Table of contents

General information ..........................

1

Identification numbers record..........

1

Outboard motor serial number ..........

1

Key number.......................................

1

Emission control information ...........

1

North American models.....................

1

Safety information ...........................

2

Important labels...............................

3

Warning labels ..................................

3

Basic boating rules (Rules of the

 

road) ..............................................

3

Steering and sailing rules and

 

sound signals..................................

4

Rules when encountering vessels ....

4

Other special situations.....................

5

Fueling instructions .........................

7

Gasoline ............................................

8

Engine oil ..........................................

8

Battery requirement.........................

8

Battery specifications ........................

8

Propeller selection...........................

8

Start-in-gear protection ...................

9

Basic components ..........................

10

Main components..........................

10

Fuel tank .........................................

10

Fuel joint .........................................

11

Fuel gauge ......................................

11

Fuel tank cap ..................................

11

Air vent screw .................................

11

Remote control................................

11

Remote control lever .......................

11

Neutral interlock trigger ...................

12

Neutral throttle lever........................

12

Throttle friction adjuster...................

12

Engine stop lanyard switch .............

13

Main switch .....................................

13

Power trim and tilt switch on

 

remote control or tiller handle .......

14

Power trim and tilt switch on

 

bottom engine cowling ..................

14

Trim tab with anode ........................

14

Trim rod (tilt pin) ..............................

15

Tilt support lever for power trim and

 

tilt or hydro tilt model.....................

15

Top cowling lock lever(s)

 

(turn type)......................................

15

Tachometer .....................................

16

Digital tachometer ...........................

16

Oil level indicators

 

(three indicators 2) ........................

16

Oil level indicator (digital type) ........

16

Overheat warning indicator

 

(digital type) ..................................

17

Trim meter.......................................

17

Trim meter (digital type) ..................

17

Hour meter (digital type)..................

17

Warning system ............................

18

Overheat warning............................

18

Oil level warning and oil filter

 

clogging warning ...........................

19

Operation .........................................

20

Installation.....................................

20

Mounting the outboard motor ..........

20

Clamping the outboard motor..........

21

Breaking in engine ........................

22

Gasoline and engine oil mixing

 

chart (50:1)....................................

22

Procedure for oil injection models ...

22

Preoperation checks .....................

23

Fuel .................................................

23

Oil....................................................

23

Controls...........................................

23

Engine .............................................

23

Operation after a long period of

 

storage ..........................................

23

Filling fuel and engine oil ..............

24

Filling fuel for portable tank .............

24

Ring Free Fuel Additive...................

24

Filling oil for electric start models ....

25

Oil level indicator operation.............

26

Operating engine ..........................

26

Feeding fuel (portable tank) ............

26

Starting engine ................................

27

Warming up engine.......................

28

Electric start and prime start

 

models ..........................................

28

Shifting ..........................................

29

Forward (tiller handle and remote

 

control models) .............................

29

Reverse (automatic reverse lock