BRP EVINRUDE E-TEC 200 - PRE-SEASON SERVICE; SUBMERGED ENGINES

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.ROUTINE SERVICE
STORAGE
STORAGE
IMPORTANT: DO NOT start outboard without a
water supply to the outbo ard’s cooling system.
Cooling system a nd/or powerhead damage could
occur.
Fuel System Treatment
Stabilize the bo at’s fuel sup ply with
Evinrude/Johnson 2+4 Fuel Conditioner following
the instructions on the container.
Internal Engine Treatment
Remove th e propeller , attach gard en hose to
flushing port and turn on water.
Evinrude E-TEC models are designed to be se lf-
winterizing using either of the following methods:
IMPORTANT: Engine MUST be in NEUTRAL
throughout these procedures.
Throttle Control Method
• Mechanical Remote Controls: Advance t hrot-
tle control to 1/2 throttle (50%) position and then
start the outboard. All four SystemCheck lights
will turn on and the outboard will run at id le
speed.
• ICON Remote Controls: Tu rn M aster
Power/Key Switch ON. Press the N switc h.
Advance the co ntrol lever to 1/2 throttle (5 0%)
position and t hen st art the outb oard. All four
SystemCheck lights will turn on an d the out-
board will run at idle speed.
• After ap proximately 15 seco nds, the System-
Check light s will go of f. Move thro ttle to IDLE
position. SystemCheck lights will light again.
• Wait ano ther 15 seconds. SystemCheck light s
will go of f. At this poin t, advance thrott le to
FULL (in neutral). SystemCheck lights will flash,
indicating that outboard is in winterize mode.
• Outboard will automatically go to fast idle and
fog it self. Allow outb oard to run un til it shut s
itself off (about one minute).
IMPORTANT: If SystemCheck lights do not
flash, or ou tboard run s above fast id le, immed i-
ately tu rn of f ou tboard and st art the procedure
again.
Software Control Method
Winterization can also be run using Evinrude
Diagnostics so ftware. With the outb oard running,
start the process at the Settings/Adjustments
screen and follow the instructions.
After the o utboard shuts itself off, turn key switch
OFF, then detach garden hose.
IMPORTANT: When f inished, l eave t he out-
board in ve rtical po sition long enough to com-
pletely drain the powerhead.
1. Winterization start button 008564
008565
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