Honda BF40D Owner's Manual page 90

OPERATION
GRIP
FREE
LOCK
2. Move the tilt lever to the FREE
position. Hold the engine cover
grip and raise the outboard motor.
(The outboard motor can be tilted
stagelessly.)
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TILT
LEVER
FREE
LOCK
LOCK
3. With the outboard motor tilted up
at the designated position, move
the tilt lever to the LOCK position
to lock the outboard motor in the
position.
LOCK
TILT LEVER
4. To return the outboard motor, move
Set the tilt lever in the FREE/
LOCK positions securely.
FREE
FREE
TILT LEVER
the tilt lever to the FREE position,
tilt up the outboard motor slightly
by holding the engine cover grip,
and lower the engine gently to the
designated position.