Marquis 500 Sport Bridge Owner's Manual page 85

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8 . Allow the engines to warm up until the temperature gauges begin moving up before engaging drives .
9 . Make sure all navigation systems are operating properly .
10 . Periodically perform a visual inspection of the engine room while underway .
IMPORTANT: FUEL GAUGES
mARqUiS REcOmmEnDS tO mOnitOR AnD LOg thE AmOUnt OF FUEL ADDED tO EAch tAnk At FiLL Up DURing thE
initiAL USAgE OF thE yAcht. cOmpARE thE FUEL USAgE tO thE FUEL gAUgE inDicAtiOn At thE timE OF FiLL Up.
thE cOmpARiSOn ShOULD bE mADE At LEASt thREE (3) timES:
• 1/4 tO FULL
• 1/2 tO FULL
• 3/4 tO FULL
A FOURth chEck ShOULD bE pERFORmED iF A SAFE cOnDitiOn iS AvAiLAbLE thAt WiLL ALLOW thE EnginES tO
RUn tO nEAR Empty.
thE READingS WiLL pROviDE A bEttER inDicAtiOn OF thE AmOUnt OF FUEL in thE tAnkS in cOmpARiSOn tO thE
FUEL gAUgES. thE READingS pROviDE SEcURity, AnD kEEpS thE FUEL tAnkS FROm bEing DEpLEtED. mARqUiS
REcOmmEnDS StARting ALL cRUiSES With FULL tAnkS, ESpEciALLy cRUiSES thAt tAkE Up At LEASt 1/2 OF thE
tOtAL tAnk cApAcity bEFORE cOming tO thE nEXt FUEL StAtiOn.
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exhaust hoses . Shut off the engines, and investigate if a leak is suspected or if
anything else is out of order . Identify and correct the cause of the problem before
restarting the engines .
WarNiNg
kEEp OUt OF thE EnginE ROOm WhiLE OnE OR bOth EnginES ARE
OpERAting. thE EnginE ROOm cOntAinS mOving, hOt mAchinERy.
P P
roPulsion roPulsion
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