Connecting T He B Attery; Disconnecting T He B Attery; Storing T He B Attery - Outboards Group F50A Owner's Manual

Check t he b attery's c harge. I f y our b oat
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is e quipped w ith t he d igital s peedome-
ter, t he v oltmeter a nd l ow b attery a lert
functions w ill h elp y ou m onitor t he b at-
tery's c harge. I f t he b attery n eeds c harg-
ing, c onsult y our O utboards d ealer.
Check t he b attery c onnections. T hey
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should b e c lean, s ecure, a nd c overed b y
an i nsulating c over. W ARNING! B ad
connections c an p roduce s horting o r
arcing a nd c ause a n e xplosion.
Connecting t he b attery
WARNING
Mount t he b attery h older s ecurely i n a
dry, w ell-ventilated, v ibration-free l oca-
tion i n t he b oat. I nstall a f ully c harged b at-
tery i n t he h older.
NOTICE
Do n ot r everse t he b attery c ables. O ther-
wise, t he e lectrical p arts c ould b e d am-
aged.
Make s ure t he m ain s witch ( on a pplica-
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ble m odels) i s "
on t he b attery.
Connect t he r ed b attery c able t o t he
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POSITIVE ( +) t erminal f irst. T hen c on-
" ( off) b efore w orking
nect t he b lack b attery c able t o t he N EG-
ATIVE ( -) t erminal.
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1. R ed c able
2. B lack c able
3. B attery
3. T he e lectrical c ontacts o f t he b attery a nd
cables m ust b e c lean a nd p roperly c on-
nected, o r t he b attery w ill n ot s tart t he
engine.
Disconnecting t he b attery
T urn o ff t he b attery c ut-off s witch ( if
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equipped) a nd m ain s witch. N OTICE: I f
they a re l eft o n, t he e lectrical s ystem
can b e d amaged.
D isconnect t he n egative c able(s) f rom
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the n egative ( -) t erminal. N OTICE: A l-
ways d isconnect a ll n egative ( -) c a-
bles f irst t o a void a s hort c ircuit a nd
damage t o t he e lectrical s ystem.
D isconnect t he p ositive c able(s) a nd r e-
3.
move t he b attery f rom t he b oat.
C lean, m aintain, a nd s tore t he b attery
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according t o t he m anufacturer's i nstruc-
tions.
Storing t he b attery
When s toring y our O utboards o utboard m otor
for p rolonged p eriods o f t ime ( 2 m onths o r
longer), r emove t he b attery a nd s tore i t i n a
Maintenance
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