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Place the transmission shift controls at
the helm station in the neutral position.
The feel of a “detent” midway between
the forward and reverse positions indi-
cates the neutral position.
Place the throttle controls in the idle or
“down” position.
Turn the ignition key to ON, but not
to START. The engine alarm buzzer
should sound and the automatic fi re ex-
tinguisher system indicator light should
illuminate.
Turn the ignition key to START and hold
in this position until the engine starts. If
the engine starter motor does not oper-
ate, the neutral safety switch may be
out of adjustment. Slowly and carefully
move the transmission shift control le-
ver up and down until the starter motor
operates. See your Silverton dealer or
a competent technician as soon as pos-
sible to obtain the proper adjustment for
the neutral safety switch. Release the
ignition switch as soon as the engine
starts. The engine alarm buzzer should
turn OFF when the engine oil pressure
reaches normal operating range. The
automatic fi re extinguisher indicator light
should remain illuminated.
If the engine fails to start
within thirty (30) seconds, release the
ignition switch. Allow the starter motor
to cool for at least sixty (60) seconds and
then try again to start the engine. Pro-
longed starting attempts may result in
starter motor overheating and damage.
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Failure to release the igni-
tion switch from the START position after
the engine starts may result in serious
damage to the starter motor and/or en-
gine fl ywheel.
If the engine alarm buzzer
DOES NOT turn OFF, turn OFF the engine
immediately if the oil pressure gauge
displays no, or very low, oil pressure.
See your Silverton dealer for inspection
and repair, if necessary. No, or very low,
oil pressure may cause serious dam-
age to the internal mechanism of your
engine(s).
If the automatic fi re extin-
guisher indicator light DOES NOT remain
illuminated, turn OFF the engine(s) imme-
diately and follow the proper procedure
to check for fi re aboard your yacht as de-
tailed in the Automatic Fire Extinguisher
System Section of this Owner’s Manual.
A fi re aboard your yacht may result in
serious personal injury or death.
If one of the batteries is “dead” or not
suffi ciently charged to start your engine,
depress the “Parallel Start Switch” si-
multaneously while turning the ignition
switch to START. The parallel start
switch draws power from both batteries
during the starting procedure and it is
located on the helm switch panel (See
Helm Switch Panel Layout on Page
158, which illustrates the location of
the parallel start switch). Release both
switches immediately after the engine
starts.
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