Forward, Reverse, And Acceleration - TOHATSU MFS 6BZ Owner's Manual

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ENGINE OPERATION
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Free throttle lever (Side mount
RC type)
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Keep the free throttle lever fully closed-
position when start the engine.
The free throttle lever is inoperative
unless the control lever is in neutral.
Also, the control lever is inoperative
unless the free throttle lever is returned
to the fully-closed position.
The free throttle lever is for warm-up
operation.(Not required for engine
starting) With the control lever in neu-
tral, move the free throttle lever upward
to open the throttle.
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1. Fully-open
2. Fully-closed
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4. Forward, reverse, and
acceleration
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Before shifting into forward or reverse,
make sure that boat is properly moored and
outboard motor can be steered fully to the
right and left. Make sure that no swimmer(s)
is ahead or astern of the boat.
CAUTION
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WARNING
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WARNING
Attach other end of emergency stop
switch lanyard to the operator's PFD
(Personal Flotation device) or arm and
keep it attached during cruising.
Do not attach the tether to a part of
clothing that can be torn easily when
pulled.
Arrange the tether so that will not be
caught by any object when pulled.
Be careful not to pull the tether acciden-
tally during cruising. Unintentional stop of
engine can cause loss of control of out-
board motor. Rapid loss of engine power
can lead to falling down or causing pas-
senger(s) to be thrown overboard.
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WARNING
Do not shift into Reverse during planing,
or control will be lost leading to serious
personal injury, boat may swamp, and/or
hull may be damaged.
Do not shift into Reverse during cruising,
or control may be lost, falling down or
causing passenger(s) to be thrown over-
board. Leading to serious personal injury,
and ste er ing system and /or shif ting
mechanism may be damaged.
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WARNING
Do not shift at high boat speed, or control
may be lost, falling down or causing passen-
ger(s) to be thrown overboard. Leading to
serious personal injury.
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CAUTION
Gear and clutch damage may occur if shift-
ing at high engine speed.
Engine must be in the slow idle position
before shifting is attempted.