Checks A Fter E Ngine W Arm U; Shifting; Stop S Witches - Outboards Group F50A Owner's Manual

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dealer i f t he c ause f or t he l ow o il
pressure a lert c annot b e f ound.
Checks a fter e ngine w arm u p
Shifting
While t he b oat i s t ightly m oored, a nd w ithout
applying t hrottle, c onfirm t hat t he e ngine
shifts s moothly i nto f orward a nd r everse, a nd
back t o n eutral.
Stop s witches
T urn t he m ain s witch t o "
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engine s top b utton a nd m ake s ure t he e n-
gine s tops.
C onfirm t hat r emoving t he c lip f rom t he e n-
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gine s hut-off s witch s tops t he e ngine.
C onfirm t hat t he e ngine c annot b e s tarted
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with t he c lip r emoved f rom t he e ngine
shut-off s witch.

Shifting

WARNING
Before s hifting, m ake s ure t here a re n o
swimmers o r o bstacles i n t he w ater n ear
you.
NOTICE
Warm u p t he e ngine b efore s hifting i nto
gear. U ntil t he e ngine i s w arm, t he i dle
speed m ay b e h igher t han n ormal. H igh
idle s peed c an p revent y ou f rom s hifting
back t o n eutral. I f t his o ccurs, s top t he
engine, s hift t o n eutral, t hen r estart t he
engine a nd a llow i t t o w arm u p.
To s hift o ut o f n eutral
Pull t he n eutral i nterlock t rigger u p ( if
1.
equipped).
", o r p ress t he
1. N eutral i nterlock t rigger
M ove t he r emote c ontrol l ever / g ear
2.
shift l ever f irmly a nd c risply f orward ( for
forward g ear) o r b ackward ( for r everse
gear) [ about 3 5° ( a d etent c an f elt) f or r e-
mote c ontrol m odels]. B e s ure t o c heck
that t he t ilt l ock l ever i s i n t he l ock/down
position ( if e quipped) b efore o perating i n
reverse.
Operation
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