Outboards Group F50A Owner's Manual page 62

Operation
TIP:
The s tart-in-gear p rotection d evice p revents
the e ngine f rom s tarting e xcept w hen i n n eu-
tral.
Attach t he e ngine s hut-off c ord t o a s e-
3.
cure p lace o n y our c lothing, o r y our a rm
or l eg. T hen i nstall t he c lip o n t he o ther
end o f t he c ord i nto t he e ngine s hut-off
switch.
Place t he t hrottle g rip i n t he "
4.
(start) p osition. A fter t he e ngine s tarts,
return t he t hrottle t o t he f ully c losed p o-
sition.
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T urn t he m ain s witch t o ( start).
5.
I mmediately a fter t he e ngine s tarts, r e-
6.
lease t he m ain s witch a nd a llow i t t o r e-
turn t o "
the m ain s witch t o "
while t he e ngine i s r unning. D o n ot
keep t he s tarter m otor t urning f or
more t han 5 s econds. I f t he s tarter
motor i s t urned c ontinuously f or
more t han 5 s econds, t he b attery w ill
"
be q uickly d ischarged, t hus m aking i t
impossible t o s tart t he e ngine. T he
starter c an a lso b e d amaged. I f t he
engine w ill n ot s tart a fter 5 s econds
of c ranking, r eturn t he m ain s witch t o
" ( on), w ait 1 0 s econds, t hen
"
crank t he e ngine a gain.
TIP:
W hen t he e ngine i s c old, i t n eeds t o b e
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warmed u p. F or f urther i nformation, s ee
page 5 8.
" ( on). N OTICE: N ever t urn
" ( start)