Shallow Water Operation - TOHATSU MFS 40A Owner's Manual

It is possible to tilt up or down in spite of
main switch "ON" or "OFF".
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Manual relief valve
If the battery is dead, and the power trim
& tilt switch thus inoperative, open the
manual valve completely in the Manual
direction. This will allow manual tilting of
the outboard motor.
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WARNING
Make sure the manual relief valve is closed
before operating the outboard motor. If the
manual relief valve is not closed, the out-
board motor will tilt up when operated in
reverse.
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WARNING
Before opening the manual relief valve, make
sure nobody is under the outboard motor. If
the outboard motor is in the tilted up posi-
tion, it will tilt down suddenly if the manual
relief valve is loosened in the "Manual"
direction.
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1. Power
2. Manual
Manual relief valve specified torque:
1.8 N-m (1.4 ft-lb, 0.18 kgf-m)
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9. Shallow water operation

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During shallow water operation, be careful
not to place your hand between the swivel
bracket and the clamp bracket. Be sure to
tilt the outboard motor down slowly.
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While in shallow water drive position, do not
operate the outboard motor in Reverse.
Operate the outboard motor at slow speed
and keep the cooling water intake sub-
merged.
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Do not overtilt outboard motor when driving
shallow water, or air may be sucked through
ENGINE OPERATION
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2
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WARNING
CAUTION
CAUTION
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