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Page Page TO THE OWNER could result in severe injury or death NOTE: F30A/F40A OWNER'S MANUAL Page Page Page IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS RECORD EMISSION CONTROL INFORMATION SAFETY INFORMATION IMPORTANT LABELS BASIC BOATING RULES OUTBOARD MOTOR SERIAL NUMBER KEY NUMBER NORTH AMERICAN MODELS STAR LABELS QINFORMATIONSAFETY United States Coast Guard National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) Marine Retailers Association of America WARNING LABELS CAUTION LABELS STEERING AND SAILING RULES AND SOUND SIGNALS RULES WHEN ENCOUNTERING VESSELS OTHER SPECIAL SITUATIONS Page FUELING INSTRUCTIONS GASOLINE (PETROL) ENGINE OIL All four-strokeengines are shipped from the factory without engine oil BATTERY REQUIREMENT Models without a rectifier or rectifier regulator: F40MH PROPELLER SELECTION qw e START-IN-GEARPROTECTION Page MAIN COMPONENTS OPERATIONS OF CONTROLS AND OTHER FUNCTIONS WARNING SYSTEM MAIN COMPONENTS RECOIL STARTER HANDLE (If equipped) MULTIFUNCTION TILLER HANDLE Throttle control grip Throttle Indicator Throttle Friction Adjusting Knob Engine Stop Lanyard Switch REMOTE CONTROL wF r N q r Re Neutral Throttle Lever OFF ON START Main switch 8OFF 8ON Page UP DN Power Trim/Tilt Switch Throttle Friction Adjusting Screw TRIM TAB POWER TRIM/TILT SWITCH WARNING INDICATOR(S) TACHOMETER TRIM METER (for Power trim/tilt model) TILT LOCK MECHANISM (for Hydro- tilt model) TILT SUPPORT KNOB TOP COWLING LOCK LEVER FLUSHING DEVICE OVERHEAT WARNING LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING Page INSTALLATION BREAKING IN (RUNNING IN) ENGINE PRE-OPERATION CHECKS CHECKING THE ENGINE OIL LEVEL INSTALLATION MOUNTING THE OUTBOARD MOTOR Mounting Height BREAKING IN (RUNNING IN) ENGINE PRE-OPERATIONCHECKS Fuel Oil CHECKING THE ENGINE OIL LEVEL FILLING FUEL STARTING ENGINE PROCEDURE FOR TILLER CONTROL MODEL PROCEDURE FOR REMOTE CONTROL MODEL 8Attach the engine stop switch lanyard 8Do not attach the lanyard to clothing Electric Start Model 8Do not turn the main switch to “START” when the engine is running Do not keep the WARMING UP ENGINE FORWARD REVERSE STOPPING ENGINE TRIMMING OUTBOARD MOTOR ADJUSTING TRIM ANGLE Power Trim/Tilt Model ty or control problems Bow Up Bow Down TILTING UP/DOWN PROCEDURE FOR TILTING UP PROCEDURE FOR TILTING DOWN PROCEDURE CRUISING IN SALT WATER CRUISING IN TURBID WATER Page OUTBOARD MOTOR PERIODIC MAINTENANCE SPECIFICATION DATA Page TRAILERING OUTBOARD MOTOR STORING OUTBOARD MOTOR Flushing Cooling System and Fogging Engine 8Do not touch or remove electrical parts when starting or during operation 8Flushing in a Water Tank 8Flushing with the Flushing Attachment Lubrication Cleaning and Anti-corrosionMeasure Battery Care Antidote: KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN REPLACEMENT PARTS MAINTENANCE CHART GREASING CLEANING AND ADJUSTING SPARK PLUG Page CHECKING FUEL SYSTEM INSPECTING FUEL FILTER ADJUSTING IDLING SPEED w CHANGING ENGINE OIL If the oil lamp does not turn off, or if there are oil leaks, stop the engine and find the cause. Continued operation with a problem could cause severe engine damage. If the problem cannot be found CHECKING TIMING BELT r ewq REPLACING FUSE CHECKING WIRING AND CONNECTORS EXHAUST LEAKAGE CHECKING POWER TRIM AND TILT SYSTEM CHECKING PROPELLER Installing the Propeller CHANGING GEAR OIL INSPECTING AND REPLACING ANODE(S) CHECKING BATTERY (for Electric start model) 8A poorly maintained battery will quick- ly deteriorate Ordinary Connecting the Battery 8Reversal of the battery leads will dam- age the rectifier Disconnecting the Battery CHECKING BOLTS AND NUTS CLEANING COOLING-WATERPASSAGES MOTOR EXTERIOR COATING THE BOAT BOTTOM Page TROUBLESHOOTING TEMPORARY ACTION IN EMERGENCY TROUBLESHOOTING Page Page Page IMPACT DAMAGE POWER TRIM/TILT WILL NOT OPERATE STARTER WILL NOT OPERATE Emergency Starting Engine ER/TR ENGINE FAILS TO OPERATE TREATMENT OF SUBMERGED MOTOR INDEX Page Page IMPORTANT WARRANTY INFORMATION FOR U.S.A. AND CANADA Welcome to the Yamaha Family United States Dealer Locations: Canada Dealer Locations: Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A P.O. Box Cypress, CA Attention: Customer Relations Department Telephone No YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, U.S.A FOUR-STROKEOUTBOARD MOTOR THREE-YEARLIMITED WARRANTY Page Page IMPORTANT WARRANTY INFORMATION IF YOU USE YOUR YAMAHA OUTSIDE U.S.A. OR CANADA Welcome to the Yamaha Family Page Page Page Page 67C-28199-12