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

Star labels .........................................

2

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

3

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

4

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

4

Basic boating rules

 

(Rules of the road) ........................

5

Steering and sailing rules and

 

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

5

Rules when encountering vessels ....

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

9

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

9

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

10

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

10

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

10

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

11

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

11

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

11

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

12

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

12

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

12

Choke switch...................................

13

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

13

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

13

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

14

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

14

Power trim and tilt switch on

 

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

14

Power trim and tilt switch on

 

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

15

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

15

Tilt support lever for power trim

 

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

16

Top cowling lock lever

 

(pull up type) .................................

16

Flushing device ...............................

16

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

17

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

17

Oil level indicators (three

 

indicators 2) ..................................

17

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

18

Overheat warning indicator (digital

 

type) ..............................................

18

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

18

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

19

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

19

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

19

Trip meter........................................

20

Clock ...............................................

20

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

20

Fuel warning indicator .....................

21

Low battery voltage warning

 

indicator ........................................

21

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

21

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

21

Oil level warning and oil filter

 

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

22

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

24

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

24

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

24

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

25

Gasoline and engine oil mixing

 

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

25

Procedure for oil injection models ...

25

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

26

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

26

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

26

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

26

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

26

Operation after a long period of

 

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

26

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

27

Filling fuel for models without a

 

fuel joint.........................................

27

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

27

Filling oil for oil injection models......

27

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

29

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

30

Feeding fuel ....................................

30

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

30

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

32

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

32