Oper
a_
tion
Procedure
for
tilting
down
(manual
tilt
models)
1. Pl
ace
the tilt lock lever
in
the lock posi-
tíon.
2.
Slightly ti
lt
the
engine up untíl the tilt sup-
port bar is automatically released
3.
Slowly tilt the
engíne
down.
Cruising
in
shallow
water
The outboard motor can
be
tilted up partially
to allow operation
in
shallow water.
Cruising
in
shallow
water
(manual
tilt
models)
,
1
‘
,
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• Place the gear shift in neutral before
us-
ing the shallow water cruising system.
• Run the boat at the lowest possible
speed when using the shallow water
cruising system. The
tilt
lock
mecha-
nism does
not
work
while the shallow
water cruising system
is
being used.
Hitting an underwater obstacle
could
cause the outboard
motor
to
11ft
out
of
the water, resulting
in
loss
of
contro
l.
•
00
not
rotate the outboard
motor
180
。
and operate the boat
in
reverse. Place
the gear
shift
in
reverse
to
operate the
25
boat
in
reverse.
• Use extra care when operating
in
re-
verse. Too much reverse thrust can
cause the outboard
motor
to
lift
out
of
the water, increasing the chance
of
ac-
cident and personal injury.
• Return the outboard
motor
to
its
normal
position as soon
as
the boat
is
back
in
deeper water.
翻黯翻
露
00
not
tilt
the outboard
motor
up
so that
the cooling water inlet on the lower
unit
is
above the surface
of
the water when set-
ting
up
for
and cruising
in
shallow water.
。
therwise
severe damage from overheat-
ing can resul
t.
Procedure
1. Place the gear shift lever in neutral
2.
Place the ti
lt
lock lever
in
the release/up
position.
3.
Slightly tilt the outboard motor up. The
tilt support bar will lock automatically
,
suppo
同
i
ng
the outboard motor
in
a par-
tially
ra
ised position.
NOTE:
This outboard motor has 2 positions for shal-
low
wa
ter cruising.
4.
To return the outboard motor to the nor-
mal running position
, place the gear shift
lever in neutral
,
th
en place the tilt lock le-
ver in Ihe
lo
ckldown
posi
甘
on
.
5.
Slighlly lilt Ihe oulboard motor up until
Ihe till support bar automalically returns
10
Ihe free position.
6.
Sl
ow
ly lower Ihe outboa
rd
motor to the
normal position.
Operation
Cruising
in
other
condltlons
Cruising
in
salt
water
After operating in salt water, wash out the
cooling water passages with fresh water
10
prevent them from becoming clogged with
salt deposits.
NOTE:
For cooling system flushing instructions, see
page 28.
Cruising in
turbid
water
strongly recommends Ihat you use
the optional chromium-plaled water pump kit
(not availa
ble
for some models)
if
yo
u
use
Ihe outboa
rd
molor in turbid
(m
uddy) water
co
nditions.
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