Owner`s manual

Table of contents
General information .......................... 1
Identification numbers record.......... 1
Outboard motor serial number .......... 1
Key number....................................... 1
Emission control information ........... 1
North American models..................... 1
Safety information ........................... 2
Important labels............................... 3
Warning labels .................................. 3
Basic boating rules (Rules of the
road) .............................................. 4
Steering and sailing rules and
sound signals.................................. 4
Rules when encountering vessels .... 4
Other special situations..................... 6
Fueling instructions ......................... 7
Gasoline............................................ 8
Engine oil .......................................... 8
Battery requirement......................... 8
Battery specifications ........................ 9
Propeller selection........................... 9
Start-in-gear protection ................... 9
Basic components .......................... 10
Main components.......................... 10
Remote control................................ 10
Remote control lever....................... 11
Neutral interlock trigger................... 11
Neutral throttle lever........................ 11
Choke switch................................... 12
Throttle friction adjuster................... 12
Engine stop lanyard switch ............. 12
Choke knob for pull type ................. 13
Main switch ..................................... 13
Power trim and tilt switch on remote
control or tiller handle ................... 13
Power trim and tilt switch on bottom
engine cowling .............................. 14
Trim tab with anode ........................ 14
Tilt support lever for power trim and
tilt or hydro tilt model..................... 15
Top cowling release lever ............... 15
Flushing device ............................... 16
Tachometer..................................... 16
Digital tachometer ........................... 16
Oil level indicators (three
indicators) .....................................17
Oil level indicator (digital type) ........17
Overheat warning indicator (digital
type) .............................................. 17
Speedometer (digital type) .............. 17
Trim meter....................................... 18
Trim meter (digital type) .................. 18
Hour meter (digital type)..................19
Trip meter........................................ 19
Clock ...............................................19
Fuel gauge ...................................... 20
Fuel warning indicator ..................... 20
Low battery voltage warning
indicator ........................................20
Warning system ............................ 21
Overheat warning............................ 21
Oil level warning and oil filter
clogging warning ........................... 22
Operation ......................................... 24
Installation..................................... 24
Mounting the outboard motor .......... 24
Breaking in engine ........................ 25
Gasoline and engine oil mixing
chart (50:1)....................................25
Procedure for oil injection models ... 25
Preoperation checks ..................... 26
Fuel .................................................26
Oil.................................................... 26
Controls........................................... 26
Engine ............................................. 26
Operation after a long period of
storage .......................................... 26
Filling fuel and engine oil .............. 27
Filling fuel for models without a
fuel joint.........................................27
Ring Free Fuel Additive...................27
Filling oil ..........................................27
Oil level indicator operation............. 29
Operating engine .......................... 30
Feeding fuel ....................................30
Starting engine ................................ 30
Warming up engine....................... 32
Choke start models .........................32
Shifting.......................................... 32
Forward (tiller handle and remote