Emergency Stop Switch - Mercury 92‑813054A2 Manual

Dual‑Engine Start‑Stop Switch
Bilge Blower Toggle Switch
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Emergency Stop Switch

An emergency stop (E‑stop) switch is used to turn off the engines in an emergency situation, such as a person overboard or a
tangled propeller. When activated, an E‑stop switch interrupts the power supply to the engine and transmission. If the boat is
equipped with an E‑stop switch, the E‑stop switch turns off all of the engines.
Activation of an E‑stop switch stops the engine, or engines, immediately, but the boat can continue to coast for some distance
depending upon the velocity and degree of any turn at shutdown. While the boat is coasting, it can cause injury to anyone in the
boat's path as seriously as the boat would when under power.
We recommend instructing other occupants on proper starting and operating procedures should they need to operate the
engine in an emergency.
Accidental or unintended activation of the switch during normal operation is also possible, which can cause any or all of the
following potentially hazardous situations:
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A start‑stop switch is optional equipment. The start‑stop switch works in
conjunction with the key switch. There is one start‑stop switch for each
engine. Each button on a multi‑engine start‑stop switch functions
independently. The key switch must be in the run position to start a stopped
engine with the start‑stop switch. Pressing a start‑stop switch button when an
engine is running will shut down the corresponding engine.
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Operates the bilge blower, if equipped.
Typical E-stop switch
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