Manual Relief Valve; Power Tilt Switch - Honda BF40D Owner's Manual

OPERATION

Manual Relief Valve

MANUAL RELIEF VALVE
POWER
(To fix)
When power trim/tilt system does not
operate because of dead battery or
faulty power trim/tilt motor, the
outboard motor can be manually
tilted up or down by operating the
manual relief valve.
To tilt the outboard motor manually,
turn the manual relief valve under the
stern bracket two and a half turns
counterclockwise using a
screwdriver.
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After tilting up/down manually, close
the manual relief valve to lock the
outboard motor in the position.
Check that nobody is under the
outboard motor before opening the
MANUAL
(To release)
manual relief valve. If the manual
relief valve is loosened (turned
counterclockwise) when the
outboard motor is tilted up, the
outboard motor will suddenly tilt
down.
The manual relief valve must be
tightened securely before operating
the outboard motor or the outboard
motor could tilt when operating in
reverse.
Power Tilt Switch (T type)

POWER TILT SWITCH

When you are away from the power
trim/tilt switch on the control lever
side, you can operate the power tilt
switch on the outboard motor side.
The switch operation is the same as
that of the power trim/tilt switch on
the control lever side.
Do not operate this power tilt
switch on the outboard motor while
sailing.