Power T Rim A Nd T Ilt S Ystem; Battery - Outboards Group F50A Owner's Manual

Operation
and t he b ottom c owling.
Move t he l ever t o l ock t he c owling a s
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shown. N OTICE: I f t he t op c owling i s
not i nstalled c orrectly, w ater s pray
under t he t op c owling c an d amage
the e ngine, o r t he t op c owling c an
blow o ff a t h igh s peeds.
After i nstalling, c heck t he f itting o f t he t op
cowling b y p ushing i t w ith b oth h ands. I f t he
top c owling i s l oose, h ave i t r epaired b y y our
Outboards d ealer.
Power t rim a nd t ilt s ystem
WARNING
N ever g et u nder t he l ower u nit w hile i t
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is t ilted, e ven w hen t he t ilt s upport l ever
is l ocked. S evere i njury c ould o ccur i f
the o utboard m otor a ccidentally f alls.
B ody p arts c an b e c rushed b etween t he
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motor a nd t he c lamp b racket w hen t he
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motor i s t rimmed o r t ilted.
B e s ure n o o ne i s n ear t he o utboard
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motor b efore p erforming t his c heck.
C heck t he p ower t rim a nd t ilt u nit f or a ny
1.
sign o f o il l eaks.
O perate e ach o f t he p ower t rim a nd t ilt
2.
switches t o c heck t hat a ll s witches w ork.
T ilt t he o utboard m otor u p a nd c heck
3.
that t he t rim a nd t ilt r od i s p ushed o ut
completely.
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1. T rim a nd t ilt r od
C heck t hat t he t rim a nd t ilt r od i s f ree o f
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corrosion o r o ther f laws.
5. T ilt t he o utboard m otor d own. C heck t hat
the t rim a nd t ilt r od o perates s moothly.
Battery
Check t hat t he b attery i s i n g ood c ondition,
and f ully c harged. C heck t hat t he b attery
connections a re c lean, s ecure a nd c overed
by i nsulating c overs. T he e lectrical c ontacts
of t he b attery a nd c ables m ust b e c lean a nd
properly c onnected o r t he b attery w ill n ot
start t he e ngine.
Refer t o t he b attery m anufacturer's i nstruc-
tions f or c hecks f or y our p articular b attery.