRPreserves the right at any time to dis-continue or change specifications, de-signs, features, models or equipmentwithout incurring illustrations in this documentshow the typical construction of thedifferent assemblies and may not rep-resent the full detail or exact shape ofthe parts.

4 However, they representparts that have the same or is understood that this guide maybe translated into another the event of any discrepancy, theEnglish version shall are given in the SI met-ric system with the SAE equiva-lent in parenthesis. Where precise ac-curacy is not required, some conver-sions are rounded off for easier Shop Manual can be obtained forcomplete service, maintenance andmore repair use of LEFT (port) and RIGHT(starboard) indications in the text, al-ways refers to driving position (whensitting on watercraft).Furthermore, in the marine industry,FRONT isreferredtoBOWandREARas STERN. 1. Left (port)2. Right (starboard) OF CONTENTSSAFETY INFORMATIONINTRODUCTION .. 8 SAFETY CHECK 9 GETTING UNDERWAY .. 10To Wear .. 12To Bring.

5 12To 13 OPERATION .. 14 Collision Avoidance .. 14 Safe Riding .. 14 Maneuverability of the Watercraft .. 15 OPERATING 16 Remember these Rules of the Road .. 16 WEB SITES .. 17 LOCATION OF THE IMPORTANT 19 VEHICLE INFORMATIONREGISTRATION NUMBER LOCATION .. 26 IDENTIFICATION 27 Hull .. 27 CONTROLS/ 28 CONTROLS/INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENTS FUNCTIONS .. 301) Safety Lanyard (engine cut-off cord) .. 302) 313) Handlebar Adjuster .. 314) Throttle Lever .. 325) Engine Start/Stop 326) Indicator Light 337) Steering Pole .. 338) Fuel Tank Cap .. 349) Engine Cover 3410) Oil Injection Reservoir Cap .. 3611) Air Intake Opening .. 3712) Bow and Stern 3713) Boarding Pads .. 3714) Rear Platform .. 3715) Cooling System Bleed Outlet .. ) Flushing .. 3817) Bilge Drain Plugs .. 3818) Jet Pump 3819) VTS Adjuster (if so equipped).

6 3920) Jet Pump Water Intake .. 3921) Fuses .. 3922) 3923) Rear Access Cover .. 4024) Automatic Bilge Pump .. 4025) Moto Seat Release Button (if so equipped).. 4026) Moto Seat Post Receiver .. 4427) Moto Seat Post Release Lever (if so equipped) .. 4428) Kart Seat Lever (if so equipped).. 4429) Steering Pole Retainer (if so equipped) .. 47 Fueling Procedure .. 47 Recommended Fuel .. 47 Recommended Oil.. 47 Oil Injection System .. 48 BREAK-IN 4910-Hour Inspection .. 49 PRE-OPERATION CHECKS .. 50 Hull .. 51 Jet Pump Water 51 Water Flow in Cooling System (only when temperature is below or close tofreezing point).. 51 Battery .. 52 Fuel Tank and Oil Reservoir .. 52 Engine 52 Steering System .. 52 Steering Pole .. 52 Throttle System .. 52 VTS (Variable Trim System) (if so equipped).

7 52 Safety Lanyard and Engine Start/Stop Button .. 52 Optional Configurations .. 53 OPERATING 54 Principle of Operation .. 54 Boarding the 59 Riding .. 60 Rough Water or Poor Visibility Operation .. 62 Crossing 62 Stopping/Docking .. 63 Shutting Off the Engine .. 64 General Care .. 64 Additional Care for Foul Water or Salt Water .. 64 Cooling System Flushing and Engine Internal Lubrication.. 64 Anticorrosion 66 SPECIAL PROCEDURES .. 67 Monitoring System .. 67 Engine 67 Jet Pump Water Intake and Impeller 67 Capsized Watercraft .. 68 Submerged 68 Water-Flooded 68 Fuel-Flooded Engine .. 69 Towing the Watercraft on the 69 Low-Charge Battery Condition .. 70 MAINTENANCE INFORMATIONE ngine Emissions 73 MAINTENANCE CHART .. 74 Periodic Inspection .. 77 Lubrication.

8 77 Throttle Cable Inspection .. 78 Fuel Injection System .. 78 Fuel and Oil Filters .. 78 Steering Alignment .. 78 Steering Pole .. 78 Handlebar and Adjuster 79 Moto Seat (if so equipped).. 79 Kart Seat (if so equipped) .. 80 VTS Adjustment (if so equipped) .. 80 Vacuum Bailer 81 General Inspection and 82 TRAILERING, STORAGE AND PRESEASON PREPARATION .. 84 Trailering .. 85 Preseason Preparation .. 90 Preseason Preparation Chart .. 93 SPECIFICATIONS .. 98 INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM METRIC INFORMATION .. 101 ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS MANUAL .. 102 WARRANTYBRP NORTH AMERICA LIMITED WARRANTY: 2005 SEA-DOO 3 DTMRFITMPERSONAL WATERCRAFT .. 105 CALIFORNIA EMISSION CONTROL WARRANTY STATEMENT FORMODEL-YEAR 2005 SEA-DOO 3 DTMRFITMPERSONAL WATERCRAFT WITHRFITMENGINES.. 109 BRP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED WARRANTY: 2005 SEA-DOO 3 DTMRFITMPERSONAL 113 PRIVACY 116 CHANGE OF ADDRESS/OWNERSHIP.

9 , you are now theproud owner of a Sea-Doo personalwatercraft. You have selected oneof the most popular watercraft onwater. Your Sea-Doo personal wa-tercraft (PWC) can provide you andyour family or friends the opportunityto fully enjoy the natural beauty andexcitement of the world to fun on water!With this new enjoyment and free-dom however comes the responsibil-ity of safety for yourself, the peopleyou lend your watercraft to, and oth-er water users. Please follow all safe-ty instructions and operate your wa-tercraft with care. Be sure every op-erator of your watercraft fully under-stands the controls and operation of itand the importance of courteous, re-sponsible riding. Each operator has aresponsibility to ensure the safety ofother water of the information contained inthis safety section may be new to youwhile other information may be com-mon sense or obvious.

10 Irrespective,we want you to have a safe, pleasur-able riding experience, so please takea few minutes of your time to com-pletely read this short safety the mere reading of such in-formation does not eliminate the haz-ard, the understanding and applicationof the information will promotethecorrect use of the to follow the instructions of thissafety section may result in severe in-jury or safety section is for initial refer-ence and its content is therefore limit-ed. section It should be read in con-junction with the rest of this Opera-tor s Guide, the safety videocassetteand the on-product warning/caution la-bels. It is also strongly recommendedthat operators obtain further informa-tion concerning Boating Rules froma local Coast Guard Auxiliary, Power-boat Squadron or other local states or provinces have re-quirements regarding boating safetyand competence certificates.