Table of contents

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

1

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

1

Outboard motor serial 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) .........................

4

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

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

Tiller handle ....................................

11

Gear shift lever................................

11

Throttle grip.....................................

11

Throttle indicator .............................

12

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

12

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

12

Engine stop button ..........................

13

Choke knob for pull type .................

13

Manual starter handle .....................

13

Steering friction adjuster .................

13

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

14

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

14

Shallow water lever .........................

14

Tilt lock mechanism.........................

15

Tilt support bar ................................

15

Top cowling lock lever(s)

 

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

15

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

15

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

15

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

17

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

17

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

17

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

18

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

19

Gasoline and engine oil mixing

 

chart (25:1)....................................

19

Procedure for pre-mixed models.....

19

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

20

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

20

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

20

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

20

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

20

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

20

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

20

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

21

Gasoline and oil mixing (100:1).......

21

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

22

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

22

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

23

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

25

Choke start models .........................

25

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

25

Forward (tiller handle and remote

 

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

25

Reverse (manual tilt and hydro tilt

 

models) .........................................

26

Stopping engine.............................

26

Procedure........................................

26

Trimming outboard motor...............

27

Adjusting trim angle for manual tilt

 

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

28

Adjusting boat trim ..........................

28

Tilting up and down........................

29

Procedure for tilting up ....................

30

Procedure for tilting down

 

(manual tilt models).......................

30

Cruising in shallow water ...............

31

Cruising in shallow water

 

(manual tilt models).......................

31

Cruising in other conditions............

32

Maintenance ....................................

33

Specifications.................................

33

Transporting and storing outboard

 

motor............................................

33