MerCruiser Axius 350 MAG User Manual page 70

Section 3 - On The Water
3. Move the shift lever into the neutral position. The shift actuator is in the neutral position
when the shift lever is straight up and the shift interrupt switch is fully engaged.
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4. With the drive in neutral, place the ERC into the neutral (idle) position.
5. Reset the lanyard.
A spinning propeller, a moving boat, or any solid device attached to the boat can cause
serious injury or death to swimmers. Stop the engine immediately whenever anyone in
the water is near your boat.
6. Ensure that no one is in the water near the boat, then start the engine.
7. With the engine running at idle speed, the drive can be shifted into gear and out of gear
by manually moving the shift lever.
NOTE: Engine speed will be limited to 1000–1200 RPM while operating in emergency shift
override. The Auto Heading feature using the Axius track pad will still function but is limited
to this reduced RPM setting.
IMPORTANT: The boat's stopping distance increases during manual gear engagement
operation.
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a - Harness
b - Shift lever
c - Shift lever in neutral position
d - Shift lever in forward position
e - Shift lever in reverse position
f - Gear position indicator switch
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