Battery Information - Mercury 200 OptiMax Manual

IMPORTANT: Read the safety and maintenance instructions
which accompany your battery.
1. Turn off the engine before servicing the battery.
2. Add water, as necessary, to keep the battery full.
3. Make sure the battery is secure against movement.
4. Battery cable terminals should be clean, tight, and correctly
installed. Positive to positive and negative to negative.
5. Make sure the battery is equipped with a non‑conductive
shield to prevent accidental shorting of battery terminals.

Battery Information

Failure to properly secure the battery leads can result in a loss
of power to the Digital Throttle and Shift (DTS) system, leading
to serious injury or death due to loss of boat control. Secure the
battery leads to the battery posts with hex nuts to avoid loose
connections.
• Do not use deep cycle batteries. Engines must use a marine
starting battery with 1000 MCA, 800 CCA, or 180 Ah.
• When connecting engine battery, hex nuts must be used to
secure battery leads to battery posts. Torque nuts to
specification.
Description
Hex nuts
IMPORTANT: Battery cable size and length is critical. Refer to
engine installation manual for size requirements.
MAINTENANCE
WARNING
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63
Nm lb. in.
13.5 120
lb. ft.