TOHATSU MFS 40A Owner's Manual page 48

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ENGINE OPERATION
ENOW00056-A
When tilting up outboard motor with fuel
joint for over a few minutes, be sure to dis-
connect fuel hose, or fuel may leak, poten-
tially catching fire.
ENOW00057-0
Do not tilt up outboard motor while engine
operates, or no cooling water may be fed,
leading to engine seizure due to overheat-
ing.
ENON00921-0
Note
Before tilting the outboard motor up, after
stopping the motor leave it in the running
position for about a minute to allow water to
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drain from inside the engine.
ENOM00065-A
Gas assist type
ENOW00871-0
When taking outboard motor from package
or removing outboard motor from the boat,
never release the lock lever. If the lock
lever is released, it will very easy for the
clamp bracket to spring up to the tilting
direction because it is not fixed.
ENOW00070-0
Never attempt to disassemble shock
absorber of gas assist tilt system. It is dan-
gerous because high pressure gas is
included in the shock absorber.
WARNING
CAUTION
WARNING
WARNING
ENOM00066-A
Tilt up
1. Move (UP) lock lever to "Free" position.
2. Fully tilt up the outboard motor.
3. While keeping the outboard motor in
full tilt up position, move, (DOWN) lock
lever to "Lock" position.
4. For safety, set the tilt stopper into the
set- up position, although the outboard
motor is kept in the tilt up position after
the lock lever is moved (DOWN) to
"Lock" position.
ENOM00067-A
Tilt down
1. Move (UP) lock lever to "Free" position.
2. Release the tilt stopper from the set-up
position while slightly tilting up out-
board motor.
3. Release outboard motor down to
thrust rod.
4. Move (DOWN) lock lever to "Lock"
position after the outboard motor is
completely tilted down.
1. Free position
2. Lock position
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ENOF00064-A