Emergency Starting - Suzuki DF15A Owner's Manual

EMERGENCY STARTING

NOTE:
The electric starter models are equipped with a
recoil starter as the back-up system for emer-
gency starting. Therefore, an additional emer-
gency starter rope is not provided. If the recoil
starter is used for routine starting of the electric
starter models, you must obtain a piece of rope
to keep in the tool kit, so you can use the follow-
ing procedure to start the engine in an emer-
gency.
If you must get the engine running, but are
unable to do so because of recoil starter failure,
you can use the emergency starting procedure
to start the engine.
 WARNING
If you touch electrical components when
rope-starting the engine, you can get a
severe electrical shock.
When rope-starting the engine, be careful
not to touch electrical components such
as ignition coils or spark plug leads.
To start the engine when the recoil starter
fails:
1. Make sure that the motor is in "NEUTRAL"
and the emergency stop switch lock plate is
removed.
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 WARNING
When you use the emergency starting
procedure, the start-in-gear protection
system will not work. If the shift lever is
not in the "NEUTRAL" position, the boat
can start off unexpectedly when the
engine is started, throwing occupants or
causing an accident.
Make sure that the shift lever is in the
"NEUTRAL" position before attempting to
start the motor using the emergency
starting procedure.
2. Remove the motor cover by moving the lock
lever in the direction of the arrow and lifting
the cover off.