Suzuki DF70A Owner's Manual page 56

 WARNING
Improper maintenance or failure to perform
recommended maintenance can be hazard-
ous. Poor maintenance or lack of maintenance
increases the chance of an accident or equip-
ment damage.
Be sure to have maintenance performed
according to the schedule in the above chart.
Suzuki recommends that only your authorized
Suzuki marine dealer or a qualified service
mechanic perform maintenance on those
items in the chart above which are marked
with an asterisk (*). You may perform mainte-
nance on the unmarked items by referring to
the instructions in this section if you have
mechanical experience. If you are not sure
whether you can successfully complete any of
the unmarked maintenance jobs, ask your
authorized Suzuki marine dealer to do the
maintenance for you.
 WARNING
The safety of you and your passengers
depends on how well you maintain your out-
board motor.
Follow all inspection and maintenance
instructions carefully. If you do not have prior
mechanical experience, do not attempt to per-
form maintenance on your outboard motor.
You could be injured or may damage the
motor.
NOTICE
The maintenance intervals in the chart are
designed for normal usage of your outboard
motor. If your outboard motor is used under
severe conditions as outlined below, you may
need to perform maintenance more often than
indicated in the chart.
• Frequent full throttle operation
• Prolonged continuous operation at the
maximum speed
• Prolonged continuous operation at idling
speed or trolling speed
• Frequent operation in muddy, silty, sandy,
acidic or shallow water
• Operation without appropriate warmup
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• Frequent abrupt acceleration and decelera-
tion
• Frequent shift operation
Failure to perform maintenance more fre-
quently could result in damage.
Consult your authorized Suzuki marine dealer
regarding appropriate maintenance intervals
for your usage conditions. When replacing
parts on your outboard motor, Suzuki strongly
recommends that you use genuine Suzuki
parts or their equivalent.
TOOL KIT
A tool kit is provided with your outboard motor.
Keep the kit on board your boat and make sure
that all of the items provided remain in the kit.
The tool kit contains the following items:
1 Tool bag
2 8 mm Box wrench
3 8 × 10 mm Box wrench
4 16 mm Box wrench
5 10 × 12 mm Spanner (DF100B only)
6 Combination screw driver
7 Screwdriver handle
8 Pliers
9 Hexagon wrench 8 mm
0 Engine oil drain plug gasket (spare)
A Emergency starter rope