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
Star labels ......................................... 2
Safety information ........................... 3
Important labels............................... 4
Warning labels .................................. 4
Caution labels ................................... 5
Basic boating rules (Rules of the
road) .............................................. 5
Steering and sailing rules and sound
signals............................................. 5
Rules when encountering vessels .... 6
Other special situations..................... 7
Fueling instructions ......................... 8
Gasoline............................................ 9
Engine oil .......................................... 9
Battery requirement....................... 10
Battery specifications ...................... 10
Without a rectifier or Rectifier
Regulator ...................................... 10
Propeller selection......................... 10
Start-in-gear protection ................. 11
Basic components .......................... 12
Main components.......................... 12
Fuel tank ......................................... 13
Fuel joint ......................................... 13
Fuel gauge ...................................... 13
Fuel tank cap .................................. 13
Air vent screw ................................. 13
Remote control................................ 13
Remote control lever....................... 13
Neutral interlock trigger................... 14
Neutral throttle lever........................ 14
Tiller handle .................................... 14
Gear shift lever................................ 15
Throttle grip..................................... 15
Throttle indicator ............................. 15
Throttle friction adjuster................... 16
Engine stop lanyard switch ............. 16
Engine stop button .......................... 17
Manual starter handle ..................... 17
Starter button ..................................17
Main switch .....................................18
Steering friction adjuster .................18
Steering Lock Device ......................18
Trim rod (tilt pin) .............................. 19
Shallow water lever ......................... 19
Tilt lock mechanism......................... 19
Tilt support lever for manual tilt
model ............................................ 19
Top cowling lock lever(s) (turn
type) .............................................. 20
Low oil pressure warning
indicator ........................................20
Operation ......................................... 21
Installation..................................... 21
Mounting the outboard motor .......... 21
Mounting height for sailboat ............ 22
Clamping the outboard motor.......... 22
Breaking in engine ........................ 23
Procedure for 4-stroke models........23
Preoperation checks ..................... 24
Fuel .................................................24
Controls........................................... 24
Engine ............................................. 24
Checking the engine oil level ..........24
Filling fuel...................................... 25
Ring Free Fuel Additive................... 25
Operating engine .......................... 26
Feeding fuel (portable tank) ............26
Starting engine ................................ 27
Warming up engine....................... 30
Oil pressure indicator models.......... 30
Shifting.......................................... 31
Forward (tiller handle and remote
control models) .............................31
Reverse (manual tilt and hydro tilt
models) ......................................... 32
Stopping engine............................ 33
Procedure........................................ 33
Trimming outboard motor.............. 34
Adjusting trim angle for manual tilt
models ..........................................34
Adjusting boat trim ..........................35
Tilting up and down....................... 36
Procedure for tilting up (manual tilt