Gear Shifting; Stopping The Engine; Emergency Starting; Maintenance - Mercury 4 User Manual

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GEAR SHIFTING

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Your outboard has three gear shift positions to provide operation: Forward (F),
Neutral (out of gear), and Reverse (R).
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Reduce throttle speed to idle speed.
3
Always shift outboard into gear with a quick motion.
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STOPPING THE ENGINE

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Reduce engine speed and push in the stop switch or pull the lanyard.
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EMERGENCY STARTING

If the starter rope should break or the rewind starter fails, use the spare starter rope
(provided) and follow this procedure.
1
Shift outboard to neutral position.
WARNING
When using emergency starter rope to start engine, the start at idle speed
protection is inoperative. Make sure to have the engine speed set at slow
and the outboard gear shift positioned in neutral to prevent outboard
from starting in gear. Sudden unexpected acceleration could result in se-
rious injury or death.
2
Disconnect linkage from rewind starter assembly.
3
Remove three bolts and rewind starter assembly.
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EMERGENCY STARTING
To prevent getting an electrical shock, DO NOT touch any ignition com-
ponent, wiring, or spark plug wire when starting or running the engine.
The exposed moving flywheel can cause serious injury. Keep your hands,
hair, clothing, tools, and other objects away from engine when starting
or running the engine.
Do not attempt to reinstall the rewind starter assembly or top cowl when
engine is running.
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Place the starter rope knot into the starter cup notch and wind the rope
clockwise around the cup.
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Pull the starter rope to start the engine.
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MAINTENANCE

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OUTBOARD CARE

To keep your outboard in the best operating condition, it is important that your
outboard receive the periodic inspections and maintenance listed in the Inspection
and Maintenance Schedule. We urge you to keep it maintained properly to ensure
the safety of you and your passengers and retain its dependability.
Neglected inspection and maintenance service of your outboard or at-
tempting to perform maintenance or repair on your outboard if you are
not familiar with the correct service and safety procedures could cause
personal injury, death, or product failure.
Record maintenance performed in Maintenance Log at the back of this book. Save
all maintenance work orders and receipts.
SELECTING REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR YOUR
OUTBOARD
We recommend using original Mercury Precision or Quicksilver replacement parts
and Genuine Lubricants.
Using a replacement part that is inferior to the original part could result
in personal injury, death, or product failure.
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