TOHATSU MFS 40A Owner's Manual page 52

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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 overheating.
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 drain from inside the
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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
N e v e r a t t e m p t t o d i s a s s e m b l e s h o ck
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" posi-
tion.
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" posi-
tion.
2. Release the tilt stopper from the
set-up position while slightly tilting
up outboard 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