Checks After Engine Warm Up; Shifting; Stop Switches - Yamaha F2.5 Owner's Manual

up the engine by operating at one fifth throttle
or less. After the engine has warmed up, push
the choke knob in fully. NOTICE: Failure to
do so will shorten engine life.
TIP:
 If the choke knob is left pulled out after the
engine starts, the engine will stall.
 In temperatures of -5°C (23°F) or less, leave
the choke knob pulled out fully for approx-
imately 30 seconds after starting.
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Checks after engine warm up

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Shifting

While tightly moored, and without applying
throttle, confirm that the engine shifts
smoothly into forward and back to neutral.
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Stop switches

Perform the following procedure to check
that the engine stop button and engine shut-
off switch operate properly.
 Start the engine, and then check that the
engine stops when the engine stop button
is pushed.
 Restart the engine, and then check that the
engine stops when the clip is pulled from
the engine shut-off switch.
 Check that the engine cannot be started
with the clip removed from the engine shut-
off switch.
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Shifting
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WARNING
Before shifting, make sure there are no
swimmers or obstacles in the water near
you.
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NOTICE
Warm up the engine before shifting into
gear. Until the engine is warm, the idle
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speed may be higher than normal. High
idle speed can prevent you from shifting
back to neutral. If this occurs, stop the en-
gine, shift to neutral, then restart the en-
gine and allow it to warm up.
To shift out of neutral (forward)
Move the gear shift lever firmly and crisply to-
ward the bow.
To shift out of neutral (reverse)
1.
TIP:
The outboard motor can be turned a full 360°
in its bracket (full-pivot system).
Turn the outboard motor around 180°,
and then move the tiller handle so that it
is facing toward the bow.
Operation
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