Operation
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2. Place the tilt lock lever in the release/up
position.
3. Slightly tilt the outboard motor up. The
tilt support bar will lock automatically,
supporting the outboard motor in a par-
tially raised position. This outboard mo-
tor has 2 positions for shallow water
cruising.
4. To return the outboard motor to the nor-
mal running position, place the gear shift
lever in neutral.
5. Place the tilt lock lever in the lock/down
position, then slightly tilt the outboard
motor up until the tilt support bar auto-
matically returns to the free position.
6. Slowly lower the outboard motor to the
normal position.
EMU32861
Power tilt models
The outboard motor can be tilted up partially
to allow operation in shallow water.
NOTICE
ECM00260
Do not tilt the outboard motor up so that
the cooling water inlet on the lower unit is
above the surface of the water when set-
ting up for and cruising in shallow water.
Otherwise severe damage from overheat-
ing can result.
EMU32942
Procedure for power tilt models
1. Place the remote control lever / gear
shift lever in neutral.
2. Slightly tilt the outboard motor up to the
desired position using the power tilt
switch.
WARNING! Using the power
tilt switch on the bottom cowling
while the boat is moving or engine is
on could increase the risk of falling
overboard and could distract the op-
erator, increasing the risk of collision
ZMU05548
ZMU05541
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