Mercury 2.5 - Emergency Starting

OPERATION
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Emergency Starting
If the starter rope should break or the rewind starter fails, use the spare starter rope (provided) and follow this
procedure.
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WARNING
When using the emergency starter rope to start engine, the start at idle speed protection is inoperative. Make
sure to have the engine speed set at slow, and the outboard gear shift positioned in neutral to prevent outboard
from starting in gear. Sudden unexpected acceleration could result in serious injury or death.
1. Side shift models - Shift outboard to neutral position.
2. Remove three bolts and rewind starter assembly.
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3. Reinstall the rear rewind starter mounting bolt into the fuel tank.
IMPORTANT: The black lead from the engine stop switch will have to be reconnected in order to use the engine
stop switch to stop the engine.
4. Reconnect the black lead using a bolt from the rewind starter.