Outboard Motor User Manual

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CONTENTS
................................................OTHER FEATURES . 40
.....................................................Overrev Limiter . 40
.............Portable Fuel Tank (optional equipment) . 40
.Fuel Filler Cap Vent Knob (optional equipment) . 41
.................................................Fuel Priming Bulb . 41
......................................NMEA Interface Coupler . 41
...................................................................Anodes . 42
................................................BEFORE OPERATION . 43
........ARE YOU READY TO GET UNDER WAY? . 43
IS YOUR OUTBOARD MOTOR
..............................................READY TO GO? . 43
Tiller Handle Height/Angle Adjustment
........................................................(LHT type) . 45
................................................................OPERATION . 46
....................SAFE OPERATING PRECAUTIONS . 46
.......................................BREAK-IN PROCEDURE . 46
....PORTABLE FUEL TANK (optional equipment) . 47
................................FUEL HOSE CONNECTIONS . 48
.......................................................FUEL PRIMING . 49
...............INFREQUENT OR OCCASIONAL USE . 49
......................................STARTING THE ENGINE . 50
.......................................LHT Type (tiller handle) . 50
LRT and XRT Types (remote control)
.................................Side-Mount Control Type . 53
.....................................EMERGENCY STARTING . 56
.......................................STOPPING THE ENGINE . 59
................................Emergency Engine Stopping . 59
.......................................Normal Engine Stopping . 60
GEARSHIFT AND
..............................THROTTLE OPERATION . 62
.......................................LHT Type (tiller handle) . 62
LRT and XRT Types (remote control)
.................................Side-Mount Control Type . 63
...............................................................STEERING . 64
.......................................LHT Type (tiller handle) . 64
.....................................Steering Friction Adjuster . 64
.................LRT and XRT Types (remote control) . 64
................................................................CRUISING . 65
Trolling Speed Control
[standard equipment (LHTC and
LRTB types)], [optional equipment
.............(except LHTC and LRTB types)] . 67
................................................................TRIM TAB . 68
........................SHALLOW WATER OPERATION . 69
...............MOORING, BEACHING, LAUNCHING . 70
..............SERVICING YOUR OUTBOARD MOTOR . 72
...........THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTENANCE . 72
.....................................MAINTENANCE SAFETY . 73
...................TOOL KIT and OWNER’S MANUAL . 74
...........................EMERGENCY STARTER ROPE . 74
...............................MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE . 75
....................................TRIM TAB ADJUSTMENT . 77
....................................MANUAL RELIEF VALVE . 79
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