5. STARTING THE ENGINE (REMOTE CONTIROL TYPE)
(TOP-MOUNT TYPE)
EMERGENCY
EMERdENCY STOP EMERkENCY STOP
SWITCH CLIP
SEITCH LANYARD
INOTW The propeller must be
lowered into the water. Running the
outboard motor out of the water will
damage the water’pump and over-
heat the engine.
The following procedure is for starting
a single engine equipped with a top-
mount control.
For dual engines equipped with top-
mount controls, follow the same steps
for each engine.
1. Engage the emergency stop switch
clip (located at one end of the emer-
gency stop switch lanyard) with the
emergency stop switch.
Attach the other end of the emer-
gency stop switch lanyard securely
to the operator.
EmmEl
If the oDerator does
not attach the emeigency stop
switch lanyard, and is thrown
from his seat
or
out of the boat,
the out-of-control boat can seri-
ously injure the operator, pas-
sengers, or bystanders.
Always propely attach the
lanyard before starting the engine.
The engine will not start unless the
emergency stop switch clip is engaged
with the emergency engine stop switch.
N
(neutral)
2. Move the control lever to the N
(neutral) position.
The engine will not start nuless it is
in neutral.