Tilting Outboard; Shallow Water Operation - Mercury 4 4-Stroke Manual

Tilting Outboard

TILTING TO FULL UP POSITION
1. Stop the engine. Shift the outboard into forward gear.
2. Take hold of the top cowl grip and raise outboard to the full up position.
3. The spring loaded tilt lock lever will engage automatically and lock the outboard in full up position.
LOWERING TO RUN POSITION
1. Raise the outboard and pull up on the tilt release lever. Gently lower outboard down.
a - Tilt release lever

Shallow Water Operation

This outboard has a shallow water drive position. This will allow you to tilt the outboard to a higher position to
prevent hitting bottom.
FEATURES & CONTROLS
a
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b
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b - Tilt lock lever
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