Mercury 45 User Manual

FEATURES & CONTROLS
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Steering Friction Adjustment
!
WARNING
Insufficient friction adjustment can cause serious injury or death
due to loss of boat control. When setting the friction adjustment,
maintain sufficient steering friction to prevent the outboard from
steering into a full turn if the tiller handle or steering wheel is
released.
TILLER HANDLE MODELS
Steering Friction Adjustment ‑ Adjust this lever to achieve the
desired steering friction (drag) on the tiller handle. Move lever to
the left to tighten friction or move to the right to loosen friction.
3105
a
b
a - Tighten friction
b - Loosen friction
REMOTE STEERING MODELS
Steering Friction Adjustment ‑ Adjust this screw to achieve the
desired steering friction (drag) on the steering wheel. Turn screw
clockwise to tighten friction or turn counterclockwise to loosen
friction.
a
b
27482
a - Loosen friction
b - Tighten friction

Mercury 45 Specifications

General

Horsepower	45 HP
Cylinders	3
Starting	Electric
Full Throttle RPM Range	5000-6000 RPM
Steering	Remote
Exhaust	Through Prop
Shaft Length	20 in