Tilt Up And Down - TOHATSU MFS 40A Owner's Manual

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8. Tilt up and down

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WARNING
Do not tilt up or down outboard motor when
swimmer(s) or passenger is near to prevent
them from being caught between outboard
motor body and clamp bracket in case the
outboard motor body falls.
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WARNING
When tilting up or down, be careful not to
place your hand between the swivel bracket
and the stern bracket.
Be sure to tilt the outboard motor down
slowly.
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WARNING
When tilting up outboard motor with fuel
joint for over a few minutes, be sure to dis-
connect fuel hose, or fuel may leak, poten-
tially catching fire.
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CAUTION
Do not tilt up outboard motor while engine
operates, or no cooling water may be fed,
leading to engine seizure due to overheating.
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Note
Before tilting the outboard motor up, after
stopping the motor leave it in the running
position for about a minute to allow water
to drain from inside the engine.
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Gas assist type
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WARNING
When taking outboard motor from package
or removing outboard motor from the boat,
never release the lock lever. If the lock lever
is released, it will very easy for the clamp
bracket to spring up to the tilting direction
because it is not fixed.
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WARNING
N e v e r a t t e m p t t o d i s a s s e m b l e s h o ck
absorber of gas assist tilt system. It is dan-
gerous because high pressure gas is included
in the shock absorber.
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Tilt up
1. Move (UP) lock lever to "Free" posi-
tion.
2. Fully tilt up the outboard motor.
3. While keeping the outboard motor in
full tilt up position, move, (DOWN)
lock lever to "Lock" position.
4. For safety, set the tilt stopper into the
set- up position, although the out-
board motor is kept in the tilt up
position after the lock lever is moved
(DOWN) to "Lock" position.
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Tilt down
1. Move (UP) lock lever to "Free" posi-
tion.
2. Release the tilt stopper from the set-
up position while slightly tilting up
outboard motor.
3. Release outboard motor down to
thrust rod.
ENGINE OPERATION
55
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